" Megan Rapinoe is at the 2023 Women's World Cup alongside several young players such as Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman, and Alyssa Thompson. They are all particularly important names. Megan Rapinoe is a very high-level professional player; she knows what she needs to do to win in major tournaments ," said the head coach of the US women's national team, Vlatko Andonovski.
The 2023 Women's World Cup was Megan Rapinoe's last major tournament representing the US national team. She won the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball at the Women's World Cup, a tournament where the US women's team also lifted the trophy. Megan Rapinoe is expected to continue her impressive form, and the US women's team's first opponent in their quest to defend their title is the Vietnamese women's team.
Megan Rapinoe is expected to be the leading figure of the US women's national team.
In addition to the aforementioned stars, coach Vlatko Andonovski also highlighted two other outstanding names: “ We have many players with leadership potential, including young talents and many veterans. However, Lindsey Horan and Alex Morgan have a lot of experience in big matches and they understand what it takes to win at the highest level ."
The strategist highly values his players. Vlatko Andonovski believes Lindsay and Alex are top-class players who understand how to connect the entire team into a unified unit. These two stars can represent the team both professionally and behind the scenes.
Central defender Lindsey Horan and veteran forward Alex Morgan have been appointed captains for the US women's national team. If both Horan and Morgan are on the field, Horan will wear the captain's armband. This decision was made by head coach Vlatko Andonovski in the absence of key defender Becky Sauerbrunn from the 2023 Women's World Cup, where she was injured and unable to participate in the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
The match between the US women's team and the Vietnam women's team will take place at 8:00 AM on July 22nd.
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