Sorry, legions of Alex Morgan fans. When Abby Wambach sat out a couple of days of training, it looked like the people were finally going to get to see their golden girl in the starting lineup, but Wambach is apparently fit to start and will start the United States’ match against Sweden today. This, of course, is not a bad thing as Wambach is one of the best center forwards in the history of the women’s game, but it’s a slight disappointment for those who were looking forward to a glimpse into the future. Also questionable before this game was Heather O’Reilly, and she will sit. Megan Rapinoe takes her place. Here are the lineups.
USA Vs. Sweden, 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Lineups, Wambach Stays In But O’Reilly Sits
United States lineup: Solo; Rampone, Buehler, LePeilbet, Krieger, Boxx, Lloyd, Cheney, Rapinoe, Wambach, Rodriguez
Sweden lineup: Lindah; Rohlin, Svensson, Thunebro, Larsson, Schelin, Qvist, Sjogran, Forsberg, Dahlkvist, Fischer
Sweden has a couple of big players missing from their lineup. Jessica Landstrom has been benched, while Caroline Seger has been suspended through yellow card accumulation. The game kicks off at 2:30 pm ET, and the United States needs just a draw to win the group.
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