Coach Jill Ellis has called up a veteran U.S. team for next month’s CONCACAF Championship, with more than half the 20 women selected having made at least 56 international appearances.
Leading the way is two-time world soccer player of the year Carli Lloyd, who has played in 259 games for the national team. She is one of 11 holdovers from the 2015 U.S. team that won the World Cup. The eight-team CONCACAF Championship, which begins Oct. 4 in Cary, N.C., serves as the regional qualifying for next summer’s World Cup in France.
“We feel really good about the process that has gotten us to this point,” said Ellis, whose team will open the tournament against Mexico, in a statement.