USWNT’s 26-player roster for the upcoming friendlies against Republic of Ireland: Q2 Stadium has a capacity of 20,738, CITYPARK a capacity of 22,500. Soccer reports both matches are already nearing sell-outs, with fewer than 1,000 tickets left for both games. Louis native Becky Sauerbrunn will celebrate her 200th cap in her hometown (she’s currently at 214 total). Soccer will also honor Ertz for her 100th cap before the Austin match - one she earned pre-pandemic in March 2020 but never had a chance to celebrate with the team. Louis for their first match at the new stadium on Tuesday, April 11 (7:30 p.m. ET on TNT, Universo and Peacock) then heading to CITYPARK in St. The USWNT will face another World Cup-bound team in Ireland, first at Q2 Stadium in Austin on Saturday, April 8 (2:30 p.m. We talk about it, and we embrace it, as we all know these players make each other better.” I know there is a lot of pressure on the players as the competition for World Cup spots increases, but that’s not something we shy away from. “The team is gelling and getting these players back in camp, all who know the environment very well, is just going to make it more competitive and turn the intensity up a notch. “It’s exciting to get the group back together and we’re getting closer to how we want to look this summer,” Andonovski said in the team’s press release. O’Hara and Krueger also played for their NWSL teams, Gotham FC and the Chicago Red Stars, respectively, though Krueger’s return was cut short after a head-to-head collision which forced an early first half substitution. Smith played in the Thorns’ 4-0 win over the Pride during the NWSL’s opening weekend, providing a goal and an assist. Smith, coming off her NWSL MVP and Championship MVP 2022 season, missed the USWNT’s trip to New Zealand and SheBelieves Cup after addressing a lingering injury concern over the winter. Women's National Soccer Team March 28, 2023 The #USWNT April roster □□ » /krTboxV3Pn Of the 23 players who won the 2023 SheBelieves Cup, only forward Midge Purce has been left out. Centre-back Tierna Davidson has been upgraded back to the full roster after participating in the team’s training camp in Orlando in February. Mostly, the changes from the team’s SheBelieves Cup roster are additions, with forward Sophia Smith, and outside backs Kelley O’Hara and Casey Krueger also making their returns to the national team. Soccer on their roster release.Įrtz isn’t the only player returning. As of Tuesday, she is listed as “unattached” by U.S. midfield, and her return to the USWNT also signals a potential return to the NWSL. Her absence on the team has been one of the most notable talking points around the U.S. She’ll now also be one of five moms on this USWNT roster, after having her son in August 2022. Midfielder Julie Ertz is the big name on April’s roster, making her first return to the team since the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
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