
The news that Mallory Swanson had torn her left patella tendon in the U.S. Women’s National Team’s win over Ireland on Saturday was a blow as the World Cup nears. Monday morning, Coach Vlatko Andonovski had an air of positivity in his update on Swanson’s status, but the fact remains there is no replacing her.
It’s a brutal acknowledgment three months out from the World Cup, but the USWNT remains prepared to confront injuries.