USWNT vs. Colombia: XI notes and lineup | CONCACAF Gold Cup 2024

USWNT vs. Colombia – 2024 CONCACAF Gold Cup – Quarterfinals
date: March 3, 2024
place: BMO Stadium; Los Angeles, California.
Broadcasting: Paramount+, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
Official kick-off time: 8:15 PM ET / 5:15 PM PT

Starting lineup against Colombia: 1- Alyssa Naher; 3-Jenna Nighsonger, 4-Naomi Girma, 7-Alex Morgan, 8-Jaeden Shaw, 10-Lindsay Horan (captain), 12-Tirna Davidson, 15-Corbin Albert, 17-Sam Coffey, 22-Trinity Rodman, 23. -Emily Fox

Available subs: 2-Abby Dahlkemper, 5-Becky Sauerbrunn, 6-Lynn Williams, 9-Midge Burress, 11-Sophia Smith, 13-Olivia Moultrie, 14-Emily Sonnett, 16-Rose Lavelle, 18-Casey Murphy, 19-Crystal Dunn. 20-Casey Krueger, 21-Jane Campbell

Game notes | Five things to know

• USWNT Starting XI numbers (including this match): Morgan (219), Horan (142), Naeher (100), Davidson (53), Fox (43), Rodman (32), Girma (28), Coffey (11), Shaw (8), Nijsönger (5). Albert (5)
• The starting lineup to face Colombia in the quarter-finals includes six different players from the starting lineup for the group stage final against Mexico, with Naeher, Fox, Coffey, Horan and Rodman remaining in the starting lineup.
• The starting lineup to face Colombia has an average age of 25.9 years and each player has 58 international caps.
• Eight players started against Colombia during friendlies in October, including top scorers Horan and Shaw. Davidson – who missed October's matches due to injury – and Nijsönger and Albert – who has yet to make his debut for the United States – are the only players who did not feature in those two matches.
• Lindsay Horan She begins her third consecutive participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where she captains the United States national team in the 21st edition.^street time in her career. Horan, who will win it 142^{Second abbreviation} He has played internationally, scoring an impressive goal in the USA's win over Colombia on October 29, and also scored against Colombia in January 2021.
• Alyssa Naher You will earn her 100^y USWNT cap, joining Hope Solo and Briana Scurry as the only female goalkeepers in USWNT history to reach the 100-cap mark, making the United States the first country in history to have three female goalkeepers with more than 100 caps. Nahir will turn 42^{Second abbreviation} The first player in USWNT history to reach the 100th cap mark and the first to do so since Horan reached the century mark during the delayed 2021 Olympics.
• Naeher, a two-time FIFA Women's World Cup winner, made her debut for the USWNT in December 2014 and became an established starter after the 2016 Olympics. Naeher is, and was for a while, the goalkeeper with the third-most caps, winning ( 80) and 60th closure in US history.
• The defender and Huntington Beach native Jenna Niggsunger She will be making her second W Gold Cup start and third of her career as she captures her fifth title with the USWNT. Nighswonger started and scored in the United States' Gold Cup opener against the Dominican Republic and came on as a substitute in the February 23 win over Argentina, earning the penalty kick that led to the United States' fourth and final goal.
• American Football Player of the Year Naomi Girma Her second start – and second appearance overall – was at the 2024 CONCACAF Gold Cup where she claimed 28 titles^y hat. Girma came a long way in the USA's win over Argentina on February 23, and started both games against Colombia during friendlies in October 2023.
• Alex Morgan It was her second start and fourth appearance overall in the Concacaf W Gold Cup where she earned 219 points^y Cover for USWNT. Morgan recorded an assist against Colombia during the 2012 Olympics and scored the winning goal in the Round of 16 match between the two teams at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Overall, Morgan has scored 16 goals in 27 appearances for the United States in knockout round matches of competitive tournaments, tied with Carli Lloyd for the second most in USWNT history behind Abby Wambach's 19 goals.
• Nineteen years What's good? She will be participating in her second CONCACAF Gold Cup and the third in her young career as she makes her eighth cap. Shaw made her international debut on October 26, 2023, against Colombia and scored her first international goal three days later in the USA's win over Colombia on October 29 in San Diego.
• Xu has scored in each of her previous starts for the USWNT – the December 5, 2023 win over China in Frisco, Texas, and the February 23 Gold Cup match against Argentina, in which she scored twice. Shaw is the seventh player to score in her first two games for the USWNT, joining Michelle Akers, Shannon Box, Danielle Fotopoulos, Ashley Hatch, Kristen Press and Christy Welsh.
• Terna Davidson You will earn it 53^{Research and development} Davidson came a long way in the USA's win over Argentina on February 23, and made one previous appearance against Colombia, where she started and played the full 90 minutes in the January 22, 2021 win. This will be only the fourth time Davidson and former teammate Girma have started together. As a center back duo for the United States of America.
• Twenty-year-old midfielder Corbin Albert She will make her third career start – and third W Gold Cup – as she earns her fifth cap for the USWNT. The only player to start the United States' first two matches at this tournament, Albert came on as a second-half substitute against Mexico and was one of nine players to appear in all three group stage matches.
• Sam Coffey It will be her second consecutive start and third in the W Gold Cup where she finished 11th^y hat. Coffey will now have appeared in each of the USWNT's final seven matches, a streak that began with an October 29, 2023 win over Colombia in San Diego.
• Trinity Rodman She will be making her third straight start in the W Gold Cup where she has 32 points^{Second abbreviation} Career cap. Rodman leads the USA in total minutes played at the CONCACAF Gold Cup (205) and will make it 22^{Second abbreviation} Consecutive USWNT appearances, a streak that began in the opening game of 2023. It is the most consecutive appearances for any USWNT player since Carli Lloyd made 22 consecutive appearances to conclude her international career in 2021.
• Emily Fox He earns 43^{Research and development} hat as she made her second straight start and fourth appearance overall for the USWNT in the Concacaf W Gold Cup. Fox finished second on the team in total minutes played in 2023 and played every minute in both October games against Colombia, providing an assist on Lindsay Horan's goal on October 29.