Yahoo Sports' 2019 Women's World Cup preview hub

The 2019 Women’s World Cup is almost upon us. As the tournament’s June 7 kickoff approaches, this page will be your home for all of Yahoo Sports’ preview content.

Similar to last year’s men’s World Cup preview hub, it will be updated daily with our latest features (on the likes of Megan Rapinoe and Lindsey Horan), analysis, rankings and more. The big difference? This time around, we have a United States team to focus on.

Predictions

• Champion, Golden Boot, Golden Ball, favorite to flop, and more

Rosters, schedules, nuts and bolts

• 24 non-USA names to know at the Women’s World Cup

• Meet the USWNT’s 23-woman roster | 1-23 rankings | Roster snubs

• Women’s World Cup draw reaction | USWNT World Cup schedule

• Latest World Cup news | Match schedule | All 24 squads

• Welcome to the most dizzying two months of soccer ever

Features

• Megan Rapinoe’s awakening

• Lindsey Horan’s road never traveled

• The Tobin Heath Nutmeg Chronicles

• Adrianna Franch’s crucial role

• How 99ers’ legacy lives on in current USWNT

• Life told Jessica McDonald no, and she refused to accept it

• How Jill Ellis is keeping USWNT ahead of the curve

Rankings

• Who is the USWNT’s best player? Ranking the roster 1-23

• Doug McIntyre’s Women’s World Cup power rankings

USWNT analysis

• Are the Americans really the clear-cut favorite in France?

• How USWNT could address some possible worst-case scenarios

• A casual fan’s guide to the USWNT at the 2019 Women’s World Cup

• Caitlin Murray’s USWNT stock watch: May 17 | May 27

• Can Naeher fill the gloves of Hope Solo?

• How the 2016 Olympic failure exposed an issue that’s still unsolved

• The USWNT has roster problems of Jill Ellis’ own making

• Whatever her role, Lloyd determined to help USWNT repeat

• Why the 2019 World Cup could be Alex Morgan’s ultimate moment

Videos

• How U.S. players’ lives were changed by winning 2015 World Cup

• U.S. players recall memories of 1999 Women’s World Cup

• What other team would the Americans pay money to see in France?

• Sitdown with USWNT defender Ali Krieger ahead of kickoff

• Everything you need to know about the FIFA Women’s World Cup

• What to expect from the USWNT in France

• USWNT braces for better competition at World Cup

• USWNT gets roster bonus from Luna Bar on Equal Pay Day

Other features

• Mia Hamm: 2019 will be ‘most challenging World Cup’ ever

• Solo vs. Scurry: Who’s USWNT’s best-ever keeper?

• Can the NWSL ride the Women’s World Cup wave?

• Why isn’t Ada Hegerberg playing in the World Cup?

USWNT friendly results and takeaways

• May 26: U.S. 3-0 Mexico

• May 16: U.S. 5-0 New Zealand

• May 12: U.S. 3-0 South Africa

• April 7: U.S. 6-0 Belgium

• April 4: U.S. 5-3 Australia

• March 6: U.S. 1-0 Brazil

• March 2: U.S. 2-2 England

• Feb. 27: U.S. 2-2 Japan

• Jan. 19: France 3-1 U.S.

• Oct. 14: U.S. 6-0 Jamaica – U.S. clinches qualification

• Oct. 4: U.S. 6-0 Mexico

• Aug. 2: U.S. 4-1 Brazil – Tournament of Nations takeaways

• July 29: U.S. 1-1 Australia

• July 26: U.S. 4-2 Japan

Off-field storylines

• Report: Dutch women’s team reaches equal pay agreement

• How Bob Marley’s daughter helped key Jamaica’s run to World Cup

• Rapinoe among USWNTers turning down potential White House invite

• USWNT puts equal pay fight on ‘backburner’ to focus on World Cup

• Why the USWNT’s cultural meaning transcends soccer

• USWNT hype begins at a colorful media day in New York

• FIFA’s World Cup ticket gaffe

• The sexist imbalance at FIFA is as stark as ever

• USWNT’s discrimination lawsuit: Strongest arguments the women make

• Schaerlaeckens: USWNT’s lawsuit is exact right thing at exact right time

• Murray: Why U.S. Soccer’s response to lawsuit signals climate shift

• Schaerlaeckens: U.S. Soccer, prepping equal pay fight, still doesn’t get it