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With the U.S. women’s national team set to take on Vietnam in their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup opener exactly one month from today, coach Vlatko Andonovski announced the team’s 23-player roster this morning.
On the plane to the tournament in Australia and New Zealand is 18-year-old forward Alyssa Thompson, who has just three caps with the national team but has turned heads this National Women’s Soccer League season for Angel City FC, and in turn, has moved up the U.S. depth chart. Thompson is the youngest player named to the team, and is the second youngest player ever to be named to a U.S. World Cup roster. Only Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak — who is currently an assistant coach with the U.S. — was younger during the 1995 World Cup.
Savannah DeMelo has the distinction of being the third ever uncapped player to make a U.S. World Cup roster. Similar to Thompson, DeMelo has had a standout 2023 with Racing Louisville, having recorded five goals and two assists so far this season. The…
