Related articles U.S. WNT Come from Behind to Down Australia U.S. Get Jamaica Revenge U.S. MNT Hope to Reverse Fortunes against Reggae Boyz After a nine-day training camp in Gothenburg, Sweden, the U.S. Women's National Team traveled south to Halmstad to prepare for two games over a three-day stretch in the first-ever Volvo Winners Cup,Peyton Manning Jersey, starting with a match against host Sweden at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday, June 16, at Örjans Vall Stadium.
The USA then takes on 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup champion Japan at 7 a.m. ET on Monday, June 18, at Örjans Vall Stadium. The games serve as further tune-ups for all three teams for the 2012 London Olympics starting on July 25.
Both matches will be broadcast on the Universal Sports Network, which is providing live coverage of the June 16 match at 10 a.m. ET and a tape-delayed broadcast of the June 18 game at 10 a.m. ET. The two games will be available live on UniversalSports.com. Fans can also follow both matches via ussoccer.com's MatchTracker and on Twitter @ussoccer_wnt. U.S. head coach Pia Sundhage has brought 22 players to Sweden - the 18-player roster that will compete in the Olympics and four Olympic alternates.
U.S. ROSTER NOTES: Alex Morgan's scoring clip of 14 goals in 12 games this year is a rarity in U.S. Women's history. The last person to record double-digit goals at a rate of more than one goal per game was Mia Hamm, who had 18 goals in 16 games in 1997. Even forward Abby Wambach, who is second on the USA's all-time goal scoring list, has not averaged one goal per game in any year. She has been close on several occasions,Elvis Dumervil Jersey, including her 20 goals in 21 games in 2007. Morgan notched a hat trick - the first of her career - to lead the U.S. past Sweden 4-0 on March 7 in the third-place match of the 2012 Algarve Cup. With that effort, Morgan became the 15th player in U.S. history to reach double figures in goals during a calendar year. Midfielder Megan Rapinoe's next appearance would be her 50th cap for the U.S. Women. There are 12 players on the USA's experienced 2012 Olympic roster that have already surpassed the 50-game milestone. For more roster notes, visit ussoccer.com.
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION  GOALKEEPERS (3): Nicole Barnhart,John Kuhn Jersey, Jill Loyden,Mark Sanchez Jersey, Hope Solo DEFENDERS (7): Rachel Buehler, Meghan Klingenberg, Amy LePeilbet, Heather Mitts, Kelley O'Hara, Christie Rampone,Donald Driver Jersey, Becky Sauerbrunn MIDFIELDERS (7): Shannon Boxx,Knowshon Moreno Jersey, Tobin Heath,Greg Jennings Jersey, Lori Lindsey, Carli Lloyd, Heather O'Reilly,Tony Romo Jersey, Megan Rapinoe, Amy Rodriguez FORWARDS (5): Lauren Cheney,Coby Fleener Jersey, Sydney Leroux, Alex Morgan,Jermichael Finley Jersey, Christen Press, Abby Wambach
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