After formally taking over as the U.S. head coach, Emma Hayes has selected the starting lineup for her first games.
The national team for women. 23 players have been called up by Hayes for the team’s June 1 match against Korea Republic at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado (3 p.m. MT / 5 p.m. ET on TNT, Universo, truTV, Max, and Peacock). The team will then play on June 4 at Allianz Field, which is sponsored by Allstate (7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET on truTV, Universo, Max, and Peacock).
There are a mix of seasoned players, young talent, and three players without caps on the roster. This is the last roster before the 2024 Olympic Women’s Soccer Team is announced. The team will play in the USA’s final two games before departing for France, on July 13 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, against Mexico. (3:30 p.m. ET on truTV, TNT, Telemundo, Universo, Max, and Peacock) and on July 16 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., against Costa Rica. (TNT, Universo, truTV, Max, and Peacock, 7:30 p.m. ET).
The roster boasts the return of midfielder Rose Lavelle, who is two appearances away from becoming the 43rd player in U.S. history, along with 19 other players that helped the USA win the 2024 SheBelieves Cup in April. History of the Women’s National Team to accumulate 100 career caps. Sophia Smith, a native of Colorado and the league’s top scorer in the National Women’s Soccer League with eight goals, leads the league in shots (33) and shots on goal (21).
She is also on the roster. With six assists, she is tied for the league lead. In her eight games, Jaedyn Shaw, the top scorer for the USA in 2024, with five goals and one assist. For the June 1 match, Mallory Swanson will also be going back to her own state. She has two assists and three goals.
Colorado native and U.S. captain Lindsey Horan has four goals for the USWNT this season. After her French team Olympique Lyon competes for the 2023–2024 UEFA Champions League championship, she will report to camp.
On May 25, Lyon and Barcelona will play for the top award in women’s professional club soccer in Bilbao, Spain. It would be Lyon’s second Champions League triumph in the previous three years and a historic ninth overall. In the first league championship match in twenty years, Lyon defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on May 17 to win the Division 1 Féminine.
Hayes has also selected three training players who will work out with the squad during camp but will not be on the game rosters. They are defender Kate Wiesner, midfielder Olivia Moultrie, and midfielder Croix Bethune. Regarding Wiesner and Bethune, both Americans. Veteran members of the Women’s Youth National Team, this will be their first training session with the adult WNT. Moultrie has two goals this year in the Concacaf W Gold Cup to go along with his four career caps.
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jane Campbell (Houston Dash), Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage)
DEFENDERS (7): Tierna Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC), Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit), Jenna Nighswonger (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Sam Staab (Chicago Red Stars)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC), Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit), Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon, FRA), Rose Lavelle (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Lily Yohannes (Ajax, NED)
FORWARDS (7): Crystal Dunn (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Catarina Macario (Chelsea FC, ENG), Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC), Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars)
