‘Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team’ Sports Docuseries Coming to Netflix in December 2023

The 9th FIFA Women’s World Cup took place in Australia and New Zealand this past Summer, and Netflix has chronicled the short-lived journey of the US Women’s Soccer Team and their attempt to win a 5th World Cup with a brand new docuseries that arrives in December 2023.

The women’s game has come a long way since the inaugural FIFA Women’s World Cup in China 1991. The women’s game goes from strength to strength each year, with more footballers earning professional contracts, sponsorship deals, live coverage, punditry, and more. Arguably, the nation with some of the biggest influence on women’s soccer has been the United States, which explains their incredible four World Cup wins from eight attempts.

The upcoming unnamed sports docuseries is a co-production with TIME Studios, Words + Pictures, and Together.

Netflix has released a synopsis for the docuseries;

“The all-access sports series will allow audiences to intimately follow the US Women’s National Team’s players and coaches and reveal an inside look at the most decorated team in soccer history. Viewers will get a first-hand look at the pressure, the euphoria, the joy, and the hardships that these world-class athletes experience as they strive to capture their third World Cup title in a row. Issues ranging from racial diversity, LGBTQ+ rights, equal pay, family, and motherhood are all brought to light as the narrative unfolds.”

When the documentary was first announced, there would have been much excitement in chronicling the U.S. Women’s National Team winning a fifth World Cup. However, Soccer can be a cruel sport, and the U.S. team learned that the hard way.

In total, the USWNT only took part in four games, failing to win in three out of the four, which resulted in their defeat at the hands of Sweden in a penalty shootout in Round 16. The team received heavy criticism from sports pundits at home and abroad due to their poor performances.

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When will the documentary be on Netflix?

Netflix has confirmed that Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team is coming to Netflix on December 12th, 2023

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Who are the players of the US Women’s Team?

Below is the full squad of the US Women’s Soccer team that will compete in the 2023 World Cup;

Goalkeepers

Player	Club	Caps	Age	Position
Alyssa Naeher	Chicago Red Stars (USA)	90	35	GK
Casey Murphy	North Carolina Courage (USA)	14	27	GK
Aubrey Kingsbury	Washington Spirit	1	31	GK

 Defenders

Player	Club	Caps	Age	Position	Role
Alana Cook	OL Reign (USA)	24	25	DEF	CB
Crystal Dunn	Portland Thorns (USA)	130	30	DEF	LB/DM
Emily Fox	North Carolina Courage (USA)	28	24	DEF	LB/RB/CB
Naomi Girma	San Diego Wave (USA)	15	22	DEF	CB
Sofia Huerta	OL Reign (USA)	29	30	DEF	RB/LB
Kelley O’Hara	Gotham FC (USA)	157	34	DEF	RB
Emily Sonnett	OL Reign (USA)	74	29	DEF	DM

Midfielders

Player	Club	Caps	Age	Position	Role
Savannah DeMelo	Chicago Red Stars (USA)	0	25	MID	CM/CAM/RW
Julie Ertz	Angel City FC (USA)	118	31	MID	DM/CM
Lindsey Horan	Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)	128	28	MID	CM
Rose Lavelle	OL Reign (USA)	88	27	MID	CM/CAM/RW
Kristie Mewis	Gotham FC (USA)	51	32	MID	CM/DM/CAM
Andi Sullivan	Washington Spirit (USA)	44	27	MID	CM/DM
Ashley Sanchez	Washington Spirit (USA)	24	23	MID	CAM/CM/CF

 Forward

Player	Club	Caps	Age	Position	Role
Alex Morgan	San Diego Wave (USA)	206	33	FOR	CF/LW/ST
Megan Rapinoe	OL Reign (USA)	199	37	FOR	LW
Trinity Rodman	Washington Spirit (USA)	17	20	FOR	RW/LW/CF/ST
Sophia Smith	Portland Thorns (USA)	29	22	FOR	ST/RW/CF
Alyssa Thompson	Angel City FC (USA)	3	18	FOR	RW/LW
Lynn Williams	Gotham FC (USA)	52	30	FOR	CF/RW/ST

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