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THE UNITED STATES WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM WORLD CUP ROSTER
It’s a combination of multi-time World Cup champions and World Cup debutants. Experience and youth. The stars of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
It’s the United States women’s national soccer team World Cup roster:
- GOALKEEPERS (3): Aubrey Kingsbury, Casey Murphy, Alyssa Naeher
- DEFENDERS (7): Alana Cook, Crystal Dunn, Emily Fox, Naomi Girma, Sofia Huerta, Kelley O’Hara, Emily Sonnett
- MIDFIELDERS (7): Savannah DeMelo, Julie Ertz, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lavelle, Kristie Mewis, Ashley Sanchez, Andi Sullivan
- FORWARDS (6): Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith, Alyssa Thompson, Lynn Williams
Fourteen of the 23 players have never played in a World Cup, but in Morgan, Rapinoe and O’Hara, the USWNT has three players in their fourth World Cup. Becky Sauerbrunn would have joined that group, but she couldn’t quite make it back from a foot injury. Now Girma, a rising star in NWSL is expected to step up in central defense.
