USWNT and Iceland Meet Again in Music City

Coming off a 3-1 win over Iceland on Thursday night in Austin in its first match since the 2024 Olympic final, the U.S. Women’s National Team is back in action on Sunday, Oct. 27, facing Iceland for the second time in a four-day span. The teams will square off at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tenn. in a match presented by AT&T. Kickoff is slated for 5:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. CT with broadcast coverage available on TNT, truTV, Universo, Max and Peacock.

Now unbeaten in 11 games under head coach Emma Hayes, the Americans enter Sunday’s game on the heels of an entertaining meeting in Austin which saw the U.S. score twice in the final five minutes to secure the victory.

After the match in Nashville, the U.S. will close out the international window in in Louisville, playing Argentina on Wednesday, Oct. 30 in a match presented by Jim Beam at Lynn Family Stadium (7 p.m. ET on TNT, Universo, truTV, Max and Peacock).

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MILESTONES AND LATE GOALS IN ATX

Thursday night’s meeting between the top-ranked Americans and 13th-ranked Iceland was an entertaining and celebratory affair which ultimately resulted a 3-1 victory for the USA in its first match back on home soil since the glorious summer in France. Hayes’ Starting XI in Austin featured 10 members of the 2024 Olympic roster, highlighted by defender Emily Sonnett who earned her 100th cap.

But it was the lone non-Olympian opened the scoring for the USWNT as 19-year-old forward Alyssa Thompson bagged the first goal of her international career with a remarkable strike to the far post in the 39th minute.

Iceland equalized early in the second half on an impressive strike from distance, but the U.S. prevailed behind two late goals from second-half substitutes. Nineteen-year-old Jaedyn Shaw, the youngest player on the 2024 Olympic Roster, scored the game-winning goal in the 85th minute and Sophia Smith, one third of the USA’s potent “Triple Espresso” front line in France, scored her team-leading ninth goal of the year in the 88th minute to secure the win.

Hayes also doled out two international debuts, with 25-year-old forward Yazmeen Ryan and 23-year-old midfielder Hal Hershfelt coming on in the second half to earn their first caps.

HAUGHT REPLACES CAMPBELL ON OCTOBER ROSTER

Hayes had to make one change to the roster following the first game due to a injury during training for goalkeeper Jane Campbell, giving a first call up to former U.S. U-20 WNT and current Utah Royals goalkeeper Mandy Haught. Campbell, an alternate for the 2024 Olympics, suffered a muscle injury in training and was replaced by the 25-year-old Haught.

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB; CAPS/GOALS) – OCTOBER FRIENDLIES 2024

GOALKEEPERS (3): Mandy Haught (Utah Royals; 0), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage; 19), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars; 113)

DEFENDERS (9): Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG; 58/1), Eva Gaetino (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA; 0/0), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC; 41/0), Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit; 57/0), Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current; 8/0), Alyssa Malonson (Bay FC; 0/0), Jenna Nighswonger (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 16/2), Emily Sams (Orlando Pride; 0/0), Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 100/2)

MIDFIELDERS (7): Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA; 18/1), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC; 25/1), Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit; 1/0), Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon, FRA; 157/35), Rose Lavelle (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 107/24), Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns FC; 4/2), Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage; 27/3)

FORWARDS (7): Yazmeen Ryan (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 1/0), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC; 0/0), Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC; 17/8), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC; 57/24), Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars; 101/38), Alyssa Thompson (Angel City FC; 10/1), Lynn Williams (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 72/19)

THE GALS ARE BACK

With the departure of Campbell, the 26-player roster now features 17 members of the U.S. Olympic Team while five players on this roster are still in search of their first caps. Center back and Olympic alternate Emily Sams headlines the group along with Paris Saint-Germain center back Eva Gaetino, who makes her second USWNT roster, and first-time call-ups Haught, defender Alyssa Malonson and forward Emma Sears.

The roster also does not include any players from the U.S. Under-20 Women’s Youth National Team that finished third in late September at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia as those players are being given time to reintegrate with their clubs and colleges.

SWANSON HONORED FOR 100th CAP

Swanson, who earned her 100th cap and scored the game-winning goal in the Olympic gold medal match on August 10, will be honored prior to kick off in Nashville for reaching the 100-cap milestone. Swanson became the 44th player in USWNT history to reach 100 international appearance and at 26 years old, was the youngest to reach the century mark since 25-year-old Amy Rodriguez achieved the feat in 2012. Swanson is the 15th youngest player all-time to reach milestone for the USWNT and just the ninth player in USWNT to score in her 100th cap.

A 2019 World Cup champion and 2024 Olympic gold medalist, Swanson led the U.S. in scoring with four goals at Paris 2024, tied for the second-most goals by any U.S. player at a single Olympics. She made her senior national team debut on January 23, 2016,at age 17 and scored in the win over Ireland, becoming the 18th player in program history to score in her first cap.

THANK YOU KELLEY

Former USWNT defender Kelley O’Hara, one of the most accomplished players in program history, will be honored in a retirement ceremony at halftime on Sunday. O’Hara announced on May 2 that this would be her final professional season with NY/NJ Gotham FC. In late September, the club announced that she had been placed on the season-ending injury list, marking the close of a remarkable career for club and country.

O’Hara played in every senior world championship for the USA from 2011 through 2023, a period that spanned four World Cups and three Olympic Games. She scored one of the most famous goals in U.S. history when she came off the bench in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup semifinal. She volleyed home a cross from Carli Lloyd for an 84th minute game-clinching goal against Germany to send the USA to the final, which it would win, 5-2, against Japan.

GOLDEN SUMMER

The USWNT reeled off six straight wins at the 2024 Paris Olympics, advancing through the tournament in impressive fashion, downing Zambia (3-0), Germany (4-1) and a defensive-minded Australia (2-1) in group play and then winning two 1-0 matches in overtime, beating Japan in the quarterfinal and Germany in the semifinal. The 1-0 victory over Brazil in the championship game capped a glorious tournament that was led by the “Triple Espresso” front line of Swanson (4 goals, 2 assists), Smith (3 goals, 2 assists) and Trinity Rodman (3 goals, 1 assist), which scored 10 of the USA’s 12 goals during the tournament. Forward Lynn Williams and midfielder Korbin Albert added one goal each as the USA’s won its record fifth gold medal in women’s soccer and the program’s first since 2012. Defensively, the U.S. didn’t allow a single goal during the knockout stages and center back Naomi Girma played every minute of every match while goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher became the first goalkeeper to earn a shutout in a Women’s World Cup Final and an Olympic gold medal game.

USWNT TO END YEAR IN EUROPE

The U.S. will finish its 2024 schedule with two matches in Europe, facing 2022 European Champions and 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup finalists England on Saturday, Nov. 30 at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London (12:20 p.m. ET / 5:20 p.m. London Time on TNT, Max, Universo and Peacock) followed by a Dec. 3 match against the Netherlands at the ADO Den Haag Stadium in The Hague (2:45 p.m. ET / 8:45 p.m. local time on TNT, truTV, Universo, Max and Peacock).

2024 MEDIA GUIDE

The 2024 USWNT Media Guide is available for viewing and download. The Media Guides features all the history and statistics for the USWNT, as well as full bios on technical staff and the current top players, information on the USA’s Youth Women’s National Teams and general important information on U.S. Soccer.

USA TEAM & ROSTER NOTES

• With Sonnett earning her 100th cap in Austin, five players on this roster now have 100+ caps, led by Lindsey Horan with 157. Alyssa Naeher has 113 international appearances followed by Rose Lavelle (107 caps), Mallory Swanson (101) and Sonnett (100).
• Five players on this roster have yet to be capped – Eva Gaetino, Mandy Haught, Alyssa Malonson, Emily Sams and Emma Sears.
• This roster averages 26.0 years of age and features three teenagers – Olivia Moultrie, Jaedyn Shaw and Alyssa Thompson, all aged 19.
• Fifteen different clubs – three from Europe and 12 from the NWSL – are represented on this roster. NJ/NY Gotham FC leads the way with five players.
• Fourteen of the 22 NWSL players on the roster play for clubs that have qualified for the playoffs while seven are on teams still vying for a post-season berth.
• Swanson is the top scorer on this roster with 38 career international goals, followed by Horan with 35 goals, and Rose Lavelle and Sophia Smith with 24 each.
• Horan leads the USA with 1,547 total minutes played in 2024, followed by Alyssa Naeher (1,530 min) and Emily Fox (1,482).
• Fourteen different players have scored so far for the USWNT in 2024 – led by eight goals from Smith, six from Swanson, five from Shaw, four from Horan and three from Rodman. The now-retired Alex Morgan, Olivia Moultrie, Tierna Davidson, Lynn Williams and Jenna Nighswonger have two goals each while Crystal Dunn, Lily Yohannes, Korbin Albert and Alyssa Thompson have one goal apiece on the year.
• Rodman, Smith and Swanson lead the U.S. with four assists apiece this year, followed by Horan and Lavelle with three assists each and Midge Purce, Casey Krueger and Sam Coffey with two. Seven other players have one assist on the year.
• Overall, 20 different players have been directly involved in a goal for the USA in 2024, led by 13 goals involvements from Smith (9 goals, 4 assists) and 10 goal involvements from Swanson (6 goals, 4 assists).

IN FOCUS: ICELAND | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW

Current FIFA World Ranking: 13
UEFA Ranking: 8
World Cup Appearances: N/A
Olympic Appearances: N/A
Record vs. USA: 0W-14L-2D (7 GF; 56 GA)
Last Meeting vs. USA: Oct. 24, 2024 (3-1 USA win in Austin, Texas)
Head Coach: Thorsteinn Halldórsson (ISL)

ICELAND WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM – ROSTER BY POSITION

GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Cecilía Rúnarsdóttir (Inter Milan, ITA), 12-Fanney Birkisdóttir (Valur), 13-Telma Ívarsdóttir (Breiðablik)

DEFENDERS (8): 3-Sandra Jessen (Thor/KA), 4-Glódís Viggósdóttir (Bayern Munich, GER), 6-Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir (Brøndby IF, DEN), 11-Natasha Anasi (Valur), 18-Guðrún Arnarsdóttir (FC Rosengard, SWE), 19-Sædís Heiðarsdóttir (Valerenga, NOR), 20-Guðný Árnadóttir (Kristianstads DFF, SWE), 21-Hafrún Halldórsdóttir (Brøndby IF, DEN)

MIDFIELDERS (8): 2-Berglind Ágústsdóttir (Valur), 7-Selma Magnúsdóttir (Rosenborg BK, NOR), 8-Ásdís Halldórsdóttir (LSK Kvinner FK, NOR), 10-Karólína Vilhjálmsdóttir (Bayer Leverkusen, GER), 15-Katla Tryggvadóttir (Kristianstads DFF, SWE), 16-Hildur Antonsdóttir (Madrid CFF, ESP), 17-Heiða Viðarsdóttir (Breiðablik), 22-Amanda Andradóttir (FC Twente, NED)

FORWARDS (4): 5-Emilía Ásgeirsdóttir (FC Nordsjælland, DEN), 9-Diljá Zomers (OH Leuven, BEL), 14-Hlín Eiríksdóttir (Kristianstads DFF, SWE), 23-Sveindís Jónsdóttir (VfL Wolfsburg, GER)

ICELAND TEAM NOTES

• Midfielder Selma Magnúsdóttir, who plays her club soccer in Norway for Rosenborg BK, scored Iceland’s lone goal in the meeting between the teams in Austin. It was the fifth goal of her international career and the first goal Iceland had scored against the U.S. since 2011, being shutout in each of its previous three matchups against the Americans.
• Ranked 13th overall in the latest FIFA Women’s World Rankings, Iceland entered these matches against the USA on the heels of qualifying for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025. Iceland qualified for the Women’s Euro, its fifth consecutive, by virtue of its second-place finish in Group 4 of qualifying League A.
• Drawn into a group alongside Germany, Iceland and Poland, Iceland went 4W-1L-1D during its six qualifying matches, the lone defeat coming on the road against Germany in April. Iceland drew Austria 1-1 in late May and pulled off an impressive 3-0 victory over Germany on July 12 to secure its ticket to the Euros before closing out qualifying with a 1-0 win over Poland.
• Iceland’s best showing at the Euro came in 2013 in Sweden when it advanced out of the group and reached the quarterfinal. In its most recent showing at Euro 2022 in England, Iceland failed to make it out of the group after drawing all three of its group stage games.
• Iceland head coach Thorsteinn Halldórsson selected 23 players for the matches against the USA, putting together a roster comprised of many players from Iceland’s Euro qualifying campaign.
• Seventeen of Iceland’s 23 players are playing for top clubs across Europe in Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Netherlands.
• Defender Glódís Viggósdóttir is by far the most experienced player on this roster with 129 international appearances and is one of the most capped players in the history of the Iceland Women’s National Team.
• One of 30 players named nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or Féminin alongside the USA’s Lindsey Horan, Alyssa Naeher, Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson, Viggósdóttir plays her club soccer for Bayern Munich in Germany, helping the club win the Frauen-Bundesliga each of the last two seasons.
• Forward Sveindís Jónsdóttir is the leading scorer on this roster with 12 goals in 41 international appearances. The 23-year-old led Iceland with three goals during the recent Euro qualifying campaign, including goals in the July victories over Germany and Poland. The 2021 Icelandic Women’s Footballer of the Year, Jónsdóttir plays for VfL Wolfsburg in Germany and helped the club win the league in 2022 and reach the UEFA Women’s Champions League Final in 2023. Her father is Icelandic father and her mother is Ghanaian.
• Defender Natasha Anasi, is an American who attended Duke University and is a former player for the U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team, playing for the USA in 2012 and 2013. She also played for the U.S. U-18 WNT.
• The native of Arlington, Texas moved to Iceland in 2014 to play professionally – she played for four Icelandic clubs and one in Norway – and received Icelandic citizenship in December 2019.
• Anasi made her international debut for the Iceland in March of 2020 and has seven caps and one goal for her adopted country.