Crystal Dunn and the U.S. women will play it yet another high-level international tournament on home soil this year. (Andy Mead/YCJ Photo)

CHICAGO – U.S. Soccer will host its second four-team elite women’s international tournament of the year later this summer, it was announced Wednesday.

Australia, Brazil and Japan will come to the United States for the Tournament of Nations to be held from July 27-Aug. 3 at three venues along the west coast.

The tournament will be held in Seattle, San Diego and Carson, Calif.

The round-robin tournament will feature three doubleheaders. The USA is ranked second in the world, Japan is tied for sixth, Australia is eighth and Brazil is ninth.

U.S. Soccer is planning on hosting this tournament every summer during the years that do not feature a World Cup or Olympic Games. Next year’s tournament will feature the same four teams.

“It’s fantastic to play another tournament at home against some of the world’s best teams in a year after the world championship cycle, and it shows U.S. Soccer’s continuing dedication to growing the women’s game,” U.S. women’s head coach Jill Ellis said in a statement. “These are three talented teams that we haven’t played in a while so we’re looking forward to a summer tournament that will be extremely challenging and valuable for our players and entertaining for the fans.”

Earlier this year, the U.S. hosted the She Believes Cup on the east coast in Harrison, N.J., Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia.

 

Date Matches Stadium City Kickoff TV
July 27 Brazil vs. Japan CenturyLink Field Seattle, Wash. 4:15 p.m. PT
July 27 USA vs. Australia CenturyLink Field Seattle, Wash. 7 p.m. PT ESPN
July 30 Japan vs. Australia Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, Calif. 2:15 p.m. PT  
July 30 USA vs. Brazil Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, Calif. 5 p.m. PT  ESPN2
Aug. 3 Australia vs. Brazil StubHub Center Carson, Calif. 4:15 p.m. PT
Aug. 3 USA vs. Japan StubHub Center Carson, Calif. 7 p.m. PT ESPN2

 

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.