What Should USWNT Fans Realistically Expect from Team at Women’s World Cup?

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Published: June 4, 2015

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When the United States women's national team takes the field for the first time at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, they will once again be greeted by the lofty expectations of a nation. 

Despite being expected to win each of the last three World Cups, the Yanks have come up empty in their attempt to return to glory on the sport's biggest stage. 

In 2003, Germany broke the hearts of the American fans, as they defeated the Yanks in Portland in the semifinals. A similar fate awaited the USWNT in 2007 in China, when they were ousted by Brazil 4-0. 



Everything seemed to be going in the team's favor in 2011 after Abby Wambach scored in the 122nd minute to force penalties in the quarterfinal match against Brazil. However, the Yanks could not deliver a title in Germany, as they unexpectedly fell to Japan in the championship game. 

Despite the failure to bring home the World Cup since the infamous Brandi Chastain winner on penalty kicks in 1999, most of the casual fans of women's soccer in America are expecting to watch their team win it all in Canada this summer. 

Although that seems like a realistic goal, it will be harder to reach this year as the field is stronger than ever. Brazil, Germany, Canada, France and Japan all have a legitimate chance to lift the trophy in Vancouver on July 5. 

Since there are so many contenders for the title this time around, it is worth asking just how realistic the expectations of the fans should be entering the seventh edition of the Women's World Cup. 

Before we can even think about the Yanks winning it all in 2015, they have to get past the strong competition in this year's so-called Group of Death. Witnessing their team play in the hardest group at the World Cup is nothing new to American fans, who saw the men power through their difficult group last year in Brazil. 

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