Previewing The USWNT's Matches For December

The United State Women’s National Team will head south to Brazil this December to participate in a four-team international tournament, that includes host nation Brazil, China PR and Argentina.

The US return to Brazil for their first game in 17 years to close out their 2014 year that included 24 games.

National Stadium Mane Garrincha – the site of seven of the 2014 World Cup matches – will be the centerpiece of the entire tournament which runs from December 10 to December 21 with three days between each matches.

The US will open The International Tournament of Brasilia against 14th ranked China PR on December 10, followed by 6th ranked Brazil and close out group play with against Argentina, ranked at 37th. The top two teams after round-robin play will meet on December 21 to battle for the championship while the two countries that finished third and fourth will compete for third place.

“Historically, we’ve had a two-week December training camp to finish the year, but getting the opportunity to get four international matches, as well as some excellent training at facilities that hosted teams in the World Cup this past summer, was too good to pass up,” said U.S. head coach Jill Ellis.