CHICAGO (January 6, 2021) – The U.S. women’s team will hold their training camp in January from January 9 to 22 in Orlando, Fla. The camp will end on January 18 (19:00 ET on two matches against Colombia) FS1) and January 22 (19:00 ET on ESPN2). Both games are played at Exploria Stadium, home of the NWSL Orlando Pride and MLS Orlando City SC.
The head coach of the American women’s team, Vlatko Andonovski, has designated a training camp schedule for 27 players who will train in Orlando before naming 18 players for each of the two games.
TICKETS
The capacity for each match will be limited to no more than 4,000 ticket fans. Tickets will be on sale to the public by ussoccer.com on Wednesday, January 13 at 10:00 AM for both matches. Tickets will only be sold in pods of 1, 2, 3 or 4, and a socially diverse seating manifest will be used. Coaches Circle and President Circle members who support the US Soccer Development Fund can receive individual customer support and concierge services for their ticket needs. Click on here or contact [email protected] for more information.
US National Women’s Team – JANUARY TRAINING CAMP ROSTER POSITION:
GOALKEEPERS (4): Aubrey Bledsoe (Washington Spirit), Jane Campbell (Houston Dash), Ashlyn Harris (Orlando Pride), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars)
DEFENDERS (10): Alana Cook (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Abby Dahlkemper (North Carolina Courage), Tierna Davidson (Chicago Red Stars), Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns FC), Emily Fox (UNC), Ali Krieger (Orlando Pride), Kelley O ‘Hara (Washington Spirit), Margaret Purce (Sky Blue FC), Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns FC), Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit)
MEDIATORS (8): Julie Ertz (Chicago Red Stars), Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns FC), Jaelin Howell (Florida State), Rose Lavelle (Manchester City, ENG), Catarina Macario (Stanford), Kristie Mewis (Houston Dash), Samantha Mewis (Manchester City) ), ENG), Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit)
CONDITIONS (5): Carli Lloyd (Sky Blue FC), Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars), Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC), Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage)
USWNT: BACK HOME
The matches against Colombia will be the first domestic matches for American women since the SheBelieves Cup in 2020. This will be the first meeting with Colombia since 2016, a 2-2 draw at the Olympic Games in Manaus, Brazil. Of the six previous matches the USA has played against Colombia, two have played in the World Cup (2011, 2015) and two have taken place during the Olympic Games (2012 and 2016), meaning that the teams compete in four consecutive world championships met. The U.S. won three of those games and drew one.
The USWNT makes a successful return to the field in late October in the form of an 11-day training camp in Commerce City, Colorado, which was the team’s first meeting since the SheBelieves Cup in 2020, and a productive trip to the Netherlands in November which ended with a 2-0 victory against the Dutch in Breda. This match was the first for the USA in 261 days. In the first game against Colombia, the American women will play 313 days between domestic games.
“Our players, team staff and overall medical staff have a great honor for the tremendous work done to ensure that we have safe and healthy environments for our camps and games,” said WNT American coach Vlatko Andonovski. A special thank you is also given to our staff for the gaming industry who enabled us to host two matches against a talented opponent. It is extremely valuable to play a team that we do not see so often and it is important for our Olympic preparation. ”
As in Colorado and the Netherlands, the American players and staff will operate in a highly controlled environment at the team hotel. The performance of the camp and the match will fall under the comprehensive category US football returns to play protocols and guidelines and in accordance with the Concacaf Return to Play Protocols. Once the Colombian team and staff arrive in the US, they will work within the same controlled environment with the same test protocols. Everyone entering the area will be tested on COVID-19 before their trip, upon arrival and every two days thereafter. The teams will first start with full team training before the results of all arrival tests are confirmed.
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Pre-sale schedule |
Pre-sale date and start time |
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Circle presale (Circle Insiders) |
Thursday 7 January | 10:00 AM |
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VIP pre-sale (VIP insiders) |
Thursday 7 January | 12 hours ET |
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Preferred sale (Premium and premium family insiders) |
Friday 8 January | 10:00 AM |
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Default presale (Default insiders) |
Monday 11 January | 10:00 AM |
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VISA Advance Sale (Visa card holders only) |
Tuesday 12 January | 10:00 AM |
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Public sale |
Wednesday 13 January | 10:00 AM |
VISA PRE-SALE
As the official sponsor technical sponsor of US Soccer, Visa® has made special arrangements for Visa cardholders to participate in a pre-sale of tickets for the WNT vs. Colombia matches. These pre-sales will take place from Tuesday 12 January at 10:00 ET to Wednesday 13 January at 08:00 for both matches through the purchase links at ussoccer.com. As the preferred card of American football, Visa is the only payment method accepted during the Visa pre-sale. Terms and conditions apply.
SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND GUIDELINES | COVID-19 WARNING
During both games against Colombia, fans must wear face masks at all times while on stadium grounds, except while eating or drinking. A socially diverse stadium seating manifesto is designed to hold fans in place and within their own parties of four or less, which also includes the following protocols:
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Adequate space between the playing field and ticket buyers has been arranged.
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Each occupied row will have a maximum of two parties (each consisting of four or fewer people), enabling each party to gain access to the aisle closest to its seats without having to cross to another party .
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Each party has at least six feet of space between him and other parties.
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Tickets are not issued for the first two seats closest to the venue.
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Only reserved seats, general access is not allowed.
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Mobile tickets only.
Concession points will be paid cashless. No bags, including transparent bags, are allowed. Ticket holders will have a designated gate to enter the stadium based on their ticket location.
Additional notes:
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The camp is the return of several World Cup veterans – forwards Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and Mallory Pugh – who have not been to the previous two U.S. camps and have seen limited or no action for their NWSL clubs in 2020.
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Nineteen players on the training camp roster were with the USA in the Netherlands for the final action of 2020.
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Of the eight who were not in the Netherlands, four players – Lloyd, Pugh, Andi Sullivan and Lindsey Horan – are returning from injury or illness.
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Lloyd is just six times away from the third player in American and world history to play 300 times for their country. Together with world record holder Kristine Lilly (354) and Christie Rampone (311) she will participate in the exclusive club for 300 players.
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Lloyd, Rapinoe, Sullivan and Pugh are in their first USWNT events since the SheBelieves Cup in 2020 last March. In the SBC, Rapinoe scored in the final game against Japan, while Pugh provided an assist.
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The World Cup veterans and Orlando Pride players Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger have been recalled after not being nominated for the trip to Holland, and they will be looking for playing time in their home stadium.
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Emily Fox, senior senior at the University of North Carolina, gets her first call since January 2019 when she earned her third cap in a game against France at Le Havre.
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Sixteen members of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup are on this training camp schedule.
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The attack on Alex Morgan, who is returning to the US squad for the first time since the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup final when she played the second half of the 2-0 win over the Netherlands on November 27, has been ruled out for attend the training. camp after testing positive for COVID-19. She adheres to the prescribed quarantine protocols and does well.
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Forward Christen Press, who currently plays for Manchester United in England and missed her last three FA Women’s League games before the holidays due to non-COVID illness, will stay in England while she works to regain her fitness.
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Forward Tobin Heath, who also currently plays for Manchester United, has been invited to training camp but will remain in Manchester to take part in her FA FA Women’s Super League matches in January.
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The camp is the third consecutive call for Catarina Macario. She is not yet eligible to play in an international match for the USA, but is in the final stages of the process of being eligible to represent the United States.
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The games in Orlando will be the first domestic games since the US beat Japan 3-1 on March 3, 2020 to conclude the SheBelieves Cup. The US opened the SheBelieves Cup in 2020 with a 2-0 win over England at Exploria Stadium in Orlando.
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U.S. head coach Vlatko Andonovski is 11-0-0 in his first 11 games (two at the end of 2019 and nine in 2020), setting a record for the best start for a head coach in USWNT history .
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Midfielder Jaelin Howell (21) and forward Sophia Smith (20) are the two youngest players in the rankings. Both won their first senior team match against the Netherlands on November 27, becoming the first players to be born after the historic U.S. Women’s World Cup in 1999. Smith became the first player born in the 00s to earn a cap.
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The USA is in 1st place in the world. Colombia is 26de in the world and second in South America behind Brazil.
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Colombia finished fourth at the Copa America 2018 and therefore does not qualify for the FIFA World Cup for Women in 2019 or for the 2020 Olympics. It broke an extremely successful series of four direct qualifiers for the Colombian Women’s World Cup, which featured in the 2011 and 2015 FIFA World Cups and 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
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In the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Colombia qualified for the Round of 16, where it fell 2-0 to the USA.
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Colombia did not come out of its group in one of its Olympic Games while they could not win a match, but drew 2-2 with the USA in 2016.
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Colombia did win the Pan-American Games in 2019, which also hosted Mexico, Jamaica, Panama and Costa Rica from Concacaf, as well as Peru, Argentina and Paraguay from South America.