CHICAGO — The U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) announced its roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
USWNT head coach Emma Hayes named the 18-player roster plus four alternates. The roster includes eight players who were on the USA roster for the 2020 Olympics (which was played in 2021).
Forward Alex Morgan, a four-time Olympic veteran, was the most notable absence on the 18-player roster. Morgan missed the latest Wave match last weekend as an excused absence.
The Paris roster includes three players from Colorado: Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith and Lindsey Horan.
The USWNT will open Group B play on Thursday, July 25, one day before the Opening Ceremonies, against Zambia at Stade de Nice in Nice.
The U.S. team will then play Germany on July 28 at Marseille’s Stade de Marseille in their second match and finish group play against Australia on July 31, also 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, ENG)
- 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, FRA)
- Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC)
- Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon, FRA)
- Rose Lavelle (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
- Catarina Macario (Chelsea FC, ENG)
FORWARDS
- 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
- Mmidfielder Hal Hershfelt
- Midfielder Croix Bethune
- Forward Lynn Williams
“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,” said Hayes.
“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.”
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