QUIBERON, France — The slow buildup to this summer’s Women’s World Cup has not featured the same level of competitive worry for the United States national team as it did for the men’s team in 2014. The women’s team qualified easily for its tournament, which begins in Canada in June, and will enter the field as one of the clear favorites to win the trophy.

But that does not mean there has not been a measure of drama. During the past nine months, the United States players have navigated a coaching change, a failed lawsuit over the use of artificial turf at the World Cup, and troublesome injuries to key players that have raised questions about the sturdiness of the team as it prepares for the grind of a tournament it has not won since 1999.

Even the most experienced American players concede that this has been a strange spell. Shortly after finishing a training session last week ahead of the United States’ exhibition game against France on Sunday — to be played in nearby Lorient, which has one of this country’s few top-division artificial-turf fields — Abby Wambach did not conceal a sigh.

“There’s no question,” she said, “that there have been some things happening.”

The most notable issue has been the plight of Hope Solo, the team’s longtime goalkeeper. Solo, 33, has played every minute of every World Cup or Olympic game for the United States since 2008, providing a steady and superior presence at the back of the American defense.