The East Asians will face the world’s number one side in Charlotte and Chicago in October as part of the Americans’ five-match Victory Tour, celebrating the world title they won in Lyon last month.
The tour has been scheduled as part of Korea Republic’s run-in to December’s EAFF E-1 Championship in Busan, as well as their bid to reach Tokyo 2020, which begins early next year.
While the matches will be the last for USA’s departing dual World Cup-winning mentor Jill Ellis, they may be the first for Korea Republic’s yet-to-be-appointed new head coach following the resignation of former boss Yoon Duk-yeo after the team’s group stage elimination in France.
Korea Republic travelled to the US for a similar tour in 2017, suffering successive defeats at the hands of the world’s top-ranked side, who they have not beaten in 11 attempts since 1999.
The Americans were dominant on their way to a fourth world title in France, winning all seven matches, with four players – Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Rose Lavelle and Julie Ertz – shortlisted for The Best FIFA Women’s Player award on Wednesday.
Schedule
October 3 - USA v Korea Republic: Charlotte, North Carolina
October 6 - USA v Korea Republic: Chicago, Illinois
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