The beaming smiles said it all as the U.S. women’s national team held up the SheBelieves Cup trophy as the champions of this 2022 edition.
In their final game on Wednesday, which was a must-win to secure the trophy, a 5-0 thumping of Iceland was a welcome relief compared to the frustrating 0-0 draw against the Czech Republic just one week earlier.
So, what did we learn in that one-week span?
1. We learned that this young group is fun as heck to watch. Yes, at times the finishing wasn’t as sharp as it needs to be, nor was the opposition as competitive as it will be over the next Olympic/World Cup cycle, but this young group wants to play.
Typically in national teams of the past, we talk gushingly of one or two uber-creative players who can turn a game on its head with individual brilliance and flair. Rose Lavelle. Tobin Heath. Megan Rapinoe. This team, though, seems chock full of…
