Gisele Thompson celebrates with teammates after scoring during the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup. (Angel Martinez/FIFA via Getty Images)
The Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship is here, with the U.S. youth national team looking to once again take the title. The USYNT also won the two previous editions, in 2020 and 2022.
A number of USWNT greats found their start on the U-20 team, including Kelley O’Hara, Sydney Leroux and Mallory Swanson, who took home Golden Boot honors at the tournament in 2008, 2010 and 2015, respectively. Meanwhile, current USWNT forwards Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman were on the squad that won the 2020 championship.
While Jaedyn Shaw and Olivia Moultrie are absent from this tournament’s roster due to their NWSL commitments, USWNT and Angel City forward Alyssa Thompson’s younger sister Gisele Thompson will play in the tournament.
The USWNT is in Group A and will face off against Panama, Jamaica and Canada.
- Wednesday, May 24: United States vs. Panama, 7 p.m. — FS1
- Friday, May 26: United States vs. Jamaica, 6…
