Lavelle and Rapinoe Called Up to United States National Team for October Matches
OL Reign midfielder Rose Lavelle and forward Megan Rapinoe have been called up to the United States Women’s National Team for the October FIFA international match window, where the team will play two friendly matches. These are these are the final domestic games of 2021 for the U.S. WNT and will also be the final U.S. National Team games for Carli Lloyd.
The No. 1 ranked U.S. WNT will take on No. 18 ranked Korea Republic on Thursday, October 21 at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas at 5:00 p.m. PT on ESPN2 and TUDN. The team will take on Korea Republic again on Tuesday, October 26 at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota at 5:00 p.m. PT on TUDN.
Lavelle last played with the U.S. WNT during the September FIFA window, where she played in two matches against Paraguay and scored the opening goal at TQL Stadium in her hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. She also played in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo this summer, where the team earned a bronze medal. The midfielder has 64 caps and has scored 16 goals and tallied 11 assists for the United States.
Rapinoe returns to the roster after missing the September games due to injury. She most recently played at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo this summer where she played in six matches for a total of 306 minutes. She scored one goal and converted her penalty kick in the quarterfinal match. Rapinoe has a total of 185 caps for the United States and has scored 61 goals and notched 70 assists.
The United States and Korea Republic last met in a pair of friendly matches in October 2019. In the first match, the U.S. won 2-0 on goals from Allie Long and Mallory Pugh. In the second match, the two sides battled to a 1-1 draw. The USA has faced Korea Republic 13 times and has a record of 10-0-3 all-time in the series.
October Match Schedule:
Thursday, October 21
USWNT vs. Korea Republic– Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas – 5:00 p.m. PT, ESPN 2 and TUDN
Tuesday, October 26
USWNT vs. Korea Republic – Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota –5:00 p.m. PT, TUDN
U.S. Women’s National Team Roster by Position (Club; Caps/Goals) – October matches vs. Korea Republic:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Jane Campbell (Houston Dash; 6), Adrianna Franch (Kansas City NWSL; 9)
DEFENDERS (7): Abby Dahlkemper (Houston Dash; 76/0), Tierna Davidson (Chicago Red Stars; 41/1), Emily Fox (Racing Louisville; 4/0), Casey Krueger (Chicago Red Stars; 36/0), Kelley O’Hara (Washington Spirit; 147/2), Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns FC; 195/0), Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit; 60/0)
MIDFIELDERS (5): Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns FC; 104/23), Rose Lavelle (OL Reign; 64/16), Catarina Macario (Olympique Lyon, FRA; 10/3), Kristie Mewis (Houston Dash; 30/4), Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit; 19/2)
FORWARDS (7): Tobin Heath (Arsenal, ENG; 179/36), Carli Lloyd (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 314/134), Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride; 188/114), Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars; 65/18), Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign; 185/61), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC; 8/1), Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage; 42/13)