Is US women's soccer ready for its toughest test? Analyzing the World Cup roster

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Alex Morgan has played in three World Cups and won two of them, enough experience to know the tournament doesn't get any easier.

"By far it's going to be the most competitive World Cup," she said of this summer's tournament, which kicks off in 10 days. "It's just getting increasingly competitive."

Since 2011, the field has doubled from 16 to 32 teams, the number of games has gone from 32 to 64 and where once you could count the number of legitimate contenders on one hand, now you need all of your fingers — and perhaps a few toes as well.

And for those contenders, winning means knocking off the U.S., which has never finished lower than third in eight World Cups, winning the tournament four times.

"For us, it's just about continuing to put our best foot forward and continuing to try to be dominant and be the best team in the world," said , who will be playing in the tournament for the fourth time. "I. This is the best moment of our career. It never gets old.