The U.S. women’s national team beat Japan 1-0 on Sunday with a vastly different starting lineup than the one that beat Canada 2-0 on Thursday at the SheBelieves Cup.

So what does that mean for the World Cup roster?

U.S. manager Vlatko Andonovski and his staff have the stressful task of whittling down a large pool of talented players to a 23-player roster that will travel to New Zealand and Australia for this summer’s World Cup, which begins July 20. FIFA recently confirmed that the rosters will remain at 23 players and not increase to 26 — as it did for the men’s World Cup in Qatar last fall. Read More