The US women's team will not feature captain Becky Sauerbrunn, winger Mallory Swanson and Catarina Macario. However, veteran striker Megan Rapinoe and midfield conductor Rose Lavelle were present after recovering from injury.
The US women's team lacks many stars compared to the championship in 2019
"It remains to be seen how with the current composition of the US women's team will perform in the opening match against the Vietnamese women's team (at 8:22.7 am on July 2019, Vietnam time). Coach Vlatko Andonovski is having a headache with the choice of who will play in the center of the defence alongside Noami Girma, after captain Becky Sauerbrunn is absent. On the left side, there have also been questions about who will replace the XNUMX World Cup champion, Mallory Swanson. Trademarks Evaluate.
After the opening match against the Vietnamese women's team in Group E, the US women's team met the Netherlands women's team in Wellington on July 27.7, before returning to Auckland to play the final match of the group stage against the Portuguese women's team at Eden Park on August 1.8. The Vietnamese women's team after the match against the US women's team, the next match against the Portuguese women's team at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton at 14:30 p.m. on July 27.7 and the final match against the Dutch women's team at 14:1.8 on August XNUMX.
Striker Alex Morgan (13) continues to be the most watched striker on the US women's team's attack
Veteran star Megan Rapinoe recovers from injury to attend the 2023 Women's World Cup
According to the sheet Trademarks: "The US women's team still has to put a lot of hope on two stars Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle. Besides, coach Vlatko Andonovski may find a solution to replace the absent stars, to maintain the strength of the US women's team towards the historic record of 2 consecutive championships."
The US women's team is also the first team in history to have a total of 4 women's World Cup titles. Currently, only the German women's team is the team that is sharing the record of 2 consecutive championships (2003 and 2007) with the US women's team (2015 and 2019).
List of the US women's team for the 2023 Women's World Cup:
- Goalie: Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit Club), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars 90).
- Defender: Alana Cook (OL Reign), Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns FC), Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC), Sofia Huerta (OL Reign), Kelley O'Hara (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Emily Sonnett (OL Reign).
- Midfielder: Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC), Julie Ertz (Angel City FC), Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon, France), Rose Lavelle (OL Reign), Kristie Mewis (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit), Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit).
- Striker: Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC), Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC), Alyssa Thompson (Angel City FC) and Lynn Williams (NJ/NY Gotham FC).
