There are 14 players on the USWNT that have never played in a World Cup. Here's everything you need to know about the squad as they look to three-peat in Australia ⚽
at age 18, becoming the first American woman to go pro straight out of high school -- a path some of her USWNT teammates have since followed. She came to the U.S. and played in the NWSL to secure her spot on the U.S. team before the 2019 World Cup, but now that she has proved herself indispensable, she's back in Europe.
At 5-foot-9, she's one of the taller players on this U.S. roster, and she takes advantage of it. Among all USWNT players with at least 270 international minutes since the start of 2022 , Horan is first in aerial duels won at 3.99 per 90 minutes.is not shy about admitting her hometown is her favorite place on Earth, and if the NWSL ever adds a team in Cincinnati, she'll find a way to join it. She loves dogs, none more than her bulldog named Wilma Jean Wrinkles.
Although Lavelle has been hampered by injuries as of late, her creativity as a classic No. 10 playmaker will be difficult to replace if she doesn't play a starting role in this World Cup. Since the start of 2022 in international play, Lavelle has led the USWNT per 90 minutes in through-balls, the defense-splitting passes that can lead to quality scoring opportunities. Her"big chances" created rank fourth per 90 among all USWNT players with at least four games.
Ertz is a physical defensive midfielder, flying into tackles and disrupting opposing attacks. The sample sizes for Ertz, 31, are small anywhere you look -- she has barely played for the USWNT or in the NWSL since 2021. And yet it's hard not to notice that she leads the USWNT in blocked shots per 90 minutes . Can that be extrapolated beyond the mere 68 international minutes she played at the time she made the roster? We'll see.
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