There are only 326 days left, so don’t stop saying GOOOOOOOOOOAL yet.
Teams are still playing to qualify.
The schedule is as follows:
South America's qualifying teams play between September 11 - 28 in Ecuador.
Europe's qualifying teams play between September 17 - 21.
Africa's qualifying teams play between October 11 - 24 in Namibia.
North, Central, and the Caribbean's qualifying teams will be playing between October 16 - 26.
Oceania's qualifying teams will play between October 21 - 25 in Papua New Guinea.
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Remember this moment?
Fifteen years ago, the U.S. women's national team won in penalty kicks against China in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. This was also the last time either of the United States teams' won in the world cup.
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FIFA's newest poster promoting the event is amazing.
The poster has been met with positive criticism, signaling that perhaps FIFA is starting to respect women's soccer more. FIFA designed the poster "to reflect the diversity of Canada’s multicultural society and capture the essence of the great Canadian outdoors.”
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It marks the return of American superstar Alex Morgan.
Morgan became the youngest member of the U.S. women's national team in 2009 and won an Olympic gold medal with the U.S. women's national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also holds a FIFA record for scoring a goal in the 123rd minute in the match between the U.S. women's national team against Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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