2021 SheBelieves Cup: USA vs Canada

Starting XI against Canada: 1-Alyssa Naeher; 20-Margaret Purce, 4-Becky Sauerbrunn (captain), 7-Abby Dahlkemper, 19-Crystal Dunn; 8-Julie Ertz, 9-Lindsey Horan, 11-Catarina Macario; 15-Megan Rapinoe, 10-Carli Lloyd, 6-Lynn Williams

Available subs: 2-Casey Krueger, 3-Jaelin Howell, 5-Kelley O’Hara, 12-Tierna Davidson, 13-Alex Morgan, 14-Emily Sonnett, 16-Rose Lavelle, 17-Sophia Smith, 18-Jane Campbell, 21-Casey Murphy, 22-Kristie Mewis, 23-Christen Press

Play Notes

• US WNT starting XI numbers (including this match): Lloyd (296), Sauerbrunn (180), Rapinoe (171), Dunn (108), Ertz (106), Horan (89), Naeher (66), Dahlkemper (64), Williams (32), Purce (5), Macario (3)

• Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is supposed to make him 63^rd start and 66^e overall appearance for the United States Women’s National Team. One of three finalists for best female goaltender of 2020, Naeher has made 38 career shutouts and recorded a clean sheet in each of the last eight outings, the longest streak of her career.

• Margaret purce is about to start his second career and earn him 5^e overall cap. Purce made his career debut on his international debut on November 10, 2019 playing the 90 minutes of the United States’ 6-0 win over Costa Rica. She scored her first international goal in the United States’ 6-0 win over Colombia on January 22.

• Defender and team captain Becky sauerbrunn will bring him back 180^e cap and enter the game after playing 13,940 total minutes for the United States, 13^e– the most in USWNT history. Sauerbrunn needs 44 more minutes to overtake Brandi Chastain for 12^e.

• Abby dahlkemper will make him 57^e start and 64^e general appearance for the United States. Dahlkemper led the team in total minutes played in 2019 and 2020 and led all players on the pitch in total minutes played at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Dahlkemper played all 90 minutes in each of their last eight appearances for the USWNT.

• The only player to appear in all nine games in 2020, Crystal dunn will make his 109th appearance for the United States tonight against Canada. Heading into the SheBelieves Cup, Dunn has appeared in 21 of America’s last 23 games and started in all but two of those games. Dunn counted his 18^e Career assist in the United States’ 6-0 win over Colombia on January 22, establishing Lindsey Horan’s goal in the second half.

• Julie ertz gonna make him 106^e appearance for the United States and has run the full 90 minutes in his last eight appearances for the USWNT. Ertz earned him 100^e cap on March 5 against England at Exploria Stadium in the first match of the SheBelieves Cup 2020 and has 20 international goals on the 29^e American to achieve this target.

• After equalizing for the lead in 2020 with seven goals, Lindsey Horan will make his second start of 2021 and earn him 89^e overall cap. Horan had an outstanding game against Colombia on January 18, playing a direct role in three of four goals, which included a penalty kick taken seconds after the start of the second half. Against Colombia on January 22, she scored her first goal of the year – straight from a corner – after coming off the bench to play the final 28 minutes. It was her 20^e career goal, making her the 31^st USWNT player to reach 20 career goals.

• Catarina macario will make his second straight start and third appearance for the United States overall. She wonhis first USWNT career cap on Jan.18, coming for Megan Rapinoe in the second half against Colombia and scored his first USWNT goal in his first USWNT start less than two minutes into the game against Colombia on Jan.22. Macario has received approval from FIFA. playing for the United States on January 13 and his appearance against Colombia on January 18 was his first professional game and his first international game at any level.

• Megan Rapinoe will earn him 171^st cap tonight and make his third straight start, joining Julie Ertz and Lynn Williams as the only US players to start every game from 2021 so far.

• This tournament marks Rapinoe’s return to American squad for the first time since March 2020 at the SheBelieves Cup where she scored a brilliant free kick against Japan in America’s final game to clinch the tournament title. She got an assist in her 45 minutes against Colombia on January 18 – preparing Samantha Mewis for the United States’ first goal in 2021 – then scored twice, once from the penalty spot, against Colombia on January 22. 170 and in a tie for 17^e place on America’s all-time list as his goals gave him 54, just two short of equalizing Carin Gabarra for 11^e All the time.

• The active USA leader in all-time caps with 297 (including tonight), Carli Lloyd is the third in USWNT history and is set to become the third American, and the third player in history, to play 300 or more times for her country, where she would join former teammates Kristine Lilly and Christine Rampone.

• Lloyd has had three assists so far in 2021 – which already matches his total assist production for 2020 – and hit the back of the net in eight of his last 16 appearances for the United States, scoring 10 times. She has scored in four of her 11 games under Andonovsky. Lloyd’s most recent goal came on January 5, 2020 at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, scoring in the 55^e minute of the United States’ 2-0 victory over England at Exploria Stadium to start the 2020 SheBelieves Cup.

• Lynn williams is about to win him 32^nd course and will make a fourth straight start for the United States. Williams, who scored the match winner and collected an assist in the United States’ 3-0 win over Canada in the 2020 Concacaf Olympic qualifying tournament final, scored his 10^e international goal in the 60s^e minute of the United States’ 6-0 victory over Colombia on January 22.

• The 23 players from the SheBelieves Cup roster will dress for the match. The only uncapped player in the camp is the goalkeeper Casey Murphy. Defender Casey krueger, Midfielder Jaelin Howell and before Alex Morgan, Christen Press and Sophia Smith could all see the first action game of 2021.

• Press was one of only two players to appear in all 24 WNT games in 2019 and made all nine games in 2020 before missing the first two of 2021. The press were directly involved in 26 goals in their 27 latest appearances for the United States, scoring 11 goals and assisting 15 others.

• For the USA’s training camp and November game in the Netherlands, Morgan returned to the roster for the first time since becoming a mom on May 7, 2020. She played the second half. against the Netherlands in what was her first USWNT game since the 2019 Women’s World Cup Final, lasting 509 days. She missed training camp and January games as she recovered from illness. She is currently tied with Michelle Akers, fifth on the United States’ all-time goalscoring list with 107 international goals.