International Friendly: USA vs. Sweden

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2021 USWNT MEDIA GUIDE

The 2021 U.S. Ladies’s Nationwide Workforce Media Information is available for download. The Media Information options all of the historical past and statistics of the USWNT, in addition to full bios on technical workers and the present high gamers, data on the USA’s Youth Nationwide Groups, and normal necessary data on U.S. Soccer.

USWNT DETAILED ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB; CAPS/GOALS)

GOALKEEPERS (3): Jane Campbell (Houston Sprint; 5), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Braveness; 0), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Crimson Stars; 67)

DEFENDERS (8): Alana Cook dinner (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA; 2/0), Abby Dahlkemper (Manchester Metropolis, ENG; 65/0), Tierna Davidson (Chicago Crimson Stars; 28/1), Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns FC; 109/24), Kelley O’Hara (Washington Spirit; 134/2), Margaret Purce (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 6/1), Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns FC; 182/0), Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit; 51/0)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Julie Ertz (Chicago Crimson Stars; 108/20), Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns FC; 91/20), Rose Lavelle (Manchester Metropolis, ENG; 51/14), Kristie Mewis (Houston Sprint; 21/4), Samantha Mewis (Manchester Metropolis, ENG; 70/21), Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit; 16/0)

FORWARDS (6): Carli Lloyd (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 299/124), Alex Morgan (Orlando Pleasure; 173/108), Christen Press (Manchester United, ENG; 142/60), Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign; 173/57), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC; 3/0), Lynn Williams (North Carolina Braveness; 33/10)

Head coach Vlatko Andonvoski referred to as up 23 gamers for the 2 matches towards Sweden and France, however solely 18 will swimsuit up for every of the 2 matches, wherein every crew is allowed six substitutes. Ten gamers on this USA roster have expertise within the Olympic Video games. Eighteen gamers play within the NWSL and the remaining 5 in Europe, 4 in England and one in France.

TOP TESTS IN EUROPE

The 2-game tilt towards Sweden and France marks the fifth journey to Europe for pleasant matches that the USWNT has undertaken in as a few years, with 4 of these being two-game units. In 2017, the USA performed at Sweden and Norway in June. In 2018, the USA completed the yr with video games at Portugal and Scotland. In 2019, the USA began the yr at France and Spain, and in 2020 the USA performed on the Netherlands in November. Throughout these earlier seven pleasant matches in Europe, the USA went 6-1-0, however 5 of these wins have been by 1-0 scores, and one, towards the Dutch, was 2-0. Le Havre marks the location of the USA’s most up-to-date loss, a 3-1 setback to host France within the first match of 2019. The USA has run up a 34-0-3 file in its 37 matches following that defeat at Stade Océane and has gained its final 9 video games on European soil – seven of which got here in the course of the USA’s run to the 2019 FIFA Ladies’s World Cup title.

#CARLI300

U.S. ahead Carli Lloyd is near an historic milestone as her subsequent cap will likely be her 300^th in a U.S. uniform. Solely two gamers – males or ladies – have performed 300 worldwide matches and each are Lloyd’s former teammates, Kristine Lilly (354) and Christie Pearce Rampone (311). Lloyd debuted in 2005 and that is her 17^th yr of worldwide competitors. By way of 299 caps, the USA has an total file of 249-15-35 in video games wherein she has performed, good for a successful share north of 89%. She has appeared for the USA in three completely different a long time, at 4 World Cups and in three Olympic Video games. Not solely has her longevity been actually exceptional, however her manufacturing as properly. Her 124 profession objectives are fourth all-time in U.S. historical past and her 62 profession assists are sixth all-time. Whereas she has performed ahead within the latter a part of her profession, she continues to be the best scoring midfielder in U.S. historical past. Lloyd may also add exceptional chapter to her profession throughout this journey as her subsequent purpose would make her the oldest participant in USWNT historical past to attain a purpose. Lilly is at present the oldest participant to attain a purpose for the USA at 38 years, 264 days. Lloyd will likely be 38 years, 268 days previous on April 10 when the USA squares off towards Sweden.

LAST TIME OUT

The newest on-field motion for the USA resulted in a trophy raise because the USA gained the 2021 SheBelieves Cup, offered by Visa in emphatic vogue, clinching the championship with a 6-0 victory over Argentina on February 24. After wins over Canada (1-0) and Brazil (2-0) to open the match, the USA powered its technique to the end within the remaining recreation of the match, led by a brace from Megan Rapinoe, first half objectives from Lloyd and Kristie Mewis and second-half scores from Alex Morgan and Christen Press. Rose Lavelle was awarded the Visa SheBelieves Cup MVP award for her efficiency over the course of the match.

With the win, the USA clinched its fourth SheBelieves Cup title, changing into the primary back-to-back champion within the match’s six-year historical past and the primary crew to not enable a single purpose over the course of the competitors.

FORMIDIBLE FORM

The USA enters the match towards Sweden on a 37-game unbeaten streak and having gained its final 16 video games total. The present 16-match successful streak is the third-longest in program historical past. The USWNT gained a file 18 straight matches from July 25, 1990, to Could 25, 1991, and recorded 17 straight wins instantly earlier than this run, from March 5 to October 3, 2019.

One driving power behind the win streak has been the USA’s high-octane offense. The USA has scored in 66 consecutive matches – the longest such streak in USWNT historical past – and has averaged simply greater than three objectives per recreation in that point. Throughout this 66-game run the USA has outscored the opposition 221-34.

Defensively, the USA has recorded six consecutive clear sheets, final permitting a purpose within the 58^th minute of its 3-1 victory over Japan on March 12, 2020. Throughout its 16-game successful streak, the USA has outscored the opposition, 60-3. Two of these three objectives have been scored by Sweden within the first recreation of the win streak, which was additionally Andonvoski’s first match as head coach of the USWNT, a 3-2 victory on Nov. 7, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio.

INSIDE THE SERIES

The USA has performed Sweden 40 instances relationship again to 1987 – the fourth most of any nation behind Canada, China PR and Norway. Within the final 15 matches with Sweden relationship again to 2010, the USA is 7-3-5, making for probably the most aggressive rivalries amongst high groups in recent times. This would be the first assembly between the groups since Vlatko Andonovski’s first match answerable for the USA. That got here on Nov. 7, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio and the USA gained 3-2 on two objectives from Carli Lloyd and one from Christen Press. Each of Sweden’s objectives have been scored by ahead Anna Anvegard, who just isn’t on the roster for this match.

Whereas the USA and Sweden have met very often in world championships – together with 5 instances in a row on the World Cup – this will likely be simply the fourth matchup between the groups to be performed in Sweden, with the USA successful the earlier three conferences.

The USA final performed in Sweden on June 8, 2017, in Gothenburg, a 1-0 win on a purpose from Rose Lavelle. The USA first confronted Sweden in 1987, however the first match between the groups in Sweden got here 22 years later within the twenty fourth assembly on July 5, 2008 in Skellefteå, a 1-0 U.S. win on a purpose from Carli Lloyd. The groups additionally performed in Halmstad on June 16, 2012, a 3-1 U.S. victory, as Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan and Tobin Heath scored.