SANDY, Utah (Friday, January 4, 2019) – Utah Royals FC trio of DF Becky Sauerbrunn, DF Kelley O’Hara, and FW Christen Press, have been called up to the U.S. Women’s National Team by Head Coach Jill Ellis for January training camp held in Portugal. The U.S. will face the 2019 FIFA World Cup host France on January 19th, 2019 in Le Havre, France before facing Spain on January 22 in the first-ever meeting between the two sides in Alicante, Spain.
2018 Utah Royals FC MVP and Co-Defensive Player of the Year winner, Sauerbrunn, made her first World Cup appearance with team USA in 2011.