A four-team invitational event featuring FIFA’s top-ranked United States, joint eighth-ranked Brazil and Canada and 10th-ranked Japan, the Feb. 18-24 SheBelieves Cup in Orlando gives Priestman a chance to assess the talent she has to work with. “It will be the last tournament setting we get before the Olympic Games,” she told reporters during a conference call. “To test ourselves against some big hitters is where we need to be before an Olympic Games. “The pre-competition camp is designed to provide any players not in (their) season with the chance to get in valuable preparation heading into the SheBelieves Cup,” said Priestman. “The tournament will provide us with a great platform to start our short journey towards Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where we can introduce some new concepts and operate in a tournament setting which replicates the schedule of an Olympic tournament.”

Source: Egypt Today January 25, 2021 21:00 UTC