Carson – The US Women’s National Football Team enters the new year with uncertainty, yet the enthusiasm hovers overhead.
First, there is a new coach in -charge (Emma Hayes), but not officially until the end of the female super league with Chelsea. Second, with a busy calendar year, the team is undergoing a young makeover, in which many players are getting a great opportunity to make a permanent impression.
USWNT defender Naomi Girma said, “Time (training) camp has been valuable and new energy feels refreshed.” “I am excited to do this time together.”
Opener on Tuesday night is in the second game of a concacaf women’s Gold Cup doubleheader against Dominican Republic in Dignity Health Sports Park (7:30 pm, ESPN+, Paramount+).
All three of the three group stage games of Americans will be played at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Despite the World Cup round of exiting 16 in the last summer, the US is still second in the world in the latest FIFA rankings.
Interim coach Twila Kilgore said that this is the longest time when the team will be in the camp and the players and coaches want to take advantage of that time.
“We are excited to live together and we are trying to squeeze everything together from our time,” Kilgore said. “Energy and vibe have been great. I am eager to see us playing some important games.
“It is our responsibility to be our best and this is something that we try for every day. Every game will be a major work. We are ready for the challenge. These are eight teams who have competed in the World Cup and we are excited to play different types of opponents. To ensure that we are moving in the right direction, continue to develop and test. ,
The roster consists of seven players with less than seven national teams, including a pair of Kishore Olivia Moltry (18) and Jedin Shaw (19).
The 23 -year -old Girma has quickly established himself as a stability, starting its World Cup last year and has become one of the best defenders in NWSL.
Girma said, “We want to do our best in every tournament.” “We are going to take it a game at a time, try to build on our performance.”
USWNT will face Argentina on Friday night and then end the group playing against Mexico next Monday night (26 February). The busy 2024 slate of the USWNT also includes Shebelieves Cup and then Olympics.
“This is a great occasion and it brings pressure, but it is a privilege,” Girma said. “We want to make sure we go out and set a set for the tournament. Try to be dangerous and focus on us. This is a group that is going to be good to play, three different teams and hope to move through the tournament. ,
In the first game of Doubleheader, Mexico facing Argentina at 4:30 pm Argentina in 2022 in Konmebol Copa America Femenina. Yamila Rodriguez (Palmirus) scored six goals in the tournament.
Argentina, ranked 31st in the latest FIFA rankings, competed in the 2023 World Cup.
Mexico, who defeated Argentina 2–0 in a PAN American Games semi-finals last year, ranks 35th.
L. 4–0 to qualify for TRAI Gold Cup.
Mexico said Maria Sanchez said, “We had a good year last year, an unbeaten year and we know that it is a very big tournament that every team prepares to win.” “We hope that the work we did last year translates into this year and we descend for a good start in this tournament.”
“We know that we are in a difficult group with America” Sanchez said. “We have gone against them for some time and this time it is a different situation, they have a new generation, where we are hoping that the development we showed last year can make us closer and defeat them.”
The tournament has two other groups. Group B includes Panama, Columbia, Brazil and Puerto Rico, while Group C contains Costa Rica, Paraguay, Canada and L Salvador.
The United States vs. Dominican Republic
What: Concacaf Women’s Gold Cup, Group Play
When: Tuesday, 7:15 pm
Where: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson
How to see: Paramount+, ESPN+