The U.S. women’s national team has named a 20-player roster for the upcoming CONCACAF championship, which serves as qualifying for next year’s World Cup in France.
This will be the fourth qualifying tournament for Carli Lloyd, who scored a hat trick in the team’s victory over Japan in the 2015 World Cup final. She is among 11 players on the current roster who were on the team that won the title.
Three of the players selected — defenders Kelley O’Hara and Becky Sauerbrunn and forward Christen Press — are members of the Utah Royals.
The top three finishers in next month’s tournament earn the confederation’s berths at the 2019 World Cup.