The U.S. Women’s National Team will play its final matches of 2021 when it takes on Australia in two matches Down Under to close out the calendar year. The USA kicks off the two-game set against the Matildas at Sydney’s Stadium Australia on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 3 p.m. local (Friday, Nov. 26 at 11 p.m. Et on FS2). The teams will meet again at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 8:05 p.m. local (4:05 a.m. ET on ESPN).
While this marks the USA’s first trip Down Under in 21 years, Australia is a very familiar foe with the teams having met twice earlier this year at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
For more on the matchup and the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosts, here are Five Things to Know about the Matildas.
INSIDE THE ROSTER
Australia head coach Tony Gustavsson – who previously served as an assistant coach for the USA – has called up 25 players for the two matches, 18 of whom were on the 22-player roster for the 2020 Olympics.
Clare Polkinghorne, who had stints with both the Portland Thorns and Houston Dash in the NWSL, is the most-capped player on this rosterwith 138 appearances. Midfielder Emily van Egmond (110 caps), defender Alana Kennedy (101), and forwards Kyah Simon (103) and Sam Kerr (102) also have 100+ caps while veteran midfielder Tameka Yallop is just one appearance away from joining the 100-cap club.
Complementing this experienced core are 10 players with fewer than 10 caps, including a pair of uncapped players in 18-year-old forward Charlize Rule and 17-year-old defender Jessika Nash.
The leading goal scorer on this roster - and in the history of the Australian Women’s National Team – is Kerr, who has 49 international goals in 102 international appearances. Widely considered one of the world’s best strikers, Kerr currently plays for Chelsea in the FA Women’s Super League, but still holds the distinction of being the all-time leading scorer in NWSL history with 77 goals and was a three-time Golden Boot winner during her seven seasons in the league. The 28-year-old Kerr needs just one goal to tie Tim Cahill as the all-time scoring leader – men’s or women’s –in Australia soccer history.
AUSTRALIA WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM - ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Lydia Williams (Arsenal, ENG), 12-Teagan Micah (Rosengård, NOR), 18-Mackenzie Arnold (West Ham United, ENG)
DEFENDERS (9): 4-Clare Polkinghorne (Vittsjo GIK, SWE), 14-Alanna Kennedy (Manchester City, ENG), 7-Steph Catley (Arsenal, ENG), 21-Ellie Carpenter (Lyon, FRA), 3-Courtney Nevin (Melbourne Victory), 8-Charlotte Grant (Rosengård, Sweden), 5-Karly Roestbakken (LSK Kvinner, NOR), 2-Angela Beard (Fortuna Hjørring, DEN), 24-Jessika Nash (Sydney FC)
MIDFIELDERS (4):19-Kyra Cooney-Cross (Melbourne Victory), 10-Emily van Egmond (Orlando Pride), 13-Tameka Yallop (West Ham United, ENG), 6-Clare Wheeler (Fortuna Hjørring, DEN)
FORWARDS (9): 20-Sam Kerr (Chelsea, ENG), 9-Caitlin Foord (Arsenal, ENG), 11-Mary Fowler (Montpellier, FRA), 15-Emily Gielnik (Aston Villa, ENG), 16-Hayley Raso (Everton, ENG), 17-Kyah Simon (Tottenham Hotspur, NED), 22-Bryleeh Henry (Western Sydney Wanderers), 23-Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC), 25-Charlize Rule (Sydney FC)
SERIES HISTORY: USA vs. AUSTRALIA
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