The chase for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup will take its next step on Friday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between the United States and Guatemala. The contest scheduled for 9 p.m. ET will be held at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 1.
USA head coach Jillian Ellis had this to offer ahead of today's CONCACAF qualifier (via the Salt Lake Tribune): "We're certainly focused [on qualifying]. I think we're all ready for that and ready to get out on the field, and we're genuinely excited to showcase what we can do. We've talked about it being a journey. We know our destination, and what I've tried to convince them now is it's the steps in between. It's the path that's the most important thing."
"We all want to be on the gold-medal stand at the end," she added. "For me, it's going to be about our preparation to hit that big stage at our peak performance."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: U.S. women's national team striker Abby Wambach was the lone goalscorer in the team's 1-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday. The 34-year-old is the program's leading goalscorer (171) and will look to maintain her scoring form this evening.
USA's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Solo; Krieger, Sauerbrunn, Rampone, Klingenberg; Holiday, Wambach, Lloyd; Press, Rapinoe, Morgan
Guatemala's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Franco; Andrade, Barrios, Aguilar, Monterroso; Rivera, Espino, Lopez; De Leon, Martinez, Monterroso
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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