The head coaching search for the next U.S. women’s national team is finally narrowing down candidates. Multiple predictions and wish lists have been made for who should take over the team ahead of the Olympics. In a report by The Athletic, the federation has its shortlist down to three main candidates; Australia’s Tony Gustavsson, Juventus manager Joe Montemurro, and OL Reign’s Laura Harvey.
The USWNT kicked off their October window on Thursday with a scoreless draw against Colombia. The games will be the final matches for interim head coach Twila Kilgore, who was appointed to the role back in August by U.S. sporting director Matt Crocker. The decision came after former head coach Vlatko Andonovski left following the USWNT’s early exit from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The squad is undefeated so far with Kilgore as head of the team. They won a pair of friendlies against South Africa in September. They’ll have a chance to extend that brief record for Kilgore a bit further this week against World Cup quarterfinalists Colombia. Afterward, the timeline to appoint a new head coach gets much shorter.
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