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United States' Alex Morgan, center, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's World Cup Group F soccer match between United States and Thailand at the Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Alex Morgan has 5 goals as U.S. routs Thailand 13-0

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 18, 2019, file photo, Lyon soccer player Ada Hegerberg, of Norway, celebrates her goal during the women's soccer UEFA Champions League final match against FC Barcelona, in Budapest, Hungary. The world’s best player won’t be at the Women’s World Cup but the world’s best team will be, with both sides taking a stand for equality. (Balazs Czagany/MTI via AP, File)

Hegerberg’s absence prevents reunion with Lyon teammates

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, May 25, 2019, file photo, United States women's national soccer team head coach Jill Ellis smiles during a training session at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. Ellis has criticized FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, for scheduling two other finals, for the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Copa America, on the same day as the Women's World Cup championship game. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)

US and Thailand are last to kick off the World Cup

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, May 25, 2019, file photo, United States women's national soccer team head coach Jill Ellis smiles during a training session at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. Ellis has criticized FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, for scheduling two other finals, for the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Copa America, on the same day as the Women's World Cup championship game. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)

Ellis downplays comments by former US goalkeeper Hope Solo

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2018, file photo, Canada forward Christine Sinclair (12) celebrates at the conclusion of a soccer match against Panama at the CONCACAF women's World Cup qualifying tournament in Frisco, Texas. The Women’s World Cup kicks off Friday, June 7, 2019, in Paris. Twenty-four teams will traverse France for the next month in pursuit of soccer’s most prestigious trophy. (AP Photo/Andy Jacobsohn, File)

Sinclair eyes all-time scoring mark as Canada opens play

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

Chinese fans wait for the start of the Women's World Cup Group B soccer match between Germany and China, at the Roazhon Park stadium, in Rennes, France, Saturday, June 8, 2019. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

Sam Kerr and Australia look to open World Cup with a win

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Brazil's Cristiane, center, celebrates after scoring her side's opening goal during the Women's World Cup Group C soccer match between Brazil and Jamaica in Grenoble, France, Sunday, June 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Cristiane’s hat trick give Brazil 3-0 win over Jamaica

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Kilts on French Riviera as Scots women make World Cup debut

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey fails to save an own goal scored by Wales defender James Lawrence during the Euro 2020 group E qualifying soccer match between Croatia and Wales at the Gradski Vrt stadium in Osijek, Croatia, Saturday, June 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Italy, Belgium, Germany win Euro qualifiers; France loses

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2018, file photo, Brazil's Marta receives the Best FIFA Women's player award during ceremonies in London, England. The Women’s World Cup kicks off Friday, June 7, 2019, in Paris. Twenty-four teams will traverse France for the next month in pursuit of soccer’s most prestigious trophy. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Marta ruled out for Brazil’s first World Cup match

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France's Eugenie Le Sommer celebrates after scoring her side's opening goal during the Women's World Cup Group A soccer match between France and South Korea, at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Friday, June 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Lyon connection could take France far at Women’s World Cup

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

In this Sunday, May 26, 2019, file photo, fans hold up a banner in support of the United States women's national team before they compete in the Women's World Cup during an international friendly soccer match between the United States and Mexico in Harrison, N.J. The World Cup is not just about soccer for many of the players and teams in France. For the defending champion U.S. women’s team, that means focus on the fight for equal pay to the men’s national team.(AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File) **FILE**

Women’s World Cup becomes platform for social change

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Italian national soccer team coach, Roberto Mancini, leads a training session ahead of Saturday's European Championship, Group J qualifying match against Greece, at Coverciano Sport Center, near Florence, Italy, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (Claudio Giovannini/ANSA via AP)

Euro 2020 qualifying resumes with France, Spain in action

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino gestures as he walks on the stage before the start of the 69th FIFA congress in Paris, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

The Latest: FIFA unclear if China can bid for 2030 World Cup

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US player Megan Rapinoe, center, stretches with Crystal Dunn, right, and Alex Morgan, left, during a US womens soccer team training session at the Tottenham Hotspur training centre in London, Thursday, June 6, 2019. The Women's World Cup starts in France on June 7. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Crystal Dunn readies for WCup after getting cut in 2015

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

French president Emmanuel Macron arrives to deliver his speech to the French soccer team prior to to award them with the Legion d'Honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honor) during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, pool)

Infantino says FIFA scandals gone, despite corruption cases

By ROB HARRIS and GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, and FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura arrive for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

The Latest: Brazil soccer chief backs Neymar in rape case

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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives to meet French National Women's Soccer team during a visit at France's training camp in Clairefontaine, south of Paris, France, Tuesday, June 4 2019. The French women soccer team is preparing for the FIFA Women's World Cup that will start in France next Friday. (Christophe Petit Tesson, Pool via AP)

President Macron angers UEFA over Champions League outburst

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 5, 2015, file photo, United States' Megan Rapinoe celebrates after the U.S. beat Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia. The U.S. national team, ranked No. 1 globally, will try to defend its title in soccer’s premier tournament, which kicks off on June 7. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ** FILE **

U.S. to defend Women’s World Cup title while fighting for equity back home

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2016, file photo, then China's head coach Marcello Lippi gestures during the Group A World Cup 2018 Asian qualifier soccer match against Qatar, in Kunming in southwestern China's Yunnan province. Lippi is set to return for a second stint in charge of China's national team as the country targets a place at the 2022 World Cup, the Chinese Football Association announced Friday, May 24, 2019. (Color China Photo via AP, File)

The Latest: FIFA to offer different Champions League reforms

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