(Note, 22-Feb-2012. For a roster with player stats, checkout a newer post.)
Two of the USWNT’s group stage opponents in the upcoming Algarve Cup have announced their rosters: Japan and Norway. Denmark is the USA’s other opponent in their group.
USA’s matches are Denmark (29-Feb), Norway (2-Mar), and Japan (5-Mar).
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Japan’s Algarve Cup Squad (2011 WWC Team Members are bolded):
Goalkeepers:
- Miho Fukumoto (Okayama Yunogo Belle)
- Ayumi Kaihori (INAC Kobe)
Defenders:
- Yukari Kinga (INAC Kobe)
- Azusa Iwashimizu (NTV Beleza)
- Aya Sameshima (Montpellier HSC)
- Saori Ariyoshi (NTV Beleza)
- Asuna Tanaka (INAC Kobe)
- Rumi Utsugi (Montpellier HSC)
- Saki Kumagai (1.FFC Frankfurt)
Midfielders:
- Homare Sawa (INAC Kobe) – Sawa sat out the previous camp due to a minor injury (JFA English)
- Kanako Ito (NTV Beleza)
- Aya Miyama (Okayama Yunogo Belle)
- Nahomi Kawasumi (INAC Kobe)
- Mizuho Sakaguchi (NTV Beleza)
- Nanase Kiryu (NTV Beleza)
Forwards:
- Kozue Ando (FCR 2001 Duisburg)
- Shinobu Ohno (INAC Kobe)
- Yuki Nagasato (1.FFC Turbine Potsdam)
- Yuika Sugasawa (Alirex Niigata)
- Megumi Takase (INAC Kobe)
- Mai Kyokawa (Tokiwagi Gakuen High School)
Roster Source: JFA website (English)
Notable absences:
Karina Maruyama (who scored the game winner against Germany) injured her knee last September during Asian qualifiers for the Olympics. (Japanese article on Maruyama).
Mana Iwabuchi, who was not in the recent combined camp (JFA article with rosters). She has a fractured fifth metatarsal in one of her feet and will be out for three months. I think the injury happened in January.
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Norway’s Algarve Cup Squad (2011 WWC Team Members are bolded):
Goalkeepers:
- Ingrid Hjelmseth, Stabæk
- Caroline Knutsen, Røa
- Christine Colombo Nilsen, VIF
Defenders:
- Nora Holstad Berge, Linköping
- Maren Mjelde, Arna-Bjørnar
- Marita Skammelsrud Lund, LSK Kvinner
- Trine Rønning, Stabæk
- Toril H Akerhaugen, Stabæk
- Caroline Graham Hansen, Stabæk (Only 17! (b. 18-Feb-1995)
- Ingvild Isaksen, Kolbotn
Midfielders:
- Gry Tofte Ims, Klepp
- Ingvild Stensland, Stabæk
- Lene Mykjåland, Røa
- Emilie Bosshard Haavi, Røa
- Lindy Melissa Wiik, Stabæk (not at 2011 WWC, but did play in the 2008 Olympics)
- Ingrid Mo Wold, LSK Kvinner
Forwards:
- Kristine W Hegland, Arna-Bjørnar
- Isabell Herlovsen, LSK Kvinner
- Cecilie Pedersen, LSK Kvinner
- Leni Larsen Kaurin, Wolfsburg
- Madeleine Giske, Røa
- Elise Thorsnes, Røa
Roster Source: Norway’s Soccer federation website (fotboll.no)
Norway’s roster did not list positions, so for 2011 WWC veterans, positions are taken from the FIFA.com roster. Positions for other players were grabbed from Wikipedia or their club team’s website.
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