Brazilian soccer star Marta plans to retire from the women's national team after this year.

U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press.

United States co-captain Lindsey Horan brushed aside criticism leveled at the team by former striker-turned-pundit Carli Lloyd, calling it outside noise.

The United States meets the Netherlands on Thursday in Wellington at the Women's World Cup.

The United States begins its journey to a record third consecutive Women’s World Cup title with the same confidence it had in winning the last two tournaments.

Security was heightened ahead of Thursday night’s opening Women’s World Cup game after a gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in Auckland, roughly 12 hours ahead of co-host New Zealand’s match against Norway.

Rising star Trinity Rodman scored for U.S. in the 76th minute and again in the 88th, and the Americans finally capitalized on their many offensive chances to beat Wales 2-0 in a final tuneup for the Women's World Cup.

The Women's World Cup has an official song.

Brazil striker Marta could start the Women’s World Cup on the bench while she continues to recover from a left knee injury.

The Sydney Opera House is illuminated in support of Australia and New Zealand's joint bid to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, in Sydney, Thursday, June 25, 2020. Australia and New Zealand will co-host the Women's World Cup in 2023, with the following edition possibly set to take place just two years later. The potential audience of more than 1 billion, according to FIFA, would outstrip the 2011 Rugby World Cup or the 2015 Cricket World Cup it co-hosted with Australia. New Zealand previously has hosted the under-17 womens World Cup and the under-20 mens tournament and had hoped, after the success of those events, to make a solo bid for the womens World Cup. We are looking forward to delivering the best ever FIFA Womens World Cup in both nations, one that will elevate the womens game and inspire women and girls around the world.Riley said she relished the chance to play her fifth World Cup in her homeland.

Maja Hitij/Getty Images(CNN) - Jill Ellis, the coach of the US Women's National Team who led the team to back-to-back FIFA Women's World Cup titles, is stepping down in early October, US Soccer announced Tuesday. Ellis will remain with the team through its five-game "Victory Tour," which begins Saturday against Ireland at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. "The opportunity to coach this team and work with these amazing women has been the honor of a lifetime," Ellis said in a statement. The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.

The United States will face Mexico in the Gold Cup final. The United States and the Netherlands have won every match en route to the championship. Gold Cup Final: United States vs. MexicoOn Sunday night in Chicago, the United States and Mexico will clash for the title of greatest soccer team in North America. This will be the sixth time in 15 CONCACAF Gold Cups that the United States will face Mexico for the championship. Either the United States or Mexico have won 13 of the 14 Gold Cups contested since the tournament's birth in 1991.