The U.S. girls’s nationwide crew has dropped to its lowest worldwide rating since 2003.
Emma Hayes’ squad dropped to No. 5 in June’s FIFA Rankings; a one-spot drop from the final rankings in March. FIFA started Girls’s Rankings in 2003, which is the final time the USWNT had been as little as they presently are.
The USWNT are 8-1-1 throughout all competitions this 12 months, profitable the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup in March and the SheBelieves Cup in April. The lone defeat for the People got here of their remaining Gold Cup group stage match, a 2-0 defeat by the hands of Mexico.
Hayes’ first matches answerable for the USWNT got here earlier this month in a pair of house friendlies vs. South Korea. The People rolled to respective 4-0 and 3-0 victories in Commerce Metropolis, Colorado and St. Paul, Minnesota.
Preparations proceed for the People this July with a pair of ultimate Olympic tune-ups towards Mexico and Costa Rica respectively.
The USWNT’s Olympic group stage schedule begins on July 25 towards Zambia earlier than the People additionally face Germany (July 28) and Australia (July 31).
Spain presently occupies the highest spot in FIFA’s Rankings whereas France, England, and Germany are additionally forward of the USWNT. Sweden, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and North Korea spherical out the Prime 10.