Buy our scarves and more merch at the xOG store now! Join Patreon and use the code "XOGNEW2" to get 50% off an annual membership! The final of the USWNT's cold, unpleasant friendlies against Japan concluded on a high, with a close-to-A-team squad taking down the Nadeshiko 3-0 in Commerce City, Colorado. Was Japan held back by altitude and sub-optimal personnel choices? Is Rose Lavelle the preferred option to defend from the front with Sophia Wilson? Did any player's stock rise higher than Kennedy Wesley's? The guys reflect on a week of highs and lows for the Stars & Stripes, and what comes next when they face Brazil in June. Like & subscribe to our YouTube page and watch the first volume of our Anatomy of series! Follow us on TikTok and Instagram Did we make an own goal? E-mail us at xog@xowngoals.com Art by Eli Elbogen Music by Devin Drobka's Bell Dance Songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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