da supremo： Becky Sauerbrunn has been named in the USWNT's squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup after Alana Cook missed out through injury.

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Sauerbrunn picked for US' Gold Cup squadFellow defender Cook ruled out through injuryInaugural competition begins next weekWHAT HAPPENED?

Veteran Sauerbrunn missed last year's World Cup with a foot injury and has been in and out of USWNT squads since then. However, with OL Reign defender Cook picking up a knee issue, the 38-year-old has been included in the national side's roster for the first-ever CONCACAF W Gold Cup.

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The Portland Thorns defender, who has amassed 217 caps for her country since making her debut in 2008, is coming to the end of her career but still has more to offer the USWNT. She will hope to play some part in the upcoming tournament, which runs from February 20-March 10 and includes the 12 best teams from the Americas, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and more.

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The competition will be held at four venues in the US, including in San Diego, Carson, Houston and Los Angeles. After the group stages, where the 12 teams across the three groups try to finish in the top two – or make it as one of the two best third-placed teams – the last eight will be whittled down to one winner.

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The USWNT begin their campaign against one of the CONCACAF Preliminary teams on February 20, before taking on Argentina three days later and then rounding off their group stage campaign against Mexico on February 26.