USWNT Prepares for New Zealand

On the heels of their emphatic dominance in the just concluded CONCACAF Olympic qualifiers, the USWNT will face New Zealand in a international friendly to be held on the 11th of February, this Saturday.

The Americans are undefeated in Texas having a record of 8-zip having last played there in 2007. The week long training camp and the game serves as a warm-up to the Algarve Cup in Portugal.

The tournament will be held between 29th Feb. to the 7th March and the USWNT will leave for Europe 10 days after the friendly.

New Zealand's record against the USWNT stands at 7-1-0 but at the World Cup held last year they enjoyed their best run ever, even though they exited in the 1st round. The Kiwis lost by 2-1 scores to both Japan and England but tied Mexico 2-2 by scoring two goals in the dying minutes to earn their first Women’s World Cup point.

They are now the favourites to qualify for the Olympics from Oceania's one berth to the games. The game will be played at the FC Dallas Stadium will kick of at 3pm CT / 9pm GMT.

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