AUCKLAND : Veterans and newcomers are working in harmony on the United States Women's World Cup squad, teammates Kelley O'Hara and Andi Sullivan said on Tuesday, days away from their kick off in New Zealand.The Americans are pursuing an unprecedented third consecutive title with Sullivan among 14 World Cu
AUCKLAND : Veterans and newcomers are working in harmony on the United States Women's World Cup squad, teammates Kelley O'Hara and Andi Sullivan said on Tuesday, days away from their kick off in New Zealand.
But veteran defender O'Hara believes experience on the World Cup stage does not necessarily translate to impact on the field and pointed to Sullivan, who was sharing the stage with her at a news conference on Tuesday, as a prime example. "To me, she's going to be so impactful on the field and is going to, you know, just change games for this team and it doesn't matter if it's her first or fourth. Like that's just the player that she is."
O'Hara, 34, is one of five holdovers from the winning 2015 and 2019 squads, including Alex Morgan, Alyssa Naeher, Julie Ertz and Megan Rapinoe.The roster spans some two decades, with 38-year-old Rapinoe the oldest and recently minted high school graduate Alyssa Thompson the youngest at 18.
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