The U.S. women’s soccer team’s first home games of 2023 will be in the annual SheBelieves Cup tournament, against a trio of marquee opponents.
Canada, Brazil and Japan will visit for the round-robin tournament in mid-February, with games set for the soccer stadiums in Orlando, Fla., Nashville, Tenn., and Frisco, Texas.
None of the teams need much introduction to U.S. fans. Canada, ranked No. 6 in FIFA’s global standings, is the Americans’ chief geographic rival, and the reigning Olympic gold medalists. Ninth-ranked Brazil features star playmakers Debinha and Kerolin, and could have superstar Marta back from an ACL injury that sidelined her last March. Japan, ranked No. 11, isn’t quite as good as the team that reached World Cup finals in 2011 and 2015, but its skilled passing game has always given the U.S. trouble.
