The U.S. Women’s National Team will shut out a golden 2024 in The Hague, taking up the Netherlands on Tuesday at ADO Den Haag Stadium for the groups’ last match of the 12 months. Kickoff is 2:45 p.m. ET / 8:45 p.m. CET on TNT, truTV, Universo, Max and Peacock.
Following a scoreless draw in opposition to second-ranked England on Saturday in entrance of an historic crowd at Wembley Stadium, the U.S. now has its sights set on Tuesday’s sport in opposition to the Eleventh-ranked Netherlands, who opened this worldwide window with a 4-1 victory over China PR.
After Tuesday’s match in The Hague, the gamers will take a well-deserved break for the vacations earlier than coming again collectively for a mid-January coaching camp in Los Angeles. The USWNT’s first matches of 2025 will happen throughout the 2024 SheBelieves Cup introduced by Visa, which kicks off on February 20 in Houston, Texas.
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RECORD CROWD AT WEMBLEY
Saturday’s #1-vs-#2 showdown at Wembley between the USA and England was witnessed by a crowd of 78,346, making it the fourth-largest crowd in USWNT historical past and the most important ever for a USWNT pleasant match. The solely matches in program historical past with the next attendance had been the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, which drew a crowd of 90,185, the 2012 Olympic gold medal match at Wembley Stadium (80,203) and the opening match of the 1999 World Cup at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (78,972). Earlier this 12 months, the USWNT set a report for the most important crowd ever for a house pleasant when 50,644 packed into Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for the USA’s April 6 victory over Japan within the SheBelieves Cup.
YEAR TO REMEMBER
It’s been a golden 12 months for the Americans, who captured this system’s fifth Olympic gold this summer time in Paris and this system’s ninth world championship general – each by far essentially the most within the historical past of girls’s worldwide soccer. The USWNT heads into Tuesday’s end-of-year match in opposition to the Netherlands with an general report of 17W-1L-4D in 2024, a marks of 11W-1L-3D on dwelling soil and 6W-0L-1D in matches outdoors the nation. The USA’s lone loss this 12 months got here in a 2-0 defeat to Mexico within the group stage of the Concacaf W Gold Cup. Since then, the U.S. is unbeaten in 19 consecutive matches and has outscored the opposition 39-9 whereas additionally preserving 12 clear sheets.
The U.S. stays unbeaten and has trailed solely as soon as – for a complete of 41 minutes – in 14 matches underneath head coach Emma Hayes, who formally took the helm of the U.S. program in late May and coached her first match with the workforce on June 1.
U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB; CAPS/GOALS) – 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR
GOALKEEPERS (3): Mandy Haught (Utah Royals FC; 1), Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United, ENG; 0), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars; 114)
DEFENDERS (9): Tierna Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 64/3), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG; 61/1), Eva Gaetino (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA; 1/0), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC; 43/2), Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit; 60/0), Alyssa Malonson (Bay FC; 1/0), Jenna Nighswonger (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 17/2), Emily Sams (Orlando Pride; 2/0), Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 102/2)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA; 21/1), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC; 27/1), Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit; 2/0), Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon, FRA; 160/36), Rose Lavelle (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 109/24), Lily Yohannes (Ajax, NED; 1/1)
FORWARDS (6): Yazmeen Ryan (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 3/0), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC; 3/1), Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals FC; 1/0), Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC; 20/8), Alyssa Thompson (Angel City FC; 12/1), Lynn Williams (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 74/20)
On November 19, Hayes introduced the 24-player roster for the USWNT’s year-end matches in Europe, which options 15 of the 22 members of the 2024 Olympic Team, 5 gamers who earned their first caps this October and two first-time call-ups in Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce and Utah Royals FC ahead Ally Sentnor. Tullis-Joyce, who hails from New York, beforehand performed in each France and the NWSL earlier than making the transfer to England final September. Sentnor, the No. 1 general choose within the 2024 NWSL Draft and a finalist for 2024 NWSL Rookie of the Year, captained the U.S. workforce that took third place on the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup this summer time in Colombia.
While the U.S. is with out your entire “Triple Espresso” entrance line of Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson, as all are coping with nagging accidents that want relaxation after a protracted 12 months representing membership and nation, the roster shouldn’t be and not using a veteran presence. Led by workforce captain Lindsey Horan (160 caps), goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher (114), midfielder Rose Lavelle (109) and defender Emily Sonnett (102), the roster additionally options defender and 2019 World Cup winner Tierna Davidson, who returns to the roster after lacking the October Camp attributable to damage.
NAEHER CLOSES INTERNATIONAL CAREER
Naeher, one of many biggest goalkeepers in U.S. Women’s National Team historical past and the one goalkeeper in ladies’s soccer historical past to earn a shutout in a World Cup Final and an Olympic gold medal sport, formally introduced her retirement from worldwide soccer on Nov. 25. She began and recorded a shutout – the 69th of her profession and her tenth of the 12 months – in Saturday’s match at Wembley. Naeher’s 10 clear sheets are her most ever in a calendar 12 months for the USWNT and he or she turns into simply the fourth goalkeeper in USWNT historical past with 10 or extra shutouts in a single 12 months.
Tuesday’s match in opposition to the Netherlands, the identical workforce she shutout within the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final, will mark the tip of a superb 11-year full worldwide profession during which she gained two World Cups and was on three World Cup squads and three Olympic Teams.
Naeher, 36, will play for the Chicago Stars throughout the 2025 NWSL season however ends a memorable run for the purple, white and blue that noticed her climb into third-place all-time in goalkeeper caps (114), begins (111), wins (88) and shutouts (69) behind solely fellow USWNT goalkeeping legends Hope Solo and Briana Scurry.
YOHANNES COMMITS INTERNATIONAL FUTURE TO U.S.
The youngest participant on this U.S. roster, 17-year-old midfielder Lily Yohannes returns to the U.S. roster for her first call-up since June and first since saying that she was committing her worldwide future to the United States on November 11.
Yohannes earned her first call-up to the USWNT for the 2024 SheBelieves Cup and have become the youngest participant to be referred to as up for a full National Team camp since 16-year-old Sophia Smith was referred to as up in April of 2017. Yohannes didn’t see the sector throughout SheBelieves however had a world debut to recollect on June 4 in opposition to the Korea Republic in St. Paul, Minnesota, approaching within the second half and scoring her first worldwide purpose. At 16 years-old, Yohannes turned the third-youngest purpose scorer in USWNT historical past and the youngest since 1994.
Yohannes, who signed knowledgeable contract on the age of 15 with Ajax and attended U.S. Youth National Teams camps on the U-15 and U-16 ranges, turned the youngest-ever participant to begin a UEFA Women’s Champions League sport when she began as a 16-year-old final 12 months in as Ajax beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0. She has three targets in 11 appearances for Ajax this season throughout all competitions.
SERIES HISTORY: USA vs. NETHERLANDS
Tuesday’s matchup would be the twelfth assembly all-time between the USA and the Netherlands and the fifth within the final six years. The USA leads the general collection with a report of 8W-1L-2D, the lone loss to the Dutch coming in a 4-3 defeat throughout the first matchup between the groups in 1991 in Vianen, Netherlands. Since then, the USA is unbeaten in its final 10 video games in opposition to the Netherlands, although every of the final seven conferences between the groups has been determined by two targets or fewer.
Three of the final 4 matchups between the USA and Netherlands have come at world championships, squaring off most just lately within the group stage of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The groups confronted off on July 27 in Wellington, New Zealand and performed to a 1-1 draw on the second matchday of Group E play. Jill Roord gave the Netherlands the lead within the seventeenth minute with a low, pushed strike from the highest of the field. Horan equalized for the Americans within the 62nd minute, heading dwelling a nook kick from Lavelle to tug the U.S. stage.
The groups additionally went head-to-head within the quarterfinals of the delayed Tokyo Olympics, the place, tied 2-2 after further time, the USA defeated the Netherlands 4-2 in a dramatic penalty kick shootout to succeed in the Olympic semifinals. Lynn Williams had a purpose and an help for the Americans and Naeher put in an enormous efficiency for the Americans in purpose, saving two penalties throughout the shootout in addition to saving a penalty late in regulation to power extra time. The USA and Netherlands additionally famously squared off within the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup last, which the U.S. gained 2-0 behind targets from Lavelle and Megan Rapinoe to safe this system’s fourth star.
The match in The Hague would be the fourth time the groups have performed within the Netherlands and the primary since November 27, 2020, when the USA topped the Netherlands 2-0 in Breda within the workforce’s first match in 261 days after a protracted pause in programming as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. A primary half purpose from Lavelle and a second half rating from Kristie Mewis proved to be the distinction because the USA closed its 2020 marketing campaign with a victory. The groups additionally performed in The Hague in 2013, a 3-1 win for the Americans behind a gap purpose from Tobin Heath and a brace from Christen Press.
AMERICANS NOMINATED FOR THE BEST FIFA AWARDS 2024
Naeher is one in all eight U.S. gamers introduced as a nominee for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2024. Naeher was nominated for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper, her fourth time nominated and first since 2022.
Horan, Rodman, Smith, Swanson and defender Naomi Girma had been all nominated for The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2024. It’s the primary nomination for Girma, Rodman, Smith and Swanson, and the second for Horan, who was named to the 16-player shortlist in 2023. The USA’s 5 nominees for Player of the Year are essentially the most by any nation and essentially the most nominees the USWNT has ever had in a single 12 months for the reason that present award format was applied in 2016.
Rodman’s purpose in opposition to Japan in further time of the 2024 Olympic Quarterfinal was nominated for the inaugural FIFA Marta Award, which acknowledge the very best purpose scored in ladies’s soccer this 12 months.
Along with Naeher, Horan, Girma, Rodman, Smith and Swanson, Emily Fox and Sam Coffey had been additionally introduced as nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s 11.
Hayes gained The Best FIFA Women’s Coach honors in 2021 and completed runner-up to England head coach Sarina Wiegman in 2023.
USA WINS FIFTH GOLD IN PARIS
The USWNT reeled off six straight wins on the 2024 Paris Olympics, advancing by way of the match in spectacular trend, downing Zambia (3-0), Germany (4-1) and a defensive-minded Australia (2-1) in group play after which successful two 1-0 matches in extra time, beating Japan within the quarterfinal and Germany within the semifinal. The 1-0 victory over Brazil within the championship sport capped a wonderful match that was led by the “Triple Espresso” entrance line of Swanson (4 targets, 2 assists), Smith (3 targets, 2 assists) and Rodman (3 targets, 1 help), which scored 10 of the USA’s 12 targets throughout the match. Williams and midfielder Korbin Albert added one purpose every because the USA’s gained its report fifth gold medal in ladies’s soccer and ninth world championship general. Defensively, the U.S. didn’t permit a single purpose throughout the knockout phases and Girma performed each minute of each match whereas Naeher turned the primary goalkeeper to earn a shutout in a Women’s World Cup Final and an Olympic gold medal sport.
NEW YEAR ON THE HORIZON
While the USWNT will quickly end its 2024 schedule, the planning and anticipation are already properly underway for what ought to be an thrilling 2025. After a well-deserved break for the vacations, the workforce will come collectively for a mid-January coaching camp in Los Angeles. No official matches are related to that camp, however it can run concurrently with the “Futures Camp” that can function up-and-coming USWNT prospects.
The USA’s first matches of the 12 months will happen throughout the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, introduced by Visa, which can run from February 20-26 and options three top-25 opponents in Japan (Ranked #7 on the planet), Australia (#15) and Colombia (#21). The tenth version of the SheBelieves Cup will see the USA open the match in opposition to Colombia on Thursday, Feb. 20 at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston (7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET on TBS, Max and in Spanish on Universo and Peacock) whereas Japan faces Australia at 4 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. ET (Max, Universo and Peacock). The groups will then transfer to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the place the USA faces Australia on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. MT / 5 p.m. ET (TBS, Max and in Spanish on Universo and Peacock) and Colombia takes on Japan at Noon MT / 2 p.m. ET (Max, Universo and Peacock). The last two video games will happen at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Feb. 26 with the USA going through Japan at 7:30 p.m. PT / 10:30 p.m. ET (TBS, Max and in Spanish on Universo and Peacock) and Australia taking up Colombia at 4:30 p.m. PT / 7:30 p.m. ET (Max, Universo and Peacock).
2024 MEDIA GUIDE
The 2024 USWNT Media Guide is offered for viewing and obtain. The Media Guides options all of the historical past and statistics for the USWNT, in addition to full bios on technical workers and the present high gamers, data on the USA’s Youth Women’s National Teams and common vital data on U.S. Soccer.
USWNT TEAM & ROSTER NOTES
- Four gamers on this roster now have 100+ caps, led by Lindsey Horan with 160. Alyssa Naeher has 114 worldwide appearances adopted by Rose Lavelle (109 caps) and Emily Sonnett (102).
- Ten gamers on this roster have two caps or fewer, together with Ally Sentnor, who made her worldwide debut in opposition to England on Nov. 30 and uncapped goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
- This roster averages 25.8 years of age and options 4 gamers underneath the age of 21: 17-year-old Lily Yohannes and a trio of 20-year-olds in Jaedyn Shaw, Alyssa Thompson and Ally Sentnor.
- Fifteen totally different golf equipment – 5 from Europe and 10 from the NWSL – are represented on this roster. NJ/NY Gotham FC leads the best way with six gamers.
- Horan is the highest scorer on this roster with 36 profession worldwide targets, adopted by Lavelle with 24 targets and Lynn Williams with 20. No different participant on this roster has greater than 10 targets in her worldwide profession.
- Horan leads the USA with 1,738 whole minutes performed in 2024, adopted by Alyssa Naeher (1,620 min) and Emily Fox (1,593).
- Sixteen totally different gamers have scored to this point for the USWNT in 2024 – led by 9 targets from Smith, six from Swanson and Shaw, 5 from Horan and three from Rodman and Williams. The now-retired Alex Morgan, Olivia Moultrie, Tierna Davidson, Lynn Williams, Jenna Nighswonger and Naomi Girma have two targets every whereas Emma Sears, Crystal Dunn, Lily Yohannes, Korbin Albert and Alyssa Thompson have one purpose apiece on the 12 months.
- Rodman, Smith and Swanson lead the U.S. with 4 assists apiece this 12 months, adopted by Horan and Lavelle with three assists every and Midge Purce, Casey Krueger and Sam Coffey with two. Ten different gamers have one help on the 12 months.
- Overall, 23 totally different gamers have been instantly concerned in a purpose for the USA in 2024, led by 13 targets involvements from Smith (9 targets, 4 assists) and 10 purpose involvements from Swanson (6 targets, 4 assists).
Current FIFA World Ranking: 11
UEFA Ranking: 6
World Cup Appearances: 3 (2015, 2019, 2023)
Best World Cup Finish: Runners-up (2019)
Record vs. USA: 1W-2D-8L (GF: 9; GA: 32)
Last Meeting vs. USA: July 27, 2023 (1-1 attract Wellington, New Zealand)
Head Coach: Andries Jonker (NED)
NETHERLANDS WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM – ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal FC, ENG), 16-Lize Kop (Leicester City, ENG), 23-Femke Liefting (AZ Alkmaar)
DEFENDERS (6): 2-Lynn Wilms (Vfl Wolfsburg, GER), 3-Ilse van der Zanden (Utrecht), 4-Veerle Buurman (PSV), 18-Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City, ENG), 20-Dominique Janssen (Manchester United, ENG), 26-Lisa Doorn (TSG Hoffenheim)
MIDFIELDERS (11): 5-Nina Nijstad (PSV), 6-Jill Roord (Manchester City, ENG), 8-Sherida Spitse (Ajax), 10-Daniëlle van de Donk (Olympique Lyon, FRA), 14-Jackie Groenen (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), 15-Kayleigh van Dooren (Twente), 17-Chimera Ripa (PSV), 19-Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea, ENG), 21-Damaris Egurrola (Olympique Lyon, FRA), 24-Ella Peddemors (Twente), 25-Danique Noordman (Ajax)
FORWARDS (6): 7-Lineth Beerensteyn (Vfl Wolfsburg, GER), 9-Romée Leuchter (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), 11-Esmee Brugts (Barcelona, ESP), 12-Chasity Grant (Aston Villa, ENG), 13-Renate Jansen (PSV), 22-Lotte Keukelaar (Ajax)
NETHERLANDS TEAM NOTES
- Netherlands head coach Andries Jonker has referred to as up 26 gamers for the ultimate worldwide window of the 12 months, which the Netherlands opened with a 4-1 victory over China PR on Friday in Rotterdam. Roord, Wieke Kaptein, Lineth Beerensteyn and Esmee Brugts all scored for the Dutch within the victory as they erased a 1-0 halftime deficit.
- Fourteen of the 26 gamers on this roster the place on the Netherlands roster for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, led by workforce captain Sherida Spitse, whose 237 caps are essentially the most by any lively participant in ladies’s worldwide soccer and essentially the most by any participant within the historical past of the Dutch Women’s National Team.
- Five different gamers on this roster have over 100 caps, with midfielder Danielle van de Donk (161 caps), defender Dominique Janssen (117), midfielder Jackie Groenen (117), ahead Lineth Beerensteyn (109) and Roord (101) bringing a wealth of worldwide expertise.
- With the Netherlands all-time main purpose scorer Vivianne Miedema sidelined with a knee damage, Spitse is the highest scorer on this roster with 45 profession worldwide targets, adopted by van de Donk (37 targets), Beerensteyn (36) and Roord (29). Twenty-one year-old ahead Esmee Brugts, who performs her membership soccer for Barcelona and gained the UEFA Women’s Champions League final season, is off to a quick begin in her younger worldwide profession with 10 targets in 38 caps.
- Like the U.S., the Netherlands even have a number of much less skilled gamers in camp who need to achieve helpful minutes and expertise on the worldwide stage. Twelve gamers enter Tuesday’s match with fewer than 10 caps together with three gamers who’ve but to make their worldwide debuts.
- While the U.S. and Netherlands have been frequent foes on the worldwide scene, there may be additionally an excessive amount of familiarity on the membership stage, the place many gamers from either side are teammates. U.S. midfielder Lily Yohannes performs her membership soccer for Ajax alongside Spitse, midfielder Danique Noordman and ahead Lotte Keukelaar. Goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar now performs alongside the USA’s Emily Fox for Arsenal FC whereas elsewhere in England, Janssen performs alongside latest U.S. call-up Phallon Tullis-Joyce at Manchester United. In France, U.S. captain Lindsey Horan performs with van de Donk and midfielder Damaris Egurrola at Olympique Lyon whereas Korbin Albert is membership teammates with Groenen and ahead Romee Leuchter at Paris Saint-Germain.
