![]() ![]() Of the 32 rostered players, 15 are returning players from the 2022 season, 10 are non-rostered invitees, three are. The team kicks off preseason Wednesday, January 25, with 32 players on the active roster. Tierna Davidson is still rehabbing from an ACL but currently training with VfL Wolfsburg. The Chicago Red Stars today announced their preseason roster for the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season. NWSL MVP Sophia Smith will miss camp with a foot injury and Megan Rapinoe is absent with an ankle injury. There are also some new, key names missing from the January camp roster. Emily Sonnett and Lynn Williams are two players who make their return to the team after missing an extended period of 2022 with injuries. ![]() "To get to bring the team to New Zealand in January and play in our World Cup venues has so many benefits so we are going to make sure we maximize our time together, make this trip as productive as possible and enjoy a unique experience as many of our players have never been to New Zealand before."Īndonovski has heavily rotated the USWNT player pool over the last year in light of several players out on maternity leave or navigating injuries. "We've been thinking about and planning for the World Cup for a long time, but when the calendar turns to the World Cup year, for sure it brings some renewed focus and energy as the tournament starts in less than 200 days," said Andonovski. Want more coverage of women's soccer? Listen below and make sure to follow Attacking Third, A CBS Soccer Podcast devoted to bringing you everything you need to know from the NWSL and around the globe. The two-game series in January will be the first matches the USWNT will play in their senior women's program history in New Zealand. All Group E matches will take place in New Zealand in the cities of Auckland and Wellington. A fourth team of either Portugal, Cameroon, or Thailand will join the group after an inter-confederation playoff scheduled to take place in February. ![]() The USWNT were drawn into Group E alongside the Netherlands and Vietnam. Head coach Vlatko Andonovski named a 24-player roster on Thursday to compete in the upcoming trip that will mirror the World Cup group stage for team USA. It will begin with a six-day training camp and conclude with a pair of friendlies against World Cup co-host New Zealand on Jan. The road to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand begins with an annual January camp for the United States women's national team. ![]()
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