Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd and two surprises were among 23 players who will head to France for next month's tournament.
Carli Lloyd, hero of the 2015 Women's World Cup final, is among 12 U.S. players with World Cup experience selected to the 2019 squad. By Steven Goff Steven Goff Reporter covering soccer , plus some college basketball. Email Bio Follow May 2 at 1:00 PM Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd on Thursday were among 23 players named to a U.S. World Cup squad that is aiming to win consecutive global titles for the first time.
The other 11 include two members from the Washington Spirit, a National Women’s Soccer League team: forward Mallory Pugh and midfielder Rose Lavelle. There were no glaring omissions, but those missing the cut included Washington Spirit midfielder Andi Sullivan , as well as midfielder McCall Zerboni and defender Casey Short.
The top-ranked Americans are slight favorites heading into the Women’s World Cup, which will take place in France June 7-July 7. The U.S. first-round opponents are Thailand , Chile and Sweden .
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