Injuries and extended absences have taken a toll on the U.S. women’s national team as the reigning world champions prepare for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
As head coach Vlatko Andonovski continues to evaluate players before naming a final roster next summer, we take a look at recent USWNT mainstays on the outside looking in and where they stand in the run-up to the biggest tournament in women’s soccer. Next up: Tierna Davidson.
Position: Defender
Total caps: 48
Most recent USWNT appearance: Feb. 23, 2022 vs. Iceland (SheBelieves Cup)
What is her track record with the USWNT?
The defender played a full 90 minutes in each of her first three matches for the USWNT en route to the 2018 SheBelieves Cup title.
While Davidson missed the Concacaf W Championship later that year with a broken ankle, she returned to the USWNT in 2019. At 20 years old, she became the youngest player on the U.S. roster at the 2019 World Cup.
Davidson appeared in just one World Cup game, a group-stage match against Chile, but she made her mark with two assists in the 3-0 win. By the 2021 Olympics, she’d become a standard presence in the starting lineup.
What is keeping her off the roster?
The 24-year-old tore her ACL in March during a training…
