Although neither Nadia Nadim nor Dagny Brynjarsdóttir will be at the Algarve Cup tournament representing Denmark and Iceland respectively, the Matildas recently announced their roster, and Thorns forward Hayley Raso was part of it. Portland’s forward, who didn’t make the Olympic team during the summer despite some experience playing with the Matildas (including in the 2015 World Cup), is part of the 21 player team that coach Alen Stajcic. This is the first year that Australia has been invited to take part on the Algarve Cup
Raso is one of five players who made this squad despite not making the Olympic roster.