USWNT vs. Mexico: Starting Members and Lineup Notes | 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup

USWNT vs. Mexico – 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup – Group A
date: February 26, 2024
venue: Dignity Health Sports Park; Carson, California
broadcast: Paramount+, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
Official kickoff time: 10:15pm ET / 7:15pm PT

Starting lineup for the match against Mexico: 1-Alyssa Neher; 2-Abby Dahlkemper, 5-Becky Sauerbrunn, 6-Lynn Williams, 10-Lindsay Horan (Captain), 11-Sophia Smith, 16-Rose Lovell, 17-Sam・Coffey, 19- Crystal Dunn, 22- Trinity Rodman, 23- Emily Fox

Available subchannels: 3-Jenna Neiswonger, 4-Naomi Girma, 7-Alex Morgan, 8-Jaedyn Shaw, 9-Midge Peirce, 12-Tierna Davidson, 13-Olivia Moultrie, 14-Emily Sonnet, 15-Corbin Albert, 18-Casey Murphy, 20-Casey Kruger, 21-Jane Campbell

game memo | 5 things you need to know

• USWNT Starting Eleven Cap Numbers (including this game): Sauerbrunn (219) Dunn (142), Horan (141), Neher (99), Lovell (95), Dahlkemper (82), Williams (61), Fox (42), Smith (41), Rodman (31) , Coffey (10)
• Seven different players have been selected in the starting line-up for the game against Mexico from the starting line-up for Friday's game against Argentina. Crystal Dunn, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lovell and Trinity Rodman will make back-to-back starts, while Emily Fox will make her first start of the tournament.
• The U.S.'s most experienced starting lineup so far in this tournament, the starting lineup against Mexico, averages 29.3 years old, while the lineup averages 27.0 years old, with 87 caps per player. Coffey is the only player in today's starting lineup without World Cup or Olympic experience.
• The four players in this starting eleven are Becky Sauerbrunn, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lovell, and Sophia Smith, who played against Mexico in the teams' recent encounter at the 2022 Concacaf World Championship. did.
• lindsay horan Captain of the USWNT for 20 seasons^th She earned 141 hours in her career.^cent cap. With his goal against Argentina, Horan became the seventh player in USWNT history to score in at least 10 consecutive years, and has contributed six goals (two goals, four assists) in nine career games against Mexico. That's more than any other opponent. USWNT Career.
• Alyssa Neher He will make his second start in 2024 when he will be 99 years old.^th International appearances for the entire USWNT. Neher, who is on track to become the third goaltender in USWNT history to reach the 100-cap milestone, currently has 60 shutouts and a shutout in each of his last five starts. If Neher reaches 100 caps, the United States will become the first country in history to have three female goaltenders with 100 or more caps.
• Abby Derkemper she will be 82 years old^n.d. Dahlkemper played the full 90 minutes in the U.S. vs. Dominican Republic game on February 20, scoring his second full 90 points for the U.S. team since undergoing major back surgery in November 2022, and his second. Marked participation. Dahlkemper led the USWNT in minutes played in both 2019 and 2020.
• One of the few active players in women's international soccer with over 200 caps. Becky Sauerbrunn It is scheduled to make its second start in 2024 and start in 2018.^th International appearances for the entire USWNT. Sauerbrunn captained the U.S. National Team in the 2024 Concacaf World Gold Cup opener against the Dominican Republic, recording his first 90-minute performance for the U.S. since April 8, 2023, and completing the game.
• Lynn Williams she will be 61 years old^cent She hung up her hat for her second start of the year.Williams played the full 90 minutes and scored 18 points.^th He scored his international goal in a victory over the Dominican Republic on February 20. This was her ninth 90-minute appearance with the USWNT, and her second since the start of 2023.
• sophia smith This will be his second start and third appearance in the 2024 Concacaf World Gold Cup, and he will qualify for the 41st time in total.^cent USWNT cap. Smith started the tournament opener against the Dominican Republic and assisted on Olivia Moultrie's opening goal, his eighth career assist. The 2023 NWSL Golden Boot winner came on midway through the second half against Argentina.
• rose label would score her a 95^th She will make her second start in 2024 and her fourth appearance for the U.S. team following the World Cup. She assisted Jadyn Shaw's second goal against Argentina on February 23, her 22nd game.^n.d. About her international career.Lovell finished 19th with one goal and three assists.^th Player in USWNT history with at least 25 goals and 25 assists.
• midfielder Sam Coffey get her a 10^th It was her fourth career start and second in the World Gold Cup, earning her a cap for the USWNT. Coffey, who made her international debut in September 2022, will appear in her USWNT's remaining six games, starting with a win over Colombia in San Diego on October 29. Coffey started against the Dominican Republic on February 20, marking her third 90-minute performance with the USWNT.
• crystal dunn she is going to score 142^n.d. Wins a cap and makes his second consecutive start in the Concacaf W Gold Cup. Dunn appeared in 14 games for the U.S. national team in 2023, all of which were starts, and played all but eight minutes at the World Cup, helping the U.S. defense to just two shots on target throughout the tournament.
• trinity rodman This is the 31st time in total, and the second consecutive year he has participated in the W Gold Cup.^cent career cap. Rodman, who came on as a substitute against the Dominican Republic, made his first start of 2024 against Argentina on February 23, scoring 30 points.^th cap. Rodman was 14 years old and 279 days old.^th– Becomes the youngest player in USWNT history to reach 30 caps since Mallory Swanson, who did so at age 19 in 2018.
• Rodman is the only player to appear in all 18 games for the USWNT in 2023, making his 21st appearance.^cent He made back-to-back appearances for the USWNT and has five goals and five assists in the past 20 games.
• emily fox At the age of 42, he will make his first start in 2024.^n.d. cap. The 25-year-old defender appeared in all but one game for the U.S. national team in 2023, ranking second on the team in total minutes played. Fox has been a mainstay on the USWNT's back line since the fall of 2021, ranking third on the team in total minutes played after the 2021 Olympics behind Lindsey Horan and Andy Sullivan.