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Jul 2024
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The Women's Game USWNT vs. Zambia Previe...

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A special episode of The Women's Game in which editor-in-chief Sam Mewis is joined by Becky Sauerbrunn to preview the USWNT’s first game at the Paris Olympics against Zambia. They discuss concerns around the USWNT’s goal output and how they might get firing again, their Allstate player to watch Rose Lavelle, and the main threats in this Zambia side.

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