In the 2019 competition, the USWNT had 11 debutants, and in 2015, there were only eight. Of those 14, half are 25 or younger, which means that the back-to-back winners will rely on the exuberance of youth rather than the wisdom of experience. Of the 23 players who will be heading to the World Cup that begins on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand, a noteworthy total of 14 will take part in the tournament for the first time. Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) she would pull out the actual map to get to games," Girma said with a laugh.Īt times perplexed by those older than them - Smith admitted that she "won't watch any movie that's 'grainy,'" seemingly referencing a time before high-definition broadcasting - both Smith and Girma represent a broader youth movement for the USWNT.
In preparation for her first-ever World Cup, the up-and-coming center-back found it amusing that veteran Alex Morgan utilized Mapquest, a website that was popular for printable driving directions in the early-2000s, in her younger days for travel. The same could be said (at least regarding the international tournament) for the San Diego Wave's 23-year-old Naomi Girma. Smith, a forward for the NWSL's Portland Thorns, has never used a CD player. "Or they'll talk about the technology they had, like the CD." what my parents listen to," said 22-year-old Sophia Smith, who was once given a hard time by more senior players for not recognizing a song from '90s rapper Tupac. "Some of the songs they play, they're all listening to, I have no idea what they are. women's national team roster that is filled with celebrity superstars and World Cup winners, older co-workers can sometimes seem a bit odd to their younger colleagues.
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