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The United States girls’s nationwide group are simply three months away from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and if they’re to win it once more, they could must do it with out ahead Mallory Swanson. U.S. Soccer introduced on Sunday that Swanson suffered a torn patella tendon in her left knee which severely places her World Cup participation doubtful. Swanson sustained the harm throughout the first half of USA’s win in opposition to Ireland on Saturday.
The 24-year-old winger leads the group in scoring this 12 months with eight objectives in six video games and was a part of the USWNT’s attacking trio alongside Sophia Smith and Alex Morgan. She has returned to Chicago for additional analysis. The severity of the tear and the subsequent steps are forthcoming, however American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons states that full restoration can take wherever from six to 12 months.
It’s a devastating blow to the group that had their attacking line fortified within the last months main as much as the World Cup. A substitute for the present worldwide window has already been named in 18-year-old Alyssa Thompson, who shall be with the group to shut out the pair of friendlies in opposition to Ireland. Thompson was the No. 1 choose within the 2023 NWSL Draft by Angel City FC, the youngest draft choose in league historical past.
She scored in her common season debut and earned a penalty kick throughout her begin in week two. Thompson has beforehand represented the U.S. youth groups, most not too long ago within the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. She earned her first senior nationwide group caps in October and was additionally known as as much as the USA’s last camp of 2022 however didn’t costume for both of the year-end matches in opposition to Germany.
What’s subsequent
The USWNT will conclude their two-game sequence in opposition to Ireland on Tuesday. The two groups will sq. off at CITYPARK Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Team captain and St. Louis native Becky Sauerbrunn shall be honored with a ceremony for 200 caps. She reached the milestone with the group throughout the 2023 SheBelieves Cup.
