Coming off a disappointing World Cup — where the U.S. women’s national team lost in the round of 16 for the first time in program history — the USWNT is heading to Paris with sights set on a gold medal.
U.S. Soccer got a resignation from then-head coach Vlatko Andonovski and hired arguably the best women’s soccer coach in the world: Emma Hayes from Chelsea.
Hayes hasn’t had much time with her new squad, but she is undefeated in four tune-up matches. She also made the difficult — but correct — decision to leave USWNT icon Alex Morgan off her Olympic roster.
Hayes is going all in on the USWNT’s next generation, and here’s a look at the team heading to Paris for the Summer Games.
