The United States suffered its earliest ever Women's World Cup exit in 2023.
Team USA managed to keep history alive and squeak out of the group stage with a 1-0-2 record. A miraculous goal post save is all that kept the USWNT from boarding a disappointing and early flight home in their disheartening 0-0 draw vs. Portugal.
However, the improvement needed to overcome Sweden and progress to the quarterfinals wasn't forthcoming. A goalless draw led to a penalty shootout, in which Sweden prevailed 5-4 to keep its tournament alive and send the USWNT home early.
It means there will be no U.S. interest in the final three rounds of the Women's World Cup for the first time in history, and their next match will not be at these finals.
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When does the USWNT play next?
Had the U.S. defeated Sweden and advanced out of the Round of 16, it would have played Japan on Friday, Aug. 11 in the quarterfinals.
Instead, the Americans were eliminated from the tournament at the earliest point in history. In nine editions, they had never finished worse than third place.
It means their next match will be a friendly against South Africa in Cincinnati in September.
- Date: Thursday, Sep. 21
- Time: 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT)
- Opponent: South Africa
- Location: TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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How to watch World Cup games in United States
TV channels
Fox has the rights to all English-speaking broadcasts of Women's World Cup games in the U.S. That means any cable, satellite or fiber subscribers can watch any and all English-speaking broadcasts from the competition on either Fox or Fox Sports 1.
NBCUniversal owns the rights to Spanish-speaking broadcasts in the U.S., meaning fans who prefer to watch games in Spanish can do so on Telemundo or NBC Universo.
Streaming
Fans who want to stream World Cup matches in English can do so via FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app, provided they sign in with a cable login.
Fans who want to stream the action in Spanish can do so with a subscription to Peacock Premium or via Telemundo Deportes en Vivo and Universo Now.
Another option to watch the action — in English or Spanish — is with Fubo, which not only has access to both Fox and NBC but also offers a free trial to potential subscribers.