USWNT to host Australia, Brazil and Japan in Tournament of Nations this summer

CHICAGO – U.S. Soccer and the U.S. Women’s National Team will host their second four-team elite international tournament of the year as Australia, Brazil and Japan come to the USA for the Tournament of Nations to be held from July 27-August 3 at three venues along the West Coast.

After hosting the SheBelieves Cup last March, the USA will once again welcome three of the world’s top women’s teams for a round-robin tournament that features three doubleheaders. The USA is currently ranked second in the world, Japan is tied for sixth, Australia is eighth and Brazil is ninth.

By bringing these three elite women’s soccer nations to the United States, the tournament continues to shine a spotlight on the growing competitive stature of the women’s game and its ability to create connections across geography and culture. This tournament will celebrate some of the world’s premier women’s soccer players, many of whom compete in the NWSL, as it emphasizes a sense of worldliness and diversity among fans of the teams and the sport while facilitating global connections and respect both on and off the pitch.

U.S. Soccer is planning on hosting this tournament every summer during the years that do not feature a World Cup or Olympic Games. Next year’s tournament will feature the same four teams.

SAID U.S. HEAD COACH JILL ELLIS:

“It’s fantastic to play another tournament at home against some of the world’s best teams in a year after the world championship cycle, and it shows U.S. Soccer’s continuing dedication to growing the women’s game. These are three talented teams that we haven’t played in a while so we’re looking forward to a summer tournament that will be extremely challenging and valuable for our players and entertaining for the fans.”

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

The competition tournament format is same as the SheBelieves Cup with the four teams each participating in three doubleheader events at three different venues over an eight-day period. The match days will see Brazil open against Japan on Thursday, July 27 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle (4:15 p.m. PT), followed by the USA against Australia (7 p.m. PT on ESPN). All the teams will then travel to down to San Diego where Japan will face Australia on Sunday, July 30 (2:15 p.m. PT) followed by the USA taking on Brazil (5 p.m. ET on ESPN2) at Qualcomm Stadium. The tournament will finish on Thursday, August 3, at StubHub Center at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center as Australia takes on Brazil (4:15 p.m. PT) and the USA faces Japan (7 p.m. PT on ESPN2).

The winner of the tournament will be based on total points (three for a win, one for a tie), with the first tie-breaker being overall goal difference, followed by most total tournament goals scored, then head-to-head result and lastly, FIFA Ranking if necessary.

2017 TOURNAMENT OF NATIONS SCHEDULE