USA vs. Netherlands: Starting XI & Lineup Notes

Netherlands vs. USWNT
Date: December 3, 2024
Venue: ADO Den Haag Stadium; The Hague, Netherlands
Broadcast: TNT, truTV, Universo, Max, Peacock
Official Kickoff Time: 2:45 p.m. ET / 8:45 p.m. CET

Starting XI vs. Netherlands: 1-Alyssa Naeher (Capt.); 3-Korbin Albert, 4-Naomi Girma, 5-Jenna Nighswonger, 8-Jaedyn Shaw, 10-Lindsey Horan, 12-Tierna Davidson, 16-Rose Lavelle, 17-Sam Coffey, 23-Emily Fox, 24-Yazmeen Ryan

Available Subs: 2-Emily Sams, 6-Lynn Williams, 7-Alyssa Thompson, 9-Ally Sentnor, 11-Lily Yohannes, 13-Emma Sears, 14-Emily Sonnett, 15-Alyssa Malonson, 19-Hal Hershfelt, 20-Casey Krueger, 21-Mandy Haught, 22-Eva Gaetino

Not dressing: Phallon Tullis-Joyce

GAME NOTES | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW

• USWNT Starting XI Cap Numbers (Including this match): Horan (161), Naeher (115), Lavelle (110), Davidson (65), Fox (62), Girma (44), Coffey (28), Albert (22), Shaw (21), Nighswonger (18), Ryan (4)
• Tuesday’s lineup to take on the Netherlands features five changes from the lineup that started against England on Saturday at Wembley, with Nighswonger, Davidson, Albert, Ryan and Shaw starting tonight in The Hague in place of Casey Krueger, Emily Sonnett, Lynn Williams, Alyssa Thompson and Emma Sears.
• This Starting XI includes five players – Horan, Naeher, Lavelle, Fox and Girma – who featured in the most recent matchup against the Netherlands during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Horan scored the equalizing goal in the group stage meeting in Wellington, heading in a corner kick from Lavelle.
• Alyssa Naeher will captain the USWNT as she plays in the 115th and final game of her remarkable international career. A two-time World Cup winner and 2024 Olympic gold medalist, Naeher shutout the Netherlands in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final and had a game for the ages against the Dutch in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Olympics. Naeher recorded her 10th shutout of 2024 – her most ever in a single year for the USWNT -- and the 69th of her international career on Saturday against England.
• Korbin Albert is set to earn her 22nd cap as she makes her 11th career start of the USWNT, all 11 of which have come this year. Albert made her international debut in the USA’s final match of 2023 and has appeared in all but two matches for the USWNT in 2024. She has scored one goal with one assist this year, both coming at the Olympics.
• A nominee for The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2024, Naomi Girma will make her 18th start of the year as she earns her 44th cap overall for the USWNT. Girma played every minute against the Netherlands at the 2023 World Cup and ranks third on the team among field players in total minutes played this year, logging a career-high 1,547 minutes of action.
• One year and one day after making her international debut, Jenna Nighswonger will make her 10th career start as she earns her 18th cap for the USWNT. The least experienced player on the USA’s 18-player Olympic roster, Nighswonger appeared in five of the USA’s six matches during Paris 2024 and made back-to-back starts against Iceland in October in her most recent action for the USWNT.
• The youngest player on the 2024 Olympic roster, Jaedyn Shaw will earn her 21st cap as she makes her 10th career start for the USWNT and her ninth of 2024. The now 20-year-old Shaw is tied for second in scoring this year with six goals, the most recent coming on Oct. 24 when she scored the game winner against Iceland in her home state of Texas. Shaw scored in each of her first five career starts for the USWNT, the longest such streak in program history.
• Lindsey Horan will make her team-leading 21st start of 2024 as she earns her 161st cap, breaking a tie with the recently retired Kelley O’Hara to take sole possession of 21st on the USWNT’s all-time cap charts. Horan, one of two U.S. starters nominated for the 2024 The Best FIFA Women’s Player of the Year along with Girma, has logged a team and career-high 1,738 minutes for the National Team in 2024 and ranks third on the team this year with eight goal involvements (five goals, three assists), trailing only Sophia Smith (nine goals, four assists) and Mallory Swanson (six goals, four assists).
• After missing the USWNT’s October Camp due to injury, Tierna Davidson returns to the lineup for the USWNT for her first action since starting against Brazil on August 10 in the Olympic gold medal match. Davidson, who will be making her 65th international appearance, was the youngest player on the 2019 World Cup roster and two-time Olympian, helping the U.S. win bronze in Tokyo in 2021 and gold earlier this summer in Paris.
• Rose Lavelle, who famously scored against the Netherlands in the 2019 World Cup Final, will earn her 110th cap as she makes her 14th start and 18th appearance overall this year. Lavelle has had goal contribution in three of her four career matches against the Netherlands, scoring in the 2019 World Cup final and again in the USA’s November 2020 win over the Netherlands in Breda, and assisting Horan’s equalizer at the 2023 World Cup in New Zealand.
• Sam Coffey will make her 19th start and 21st appearance of the year for the USWNT. Coffey who was announced as a midfield nominee for The Best FIFA Women’s 11, started five of the USA’s six matches at Paris 2024, only missing the quarterfinal against Japan due to card accumulation. She’s had a career year for the USWNT ranks fifth on the team with 1,499 minutes played in 2024.
• The only U.S. player to appear in all 23 matches this year, Emily Fox will earn her 62nd cap as she makes her 53rd career start for the USWNT. Fox, a defensive nominee for 2024 The Best FIFA Women’s 11, is second on the USWNT this year among field players with 1,593 total minutes of action, eclipsing the 1,000-minute mark for the second consecutive year. Fox will be making her 34th consecutive appearance for the USWNT, a streak that date back to July 9, 2023.
• Yazmeen Ryan will make her second career start as she earns her fourth cap for the USWNT. Ryan made her international debut on Oct. 24, coming on in the second half of the USA’s 3-1 win over Iceland in Austin, Texas. She made her first international start three days later in Austin and earned her third cap on Saturday in England, creating several dangerous chances in the second half after coming on as a halftime substitute.