Date: June 28, 2022Location: Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, UtahBroadcast: ESPN Broadcast time: 10:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. MTO Official Start Time: 10:08 p.m. ET / 8:08 p.m. MT
Starting line-up against Colombia: 1-Alyssa Naeher; 2-Ashley Sanchez, 8-Sofia Huerta, 10-Lindsey Horan (Cap.), 12-Naomi Girma, 13-Alex Morgan, 14-Emily Sonnett, 15-Megan Rapinoe, 16-Rose Lavelle, 23-Midge Purce, – Carson Pickett
Supporters available: 4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 5-Kelley O’Hara, 6-Trinity Rodman, 7-Ashley Hatch, 9-Mallory Pugh, 18-Casey Murphy, 19-Emily Fox, 20-Taylor Kornieck, 21-Au, Kingsbury , 22-Kristie Mewis, 25-Jaelin Howell, 27-Sam Coffey
Undressed: Alana Cook, Sophia Smith, Andi Sullivan
GAME NOTES FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – COLOMBIA
USWNT starting line-up numbers (including this match): Morgan (192), Rapinoe (189), Horan (111), Naeher (81), Lavelle (73), Sonnett (66), Purce (15), Huerta (14) , Sanchez (9), Girma (2), Pickett (1)
Tuesday’s starting line-up includes nine different players from Saturday’s starting line-up against Colombia on Saturday, with Horan and Lavelle being the only players to start both games.
Today’s starting lineup averages 67 entries per player with three players – Morgan, Rapinoe and Horan – having 100+ entries. In fact, Morgan and Rapinoe enter the match having made more combined appearances for the USWNT (379) than the other nine players in this starting line-up together (363).
Instead, three players in this Initial IX – Sanchez, Girma and Pickett – have single-digit entries with Pickett making its international debut.
Defender Carson Pickett is set to win her first entry for the U.S. Women’s National Team. Pickett, who was born without part of her left arm, is the first player with a margin difference to appear for the USWNT.
Pickett will be the fifth player to make his US debut in 2022 and the 15th player to win the first team under Andonovski. At 28 years and 286 days old, Pickett is the oldest field player to make her US debut since McCall Zerboni made her international debut at the age of 30 in 2017 and is the oldest field player to ever start for the US in its first participation. .
Lindsey Horan is set to lead the team as she makes her 111th all-time appearance for the United States and her third appearance – and third start – in 2022. This will be Horan’s fourth time as United States leader and first after USWNT games against Australia will close in 2021.
Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher returns to the starting lineup for her 81st appearance overall and her third appearance this year. Naeher enters the game with 46 shutouts in his career and ranks third in USWNT history in goalkeeping, wins (64) and clean sheets.
Ashley Sanchez will make the fourth start of her career – it all came in 2022 – as she makes her ninth appearance for the USWNT overall. Sanchez will have appeared in every game for the USA since she made her international debut on November 27, 2021, against Australia and so far she has two goals and two assists in her international career.
Defender Sofia Huerta will make the 6th start of her career with her 14th overall appearance with the USWNT. This will be Huerta’s seventh appearance since returning to the national team in November 2021, having won its previous seven appearances during 2017 and 2018, including a second-half appearance at USWNT’s final match in Rio Tinto. Stadium against China in June 2018.
Naomi Girma will win the second cover of her career as she makes her second start for the USWNT. Girma, the No. 1 overall pick in the NWSL 2021 college draft, made her international debut and played all 90 minutes in the US victory over Uzbekistan on April 12 in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Alex Morgan will make her first start for the US from October 21, 2021, as she is expected to earn her 192nd capital in total. Morgan made her international debut in Sandy, Utah on March 31, 2010 in a snowy match against Mexico. With her appearance today against Colombia, Morgan will equal Brandi Chastain for the 14th place in the all-time charts in the USA.
Defender Emily Sonnett returns to the field for her first start of the year with the USWNT and her 66th appearance overall. Sonnett, who missed the April Camp USA due to a rib injury, saw off-bench time in the USWNT SheBelieves Cup against the Czech Republic and Iceland. This is her first start for the USA since she spent 90 minutes in the 3-0 victory over Australia on November 27, 2021.
Megan Rapinoe is set to make her 189th appearance as she makes her USWNT debut on October 21, 2021. Rapinoe returned to the stadium in Colorado for the first minutes of the year with the USWNT and assisted Taylor Kornieck in the 90th minute. minute, thin. Rapinoe now has 72 assists in his career, one ashamed to equal Abby Wambach in third place in the all-time charts for USWNT assists.
Rose Lavelle will make her fifth appearance and fifth appearance in 2022 as she wins her 74th USWNT career. Lavelle assisted on both of Sofia Smith’s goals in Saturday’s win over Colombia and has now played a direct role in seven goals in the last three US games, with two goals and five assists during that time. Lavelle’s five assists so far in 2022 are already tied for the most ever in a calendar year with the USWNT.
Forward Mitz Perce will win her 15th overall appearance as she makes her second start of the year and first after the US victory over New Zealand on February 20 in the SheBelieves Cup. Purce has three goals and three assists so far in her USWNT career and scored in the 84th minute against Uzbekistan on April 12, her most recent action at Crest.
The average and dominant NWSL rookie of the month, Sam Coffey, is available from the bench for this game at Sandy. With Pickett nodding today for her first cap, Coffey will be the only player on this roster still looking for a cap. If she sees action against Colombia, Coffey would become the 250th player to win a cap for the USWNT.
