BLACKWELL: It is a huge day for women' soccer. In just a few minutes U.S. national team takes on Spain in this highly anticipated match at the Women's World Cup. But ahead of today's game, the U.S. team is taking a major step forward in their months' long fight for equal pay. CNN sports reporter Andy Scholes is following the story for us. Andy, first, what do we know about a tentative agreement here?</s>ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Well, Victor, you know, 28 members of the U.S. national team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit back in March. And they now agreed to tentative agreement with the U.S. Soccer Federation to go to mediation after the World Cup is over. Other players are suing for wages and playing conditions more in line with the men's national team. A spokeswoman for the players responding to the mediation agreement said, we hope their pledge to submit a proposal to solve the ongoing gender disparity is genuine. The world is watching. Now, the U.S. Soccer Federation told Washington Post that they welcome the opportunity to mediate after the World Cup and they were actually disappointed that this news was shared while the tournament was going on, as it could create a distraction. The other players meanwhile say, there is no distraction. They can handle their business on and off the field just fine. As you said a moment ago, Victor, the women taken the field as we speak, should have no problem with Spain today. And if they win, it's a huge match up with France on Friday in the quarter finals, more like a World Cup final than a quarter finals. That'd be one to watch.</s>BLACKWELL: Andy Scholes, thanks so much.</s>SCHOLES: All right.</s>BLACKWELL: Coming up, Bernie Sanders has a big new plan to cancel student debt. Also, the President signs new sanctions on Iran. We'll have details of that next.
U.S. Women's Soccer Team Agrees To Mediation.