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USWNT: Vlatko Andonovski chose a young World Cup/Olympic qualifying roster. Will it pay off?

When U.S. Soccer sends out press releases to announce upcoming match rosters, there are always a few stats and facts included. But I think this bullet from the announcement of the 23-player roster for CONCACAF'S World Cup qualification tournament sums up the state of the U.S. women's national team perfectly:

  • Just 10 of the 23 players on the CONCACAF W Championship roster have experience in World Cup and Olympic qualifying. The other 13 players will get the opportunity to make their CONCACAF qualifying debuts at the senior level.

Honestly, when was the last time we have read that well over half of a USWNT roster has not had any qualifying experience?