The World Cup Women’s Soccer Champions Are in the Queen City
The World Cup Women’s soccer champions are in the Queen City. Hundreds of fans cheered on the U.S. Women’s National Team as they help open practice at Bank of America Stadium.
The team will play Korea Republic tonight.in there “Victory Tour” the team captain said it’s a way to say thank you to all of the fans for their support.
The team has not played in Charlotte in 19 years, last visiting in April of 2000 for a match against Iceland in the run-up to the Sydney Olympics.
They did successfully launch their World Cup Qualifying campaign in North Carolina, however, winning their opening three games in the Concacaf Women’s Championship last October in Cary, home of the reigning National Women’s Soccer League champion North Carolina Courage and site of the 2019 NWSL Championship Game on Oct. 27. The roster for the Victory Tour matches will feature all 23 players of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup championship squad.
USWNT star Megan Rapinoe was In the Charlotte in July for the International Champions Cup games and made an appearance at the House of Soccer at Romare Bearden Park.
