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Another look at what went wrong for the USWNT in the 2023 World Cup.

Start every morning of the 2023 World Cup with Full Time passed directly to your inbox. Sign up here. I’m currently typing this from the Melbourne Fan Zone and watching what I can only describe as the hip-hop Wiggles. I’m Emily Olsen, here with Meg Linehan and Steph Yang — welcome to Full Time! “It wouldn’t be a major tournament if we weren’t facing Sweden,” U.S. captain Lindsey Horan said at a media availability on Thursday. It’s true. This will be the seventh time the U.S. and Sweden will meet at a women’s World Cup, the most-played matchup in the...

Start every morning of the 2023 World Cup with Full Time passed directly to your inbox. Sign up here. After a quick “rest day,” I think I finally know what an F1 pit stop feels like. I’m Emily Olsen, here with Meg Linehan and Steph Yang — welcome to Full Time! Obviously, this newsletter has a strong American influence, but I think we all need a break, and this rest day has come at the perfect time. There are so many other great stories I want to highlight before that U.S. game against Sweden (there is still plenty of time to talk about that one). Parity has become a key...

The U.S. women’s national team will not change the way it’s been playing. Coach Vlatko Andonovski was defiant following the 0-0 draw with Portugal, saying, “We have to stick to our principles, we have to stick to our game model, and we have to stick to our philosophy.” He has his preferred lineup and tactical style, and he will not change. The following exercise is about engaging in pure fantasy. Andonovski will swap out Rose Lavelle for another midfielder due to suspension, and he might put Trinity Rodman back in for Lynn Williams, but that is likely the extent of the changes. Any...

Additional reporting by Thom Harris and Jeff Rueter When Mahmoud Dahoud was weighing up his options this summer after his release from Borussia Dortmund, he sought the opinion of Rene Maric. The advice from the assistant manager during the midfielder’s penultimate season at the Bundesliga club in 2021-22 was unequivocal — join Brighton & Hove Albion. Maric says: “He asked me which leagues would suit him. I said ‘It’s not about the league — I think you can play in any league. It’s about the club’. “He told me whic...