After a pair of historic players like Megan Rapinoe and Julie Ertz were kicked out by FIFA Date in September, and then faced Colombia in a doubleheader in October, the United States Women’s National Team announced their call to will play against China in a couple of games in the month of December, saying goodbye to the event in 2023.
Although it is true that they have already announced the acquisition of Emma Hayes to land the USWNT with the mission of getting back on track after a complicated year with the early elimination of the Australia-New Zealand World Cup, it must be remembered that the British strategist will come until I finish her time with Chelsea Women, so Twila Kilgore remains at the helm of the North American team.
This Monday the roster of the ‘Stars and Stripes’ team was announced to face the Asians in a double date, but the biggest surprise was the absence of Alex Morgan, who was not part of the list for the matches on December 2 (DRV PNK Stadium) and December 5 (Toyota Stadium). The call has 26 players, but the experienced player of the San Diego Wave is not part of it.
USWNT calls to face China
Ported
- Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage), Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit), and Jane Campbell (Houston Dash)
Defenses
- Alana Cook (OL Reign), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave), Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage), Casey Krueger (Chicago Red Stars), Tierna Davidson (Chicago Red Stars), Abby Dahlkemper (San Diego Wave), and Mary Alice Vignola (Angel City FC)
Midfielders
- Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon), Rose Lavelle (OL Reign), Emily Sonnett (OL Reign), Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain), Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns), Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns), and Jenna Nightswonger (Gotham FC)
Before
- Mia Fishel (Chelsea), Midge Purce (Gotham FC), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns), Alyssa Thompson (Angel City FC), Lynn Williams (Gotham FC), Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
