Megan Rapinoe And Alex Morgan Headline USWNT World Cup Roster
Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
Holder, United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) finally unveiled its long-awaited roster for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Wednesday.
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Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan who were integral parts of the team that won the World Cup in 2019 made the squad.
Three goalkeepers, seven defenders, seven midfielders, and six forwards made the squad of the United States hoping to win its third straight world title.
Young mother, Crystal Dunn, in-form Savannah DeMelo, retuning Jule Ertz, and youngsters, Trinity Rodman and Sophia Smith also made the squad.
Other notable names are Lynn Williams, Alyssa Thompson, Kristie Mewis, and Lindsey Horan.
USWNT will face debutant, Vietnam, the Netherlands, and Portugal in Group E at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup.
USWNT Squad for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Goalkeepers: Aubrey Kingsbury, Casey Murphy, Alyssa Naeher
Defenders: Alana Cook, Crystal Dunn, Emily Fox, Naomi Girma, Sofia Huerta, Kelley O’Hara, Emily Sonnet
Midfielders: Svannah DeMelo, Julie Ertz, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lavelle, Kristie Mewis, Ashley Sanchez, Andi Sullivan
Forwards: Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith, Alyssa Thompson, Lynn Williams
Meanwhile…
It’s USWNT World Cup roster day, and all eyes are on which team veterans will be healthy enough to make the cut.
Captain Becky Sauerbrunn recently announced she wouldn’t be recovered in time to join the U.S. in New Zealand after an injury setback.
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Megan Rapinoe, Kelley O’Hara, Rose Lavelle, and Alex Morgan have all missed game time due to injury or load management in recent weeks.
Lavelle hasn’t played for OL Reign since mid-April, though she is training.
Rapinoe did not play last weekend after leaving an OL Reign match with calf tightness two weeks ago.
O’Hara played 45 minutes for Gotham FC, building on a 17-minute performance the week prior.
Julie Ertz played 90 minutes for Angel City, and Alex Morgan returned for San Diego.
The USWNT is going to take players with limited fitness by necessity, as they balance youth and experience. But the question of how to manage the squad in a grueling tournament remains.
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