U.S. women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes finalized her 18 picks and four alternates on Wednesday for the 2024 Paris Olympic soccer tournament.
Eight players who were on the roster for the 2020 Olympics will make their return to the team while the other 10 were members of the 2023 Women’s World Cup team.
The notable omission from the team is Alex Morgan. The forward, who has yet to score a goal this season for the San Diego Wave in the NWSL, faced stiff competition from a young group of attacking players which made it an uphill battle for the legend as there were only 18 spots to fill.
“Making an Olympic roster is a huge privilege and an honor and there is no denying that it was an extremely competitive process among the players and that there were difficult choices, especially considering how hard everyone has worked over the past 10 months,” Hayes said in a statement from U.S. Soccer. “Choosing an 18-player roster plus alternates involved many considerations, but I am excited for the group we have selected and I’m looking forward to building on the work from last camp as we head into the Send-Off matches and then onto France. These are great opportunities for us to continue to show the progress we are making.”
The team will convene on July 8 in New Jersey in preparation to face Mexico on July 13 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. They will then head to Washington, D.C., to play their final tuneup game against Costa Rica on July 16 at Audi Field.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the U.S. will get play started in Group B play on July 25 against Zambia in Nice. They will then play Germany on July 28 and round out group play against Australia on July 31 in Marseille.
2024 U.S. Olympic Women’s Soccer Team Roster
GOALKEEPERS: Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars)
DEFENDERS: Tierna Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC), Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit), Jenna Nighswonger (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
MIDFIELDERS: Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC), Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon), Rose Lavelle (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Catarina Macario (Chelsea FC)
FORWARDS (5): Crystal Dunn (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC), Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars)
Alternates: Goalkeeper Jane Campbell, midfielder Hal Hershfelt, midfielder Croix Bethune, and forward Lynn Williams.
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