March 28, 2023 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – Kansas City Current News Release
Kansas City Current goalkeeper AD Franch
(Kansas City Current)
KANSAS CITY – Kansas City Current goalkeeper Adrianna ‘AD’ Franch was named to the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) roster for a pair of friendly matches against Ireland. This is Franch’s second call up to the national team in 2023 after also being on the roster for the SheBelieves Cup in February.
The U.S. and Ireland will first face off Saturday, April 8 at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas in a match presented by Truly Hard Seltzer (1:30 p.m. CT on TNT, Universo and Peacock) before finishing the two-leg set on Tuesday, April 11 at the brand new CITYPARK in St. Louis, Missouri (6:30 p.m. CT on HBO Max, Universo and Peacock).
Both teams will be making their final preparations for the 2023 FIFA World Cup in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 – August 20. USA, FIFA’s #1 ranked team, will be in Group E with Vietnam, the Netherlands and Portugal while #22 Ireland will be in Group B with Australia, Nigeria and Canada.
“It’s exciting to get the group back together and we’re getting closer to how we want to look this summer,” said Andonovski. “The team is gelling and getting these players back in camp, all who know the environment very well, is just going to make it more competitive and turn the intensity up a notch. I know there is a lot of pressure on the players as the competition for World Cup spots increases, but that’s not something we shy away from. We talk about it, and we embrace it, as we all know these players make each other better.”
TICKETS
Both of the matches are nearing capacity crowds. U.S. Soccer has fewer than 1,000 tickets left to sell in Austin and St. Louis. What tickets remain are on sale via www.ussoccer.com.
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Additional Notes:
The roster features six players with 100 caps or more in defender Becky Sauerbrunn (214), Alex Morgan (204), Kelley O’Hara (156), Crystal Dunn (130), Lindsey Horan (126) and Julie Ertz (116).
Forward Megan Rapinoe, who is on 199 caps, was ruled out of this camp as she recovers from a lower leg injury.
The roster features 11 players with fewer than 30 caps – Sofia Huerta, Sophia Smith, Emily Fox, Alana Cook, Ashley Sanchez,…