While the U.S. women's national team squad that will compete at the 2023 Women's World Cup includes some household names, it also has a lot of unfamiliar ones.
Of the 23 players headed to Australia and New Zealand for the tournament, 14 have never played in a World Cup before. That's more newbies than the USWNT had at the previous two World Cups (which the U.S.
won). This is your primer on who these players are — both on and off the field. We dug through social media posts, scoured interviews and crunched the numbers on stats to give you a snapshot of all 23 players on the roster. (All stats comprise Opta data via TruMedia and are current as of the day USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski announced his roster, June 21.
Many stats come from the National Women's Soccer League because every player on the USWNT roster, except Lindsey Horan, plays club soccer in the NWSL.) The USWNT's World Cup opener is July 21 against Vietnam, so let's get to know these players.