We are not far off from the start of the Women's World Cup 2019, and three Concacaf teams will be participating in the tournament this year. The first team is of course the United States, who need no introduction. The second is Canada, led by the great Christine Sinclair, who will be entering the tournament just three goals shy of the all time scoring record for an international player. The final spot belongs to Jamaica, making their debut behind the strength of star in the making Bunny Shaw.
I am very excited for the tournament, especially to see Sinclair hopefully break one of the sport's most prestigious records. But I am also by no means an expert on women's soccer outside of Liga MX Femenil (where I am intermediate at best), so rather than provide you with sloppy coverage of Concacaf's teams, I encourage you to look to people who *do* know exactly what they're talking about. Here is a little "research guide" for what to look at:
The Equalizer has full team previews for ever nation here, and a knowledgeable and respected staff that's been writing about women's soccer since the dawn of time. All For XI is a brand new women's soccer website with a lot of talented people on board. FIFA themselves have become an extremely good place for highlights and press conferences at all of their tournaments, and they've got some cool mini-documentaries about the tournament going up every day.
The one thing I will say on my own is make time to watch Jamaica play at least once because Bunny Shaw is MUST SEE. She's not the best player headed to France, but after watching her play a handful of times I can safely say she has that "it" factor that just captivates you. And she scores bangers.
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