had been each referred to as up Tuesday to the for this month’s , marking simply the third time siblings have been named to the identical senior nationwide group roster. However among the many names lacking from the 23-woman roster is defender , who final month moved to Chelsea on a $1-million switch, the most costly in girls’s soccer historical past.
Girma, who final yr named to the FIFA world Greatest XI after serving to the in final summer time’s , was considered one of 10 Olympians left off the group to provide coach an opportunity to audition a brand new wave of gamers. Girma can also be returning to health after recovering from a calf damage.
Others lacking embrace midfielder and forwards , and . 4 of the ladies Hayes referred to as up have by no means appeared in a senior nationwide group whereas seven others have eight or fewer caps; the typical age of the 23 gamers in 24.9 years.
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“This group continues to be rising,” Hayes stated in an announcement. “With many gamers at the start of their membership preseasons, we’ll be affected person with them. However on the identical time, we’re going to maximise the time we’ve collectively.”
The U.S. will open the four-team event towards Colombia on Feb. 20 in Houston, then face Australia three days later in Glendale, Ariz., earlier than ending towards Japan on Feb. 26 in San Diego. All three groups reached the quarterfinals of the final World Cup whereas Colombia and Japan additionally made the ultimate eight of final summer time’s Paris Olympics.
“We face three wonderful groups with three very completely different types and the event shall be a fantastic check to see who can carry out towards world-class gamers,” Hayes stated. “However to see that we have to give them alternatives. We’ve put quite a lot of thought on how finest to perform that whereas persevering with to evolve and placing out a group that may win.”
The Thompson sisters signed with Angel Metropolis as youngsters; Alyssa, a ahead, within the winter of 2023 and Gisele, a defender, a yr later. Alyssa, now 20, went on to play within the World Cup as a rookie whereas Gisele, 19, has been referred to as right into a earlier nationwide group coaching camp however has not appeared in a sport.
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The primary pair of sisters referred to as up for senior nationwide group video games had been twins Lorrie and Ronnie Honest within the Nineteen Nineties. Extra lately Samantha and Kristie Mewis had been on the 2021 Olympic group collectively.
Sixteen of the gamers referred to as up this month play within the NWSL whereas seven different come from 5 European golf equipment. A type of is Chelsea ahead Catarina Macario, who needed to withdraw from the Olympic group with a knee damage final summer time. She hasn’t performed for the U.S. since final June.
Defender Savy King, lately acquired by Angel Metropolis in a commerce with Bay FC, shall be in camp as a coaching participant however won’t seem on any sport rosters.
U.S. girls’s nationwide group roster
Goalkeepers: Jane Campbell (Houston Sprint), Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals)
Defenders: Tierna Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham), Crystal Dunn (Paris Saint-Germain), Emily Fox (Arsenal), Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit), Jenna Nighswonger (Arsenal), Emily Sams (Orlando Satisfaction), Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham), Gisele Thompson (Angel Metropolis FC)
Midfielders: Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC), Lindsey Heaps (née Horan) (Olympique Lyon), Claire Hutton (Kansas Metropolis Present), Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Braveness), Lily Yohannes (Ajax)
Forwards: Lynn Biyendolo (née Williams) (Seattle Reign FC), Michelle Cooper (Kansas Metropolis Present), Catarina Macario (Chelsea FC), Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Sprint), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville), Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals), Alyssa Thompson (Angel Metropolis)
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