U.S. Women Will Meet Sweden And Japan In June

It seems like every other month, the U.S. women's national team faces Japan and that's a good thing since the 2011 World Cup champions have quickly morphed into their biggest rival over the past calendar year.

It was announced today by U.S soccer that those teams will renew acquaintances in June while the U.S. will also meet Sweden in the aptly titled Swedish Invitational. The U.S. plays head coach Pia Sundhage's homeland on June 16 in Halmstad, Sweden. They follow that up by playing Japan on June 20 in Goteborg, Sweden.

Both matches will serve as more than just juicy friendlies. The U.S. women will be defending their Olympic gold medal at the London Games beginning in late July. You won't find much better preparation for those matches than by meeting Sweden (on their home turf) and Japan, unquestionably the top women's team in the world at the moment. Plus, Japan is the only team that should be favored over the U.S. women at any time now. Sweden isn't the superpower they once were in women's soccer but there still one of the top European countries.

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