Sports Alert: The U.S. women’s national team releases its World Cup roster as a wave of youth joins stars Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe

A new generation of American players is set to join veterans Rose Lavelle, Morgan and Rapinoe in Australia and New Zealand this summer, including defender Naomi Girma, forward Trinity Rodman and forward Alyssa Thompson, an 18-year-old phenom. The top-ranked Americans, who are seeking their third straight title, will be without forward Mallory Swanson, who suffered a knee injury in April, and Becky Sauerbrunn, the 38-year-old center back who has a foot injury. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for alerts Sports Alert June 21, 11:31 a.m. EDT The U.S. women's national team releases its World Cup roster as a wave of youth joins stars Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe A new generation of American players is set to join veterans Rose Lavelle, Morgan and Rapinoe in Australia and New Zealand this summer, including defender Naomi Girma, forward Trinity Rodman and forward Alyssa Thompson, an 18-year-old phenom. The top-ranked Americans, who are seeking their third straight title, will be without forward Mallory Swanson, who suffered a knee injury in April, and Becky Sauerbrunn, the 38-year-old center back who has a foot injury. Read more   Advertisement

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