Meet all 23 USWNT players going to the Women's World Cup - ESPN

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.

Alex Morgan, 34, is the third-oldest player on the roster, and despite a crop of newcomers pushing for her spot, she remains a guaranteed starter and the face of the team. Even non-USWNT fans might know Morgan from the many endorsements she has racked up, which recently included modeling Calvin Klein underwear and being a Michelob Ultra spokeswoman. She's also one of several mothers on the USWNT, and her postgame routine usually involves daughter Charlie visiting her on the field after the final whistle.

Alex Morgan talks about what this upcoming World Cup will do for women's soccer and what it means to play in her fourth World Cup for the USWNT.

As the target striker up top, Morgan can be counted on to put a team on her back. She has the highest share of a team's goals in