The USWNT icon has had minimal on-field impact at the World Cup, but that's not her role this year. Still, there's time to have a moment.
The star of World Cups and Olympics past, Rapinoe has accepted a secondary role at the final major tournament of her stellar career.
Coach Vlatko Andonovski used the maximum five subs in the opener, including Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle, but in the second match, Lavelle was the only player to enter.“The conversations I’ve had with Vlatko were, in general: When the time is right and the situation and the game is ready, I’ll be ready,” Rapinoe said Sunday during her first news conference since the tournament began.
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