Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan had been each named to the FIFA Women’s World Cup roster for the fourth time on Wednesday.
U.S. girls’s nationwide group coach Vlatko Andonovski revealed his 23-member roster for this summer season’s event going down in Australia and New Zealand. It contains six forwards, seven midfielders, seven defenders and three goalkeepers.
Including Rapinoe and Morgan, the group contains 9 gamers who helped Team USA win the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France. Rapinoe and Morgan additionally received the 2015 World Cup collectively in Canada and completed runner-up to Japan on the 2011 version in Germany.
“The task of selecting a World Cup team is never easy, but I’m proud of the players for their work ethic and focus during the process and of our coaching staff for doing the work to put together the best team possible,” Andonovski mentioned. “It’s the gamers that make the largest influence on our surroundings; they push one another to be higher, and I do know as a bunch they’re extraordinarily motivated to make our nation proud on the World Cup.
“Every player has a different journey to get to this point, so our roster has some amazing stories, and we have a really good mix of veterans and younger players.”
Rapinoe, who turns 38 on July 5, is the oldest participant on the roster. Alyssa Thompson, 19, is the youngest.
Rapinoe’s subsequent match will mark her two hundredth cap with the Stars and Stripes. She sustained a leg harm throughout NWSL play earlier this month that had threatened her standing for the World Cup.
The two-time defending champions can be with out captain Becky Sauerbrunn and fellow veterans Sam Mewis and Catarina Macario as a result of accidents.
The expanded 32-team event opens on July 20. The USWNT is in Group E with the Netherlands, Portugal and Vietnam.
U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden and entertainers Taylor Swift and Megan Thee Stallion had been amongst a star-studded forged who helped to announce the USWNT lineup on social media.
Full U.S. Women’s National Team roster by place (membership; caps/objectives):
GOALKEEPERS (3): Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit; 1), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage; 14), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars; 90)
DEFENDERS (7): Alana Cook (OL Reign; 24/1), Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns FC; 131/24), Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage; 28/1), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC; 15/0), Sofia Huerta (OL Reign; 29/0), Kelley O’Hara (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 157/3), Emily Sonnett (OL Reign; 74/1)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC; 0/0), Julie Ertz (Angel City FC; 118/20), Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon, FRA; 128/27), Rose Lavelle (OL Reign; 88/24), Kristie Mewis (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 51/7), Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit; 24/3), Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit; 44/3)
FORWARDS (6): Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC; 206/121), Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign; 199/63), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit; 17/2), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC; 29/12), Alyssa Thompson (Angel City FC; 3/0), Lynn Williams (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 52/15)
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