Julie Ertz Poised to Make a Major Impact at This Year's World Cup

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00:00 For Julie Ertz, donning the US National Team uniform again was no guarantee.

00:05 But almost a year after giving birth, she is back for more World Cup glory and has vowed

00:09 to bring the team whatever it needs.

00:12 It's hard to doubt her, given Ertz was the 2017 and 2019 US Soccer Female Player of the

00:17 Year and since she's already registered 20 goals and 6 assists in 100+ appearances for

00:23 the US Women's National Team.

00:25 However, her spot on the roster was hardly solidified, even very recently, as it had

00:30 been over 600 days since she appeared in a competitive match before returning to action

00:35 in Friendlies this spring.

00:37 Julie's competitive spirit didn't go anywhere, as she picked up a yellow card within minutes

00:41 of returning, and Ertz credits that competitiveness for bringing her back for yet another run.

00:48 And if the past is any indicator of the future, when the competition is done, she and her

00:53 US teammates could be hoisting another one.

00:55 (thunder rumbling)

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