The first United States women’s national team roster with new head coach Emma Hayes on the sideline features three uncapped players and a handful of veterans returning from injuries — but not longtime starting goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher.
Naeher, a two-time World Cup champion, is absent from the roster after suffering a thigh injury with the Chicago Red Stars earlier this month.
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Naeher has started 16 of 17 combined USWNT games at the past two World Cups and the most recent Olympics, missing only the 2021 Olympic bronze medal game because of an in-tournament injury.
Casey Murphy has been Naeher’s backup for the past two years.
Forwards Alex Morgan and Jaedyn Shaw, and center-backs Naomi Girma and Tierna Davidson are all on the recent USWNT roster despite recent injury concerns.
The USWNT will play South Korea on June 1 outside Denver, Colorado, and again on June 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the team’s final two games before Hayes names her 18-player Olympics roster.
The 2024 Paris Games begin July 25.
“I’m really looking forward to getting started,” Hayes said in a statement. “The preparations…
