Vlatko Andonovski Names WNT Summer Series 23-Player Training Camp List Presented By AT&T 5G

CHICAGO (May 25, 2021) – Flatko Andonofsky, the head coach of the US women’s national team, chose 23 training grounds and games during the 2021 WNT Summer Series, presented by AT&T 5G.

All three US matches of the Summer Series begin with a match against Portugal on June 10 at the BBVA Stadium in Houston (broadcasts on FS1 at 7 PM Cairo local time and the match begins at 7: 30 PM Cairo / 8:30 PM ET), followed by a meeting with Jamaica on June 13 (9 PM ET / 10 PM ET on FS1), also at the BBVA Stadium. The United States will then travel to Austin to play Nigeria on June 16 (8pm Cairo time / 9pm ET on ESPN2) at Q2 Stadium in what will be the first soccer game at the new stadium.

The roster includes 19 NWSL players and four clubs in Europe. These matches will be the final matches before Andonovsky and his staff select the final Olympic team roster for the final Tokyo 2020 Summer Games.

“These games and the few training sessions that we will have are just more testing, more challenges and more learning opportunities for the players and coaches,” Andonovsky said. “The three games will definitely be important in choosing the Olympic team, but we are also focusing on the big picture and the general work that the players have done over the last year for the national team and their clubs. During these games, we will also focus on preparing for the Olympic group matches, so we need to balance everything. “This in addition to managing the general physical load of the players.”

The United States will also play two farewell matches for the Olympians in early July, before departing for Japan. In the final Olympic draw on April 21, the United States was drawn into Group G where they would face Sweden (July 21 in Tokyo), New Zealand (July 24 in Saitama) and Australia (July 27 in Kashima) during the group game. The Summer Series schedule, with two days off between games, will mimic the rhythm of the Olympic team game.

USWNT Boot Camp List – 2021 WNT Summer Series Presented by AT&T 5G

Goalkeepers (3): Jane Campbell (Houston Dash), Adriana Franch (Portland Thorns FC), Alyssa Nahr (Chicago Red Stars)

Defenders (8): Alana Cook (París Saint-Germain, Francia), Abbie Dalkimber (Manchester City, Inglaterra), Terna Davidson (Chicago Red Stars), Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns FC), Kelly O’Hara (Washington Spirit), Margaret Pearce (Nueva Jersey) New York Gotham FC) Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns FC) Emily Sonnet (Washington Spirit)

Mediators (6): Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns FC), Rose Lavelle (OL Reign), Katarina Macario (Olympique Lyonnais, FRA), Kristie Mewis (Houston Dash), Samantha Mewis (North Carolina Courage), Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit)

Attackers (6): Carly Lloyd (Nueva Jersey / New York Gotham FC), Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride), Kristen Press (Manchester United, Inglaterra), Megan Rapinoe (OL Rennes), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC), Lynn Williams (Carolina del Norte) Corage )

Striker Tobin Heath will also join the camp as a coach as she continues her return from a knee injury. Midfielder Julie Eerts has been excluded from the Summer Series due to an MCL injury she sustained while playing for the Chicago Red Stars in the first game of the new NWSL season.

All match tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday, May 29 at 10 am CST via ussoccer.com. Members of US Soccer Insiders will be able to participate in exclusive presale programs starting May 25.

Once the teams arrive in Houston, and the US and Nigerian teams in Austin, all players and staff will work in highly controlled host hotel environments. Organization of exercises and matches under the comprehensive umbrella. American football returns to the protocols and guidelines of the game And in accordance with Concacaf’s Return to Play protocols. Each person entering the controlled environment will be tested for COVID-19 prior to travel and upon arrival and periodically thereafter. Teams will not begin full team training until the results of all entrance tests have been confirmed.

Additional notes:

• Forward Carly Lloyd, who scored 300 historic points^{The tenth} Cap on April 10 against Sweden in Stockholm, this achievement will be honored before the United States’ game on June 16 against Nigeria in Austin.

• Lloyd’s next goal would be 125^{The tenth} From his international career. He is currently six men behind Kristen Lilly, who is third on the list of goalscorers in American history.

• Lloyd is the most experienced player on the list with 301 caps. The next most experienced player, defender Becky Sauerbrunn, is 117 caps behind her with 184. The other players on the list with more than 100 games are forwards Alex Morgan (175), Megan Rapinoe (175), Kristen Press ( 144) and defenders Kelly O’Hara. (136) and Crystal Dunn (111).

• Ten players on the list have 36 caps or fewer.

• The average number of hats for each player on this list is 76.

• The average age on the list is 28 years old.

• Rapinoe leads the United States in scoring so far in 2021, with seven goals. Rapinoe’s highest record in the USWNT calendar year is nine goals, achieved in 2019.

• Ten more players have scored for the United States this year, led by midfielder Samantha Moyes with three goals.

• Rapinoe’s next target will be her 60^{The tenth} And I would only 11^{The tenth} A player in USWNT history who has scored 60 or more goals in her career.

• Lloyd and Lindsey Horan had the most assists so far this year with four passes each.

• The youngest player on the list is 20-year-old forward Sophia Smith, who was four when Lloyd made her USWNT debut. When Smith made her debut against the Netherlands last November, she became the first Rascal-born player to win a senior team title.

• Moyes and midfielder Rose Lavelle came to camp after returning to the NBA from Manchester City in England, where they helped the club finish second in the Women’s Super League and the FA Cup.

• Defender Alana Cook, who plays in France with top-ranked Paris Saint-Germain, can arrive at the camp as the women’s first division champion with the decisive showdown against rival Lyon on May 30.

• Midfielder Catarina Macario will also join the US team from France, where she plays for Lyon, after scoring in five straight games before failing to score Lyon’s 1-0 win over Bordeaux at the weekend.

• With Christie (30) and Samantha Moyes (28) named to the list, the Mewis sisters will once again have the opportunity to play together for the United States. THey, they already have a USWNT record for most games played together as four-game sisters. They recently participated in the stadium on April 10 against Sweden in Stockholm. With 22 and 72 matches respectively, they are close to 100 between the two sisters. The sisters’ record is 123 games between Laurie Fair (120) and Ronnie Fair (3).

• Of America’s five previous encounters with Nigeria, four were at the World Cup and one at the Olympics, all of which were victories for the United States. In fact, the United States faced Nigeria in group matches in three consecutive World Cup finals (1999, 2003 and 2007), as well as in 2015.

• The United States and Nigeria recently met in a group stage match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015, with their 1-0 victory over Abe Wampak’s last World Cup goal.

• The United States has played Portugal nine times, all victories, and most recently met on September 3, 2019, in a round of victory after the Women’s World Cup, and a 3-0 victory in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Behind Lloyd’s double and a goal from Horan.

• On November 8, 2018, against Portugal, the USWNT claimed the historic 500^{The tenth} In the history of the program, winning 1-0 in Lisbon.

• The United States have played just three times in their history with Jamaica, all in CONCACAF qualifying matches, and most recently a 6-0 win in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers. As with Nigeria, this It will be the first friendly match between the two teams.

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