After not winning their World Cup group for only the second time in history, the United States women’s national team will have a tough road to the World Cup final due to finishing second in Group E. But not only will it be a hard road that sees the U.S. face familiar foe Sweden on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 5 a.m. ET, but it will mean early wake-up times for Americans looking to watch the USWNT in action.
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Due to the World Cup taking place in Australia and New Zealand, games are already kicking off 12-16 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time but there is also the issue to deal with of not winning the group. For the round of 16, the Netherlands will get the prime slot on Saturday, Aug. 5 at 10 p.m. ET that would’ve been reserved for the United States, favorites in the group. Playing in that nightly slot, the winner of the match will also continue to get prime slots in the net round while the USWNT could have a path like this:
