One Tar Heel already has huge Women’s World Cup win; openers for six others this weekend

Posted Jul 21, 2023
Six Tar Heels are playing in the Women’s World Cup; a seventh is a head coach. The biggest Tar Heel contingent is with the English team, coached by Sarina Wiegman, who won an NCAA title in her only season at UNC in 1989. Wiegman’s team includes three UNC alums: forward Alessia Russo, right back Lucy Bronze and defender Lotte Wubben-Moy. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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