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From US Soccer Communications:
PREVIEW: Lloyd Set for Final International Match as USWNT Hosts Korea Republic in St. Paul
Watch USA-Korea Republic on Tuesday, October 26 at 8:00 p.m. ET on FS1 and TUDN
The U.S. Women’s National Team will play its final domestic match of the year on Tuesday, October 26, hosting Korea Republic at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota. Official kickoff is slated for 8:08 p.m. ET. The match will be broadcast on FS1 and TUDN with pre-game coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, along with a dedicated “CarliCam” available for viewing on FOX Sports App and the FS1 social media channels.
Tuesday’s game also marks the final game in a USA jersey Carli Lloyd, who announced in mid-August that these games would mark the end of her 17-year journey with the U.S. Women’s National Team. Lloyd is currently the second-most capped player in world soccer history with 315 games played and has scored 134 international goals, third in USWNT history and fourth all-time in world history.
Fans will also be able to follow the action via Twitter (@USWNT), Instagram (@USWNT), Facebook and the official U.S. Soccer App.
USWNT DETAILED ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB; CAPS/GOALS)
GOALKEEPERS (2): Jane Campbell (Houston Dash; 6), Adrianna Franch (Kansas City NWSL; 10)
DEFENDERS (7): Abby Dahlkemper (Houston Dash; 76/0), Tierna Davidson (Chicago Red Stars; 42/1), Emily Fox (Racing Louisville; 5/0), Casey Krueger (Chicago Red Stars; 37/0), Kelley O’Hara (Washington Spirit; 148/2), Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns FC; 196/0), Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit; 60/0)
MIDFIELDERS (5): Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns FC; 105/23), Rose Lavelle (OL Reign; 65/16), Catarina Macario (Olympique Lyon, FRA; 11/3), Kristie Mewis (Houston Dash; 31/4), Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit; 19/2)
FORWARDS (7): Tobin Heath (Arsenal, ENG; 180/36), Carli Lloyd (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 315/134), Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride; 189/114), Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars; 66/18), Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign; 186/61), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC; 9/1), Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage; 42/13)
All 22 players from the 2020 Olympic Team were invited for the two matches against Paraguay, but due to injuries, USWNT head coach Vlatko Andonovski called up four players who were not on the Olympic Team -- Washington Spirit midfielder Andi Sullivan, Portland Thorns forward Sophia Smith, Chicago Red Stars forward Mallory Pugh and Racing Louisville FC defender Emily Fox.
#THANKYOUCARLI
As she heads into her final match for the USWNT, the 39-year-old Lloyd has hardly slowed down. Against Paraguay on Sept. 16, she got the two goals she needed to pass Kristine Lilly for third all-time on the U.S. list in the first six minutes, and just kept going, scoring five total to also move ahead of former German great Birgit Prinz on the world list. She scored one more on Sept. 26 vs. Paraguay. Following the Oct. 26 match, Lloyd will have at least two more NWSL games before she hangs up her boots for good as NJ/NY Gotham FC finishes the regular season with a match at Racing Louisville on Oct. 28 and then on Oct. 31 hosts Louisville at Red Bull Arena, meaning its playoffs chances – and the extension of Lloyd’s career -- are looking bright. The farewell tour has had numerous stops already, as Lloyd got the treat of playing in her home area of Philadelphia when NJ/NY faced the Washington Spirit at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa. on Oct. 6, a 0-0 tie, and then on October 14 her hometown of Delran, N.J. threw her a massive retirement party at a local park. Lloyd will be honored before and after the match in Minnesota to commemorate her final USWNT game
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