Netherlands vs USWNT
Date: December 3, 2024
Venue: ADO The Hague Stadium; The Hague, Netherlands
Transmitted: TNT, truTV, Universo, Max, Peacock
Official kick-off time: 2:45 p.m. ET / 8:45 p.m. CET

Starting eleven against Netherlands: 1-Alyssa Naheher (captain); 3-Korbin Albert, 4-Naomi Girma, 5-Jenna Nighswonger, 8-Jaedyn Shaw, 10-Lindsey Horan, 12-Tierna Davidson, 16-Rose Lavelle, 17-Sam Coffey, 23-Emily Fox, 24-Yazmeen Ryan

Available subs: 2-Emily Sams, 6-Lynn Williams, 7-Alyssa Thompson, 9-Ally Sentnor, 11-Lily Yohannes, 13-Emma Sears, 14-Emily Sonnett, 15-Alyssa Malonson, 19-Hal Hershfelt, 20-Casey Krueger, 21-Mandy Haught, 22-Eva Gaetino

Not attractive: Phallon Tullis-Joyce

GAME NOTES | FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

• USWNT Starting XI Cap Numbers (including this game): Horan (161), Naeher (115), Lavelle (110), Davidson (65), Fox (62), Girma (44), Coffey (28), Albert (22), Shaw (21), Nighswonger (18), Ryan (4)
• Tuesday’s lineup against the Netherlands features five changes from the lineup that started against England at Wembley on Saturday: Nighswonger, Davidson, Albert, Ryan and Shaw start tonight in The Hague in place of Casey Krueger, Emily Sonnett, Lynn Williams and Alyssa Thompson and Emma Sears.
• This starting XI includes five players – Horan, Naeher, Lavelle, Fox and Girma – who appeared in the final game against the Netherlands during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Horan scored the equalizer in the group stage in Wellington, heading in Lavelle’s corner.
• Alyssa Naher will captain the USWNT as she plays the 115th and final game of her distinguished international career. A two-time World Cup winner and 2024 Olympic gold medalist, Naeher defeated the Netherlands in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup final and delivered a performance for the ages against the Dutch in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Olympics. Naeher recorded her 10th shutout of 2024 — her most in a single year for the USWNT — and the 69th of her international career on Saturday against England.
• Korbin Albert is expected to make her 22nd cap as she makes her 11th appearance in her USWNT career, all 11 of which she has played this year. Albert made her international debut in the USA’s final game of 2023 and appeared in all but two games for the USWNT in 2024. She has one goal and one assist this year, both at the Olympics.
• A nomination for Best FIFA Female Player 2024, Naomi Girma will start for the 18th time this year and play her 44th international match for the USWNT. Girma played every minute against the Netherlands at the 2023 World Cup and ranks third among outfield players this year. He recorded a career record of 1,547 minutes of action.
• A year and a day after their international debut Jenna Nighswonger will make her 10th career start and 18th cap for the USWNT. Nighswonger is the least experienced player on the 18-member U.S. Olympic squad. Nighswonger appeared in five of the USA’s six games during Paris 2024 and started back-to-back games against Iceland in her last appearance for the USWNT in October.
• The youngest player in the 2024 Olympic squad, Jaedyn Shaw will earn her 21st cap as she makes her 10th career start for the USWNT and her ninth in 2024. Shaw, now 20, is tied for second with six goals this year, the last of which came on Oct. 24. She scored the winning goal against Iceland in her home state of Texas. Shaw scored in each of her first five career starts for the USWNT, the longest such streak in program history.
• Lindsey Horan will make her 21st start in 2024 and play her 161st international match. This breaks a tie with the recently retired Kelley O’Hara for sole possession of 21st place on the USWNT’s all-time cap charts. Horan, one of two U.S. starters alongside Girma nominated for the 2024 FIFA Player of the Year award, logged and tied for a team and career-best 1,738 minutes for the national team in 2024 Third in team participation with eight goals (five goals, three assists), trailing only Sophia Smith (nine goals, four assists) and Mallory Swanson (six goals, four assists).
• After missing the USWNT’s October camp due to injury, Tierna Davidson returns to the USWNT lineup for her first appearance since starting against Brazil on August 10 in the Olympic gold medal game. Davidson, who will be making her 65th international appearance, was the youngest player in the 2019 World Cup squad and a two-time Olympian. She helped the U.S. win bronze in Tokyo in 2021 and gold in Paris earlier this summer.
• Rose Lavellewho scored a famous goal in the 2019 World Cup final against the Netherlands, will be making her 110th international appearance as she makes her 14th start this year and 18th overall. Lavelle has scored in three of her four career games against the Netherlands, scored in the 2019 World Cup final and again in the USA’s win over the Netherlands in Breda in November 2020, and assisted Horan’s equalizer in the 2023 World Cup in New Zealand.
• Sam Coffey will make her 19th start and 21st appearance of the year for the USWNT. Coffey, who was announced as a midfield candidate for The Best FIFA Women’s 11, started five of the USA’s six games at Paris 2024 and only missed the quarterfinal against Japan due to a card pileup. She is having a career year for the USWNT, ranking fifth on the team with 1,499 minutes played in 2024.
• The only U.S. player to appear in all 23 games this year, Emily Fox will earn her 62nd cap as she makes her 53rd career start for the USWNT. Fox, a defensive nominee for 2024 The Best FIFA Women’s 11, is second on the USWNT among outfield players this year with a total of 1,593 minutes of action, surpassing the 1,000 minute mark for the second year in a row. Fox will be making her 34th consecutive appearance for the USWNT, a streak that dates back to July 9, 2023.
• Yazmeen Ryan will make her second career start as she earns her fourth cap for the USWNT. Ryan made her international debut on October 24, coming on as a substitute in the second half of the United States’ 3-1 win over Iceland in Austin, Texas. She made her first international appearance three days later in Austin and played her third cap in England on Saturday, creating several dangerous chances in the second half after coming on as a half-time substitute.