Now that the World Cup is over and Wambach and her teammates have returned as champions with the trophy in hand, the soccer player is still remaining vocal on the issue of natural grass. “Seven games is a lot of games…my body took some hits and I’m trying to recover”.
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That being said, though, while it was probably her last appearance in the World Cup, people have been wondering whether or not she’ll represent the country in the Summer Olympics next year that will be taking place in Rio. I gotta let my body recover, because that’s the thing about artificial surface.
Wambach tried to diffuse the story/tweet later in the day by tweeting that she hasn’t made a firm decision on her future and doesn’t know when she will.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do about Rio next year in terms of deciding on whether or not I’m going to go for it”, said Wambach, 35.
The Americans, who won their first World Cup since 1999, kick off a 10-city celebration tour on August 16 in Pittsburgh. I wanted to leave the game better than I found it. And I think no matter what I decide to do about Rio next year, I know that I’ve done that. Not only is Wambach planning to make herself available for selection for the upcoming United States national team friendlies, but she’s also leaving the door open for a run at the 2016 Summer Olympics. That’s five fewer players than teams were allowed to carry at the World Cup.
Wambach has amassed two Olympic gold medals so far. Frankly, it’s not even clear if she’d be much more than another weapon of Laura Harvey’s bench even if she did sign. She helped the U.S. beat Japan in the finale, entering as a substitute in her 25th and final Women’s World Cup match.
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The U.S.is stacked with attackers to challenge Wambach for roster spots and playing time, including Alex Morgan, Sydney Leroux, Christen Press and Amy Rodriguez.
