U.S. Women’s National Team co-captain Megan Rapinoe has been benched for Tuesday’s World Cup match against England.

The United States soccer team is in the semifinals and coming off a 2-1 win over France thanks to two goals by Rapinoe. Rapinoe also helped lead the USWNT to victories over Spain (2-1) in the round of 16 and over Group F opponents Thailand (13-0), Chile (3-0) and Sweden (2-0).

So why isn’t Rapinoe playing to start the game?

A U.S. official told Goal magazine that Rapinoe’s absence is not disciplinary, but wouldn’t answer if she’s injured. “[Coach] Jill [Ellis] will deal with that after the game,” the official said.

SB Nation writer Kim McCauley suggested Rapinoe was replaced by Christen Press as a game strategy specifically for the matchup at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon against English soccer star Lucy Bronze.

“As good as Pinoe is, she doesn’t contribute a lot defensively. Christen Press is the fastest and fittest player on the USWNT. England RB Lucy Bronze has been the best player at this tournament. So, that’s why,” McCauley tweeted. “In the event that England abandons their usual high-tempo style and the USWNT needs to break down a structured defense late, they can bring Pinoe off the bench. For once, I’m defending a controversial Jill Ellis decision. I think it’s a good one.”

Rapinoe’s exciting run with the USWNT has been mired in controversy after she said she’s “not going to the f---ing White House” if invited by President Donald Trump. He recently criticized her for refusing to join her teammates in singing along to the national anthem in protest of Trump, and said he would be inviting the team whether they win the World Cup or not.

Rapinoe’s girlfriend, WNBA star Sue Bird, showed support for Rapinoe on Tuesday by publishing an open letter in the Players’ Tribune criticizing Trump for going “full adolescent boy" on her.

"Like, dude — there’s nothing better demanding your attention??” Bird wrote. “It would be ridiculous to the point of laughter, if it wasn’t so gross.”

The No. 1-ranked U.S. team faces No. 3 England Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on Fox. The winner will play in the Women’s World Cup finals against the winner of the Netherlands-Sweden game.