The U.S. women’s soccer team will face Sweden, the team that knocked it from the 2016 Olympics, in the group stage of the 2019 Women’s World Cup as the Americans defend their title next summer in France, Saturday’s tournament draw revealed. Overall, Group F appears to be among the easier ones in the 24-team tournament, including FIFA world-ranked No. 29 Thailand and No. Sweden is No. 9 and the U.S. No.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 08, 2018 21:22 UTC