Friendlies

Veterans Alex Morgan and Julie Ertz headlined the United States women's national team roster announced Tuesday: The squad will face Ireland in a pair of…

Trinity Rodman also continues her ascension, already with 15 caps as a 20-year-old. She gave birth to her first child in August 2022, as noted by Morgan, with 121 international goals, also provides plenty of experience for the roster with Megan Rapinoe out with a leg injury.

United States women's national team head coach Vlatko Andonovski named a 26-player roster for a pair of friendlies against Ireland scheduled for April.

Smith was previously kept out out as a precaution with a foot injury during the January Camp in New Zealand and SheBelieves Cup. While on maternity leave she did not make appearance for the California side, and is currently considered a free agent for the 2023 NWSL season, but has yet to announce her next club. The two game series will be the final set of international games before Andonovski names the final roster for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Due to injury and pregnancy absences, Julie Ertz has not played for the U.S. women's national team since the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021.

[as she works her way back from an ACL tear](https://justwomenssports.com/reads/uswnt-world-cup-roster-catarina-macario-injury-recovery-timeline/), and Megan Rapinoe is out for the second time in three camps. This is the last USWNT roster to drop before the World Cup in July. ET Saturday, April 8 at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, and then at 7:30 p.m. Midge Purce also was left off the roster. The first game will air on TNT, Universo and Peacock, while the second game will air on HBO Max, Universo and Peacock. She has not played an NWSL match since May 2021 and remains a free agent as the 2023 season gets underway.

U.S. women's national team head coach Vlatko Andonovski has revealed his 26 players to take on Republic of Ireland in a set of two-leg friendlies.

The 26 players will battle it out to be among the 23 named in each match against against Ireland, the first of which will take place on April 8 in Austin, Texas, while the second leg three days later will be held in St. Ertz will be honoured in the first match for earning her 100th cap, achieved just before the pandemic in March 2020. Becky Sauerbrunn, meanwhile, will be honoured in the second leg for reaching a staggering 200 caps reached back in February 2022, as her tally currently stands at 214.

The U.S. Women's national team head coach Vlatko Andonovski has officially named the 26 players that will make up the roster for this coming April's ...

women's team begins its campaign ahead Vietnam women on Saturday 22 July. - Kelley O'Hara (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 156/3) The U.S.