The 23-player USWNT roster for the World Cup announced on Wednesday which included Alyssa Thompson, Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan.
Morgan, Rapinoe and defender Kelley O’Hara will all be playing in their fourth World Cups this summer while goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and Ertz, a midfielder, made the team for a third straight time. Defenders Emily Sonnett and Crystal Dunn; midfielders Rose Lavelle and Lindsay Horan are holdovers from 2019, when the U.S. won all seven games.
The U.S. hasn’t been beaten in the women’s World Cup since a 2-1 loss to Sweden in the final group-stage match in 2011, going 14-0-3. , who will managing in a World Cup for the first time, said in a statement. “Every player has a different journey to get to this point, so our roster has some amazing stories.”She made her senior international debut in September, then four months later became the first high school player taken with the first overall pick in the NWSL draft, foregoing a scholarship to Stanford to compete against older players and increase the odds she would make the World Cup team.
Angel City FC’s Alyssa Thompson controls the ball against San Diego Wave FC’s Danielle Colaprico during the first half at BMO Stadium on April 23.
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