Japan a “real test for the U.S.” Becky Sauerbrunn gets us ready for the quarterfinals!

Becky Sauerbrunn joins Sammy to preview the USWNT's quarterfinal matchup against Japan. They offer up their key matchups, important players to watch and talk about how this Japan team could break down this US squad. They also give us their score predictions AND discuss who is a warrior and who is a poet on the field?? Subscribe to The Women's Game on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WomensGameMiB?sub_confirmation=1 00:00 - Intro 08:10 - Becky’s impressions of USWNT so far 17:42 - No Sam Coffey 20:32 - In appreciation of Casey Krueger 21:52 - Knockouts are just different 24:14 - Allstate Player to Watch: Alyssa Naeher 27:38 - Japan’s rebuild 30:02 - Scouting report: Saki Kumagai 31:22 - Yui Hasegawa and Momoko Tanikawa 33:35 - One to watch: Hinata Miyazawa 35:30 - how Japan can hurt this USWNT 39:48 - some goodbyes 44:45 - Other QF matchups 51:45 - Michele Kang 54:42 - Predictions! BRAND NEW THE WOMEN'S GAME MERCH AVAILABLE NOW: https://mibcourage.co/4a2xapO #olympics #uswnt #nadeshiko Follow The Women's Game Twitter: https://twitter.com/WomensGameMIB Instagram: https://instagram.com/womensgamemib TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@womensgamemib And get the newsletter delivered directly to your inbox every Monday: https://the-womens-game.beehiiv.com/