The top team in Group D is the United States of America, who currently sit 2nd in the world, were runners-up at the 2011 World Cup, and lie just a border away from hosts Canada. The Yanks are one of the favorites to win the tournament in 2015, which would place a third star above the crest. However American it might feel to root for the USA this year, the primary kits from Nike are anything but, with no red or blue anywhere, only black and neon yellow. The all-blue secondary kit, although still not incredible, is much better by comparison.
Continuing the idea that Group D is the group of death, Sweden comes in 5th in the world, led by former American coach Pia Sundhage. Sweden, just like the USA, has appeared in all seven World Cups, but has never finished higher than third (although that did come in 2011). Sweden's adidas jerseys for this World Cup are unique in that they were designed with the help of two Swedish designers.
Group D continues with a third team in the top ten in the world, as Australia sits 10th in the world coming into the World Cup. The Matildas will be wearing blue secondary kits from Nike with the same design as the men's secondary kits, but the yellow primary will be of a design more classic to the Australia women.
The outlier team of Group D is Nigeria, who sit 33rd in the world, although they are the top team in CAF and the defending continental champions. They are heavy underdogs to advance out of the group for just the second time in the country's history, although they have appeared in all seven Women's World Cups. Nigeria will be wearing one of these three Nike kits as their primary jersey at this world cup, although I couldn't find any resource that showed the results in English or a secondary jersey.
For the record, in Group D, USA-USA-USA! Murica.
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