Soccer Notes

USWMNT downed Senegal 3-2 in Char­lotte in the next-to-last tuneup before the World Cup. Attendance was 57,741. The U.S. was 4-2 in the last six friendlies … Three countries have WC base camps in North Car­olina: Norway at UNC-Greensboro, Germany at Wake Forest Univ., Scotland at Charlotte FC … Team USA average player age is 26 years, 332 days, about a year older than the 2022 squad … A record number (11) referees from Canada and the U.S. including an all-female crew will work the World Cup … The 2030 World Cup will be jointly hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain … The next FIFA Women’s World Cup will be held June 24-July 25, 2027, in Brazil (32 teams) … Sha­kira, Madonna, BTS are the first WC Final halftime Show July 19 in New Jersey … ESPN ranked WC teams from 48 (Qatar) to 1 (France). The U.S. was 22, Mexico 24, Can­ada 25 …