WNT Set for Switzerland at Algarve Cup
U.S. Women’s National Team vs. Switzerland
2015 Algarve Cup
Municipal Stadium; Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal
March 6, 2015
WNT PREPARES FOR SWITZERLAND AT ALGARVE CUP: The U.S. Women’s National Team, coming off a 2-1 victory against Norway to open the 2015 Algarve Cup, heads back to the Spanish border to face Switzerland in Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal (12 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1). The WNT opened its 20th Algarve Cup in Portugal on March 4 with come-from-behind 2-1 victory against longtime rival Norway as Carli Lloyd scored both goals. The USA gave up a goal against the run of play near the end of the first half, but stormed back in the second on a brilliant left-footed strike from Lloyd from just outside the penalty box in the 55th minute, followed by a converted penalty kick in the 62nd minute after Christen Press’ shot had been knocked down by the hand of Norway captain Trine Ronnin. After Friday’s game, the USA finishes Group B play on March 9 against Iceland in Lagos (1:30 p.m. ET). The USA’s final Group B match against Iceland will not be televised due to inadequate lighting at the Municipal Stadium in Lagos.
GOING FOR 10: The U.S. WNT won its most recent the Algarve Cup in 2013, beating Germany 2-0 in the title game to earn its ninth title, the most of any country. The U.S. team trained for eight days in Portugal before the tournament that features six of the world’s top-10 ranked teams, including the top five. Brazil, currently ranked eighth, will be participating for the first time. In all, 11 of the 12 participating countries are ranked in the top-20 in the world. Fans can follow all the U.S. games on Twitter @ussoccer_wnt and @ussoccer_esp, and watch highlights on ussoccer.com.
ALGARVE CUP FORMAT: This will be the 22nd edition of the Algarve Cup, and for the first time in 14 years, it has undergone a change in the competition format. When the Algarve Cup expanded from eight to 12 teams in 2001, a Group C was created that generally consisted of lower-tier teams that were eligible to compete only for spots in the placement matches for seventh, ninth and 11th. This year, for the first time, all 12 teams will be competing for the tournament title. The final will be contested by the two group winners with the most points (or if all three group winners are tied on points, the top two will be determined by a series of tiebreakers). The third-place match will feature the third-best group winner against the best second-place team from the three groups. In addition, the fifth-place match will be played between the two remaining second-place teams; the seventh-place match between the two best third-place teams; the ninth-place match between the remaining third-place team against the best fourth-place team; while the 11th-place match will feature the remaining two teams that finished fourth in their groups.
22nd Annual Algarve Cup Standings
Group A
|
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts. |
|
SWE |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
3 |
|
BRA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
CHN |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
GER |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
Group A Update: Sweden gave up two goals in the first 160 seconds against Germany but then mounted an epic comeback to score four unanswered. After Dzsenifer Marozsán and Simone Laudehr gave Germany the shock early lead, two goals each from captain Caroline Seger and fleet forward Sofia Jakobsson gave Sweden the victory against the world’s top-ranked team. In the other Group A match, Brazil tied China PR 0-0. Brazil had beaten China 4-1 during the International Tournament of Brasilia last December.
Group B
|
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts. |
|
SUI |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
3 |
|
USA |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
3 |
|
NOR |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
|
ISL |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
Group B Update: The USA currently sits in second place in Group B on goal differential after Lara Dickenmann’s two second-half goals in the 57th and 66th minutes paced Switzerland to a 2-0 victory against Iceland. The USA’s match against Switzerland on March 6 will be crucial to determining the group winner and a possible place in the Algarve Cup title game. Still, a group title does not guarantee a place in the championship game as the two best group winners will advance to play for the Algarve Cup title on March 11.
Group C
|
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts. |
|
DEN |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
3 |
|
FRA |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
3 |
|
JPN |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
|
POR |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
Group C Update: Denmark, which did not qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, pulled off a bit of an upset, downing reigning world champion Japan 2-1. After Sanne Troelsgaard gave Denmark the lead just two minutes into the game, Kozue Ando equalized in the 17th minute. Denmark got the game-winner from Joanna Rasmussen in the 58th minute. Rasmussen played in the USA in Women’s Professional Soccer with the Atlanta Beat and magicJack. In the other Group C match, Portugal held strong against powerful France, but finally succumbed on a 64th-minute goal from Eugenie Le Sommer, who also scored against the USA in France in February.
For a full listing of the 2015 Algarve Cup schedule and results, visit the tournament page on ussoccer.com.
ALGARVE CUP FAST FACTS
- There will be no overtime in the Algarve Cup placement games on March 11. If tied at the end of regulation, any of the six placement matches will go directly to penalty kicks.
- In each match, each team is allowed to perform six substitutions using four stops during the match. However, when the second half starts, each team can only make three stops to perform a maximum of six substitutions. During each stop, each team can substitute one or more players.
- The tiebreakers within the groups are as follows: 1) head-to-head result, 2) goal differential, 3) goals scored, 4) best Fair Play ranking from the group matches and 5) best FIFA ranking.
- If two or more teams have the same points in different groups, the tiebreakers to determine the placement matches will be: 1) goal differential, 2) goals scored, 3) best Fair Play ranking from the group matches and 4) best FIFA ranking.
- If a player earns two yellow card cautions during the tournament, she will receive a one-match suspension. A red card will also result in a one-game suspension.
- Two awards will be given out at the end of the tournament – Best Player and the Fair Play Award.
ALGARVE CUP BEGINS EIGHT-GAME RUN TO WORLD CUP: The USA heads into the Algarve Cup with eight games remaining before opening FIFA Women’s World Cup play on June 8 against Australia in Winnipeg. The U.S. team will play four matches in eight days at the Algarve Cup and then return home for four matches over April and May, the first of which will be played on April 4 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. More than 30,000 tickets have already been sold for the match. Last year at the Algarve Cup, the USA had its 43-game unbeaten streak snapped when it fell 1-0 to Sweden in its second group game. Prior to that, the USA’s most recent loss was a 1-0 defeat to Japan on March 5, 2012, in the third match of group play at the Algarve Cup. Since last year’s Algarve Cup, the USA has gone 14-2-4.
2015 U.S. WNT SCHEDULE:
|
Date |
Opponent |
Time |
TV/Result |
Venue |
|
Feb. 8 |
France |
12 p.m. ET |
0-2 L |
Stade du Moustoir; Lorient, France |
|
Feb. 13 |
England |
3 p.m. ET |
1-0 W |
stadiummk; Milton Keynes, England |
|
March 4 |
Norway* |
2 p.m. ET |
2-1 W |
Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal |
|
March 6 |
Switzerland* |
12 p.m. ET |
FOX Sports 1 |
Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal |
|
March 9 |
Iceland* |
1:30 p.m. ET |
-- |
Lagos, Portugal |
|
March 11 |
TBD* |
TBD |
FOX Sports 1 |
TBD, Portugal |
|
April 4 |
New Zealand |
2:30 p.m. CT |
FOX Sports 1 |
Busch Stadium; St. Louis, Mo. |
|
May 10 |
Ireland |
11:30 a.m. PT |
FOX Sports 1 |
Avaya Stadium; San Jose, Calif. |
|
May 17 |
Mexico |
6 p.m. PT |
FOX Sports 1 |
StubHub Center; Carson, Calif. |
|
May 30 |
Korea Rep. |
4:30 p.m. ET |
ESPN, WatchESPN |
Red Bull Arena; Harrison, N.J. |
|
June 8 |
Australia |
6:30 p.m. CT |
FOX |
Winnipeg Stadium; Winnipeg, Canada |
|
June 12 |
Sweden |
7 p.m. CT |
FOX |
Winnipeg Stadium; Winnipeg, Canada |
|
June 16 |
Nigeria |
5 p.m. PT |
FOX |
BC Place Stadium; Vancouver, Canada |
* Algarve Cup
USA DRAWN INTO GROUP D AT 2015 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP: At the Final Draw conducted on Dec. 6 in Ottawa, the U.S. Women's National Team was drawn into Group D at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup where it will face Australia, Nigeria and Sweden. The seventh Women’s World Cup will take place from June 6-July 5 in Canada. The U.S. will open the tournament against Australia on June 8 at Winnipeg Stadium, face Sweden on June 12 in Winnipeg, and finish Group D play against Nigeria on June 16 at BC Place in Vancouver. The USA, Nigeria and Sweden have competed in every edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
25 TO ALGARVE: U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis named a 25-player training roster for the 2015 Algarve Cup but as just 23 can suit up for the games, goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, and captain Christie Rampone – who is still returning to full fitness after recovering from a back injury – will not suit up. The roster includes 22 of the 24 players that were in Europe for the USA’s recent matches against France and England, with midfielder Megan Rapinoe, Rampone and goalkeeper Hope Solo rejoining the squad.
U.S. Women’s National Team Roster By Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3):
24-Ashlyn Harris (Washington Spirit), 21-Alyssa Naeher (Boston Breakers), 1-Hope Solo (Seattle Reign FC)
DEFENDERS (10):
16-Lori Chalupny (Chicago Red Stars), 22-Crystal Dunn (Washington Spirit), 6-Whitney Engen (Western NY Flash), 26-Julie Johnston (Chicago Red Stars),
25-Meghan Klingenberg (Houston Dash), 11-Ali Krieger (Washington Spirit), 5-Kelley O’Hara (Sky Blue FC), 3-Christie Rampone (Sky Blue FC), 4-Becky
Sauerbrunn (FC Kansas City), 19-Rachel Van Hollebeke (Portland Thorns)
MIDFIELDERS (7):
7-Shannon Boxx (Chicago Red Stars), 14-Morgan Brian (Houston Dash), 17-Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns FC), 12-Lauren Holiday (FC Kansas City), 10-Carli Lloyd
(Houston Dash), 9-Heather O’Reilly (FC Kansas City), 15-Megan Rapinoe (Seattle Reign FC)
FORWARDS (5):
2-Sydney Leroux (Seattle Reign FC), 13-Alex Morgan (Portland Thorns FC), 23-Christen Press (Chicago Red Stars), 8-Amy Rodriguez (FC Kansas City), 20-Abby
Wambach (Western NY Flash)
U.S. ROSTER NOTES:
- Carli Lloyd’s two goals in the 2-1 victory against Norway on March 4 gave her 63 for her career and 12 at the Algarve Cup, making her the third all-time leading scorer at the Algarve Cup behind Abby Wambach (21) and Kristine Lilly (13). Alex Morgan and Shanon MacMillan have 11 each.
- Morgan did not play in last year’s Algarve Cup as she was recovering from an ankle injury. Midfielder Lauren Holiday also missed last year’s tournament, due to a family commitment. She has scored six goals in the Algarve Cup.
- Holiday, the 2013 NWSL MVP and 2014 NWSL Championship Game MVP, was also the 2014 U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year.
- Hope Solo came into the tournament with a U.S. record 78 career shutouts.
- U.S. captain Christie Rampone is currently the second most-capped player in U.S. and world history with 304.
- Lloyd was the MVP of the 2007 Algarve Cup after scoring in all four games that year. She also scored three goals in the 2010 tournament.
- Four players on the roster made their WNT debut at the Algarve Cup: goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris (2013), defender Whitney Engen (2012), defender Rachel Van Hollebeke (2008) and forward Amy Rodriguez (2005).
- Defender Ali Krieger (2013), defender Whitney Engen (2013) and midfielder Tobin Heath (2008) scored their first WNT goal at the Algarve Cup. All against China PR.
- Veteran midfielder Shannon Boxx could see her first action in a game since April of 2013 when she played against Germany in a 3-3 tie in Offenbach. Boxx’s long layoff was due to injuries, but also pregnancy, as she gave birth to a baby daughter a little more than one year ago. Boxx has 27 goals in 186 caps for the USA and played in the past three Women’s World Cup and three Olympic tournaments.
- Lloyd was the only player to log all 450 minutes during the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship. She was named MVP of the tournament after scoring five goals.
- Lloyd led the USA in scoring in 2014, finding the net 15 times, tying her career high in a calendar year. Wambach was second with 14 goals. Lloyd also led the USA in assists with eight.
- Nine players on the roster are trying to make their first Women’s World Cup squad: Harris, Alyssa Naeher, Crystal Dunn, Engen, Julie Johnston, Meghan Klingenberg, Morgan Brian, Sydney Leroux and Christen Press.
- Brian, the USA’s youngest player at age 22, was the 2014 U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year.
- While Wambach is the USA’s top scorer on the roster with 177 goals, Lloyd is next with 63 career international goals and Morgan has 40. Heather O’Reilly has scored 41.
- With 14 goals in 2014, Wambach reached double-figures in eight different calendar years. Mia Hamm still holds the record with nine years in double-figures.
- Entering the 2015 Algarve Cup, Wambach has 21 goals at the tournament, including 19 against the USA’s three group opponents – 12 against Norway, one against Switzerland and six against Iceland.
- Rodriguez had an excellent 2014 NWSL season with 13 goals in the regular season, good for second in the league and most from the run of play. She scored three more in the playoffs, including both goals in the NWSL title game. Rodriguez has 28 international scores.
- Press’ four-goal performance against Argentina in Brazil in December was the ninth such game in U.S. history and second of 2014 after Wambach scored four times against Costa Rica in the championship game of the CONCACAF Women’s Championship. It was the first-career hat trick for Press.
- Lloyd and Press led the USA with 23 appearances (out of 24 total games) in 2014. Lloyd started all 23.
- Naeher, the 2014 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year for the Boston Breakers, made her USA debut against Argentina on Dec. 18, 2014, and became the 22nd goalkeeper to suit up for the U.S. WNT.
- Naeher also became the seventh U.S. WNT goalkeeper to earn a shutout in her first appearance. The others are Gretchen Gegg (1986), Amy Allmann (1987), Mary Harvey (1989), Briana Scurry (1994), Solo (2000) and Emily Oleksiuk (2001).
- Left back Lori Chalupny played in three matches in the International Tournament of Brasilia last December, starting them all, while making a return to the U.S. team for the first time since the fall of 2010. She now has 97 caps and potentially could reach 100 at the Algarve Cup.
- All nine NWSL clubs are represented on the roster.
IN THE RECORD BOOKS:
- With three goals against Argentina on Dec. 18, Carli Lloyd upped her career total to 61 and moved into sole possession of seventh place on the U.S. WNT’s all-time goal scoring list, passing Shannon MacMillan who scored 60 goals in her career. Lloyd, who now has 63 career goals, is the highest-scoring player in U.S. history who has played exclusively as a midfielder.
- Heather O’Reilly is the ninth player to hit 200 caps in U.S. history after reaching the milestone against Korea DPR on March 12, 2014. Now with 215, she is seventh on the USA’s all-time list. Abby Wambach (234) and Christie Rampone (304) are the only active players ahead of her.
- O’Reilly is the second-youngest player to hit 200 caps for the USA. Lilly was 28 years, 9 months and 15 days old when she earned cap No. 200 on May 7, 2000. O’Reilly was 29 years, 2 months and 10 days old when she earned her 200th cap.
- O’Reilly is currently sixth all-time in assists with 52 and is 13th all-time in goals with 41.
- In addition to breaking Mia Hamm’s world scoring record, Wambach’s June 20, 2013, performance against the Korea Republic also made her the USA’s all-time leader in multiple-goal games with 39 for her career. She has since added four more and now sits at 43. She has 35 two-goal games, five hat tricks, two four-goal games and one five-goal game.
- Sydney Leroux is 15th on the all-time U.S. WNT goal scoring list with 33 goals.
- With her game-winning goal against England on Feb. 13, Alex Morgan became the 10th player in U.S. history to score 50 or more goals.
U.S. WNT AT THE ALGARVE CUP
- The USA has a 54-12-10 record all-time at the Algarve Cup.
- The USA has scored 167 goals while allowing 62 at the Algarve Cup.
- 38 different players have scored for the USA at the Algarve Cup.
- The USA has never lost at the Vila Real de San Antonio venue, site for its first two matches of the 2015 Algarve Cup, going 9-0-1 over the years. At the Lagos venue, where the USA will play its third Group B match, the USA has a losing record, going 4-5-1 over the years.
- The most goals the USA has scored in an Algarve Cup game is seven, achieved against Portugal in 2000.
- The most goals the USA has scored in an Algarve Cup game not against Portugal is five, achieved against France in a 5-1 win in 2004 and twice against Denmark in 5-0 wins in 2006 and 2012.
- After winning on March 4, the U.S. Women have gone 14-1-5 in openers of the annual tournament the past 20 times they have attended. The only loss came in 2001 when the USA brought a very young team to the Algarve during WUSA pre-season camps.
- Until the USA lost to Japan 1-0 in the third group match at the 2012 Algarve Cup, the Americans had not lost a match in regulation at the Algarve Cup since 2004, a 3-1 setback to Sweden. The USA still made the title game that year and won its second Algarve Cup title 2-0 against China. The USA went unbeaten in 31 straight Algarve Cup matches before the loss to Japan, a tournament record.
- Fourteen players on the roster have scored at the Algarve Cup: Abby Wambach (21 goals), Carli Lloyd (12), Alex Morgan (11), Lauren Holiday (6), Heather O’Reilly (6), Sydney Leroux (5), Megan Rapinoe (4), Shannon Boxx (3), Christen Press (2), Amy Rodriguez (2), Rachel Van Hollebeke (1), Whitney Engen (1), Tobin Heath (1) and Ali Krieger (1),
- Wambach’s 21 goals are tops all-time at the Algarve Cup for a U.S. player and one of the leaders all time in the 22-year history of the tournament.
- The USA had been shut out in just eight of its 76 all-time Algarve Cup games (with two coming in 2001), before being shutout twice in 2006, with both games ending 0-0 in regulation against China and Germany. The USA was shutout again last year in a 1-0 loss to Sweden in its second group match. The tie against China in the 2006 Algarve opener broke a streak of 17 straight games in which the USA had scored at this tournament.
- Four teams have played in all 22 Algarve Cups so far: Denmark, Norway, Sweden and host Portugal.
Videos and Photo Galleries:
- WNT Enjoys Lighthearted Regen Session in Portugal (Photo Gallery)
- WNT vs. Norway: Highlights – March 4, 2015 (Video)
- WNT Scores 2-1 Comeback Win against Norway (Photo Gallery)
Releases:
- Algarve Cup Quote Sheet: WNT vs. Norway – March 4, 2015
- WNT Opens Algarve Cup with 2-1 Victory against Norway
- Ellis Names Roster for 2015 Algarve Cup
- U.S. Soccer to Offer VIP Travel Program During FIFA Women’s World Cup
ALL-TIME U.S. FINISHES AT THE ALGARVE CUP: The USA has had some tremendous and remarkable success at the Algarve Cup (eight straight appearances in the championship game from 2004-2012 and nine titles overall), but the USA didn’t win its first title until its sixth try in 2000 when a Brandi Chastain penalty kick defeated Norway in the title game 1-0. It took the USA three years to win it again.
|
Year |
U.S. Finish |
No. of teams |
Champion |
Runner-Up |
|
1994 |
Second |
6 |
Norway |
USA |
|
1995 |
Fourth |
8 |
Sweden |
Denmark |
|
1996 |
Did not participate |
8 |
Sweden |
Norway |
|
1997 |
Did not participate |
8 |
Norway |
China |
|
1998 |
Third |
8 |
Norway |
Denmark |
|
1999 |
Second |
8 |
China |
USA |
|
2000 |
First |
8 |
USA |
Norway |
|
2001 |
Sixth |
8 |
Sweden |
Denmark |
|
2002 |
Fifth |
12 |
China |
Norway |
|
2003 |
First |
12 |
USA |
China |
|
2004 |
First |
12 |
USA |
Norway |
|
2005 |
First |
12 |
USA |
Germany |
|
2006 |
Second |
12 |
Germany |
USA |
|
2007 |
First |
12 |
USA |
Denmark |
|
2008 |
First |
12 |
USA |
Denmark |
|
2009 |
Second |
12 |
Sweden |
USA |
|
2010 |
First |
12 |
USA |
Germany |
|
2011 |
First |
12 |
USA |
Iceland |
|
2012 |
Third |
12 |
Germany |
Japan |
|
2013 |
First |
12 |
USA |
Germany |
|
2014 |
Seventh |
12 |
Germany |
Japan |
HISTORY OF ALGARVE EXCELLENCE: With the success of the U.S. team in this tournament, the Americans have also taken home several individual awards over the years, including five MVPs and six Top Scorer awards. In 1999, Tiffeny Milbrett was the Best Player and the Top Scorer with four goals. In 2002, Shannon MacMillan was the Top Scorer with seven goals, the most in one Algarve Cup tournament by a U.S. player. In 2004, Abby Wambach was the Top Scorer with five goals and Shannon Boxx was voted Best Player. In 2005, Christie Welsh was Top Scorer with five goals. In 2006, Hope Solo was voted Best Goalkeeper and Boxx took home her second Algarve Cup MVP award. In 2007, Carli Lloyd did the double, taking the Top Scorer (four goals) and Best Player awards. In 2009, Solo was the first goalkeeper to win the tournament’s MVP award. In 2011, Alex Morgan scored three goals, tied with a few others, but won the top scorer award as she played the least minutes of all those tied. In 2013, Morgan was the top scorer in the tournament with three goals while Megan Rapinoe was named Best Player.
BY THE NUMBERS:
- 0.63: Goals per game the USA has allowed in 2014
- 2: USA’s FIFA ranking
- 3.29: Goals per game the USA scored in 2014
- 8: Assists by Carli Lloyd to lead the team in 2014
- 13: Number of different U.S. players to score a goal in 2014
- 19: Goals in 38 career games for Christen Press, a goal every two games
- 63: Career goals by Lloyd, most ever for a WNT player who has played exclusively as a midfielder
- 78: Career shutouts by Hope Solo, an all-time U.S. WNT record
- 80: Minutes on the field per goal averaged by Sydney Leroux in her career
- 92: Minutes on the field per goal averaged by Alex Morgan in her career
- 98: Minutes on field per goal averaged by Abby Wambach in her career
- 111: U.S. victories when Wambach scores a goal (111-2-8 overall)
- 130: Minutes on field per goal averaged by Mia Hamm in her career
- 304: Caps by Christie Rampone, second all-time to Kristine Lilly (352)
IN FOCUS: SWITZERLAND
Current FIFA World Ranking:
18
2015 Women’s World Cup Qualifying:
Finished first in UEFA Women’s World Cup qualifying Group 3 (9-0-1; 53 GF, 1 GA)
Women’s World Cup Finals Appearances:
1 - 2015
Record vs. USA:
0-1-0
Head Coach:
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
Championship Honors:
None
Leading Women’s World Cup Qualifying Scorers:
Lara Dickenmann (10), Ana Maria Crnogorčević (9), Ramona Bachmann (8), Fabienne Humm (8)
Key Players:
Martina Moser (Hoffenheim), Lara Dickenmann (Lyon), Ramona Bachmann (FC Rosengard), Ana Maria Crnogorčević (Frankfurt), Caroline Abbé (Bayern Munich)
2105 Algarve Cup Switzerland Women’s National Team Roster
GOALKEEPERS (3):
1-Stenia Michel (FF USV Jena), 12-Nadine Böni (FC Basel 1893), 21 Antonia Albisser (FC Luzern)
DEFENDERS (8):
2-Nicole Remund (FC Zürich Frauen), 3-Sandra Betschart (FC Sunnana Sportklub), 4-Rachel Rinast (1. FC Köln), 5-Noëlle Maritz (VfL Wolfsburg), 6-Selina
Kuster (FC Zürich Frauen), 14-Rahel Kiwic (MSV Duisburg), 15-Caroline Abbé (FC Bayern München), 16-Fabienne Humm (FC Zürich Frauen)
MIDFIELDERS (7):
7-Martina Moser (1899 Hoffenheim), 8-Cinzia Zehnder (Zürich Frauen), 9-Lia Wälti (1. FFC Turbine Potsdam) 17-Lara Keller (FF USV Jena), 18-Vanessa Bürki
(FC Bayern München), 20-Florijana Ismaili (BSC Young Boys), 22-Vanessa Bernauer (VfL Wolfsburg)
FORWARDS (5):
10-Ramona Bachmann (FC Rosengard), 11-Lara Dickenmann (FC Olympique Lyonnais), 13-Ana Maria Crnogorcevic (1. FFC Frankfurt), 19-Eseosa Aigbogun (FC Basel
1893), 23-Barla Deplazes (FC Zürich Frauen)
USA VS. SWITZERLAND SERIES
- The USA and Switzerland have played just once at the senior level, that coming about seven months ago when the teams met for the first time. The USA came out on top by a 4-1 score on Aug. 20, 2014, in front of a sellout crowd in Cary, North Carolina.
- The USA got goals from Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, Christen Press and Abby Wambach in a match that was played in front of a tremendous atmosphere at WakeMed Soccer Park.
- Two of the USA’s goals were off penalty kicks, by Lloyd and Wambach, and Switzerland’s goal was a PK as well, converted by Ana Maria Crnogorcevic.
- The teams did meet in group play at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany, a 5-0 win for the USA in which Sydney Leroux scored a hat trick.
SWITZERLAND ROSTER NOTES
- Switzerland was the 25th European country that the USA has faced in its history, although several of those countries no longer exist.
- Lara Dickenmann, who plays for France power Olympic Lyon (with Megan Rapinoe) and played college soccer at Ohio State (where she was the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year in 2004), leads Switzerland in Women’s World Cup qualifying with 10 goals. She also played for the New Jersey Wildcats and Jersey Sky Blue during her time in college.
- Dickenmann scored both goals for the Swiss in their 2-0 Algarve Cup opening win vs. Iceland.
- Fabienne Humm scored eight times for Switzerland in qualifying, as did former Women’s Professional Soccer player Ramona Bachmann, who played for the Atlanta Beat. Ana Maria Crnogorčević, who plays for Frankfurt in Germany, had nine goals in qualifying.
- Switzerland’s coach is former Germany international Martina Voss-Tecklenburg who played more than 100 matches for her country and played in the 1991, 1995 and 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cups as well as the 1996 Olympics.
LAST TIME
On the field for the USA:
March 4, 2015 – Municipal Stadium; Vila Real de San Antonio, Portugal
USA 2 Carli Lloyd 55, 62
NOR 1 Ada Hegerberg 43
Lineups:
USA:
1-Hope Solo; 11-Ali Krieger, 4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 26-Julie Johnston, 16-Lori Chalupny (25-Meghan Klingenberg, 46); 10-Carli Lloyd, 12-Lauren Holiday
(15-Megan Rapinoe, 90+1), 14-Morgan Brian, 23-Christen Press (17-Tobin Heath, 78); 13-Alex Morgan (2-Sydney Leroux, 79), 20-Abby Wambach (capt.) (8-Amy
Rodriguez, 56)
Subs Not Used: 5-Kelley O’Hara, 6-Whitney Engen, 7-Shannon Boxx, 9-Heather O’Reilly, 19-Rachel Van Hollebeke, 22-Crystal Dunn, 24-Ashlyn Harris
Head Coach: Jill Ellis
NOR:
12-Silje Vesterbekkmo; 6-Maren Mjelde, 7-Trine Rønning (capt.), 2-Marita Lund, 3-Inger Ane Hole; 17-Lene Mykjåland, 8-Solveig Gulbrandsen (14-Gry Tofte
Ims, 74), 20-Emilie Haavi (19-Marie Markussen, 69); 18-Kristine Minde, 8-Isabel Herlovsen, 21-Ada Hegerberg
Subs Not Used:
1-Ingrid Hjelmseth, 4-Melissa Bjånesoy, 5-Hedda Gardsjord, 10-Maria Thorisdottir, 11-Ida Elise Enget, 13-Ingrid Moe Wold, 15-Anja Sønstevold,
16-Andrine Hegerberg, 22-Cathrine Dekkerhus, 23-Cecille Fiskerstrand
Head Coach: Even Pellerud
On the field for the USA vs. SUI:
Aug. 20, 2014 – WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, N.C.
USA 4 Rapinoe 3, Lloyd 56, Press 77, Wambach 87
NOR 1 Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic 71
Lineups:
USA:
1-Hope Solo; 11-Ali Krieger (25-Meghan Klingenberg, 46), 4-Becky Sauerbrunn (16-Julie Johnston, 46), 3-Christie Rampone (capt.), 19-Crystal Dunn; 10-Carli
Lloyd, 12-Lauren Holiday (6-Allie Long, 85), 15-Megan Rapinoe (7-Morgan Brian, 78); 2-Sydney Leroux (20-Abby Wambach, 46), 13-Alex Morgan (9-Heather
O’Reilly, 66), 23-Christen Press
Subs Not Used: 18-Alyssa Naeher
Head Coach: Jill Ellis
SUI:
1-Gaëlle Thalmann (12-Stenia Michel, 46); 5-Noëlle Maritz, 14-Rahel Kiwic (8-Sandy Maendly, 82), 15-Caroline Abbé (capt.); 7-Martina Moser (22-Vanessa
Bernauerk, 68), 9-Lia Wälti, 16-Fabienne Humm (2-Nicole Remund, 68), 18-Vanessa Bürki (6-Selina Kuster, 56); 10-Ramona Bachmann, 11-Lara Dickenmann,
13-Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (19-Eseosa Aigbogun, 74)
Subs Not Used: 23-Fabienne Bangerter
Head Coach: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg