The U.S. Women’s National Team kicks off the 2024 campaign on Tuesday, Feb. 20, taking on the Dominican Republic to open group stage play at the Concacaf W Gold Cup. The teams will square off at 10:15 p.m. ET / 7:15 p.m. PT at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. and the match will be broadcast in English on Paramount+ and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes and ESPN+.
Drawn into Group A along with Argentina and Mexico, the U.S. will play the entirety of the Group Stage in Carson, Calif., taking on Argentina on Feb. 23 (10:15 p.m. ET / 7:15 p.m. PT) and Mexico on Feb. 26 (10:15 p.m. ET / 7:15 p.m. PT ) to close out the group stage.
Fans will also be able to follow all the action from the W Gold Cup via X (formerly Twitter – @USWNT), Instagram (@USWNT), Facebook and the official U.S. Soccer App.
U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB)
GOALKEEPERS (3): 21-Jane Campbell (Houston Dash), 18-Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage), 1-Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars)
DEFENDERS (8): 2-Abby Dahlkemper (San Diego Wave FC), 19-Crystal Dunn (NJ/NY Gotham FC), 12-Tierna Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham FC), 23-Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG), 4-Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC), 20-Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit), 3-Jenna Nighswonger (NY/NJ Gotham FC), 5-Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns FC)
MIDFIELDERS (6): 15-Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), 17-Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC), 10-Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon, FRA), 16-Rose Lavelle (NJ/NY Gotham FC), 13-Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns FC), 14-Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
FORWARDS (6): 7-Mia Fishel (Chelsea FC, ENG), 9-Midge Purce (NJ/NY Gotham FC), 22-Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), 8-Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC), 11-Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC), 6-Lynn Williams (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
Interim head coach Twila Kilgore named the 23-player roster for the Concacaf W Gold Cup on Feb. 7, though one change has since been made as center back Alana Cook was forced to withdraw due to a minor knee injury sustained during NWSL preseason. She was replaced by veteran defender Becky Sauerbrunn.
Twenty players on this roster took part in the USA’s year-end matches against China PR last December, including three players – defender Jenna Nighswonger and midfielders Korbin Albert and Olivia Moultrie – who made their international debuts during those games.
The three additions to this roster are proven veterans with a wealth of experience, as Sauerbrunn, goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and defender Crystal Dunn return to the squad for the first time since the October 2023 friendlies against Colombia.
ALL ABOUT THE GOLD CUP
The Concacaf W Gold Cup is the region’s new flagship competition for Women’s National Teams, providing additional opportunities for competition and exposure. The field for the final tournament was finalized on Feb. 17 as the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Puerto Rico won their Preliminary Round matches to secure their spot in the 12-team field. The Dominican Republic topped Guyana 1-0 to join the USA in Group A, Puerto Rico upset Haiti 1-0 to join Group B and El Salvador defeated Guatemala 3-1 to secure a spot in Group C.
The 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup will be played in four venues across the United States, with matches being played at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, Shell Energy Stadium in Houston and BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Group A will be played entirely at Dignity Health Sports Park, while Group B, which features Brazil, Colombia, Panama and Puerto Rico, will play all its group matches at Snapdragon Stadium. Canada, Costa Rica, Paraguay and El Salvador make up Group C, which will play its group games at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.
The top two finishers from each group will advance to the knockout rounds, along with the two best third-place teams overall. The knockout rounds begin with the Quarterfinal Round on March 2 and 3 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, with the pairings to be…
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