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Fox & Pinto Tapped For U.S. U20 World Cup Roster

CHICAGO, ILL. - U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team head coach Jitka Klimkova has named the 21 players who will represent the United States at the 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup to be held Aug. 5-24 in the Brittany region of northwestern France.

Two current University of North Carolina players have been named to the team that will compete in France next month. The duo includes sophomore defender Emily Fox of Ashburn, Va. and freshman midfielder Brianna Pinto of Durham, N.C. Fox played a key role on last year's ACC championship team before suffering a knee injury in mid-October.