STANFORD, Calif. – Olympic gold medalists Sophia Wilson and Tierna Davidson will return to the U.S. Women’s National Team roster, two of five former Cardinal selected by head coach Emma Hayes for a 26-player training camp ahead of a trio of April matches against 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup champions Japan.
Wilson, a member of the “Triple Espresso” front line who helped lead the USA to the 2024 Olympic gold medal, makes her first USWNT roster in 17 months following her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter in early September of 2025. The 25-year-old Wilson has 58 caps for the USWNT along with 24 goals, three of which were scored at the 2024 Olympics, to go with her two assists in that tournament.
Davidson, 27, has made a complete recovery from an ACL injury suffered in NWSL play at the beginning of the 2025 season. She returns to the USWNT after a 13-month absence. Coincidentally, Davidson’s most recent international match was against Japan on Feb. 26, 2025, in the SheBelieves Cup finale. Davidson has 67 caps and three goals.
The duo are joined by goalkeeper Jane Campbell and defenders Naomi Girma and Kennedy Wesley as former Cardinal in camp.
The USWNT will begin its three-game series against Japan in San Jose, Calif. at PayPal Park, home of Bay FC and the San Jose Earthquakes, on April 11 (2:30 p.m. PT / 5:30 p.m. TNT, truTV and HBOMax in English and Universo and Peacock in Spanish). This match is being presented by The Home Depot.
The USA will then play Japan for a second time on Tuesday, April 14, at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash., home of Seattle Reign FC and Seattle Sounders FC (7 p.m. PT on TNT, truTV and HBOMax in English, Universo and Peacock in Spanish). This match is being presented by Allstate.
The last match of the series will be played on Friday, April 17, at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. (7 p.m. MT on TNT, truTV and HBOMax in English, Universo and Peacock in Spanish), home of the Colorado Rapids and the venue at which the Denver Summit will play a few matches this season.
Stanford will also send three players to a U-20 training camp in Kansas City, Mo. running from April 7-16 that will include two matches against fellow 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier Brazil. The three players – Caroline Birkel, Lizzie Boamah and Y-Lan Nguyen – are the most of any collegiate program in the nation.
The USA will face the Brazil U-20 WNT on April 11 at CPKC Stadium (6:30 p.m….
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