USWNT to End 2019 With Friendlies vs. Sweden, Costa Rica

The Women's World Cup champion U.S. team will wrap up 2019 with matches against Sweden and Costa Rica.

CHICAGO (AP) – The Women's World Cup champion U.S. team will wrap up 2019 with matches against Sweden and Costa Rica.

U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday that the U.S. will face Sweden in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 7 and Costa Rica in Jacksonville, Florida, on Nov. 10.

The team is wrapping up its World Cup victory tour next month with matches against South Korea on Oct. 3 in Charlotte, N.C., and on Oct. 6 in Chicago.

Coach Jill Ellis is stepping down following the match in Chicago after leading the team to a pair of consecutive World Cup titles.

The United States is 15-1-2 this year and currently riding a 14-game winning streak.