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U-23 USWYNT: 24 Players called up for the second Under-23 camp of 2025

Update (31-Mar-2025): Outside-back Gisele Thompson has been called up to the full USWNT as a replacement for the withdrawn Tierna Davidson. Portland Thorns midfielder Olivia Moultrie will take Thompson’s spot in the U-23 camp. The rest of this post has not yet been updated.

For its second camp of 2025, the United States Under-23 Women’s Youth National Team will have a significantly different roster compared to the earlier “Futures Camp” that was held in January. From that camp, three players will be with the United States Women’s National Team for this current window: Midfielder Claire Hutton, forward Michelle Cooper, and defender/forward Avery Patterson. Meanwhile, thirteen players will be attending their first U-23 camp of the year, including five players who have apparently received their first proper call-up to a U.S. national team camp.

Three of the 24 players called-up have previous trained with the full USWNT:

Paris Saint-Germain center-back Eva Gaetino, who has one USWNT cap and attended a few camps in 2024,
Angel City outside-back Savy King, who was a training player during the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, and
Angel City outside-back Gisele Thompson, who was capped twice during the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.

U-20 USWYNT: 20 players with 2005 birth years and four born in 2006 called into “Over-Age” Under-20 camp

In the before times, youth national team players who were born a year too late for the next FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup would be included solely in the pool for the Under-23 Women’s (Youth) National Team. However, with U.S. Soccer now using annual school-year cycles for its youth national teams, the potential for an “Over-Age” Under-20 USWYNT team is now possible. That possibility was likely made into reality by Michele Kang’s cash infusion to the women’s and youth’s programs of U.S. Soccer.

So, for the first time since the advent of the FIFA U-20 WWC, there is an Under-20 United States Women’s Youth National Team that is not directly focused on qualifying for or playing in the next FIFA U-20 WWC.

For this camp, which will be lead by San Diego Wave assistant coach Becki Tweed, most of the players selected were born in 2005.

U-19 USWYNT: Three NWSL pros called up for the first domestic camp of 2025

With Concacaf qualifying for the 2026 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup less than two months away, the Under-19 United States Women’s Youth National Team and its Under-18 counterpart, will hold what will probably be their last camps before head coach Carrie Kveton selects her squad for the 2025 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship.

Unlike the February camp, which only had players who were born in 2006, this camp features three players with 2007 birth years. All three are midfielders who competed in the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup squad and are current NWSL professionals: Melanie Barcenas of the San Diego Wave, Kennedy Fuller of Angel City, and Ainsley McCammon of the Seattle Reign.

Two other current NWSL pros who also competed at the 2024 FIFA U-17 WWC, forward Mary Long and outside-back Katie Scott, both of the Kansas City Current, were named to the concurrent U-18 USWYNT camp, along with five other members of the USA’s squad at the 2024 FIFA U-17 WWC.

Curiously absent from both camps is the only other current NWSL pro who was on the USA’s squad at last year’s FIFA U-17 WWC: San Diego Wave center-back Trinity Armstrong.

U-18 USWYNT: Three NWSL pros called up as the U-18s holds first full camp since 2020

For the first time since January 2020, the United States Under-18 Women’s Youth National Team is holding a full camp. Prior to this current camp, U.S. Soccer most recently held two “combined” U-18/U-19 camps in 2023 (January 2023 camp press release, April 2023 camp press release). Those camps only had a total of 34 and 23 players, respectively.

Here, a full complement of 24 players, all born in 2007, have been called up for a U-18 USWYNT camp that will run concurrently with a U-19 USWYNT camp that is also being held at the same facility in Fayetteville, Georgia.

The players in this U-18 camp have an outside shot of making the USA’s roster for the upcoming Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship, which kicks off in late May. Meanwhile, the 24 players selected for this week’s concurrent U-19 camp likely have the inside track to the 21 spots for the qualifying roster.

Three players called into this camp are current NWSL professionals: Forward Mary Long of the Kansas City Current, defender Zoe Matthews of the Houston Dash, outside-back Katie Scott of the Kansas City Current. The Washington Spirit’s Chloe Ricketts was originally named to the roster, but was withdrawn on Sunday, March 30, due to an injury (USYNT x.com post).

Just six players are currently on NCAA teams, while the remaining 15 non-professionals are still in high school. One of those players, defender Emma Johnson plays for Lexington SC of the USL Super League via an amateur contract. All 15 non-pros have known NCAA commits.

NWSL: 2025 USA TV/Streaming Schedule — Week 3, with Referee Assignments

Week 3 of the 2025 National Women’s Soccer League feature two matches between undefeated teams:

On Saturday, at high noon (local time) on ESPN and ESPN+, the reigning NWSL Champion, the Orlando Pride, hosts the San Diego Wave. The Pride are in first place after winning its first two matches, while the Wave are currently fourth after a draw and a win.
Then, on Sunday, the final match of the week is on CBS Sports Network at 8:00 p.m. EDT, Angel City, which has two points after two draws, faces the Seattle Reign, which has four points via a draw and a win.

The Prime Video match on Friday could see Bay FC forward Tess Boade playing against her younger sister, Washington Spirit midfielder Meg Boade, who was called into the upcoming United States U-23 camp.

U-19 USWYNT: Draw Results and Schedule for the 2025 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship

To qualify for the 2026 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup, the United States Under-19 Women’s Youth National Team will need to either finish first or second in a four-team round-robin group that also includes Costa Rica, Puerto Rico and Guyana.

The USA’s qualifying path was confirmed on Wednesday, March 26, when Concacaf held its draw for the 2025 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship, which despite its name, will be an Under-19 event.

The full results of that draw:

Group A: United States, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Guyana
Group B: Mexico, Canada, Panama, Nicaragua

For reference, these were the pots for the draw (with Concacaf ranking points in parentheses):

Pot 1: USA (3683), Mexico (3536)
Pot 2: Canada (3417), Costa Rica (2261)
Pot 3: Puerto Rico (1620), Panama (1278)
Pot 4: Guyana (1221), Nicaragua (953)

In the draw, the USA avoided Canada but was grouped with the host, Costa Rica, which means that the USA will have one less rest day for their semifinal, compared to their opponent in that match.

USWNT: The USA will play the Republic of Ireland twice in June

On Monday, both U.S. Soccer and the Football Association of Ireland that the United States Women’s National Team will host 26th-ranked Republic of Ireland for two friendlies this June. The first match will be on Thursday, June 26, at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, which is just east of Denver. Then, on Sunday, June 29, the two teams will play again at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Republic of Ireland did not qualify for this year’s UEFA Women’s EURO, as the team lost a playoff series against Wales, which will be playing in its first Women’s EURO. Ireland’s roster for the June friendlies should include a couple of NWSL players: Kyra Carusa of the San Diego Wave and Denise O’Sullivan of the North Carolina Courage.

U-17 USWYNT: Roster for 2025 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers announced — includes two NWSL pros

Update (28-Mar-2025): Defender Izzy Dalke and forward Elayna Kocher suffered injuries (back and knee, respectively) during the preparatory camp in Florida and have been replaced by defender Gracie Milam and forward Audrey McKeen. (U.S. Soccer press release)

For its qualifiers to the 2025 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup, the Under-17 United States Women’s Youth National Team will have all five age-eligible players from its squad for the previous U-17 WWC, including two professionals and goalkeeper Evan O’Steen who won the Golden Glove at that tournament.

The two professionals, who both now play in the National Women’s Soccer League, are midfielder Kimmi Ascanio of the San Diego Wave and forward Micayla Johnson of the Chicago Stars. The other two returning players are both midfielders: Jaiden Rodriguez, who is set to play collegiate soccer for Southern California later this year, and Scottie Antonucci, whose post-secondary plans remain officially enigmatic.

In addition to O’Steen, who will be playing for Florida State, and Rodriguez, four other players have reclassified and will begin their NCAA careers in 2025: Forward Ashlyn Anderson at Florida State, midfielder Riley Kennedy at the University of North Carolina, defender Cecil Pearl at Virginia, and forward Nyanya Touray at Florida State.

The USA’s qualifying path for this year’s FIFA U-17 WWC involves just three round-robin group matches, which will be played over six days from Monday, March 31, to Saturday, April 5. The USA’s opponents are Trinidad & Tobago, Honduras, and El Salvador.

U-14 Talent ID: 80-player roster for the 2025 East Regional Mini-Camp announced

The second regional mini-camp of 2025 for U.S. Soccer’s Under-14 Girls’ Talent Identification Program gets underway outside of Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, March 20th, and features 80 players from the Northeast and Southeast Regions. All players selected were born in 2011.

Of the attendees with older sisters who have been in the U.S. Soccer women’s youth system, the most notable is midfielder Lilia Bhuta, whose sister Mia Bhuta now plays NCAA soccer for Stanford. In 2022, Mia Bhuta captained the USA at the FIFA Women’s Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India (Stanford player profile).

Two players, defender Anna Grace Richardson and forward Marley Skalski, previously attended a national identification camp in June 2024 (U.S. Soccer press release).

NWSL: 2025 USA TV/Streaming Schedule — Week 2, with Referee Assignments

Week 2 of the 2025 National Women’s Soccer League features a pair of matches between last season’s top four teams:

On Saturday, last year’s #2, Washington Spirit, hosts Kansas City who finished fourth in 2024.
Then, on Sunday, the 2024 NWSL Champions and Shield winner, Orlando Pride, visit the NJ/NY Gotham FC, which finished third in last season’s table.

In the USA, three of the weekend’s seven matches will be televised. In addition to the Saturday ION doubleheader, one match on Sunday will be shown on ESPN 2. All seven matches can be streamed live: Five via free services (NWSL+ and ION) and two via paid services (Prime Video and ESPN+).

Sunday’s match between the Chicago Stars and the Houston Dash was originally scheduled to kick-off at a later time, but was moved up to its currently scheduled start time of 3:00 p.m. EDT (noon PDT) back in February (Chicago Stars press release).