The year 2025 has brought with it new blood on the United States women’s national team, with back-to-back camps featuring less well-established names and more players with the possibility for more.
It’s something that the USWNT hasn’t experienced in what feels like a long time — if maybe ever — as coach Emma Hayes has leaned into experimenting with the roster in the time since the Paris Olympics. With no major international tournament in the cards for the USWNT until 2027, when the Women’s World Cup will take place in Brazil, there’s finally time to take a step back and take a deeper look at the team’s talent pool. It’s unprecedented, but necessary.
As the world catches up and development becomes more instrumental in senior national team success, the USWNT has lagged somewhat behind in incorporating new faces into the mix. As such, Hayes finds herself focused on fielding rosters in the aim of developing talent.
It’s a different tune from the previous World Cup cycle, which felt at times like the team was in “go-now” mode for…
