Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman preview the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup. They discuss the rule breakdown, how this year’s competition is different from the first two years, the group breakdown between East, West and Central regions (5:36). They discuss the tiebreakers, the schedule and everything you need to know about the competition setup. Then Sandra and Lisa run through Winners and Losers of the Challenge Cup (18:47). They break down each regional group and pick which team will make it out alive - East Region, Central Region and West Region (34:20). Starting March 18-May 7, Sandra and Lisa call out the biggest matches during this stretch, which games are circled on their calendars and which games fans do not want to miss (35:40).

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