USWNT vs Dominican Republic: XI notes and lineup | 2024 CONCACAF Gold Cup

USWNT vs. Dominican Republic – 2024 CONCACAF Gold Cup – Group A
date: February 20, 2024
place: Al Karama Health Sports Park; Carson, California.
Broadcasting: Paramount+, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
Official kick-off time: 10:15 PM ET / 7:15 PM PT

Starting lineup against the Dominican Republic: 1-Alyssa Naeher, 2-Abby Dahlkemper, 3-Jenna Nijswinger, 5-Becky Sauerbrunn, 6-Lynn Williams, 9-Midge Pierce, 11-Sophia Smith, 13-Olivia Moultrie, 14-Emily Sonnette, 15-Corbin Albert. 17- Sam Coffey

Available subs: 4-Naomi Girma, 7-Alex Morgan, 8-Jaeden Shaw, 10-Lindsay Horan, 12-Tirna Davidson, 16-Rose Lavelle, 18-Casey Murphy, 19-Crystal Dunn, 20-Casey Kruger, 21-Jane Campbell. 22- Trinity Rodman, 23- Emily Fox

Game notes | Five things to know

• USWNT Starting XI numbers (including this match): Sauerbrunn (218), Naeher (98), Sunnett (84), Dahlkemper (81), Williams (60), Smith (39), Bors (27), Coffey (8), Nijswinger (3), Moultrie (3). Albert (2)
• This starting lineup includes four 2019 World Cup champions – Dahlkemper, Nayer, Sauerbrunn and Sunnett – and four players who have participated in a number of international matches – Albert, Coffey, Moultrie and Niggsungsunger.
• The squad has an average age of 27.6 years and each player has 56 caps, and includes two of the oldest players on the list in Sauerbrunn (38) and Naher (35) and two of the youngest players in Moultrie (18) and Albert (20). Moultrie was just two years old when Sauerbrunn, her Portland Thorns teammate, made her international debut in January 2008.
• Emily Sonnett She will earn her 84^y hat as she made her eighth straight start for the USWNT. Beginning with the World Cup Round of 16 match against Sweden, Sunnett has now started in each of the USA's last eight games, registering one goal and two assists during that span while helping limit USA opponents to just one goal and eight total shots on goal. A goal in the last seven matches.
• Defender Becky Sauerbrunn You will be the team captain as she earns 218^y Maximum for the USWNT as she made her first start for the United States since April 11, 2023. Sauerbrunn was not initially included in the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup roster but was added when Alana Cook had to withdraw due to a minor knee injury. When Sauerbrunn takes the field against the Dominican Republic, it will be a 16th birthday celebration^y The year I maxed out the USWNT.
• Alyssa Naher She was not part of the USA's roster for the year-end game against China in December 2023, but is back in the starting lineup to open 2024 and will go at No. 98.^y International appearance. Naeher is on pace to become the third goalkeeper in USWNT history to reach 100 caps and has 59 career shutouts, nine of which came in 2023 to tie her single-year record for clean sheets in a single calendar year. When she turns 100, the United States will become the first country in history to have three female goalkeepers with more than 100 games played.
• After being sidelined for almost two years due to a serious back injury. Abby Dahlkemper She will earn her 81^street USWNT cap as she makes her second appearance – and second start – since December. Dahlkemper underwent major back surgery in November 2022 but returned to action for the United States on December 2, 2023, playing the full 90 minutes in the United States' win over China.
• NWSL Rookie of the Year Jenna Niggsunger She will earn her third cap as she makes her second straight start for the USWNT. Nighswonger, who grew up in Huntington Beach, California, less than 25 miles from DHSP, made her international debut on December 2, 2023, at Ft. Lauderdale and made her first start three days later, playing the full 90 minutes in the USA's year-end win over China in Frisco, Texas.
• Lynn Williams He'll make it 60^y International appearance as she made her second consecutive start for the United States. Williams has scored three goals in 11 games for the USWNT in 2023, four of which are starts.
• Midge Burse He'll make it a 10^y Her first career start and first since the USA's 2023 opener, where she had 27 points^y hat. 2023 NWSL Player of the Year With NJ/NY Gotham FC, Burress made six appearances for the United States in 2023.
• 2023 NWSL Golden Boot Winner, Sophia Smith You will earn it 39^y Cover for USWNT. Smith has started nine of her 11 games for the USA in 2023 and has directly contributed a goal in each of her last two games, scoring the opener in the USA's December 2 win over China and assisting on Jayden Xu's game-winner in December. .5 in Frisco, Texas.
• Eighteen years Olivia Moultrie She made her first start for the USWNT where she earned her third cap overall. Moultrie made her international debut on December 2, 2023, playing in the second half of the United States' win over China in Ft. Lauderdale to be 72^{Second abbreviation} An all-time teenager to earn the USWNT's maximum and also saw action in the December 5 win in Frisco, Texas.
• At 18 years and 156 days, Moultrie becomes the third player in the last 15 years to start a game for the USWNT at the age of 18 or under, joining Mallory Swanson and Alyssa Thompson.
• Corbin Albert She will make her first ever start for the USWNT as she earns her second cap for the red, white and blue. The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder made her international debut on 5 December 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute against China and helping set up the winning goal for the United States by fouling near the top of the penalty area. Shortly after entering the match.
• Sam Coffey She will make her third and second consecutive career start with the USWNT where she captured her eighth title. Coffey started and played the full 90 minutes in the USA's December 5 match against China, scoring her first career international goal in the 62nd minute.^{Second abbreviation} One minute for the United States to win 2-1.