It contains Washington’s Trinity Rodman, Ashley Sanchez, Andi Sullivan, Kelley O’Hara, Ashley Hatch and Aubrey Kingsbury.
Five others have native connections: Becky Sauerbrunn, a University of Virginia graduate who performed for the Washington Freedom, the Spirit’s predecessor; Emily Fox (Ashburn, Va.) and Midge Purce (Silver Spring, Md.); and former Spirit attackers Rose Lavelle and Mallory Pugh.
Washington’s Emily Sonnett, who’s recovering from a foot harm, was the one participant from the W Championship roster not chosen.
Despite being winless because the NWSL opener, the Spirit (1-6-9) will proceed to boast the most important contingent on the U.S. roster. Seattle’s OL Reign is represented by 4 gamers and the Portland Thorns and San Diego Wave three apiece.
“I don’t think they’re in the best form they can be,” Andonovski stated of Spirit gamers in league play. “But we’re very happy in how they perform when they’re in our environment. … There may be a point where we feel like somebody doesn’t deserve to be in our environment or in our camp, but as of right now we trust them.”
At the W Championship, Spirit gamers mixed for 11 begins, led by Sullivan with 4. Rodman, Sanchez and Sonnett scored one aim every.
Crystal Dunn, a former Spirit star who gave delivery in May, will rejoin the squad for coaching functions solely. Andonovski stated the left again is forward of schedule and may be capable to play within the October or November friendlies.
The solely call-up from outdoors the NWSL was Olympique Lyonnais’s Lindsey Horan.
Several regulars stay unavailable: Catarina Macario, Sam Mewis, Christen Press, Lynn Williams and Tierna Davidson are injured, Abby Dahlkemper simply returned from harm and Julie Ertz and Casey Krueger are on maternity go away.
The U.S. go to to Audi Field will come after a number of failed makes an attempt by the U.S. Soccer Federation and D.C. United to rearrange a match on the four-year-old MLS stadium, which this season is internet hosting six of the Spirit’s 11 common season residence video games. (Washington additionally performs at Segra Field in Leesburg.)
The Americans made 10 appearances at RFK Stadium between 1995 and 2017.
The top-ranked Americans will enter the matches in opposition to the No. 46 Super Falcons unbeaten in 19 straight since shedding to Canada within the Olympic semifinals. Their success on the W Championship secured berths within the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Like the United States, Nigeria has participated in each World Cup since 1991. Its American coach, Randy Waldrum, additionally oversees the University of Pittsburgh girls’s group.
Goalkeepers: Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars).
Defenders: Alana Cook (OL Reign), Emily Fox (Racing Louisville), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave), Sofia Huerta (OL Reign), Kelley O’Hara (Washington), Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns).
Midfielders: Sam Coffey (Portland), Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyonnais), Taylor Kornieck (San Diego), Rose Lavelle (OL Reign), Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC), Ashley Sanchez (Washington), Andi Sullivan (Washington).
Forwards: Ashley Hatch (Washington), Alex Morgan (San Diego), Mallory Pugh (Chicago), Midge Purce (Gotham FC), Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign), Trinity Rodman (Washington), Sophia Smith (Portland).