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Michelle Owen is joined by Charlotte Harpur, Meg Linehan and Michael Cox to give you the perfect preview guide to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

We run through every single group to give you all you need to know going into the tournament:

-Will the USA retain their crown or will European champions England end the dominance of the USWNT? 

-Or will it be our panel’s surprise pick as favorites who bring the trophy home?

-Will the likes of Haiti or South Africa be a surprise package?

-And which players are going to launch themselves to global stardom this summer?

You can follow all our 2023 World Cup coverage here: https://theathletic.com/football/womens-world-cup-soccer/

Read all of The Athletic’s Journey to the Cup coverage here: https://theathletic.com/tag/the-journey-to-the-cup/

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Alan Waxman, co-chair of Bay FC and co-founder and CEO of Sixth Street, joins Full Time to discuss the ongoing NWSL expansion efforts in the Bay Area, following the new team’s branding reveal and CEO/general manager hires. From the team’s approach to player experience to the community reception they’ve seen so far, there’s plenty happening in the Bay. Now if someone will just get Alan one of those sweet Bay FC jackets…

Follow Bay FC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wearebayfc

Read Meg’s story at Bay FC’s launch on the team: https://theathletic.com/4377933/2023/04/04/nwsl-expansion-bay-area/

Follow The Athletic’s World Cup coverage here: https://theathletic.com/football/womens-world-cup-soccer/

Follow The Athletic’s NWSL coverage here: https://theathletic.com/football/nwsl/

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Sam Mewis joins Full Time to discuss her recent trip to Amsterdam for a conference with global player union FIFPro, how the USWNT players association tries to share their expertise, and wins in increased prize money for players at the 2023 World Cup. Plus, thoughts on the USWNT roster and her players to watch this summer.

Listen to Snacks with Sam and Lynn Williams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/snacks/id1563105123

Read Dan Sheldon’s story on the FIFPro report on WWC qualification: https://theathletic.com/4616336/2023/06/20/fifpro-report-womens-world-cup/

You can follow all our 2023 World Cup coverage here: https://theathletic.com/football/womens-world-cup-soccer/

Read all of The Athletic’s Journey to the Cup coverage here: https://theathletic.com/tag/the-journey-to-the-cup/

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Meg is joined by Steph Yang and Jeff Rueter to discuss the final USWNT roster for the 2023 World Cup, player by player and position by position. From the team’s depth, to major injuries and absences, to the players who also had legit shouts at making the 23 — it’s a comprehensive look at the team that’s going to be aiming for a U.S. three-peat in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.

Initial thoughts from Steph on the roster: https://theathletic.com/4628045/2023/06/21/uswnt-world-cup-roster/

Jeff’s amazing breakdown of the USWNT roster with analysis of every player: https://theathletic.com/4628038/2023/06/21/uswnt-womens-world-cup-2023-squad-analysis/

You can follow all our 2023 World Cup coverage here: https://theathletic.com/football/womens-world-cup-soccer/

Read all of The Athletic’s Journey to the Cup coverage here: https://theathletic.com/tag/the-journey-to-the-cup/

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Meg is joined by Canadian and Portland Thorns forward Janine Beckie — currently rehabbing her ACL injury — to preview Canada’s World Cup — including their journey through the best and most interesting group, alongside hosts Australia, plus the Republic of Ireland and Nigeria. Thoughts on the preliminary roster from Bev Priestman, the lack of a send-off match for the team ahead of the tournament, plus FIFA’s increased investment in the women’s game.

Here’s more on Canada’s preliminary roster from Steph Yang: https://theathletic.com/4593326/2023/06/08/canada-preliminary-world-cup-roster/

You can follow all our 2023 World Cup coverage here: https://theathletic.com/football/womens-world-cup-soccer/

Read all of The Athletic’s Journey to the Cup coverage here: https://theathletic.com/tag/the-journey-to-the-cup/

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Steph Yang talks with "Angel City" director Arlene Nelson about how she spent 1+ year filming the team, the ways she wanted to bring viewers into the experience, and a possible season 2.

Watch interview: https://youtu.be/e5ET1sX1x60

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Steph Yang talks with Julie Uhrman, Angel City co-founder and president, about wanting people to see the difficulties of creating an expansion club, and her thoughts on the future direction of the NWSL.

Watch interview: https://youtu.be/Hq1Ou9cVCEk

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Steph Yang talks with Angel City FC co-founder and owner Natalie Portman about why she wanted to make the HBO documentary, "Angel City", the importance of story-telling, and being the "cool sports friend" now.

Watch interview: https://youtu.be/I49gSTNHLds

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Steph Yang talks with Angel City FC forward Jasmyne Spencer about what it was like filming HBO's docuseries "Angel City", and the stories that she hopes continue to be told in women's soccer.

Watch interview: https://youtu.be/38LaUNg3jhg

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Meg is joined by Charlotte Harpur and Steph Yang to discuss everything happening with the French women’s national team — from multiple players stepping away from the team over their concerns, including the team’s captain Wendie Renard, to the exit of head coach Corinne Diacre, the resignation of FFF president Noel Le Graet, and now the entrance of the team’s new head coach Herve Renard and possible return of players. All of this is happening only months before the World Cup, and time is running out for the team to prepare for this summer’s major tournament.

Read Charlotte’s feature on France: https://theathletic.com/4260181/2023/03/01/france-wendie-renard-diacre/

More on Noel Le Graet’s resignation: https://theathletic.com/4259868/2023/02/28/noel-le-graet-french-football/

Corinne Diacre out as the team’s head coach: https://theathletic.com/4290895/2023/03/09/corinne-diacre-france-women-sacked/

And Herve Renard in: https://theathletic.com/4329031/2023/03/20/herve-renard-france-women/

Read all of The Athletic’s Journey to the Cup coverage here: https://theathletic.com/tag/the-journey-to-the-cup/

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