Date: July 4, 2022 Venue: Estadio Universitario; Monterrey, Mexico Broadcast: CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, ViXBroadcast Time: 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CTO Official start time: 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT
Starting XI vs. Haiti: 18-Casey Murphy; 3-Alana Cook, 4-Becky Sauerbrunn (Capt.), 5-Kelley O’Hara, 9-Mallory Pugh, 10-Lindsey Horan, 11-Sophia Smith, 13-Alex Morgan, 16-Rose Lavelle, 17-Andi Sullivan , 19-Emily Fox
Supporters Available: 1-Alyssa Naeher; 2-Ashley Sanchez, 6-Trinity Rodman, 7-Ashely Hatch, 8-Sofia Huerta, 12-Naomi Girma, 14-Emily Sonnett, 15-Megan Rapinoe, 20-Taylor Kornieck, 21-Aubrey Me2Ksbury, 23-Midge Purce
GAME NOTES | FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – HAITI
USWNT Starting Lineup Cap Numbers (including this match): Sauerbrunn (204), Morgan (193), O’Hara (155), Horan (112), Pugh (75), Lavelle (74), Sullivan (29), Smith (17), Fox (15), Cook (11), Murphy (6)
Today’s starting lineup averages 80 innings per player with four players – Sauerbrunn, Morgan, O’Hara and Horan – having 100+ innings. Four players on that roster – Smith, Fox, Cook and Murphy – have fewer than 20 caps and will all be making their first appearance for the USWNT in a World Cup or Olympic qualifier.
Four players in that starting lineup appeared in the USA’s last meeting against Haiti, which came in the opening match of the Concacaf Olympic Qualifiers on January 28, 2020. Lavelle, O’Hara and Sauerbrunn all started that match in Houston while Horan came on as a second-half substitute and scored the USA’s third goal in the eventual 4-0 victory.
Center back Becky Sauerbrunn will captain the USWNT for the 33rd time as she makes her 204th international appearance. This will be Sauerbrunn’s 18th start and 19th appearance for the USA in a Concacaf qualifier, having played in World Cup Qualifiers in 2010, 2014 and 2018 and Olympic Qualifiers in 2012, 2016 and 2020.
Goalkeeper Casey Murphy will make her Concacaf Qualifying debut as she earns her sixth career cap and makes her fourth appearance in 2022. Murphy, who earned her first USWNT cap just seven months ago in a 3-0 win over Australia in Sydney on November 27, has four clean sheets in her previous five appearances.
Defender Alana Cook will make her seventh start of 2022 as she makes her qualifying debut in what will be her 11th international appearance overall for the USWNT. Cook leads the team with 504 total minutes played in 2022 and had a pair of assists in the USA’s win over Uzbekistan on April 9. This will be the fourth time Cook and Sauerbrunn have started together at center back. They started together most recently in the USA’s 3-0 win over Colombia on June 25.
Kelley O’Hara is set to earn her 155th cap, moving into a tie with Michelle Akers and Christen Press for 22nd on the USWNT’s all-time list. O’Hara, who scored her third career goal in the USWNT’s win over Colombia on June 28, will be participating in her sixth Concacaf tournament qualifier, having played in the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Qualifiers and World Qualifiers Cup in 2014 and 2018. Has one goal and four assists in 16 Qualifying appearances.
Mallory Pugh will make her sixth start of 2022 as she becomes the 49th player in USWNT history to reach 75 caps. At 24 years and 66 days old, she is the youngest player to reach the milestone since Heather O’Reilly did it in 2008 at the age of 23. Pugh has been directly involved in 10 goals in 2022 which is tied for the team lead in both goals (5) and assists (5). This will be Pugh’s 10th appearance in Concacaf qualifying overall and her first since the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
Midfielder Lindsey Horan will earn her 112th cap as she competes in her fourth straight qualifier for the USA, having appeared in an Olympic Qualifier in 2016, a World Cup Qualifier in 2018 and an Olympic Qualifier again in 2020. Horan led the US in scoring with six goals during the 2020 Olympic qualifiers, including a goal in the tournament opener against Haiti.
Sophia Smith, the youngest player in this starting line-up at 21, will make her Concacaf Qualifying debut in her 17th matchday overall. Smith is tied for the U.S. scoring lead this year with five goals and tallied twice in her most recent outing for the U.S., a 3-0 win over Colombia on June 25 in her native Colorado.
Alex Morgan will earn her 193rd cap for the USWNT in what will be her second start and third overall appearance for the USA in 2022. Morgan has a total of 19 goals in her 20 qualifying appearances for the USA, 10 of those in World Cup qualification, which is tied for the fourth most team in history. She scored seven goals in four games in 2018 World Cup qualifying, her most recent action in Concacaf qualifying for the USA. She missed the 2020 Olympic Qualifiers due to pregnancy.
Rose Lavelle will earn her 74th career cap as she starts her fifth straight game for the USWNT. Lavelle is tied for the team lead in assists this year with five and has been directly involved in seven goals in the USA’s last four games (two goals and five assists). Lavelle has a total of five goals and one assist in her previous nine appearances in Concacaf qualifying matches.
Midfielder Andy Sullivan will make her seventh start of 2022 in what will be her 29th international cap overall for the USA. Sullivan, who ranks third on the team in total minutes played in 2022 with 436, will make her second appearance for the USA in a Concacaf qualifier, starting and playing the full 90 minutes against Panama during the 2020 Olympic Qualifiers.
Emily Fox will make her Concacaf Qualifying debut as she earns her 15th cap for the USA. Fox will now have played in 11 of the USA’s 12 matches since the October 2021 FIFA window, making 10 starts in that span. No player has appeared in more games for the USA in the last 10 months.
