East Hartford, CT (AHN) - Ahead of a three-match, send-off tour, the U.S. Women's National Team has taken a break before finalizing their preparations for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.

The team will regroup at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California on July 20, for three days of intensive training, before traveling to San Jose on July 23 for a match against Japan on July 28. The USA will then take on New Zealand in Chicago on August 12 before finishing up their preparation schedule against Finland in Los Angeles on August 25.

The USA, who won the 1991 and 1999 editions of the women's competition, is one of 16 nations competing in this year's tournament.

The FIFA Women's World Cup takes place in China from September 10-30 and the USA have been drawn in Group B where they will face North Korea, Sweden and Nigeria -- by coincidence the same three first-round opponents they faced at the 2003 World Cup.

Along with host country China, defending Women's World Cup champions Germany and Norway, the USA is one of four seeded teams in the tournament.

USWNT order of play:

September 11, vs. North Korea at Chengdu (Chengdu Sports Center Stadium); 5 p.m. local / 5 a.m. ET

September 14, vs. Sweden at Chengdu: 5 p.m. local / 5 a.m. ET

September 18, vs. Nigeria at Shanghai (Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium); 8 p.m. local / 8 a.m. ET.FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 Groups

Group A: (Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu): Germany, Japan , England , Argentina

Group B: (Chengdu, Shanghai, Tianjin): Nigeria, USA, Korea DPR , Sweden

Group C: (Hangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu): Norway , Ghana, Australia, Canada

Group D: (Wuhan, Tianjin, Hangzhou): China PR, New Zealand, Brazil, Denmark

Should the U.S. advance to the second round by finishing either first or second place in Group B, it would meet a team from Group A, which features Germany, Japan, England and Argentina.

FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP - ROSTER BY POSITION

GOALKEEPERS (3): Nicole Barnhart (Gilbertsville, Pa.), Briana Scurry (Dayton, Minn.), Hope Solo (Richland, Wash.); DEFENDERS (5): Tina Ellertson (Vancouver, Wash.), Stephanie Lopez (Elk Grove, Calif.), Kate Markgraf (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Christie Rampone (Point Pleasant, N.J.), Cat Whitehill (Birmingham, Ala.);MIDFIELDERS (6): Shannon Boxx (Redondo Beach, Calif.), Lori Chalupny (St. Louis, Mo.), Marci Jobson (St. Charles, Ill.), Carli Lloyd (Delran, N.J.), Leslie Osborne (Brookfield, Wis.), Aly Wagner (San Jose, Calif.);FORWARDS (4): Kristine Lilly (Wilton, Conn.), Heather O'Reilly (East Brunswick, N.J.), Lindsay Tarpley (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Abby Wambach (Rochester, N.Y.).

Head Coach: Greg Ryan

Kristine Lilly, 35, was named to her record fifth Women's World Cup Team.

Lilly, who played in her first Women's World Cup in China in 1991, is the only player still active from the U.S. team that won the inaugural Women's World Cup.

Lilly has played in all 24 matches the USA has contested in Women's World Cup competition, starting 23 of them.

FIFA Women's World Cup Winners List

2003: Germany

1999: United States1995: Norway

1991: United States