<body><div><p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0fJmWp_0udP3AFX00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0fJmWp_0udP3AFX00" width="1200" height="800" ></p><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/FP8CUgP3-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>Anti-Sex Beds At The Olympics? (1:21) </figcaption></figure><p> The United States women's soccer national team is minutes away from its 2024 Olympic debut in Paris against Zambia. </p><p> Earlier this afternoon, manager Emma Hayes unveiled her first starting lineup for the tournament, anchored by captain Lindsey Horan. </p><p> Eight players--Horan, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle, Naomi Girma, Emily Fox, Crystal Dunn and keeper Alyssa Naeher--are holdovers from the 2023 World Cup roster that produced a disappointing finish and led to the dismissal of manager Vlatko Andonovski. </p><p> Tierna Davidson, who was part of the 2019 World Cup and 2020 Olympics rosters, is also in the starting XI, as is Mallory Swanson, who missed last year's World Cup due to a serious knee injury. </p><p> Sam Coffey <a href="https://x.com/USWNT/status/1816530961833820604" rel="nofollow"> rounds out the unit </a> in her first major Olympic appearance. </p><p> "Tonight’s starting lineup averages 27.4 years of age and 78 caps per player, making it the youngest lineup to start for the USWNT at any world championship event – Olympics or World Cup – since the 2008 Summer Games," said the USWNT <a href="https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/07/us-olympic-womens-national-team-vs-zambia-usa-lineup-today-starting-11-paris-olympics" rel="nofollow"> game notes </a> . </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> A Nice XI to start the Olympics 🇺🇸 <br><br> Full Lineup Notes ⤵️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USWNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> #USWNT </a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/Visa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> @Visa </a></p> — U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) <a href="https://twitter.com/USWNT/status/1816530961833820604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> July 25, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p> The Americans are coming off a bronze medal finish in Tokyo three years ago, where they beat Australia for third place after losing to eventual gold medalist Canada in the semifinals. </p><p> After taking on Zambia today, the USWNT will face Germany Sunday and Australia on Wednesday to round out group play. </p><p> USA-Zambia will kick off at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network. </p><p align="center"><strong><a href="https://thespun.com/top-stories/alex-morgan-doesnt-hold-back-thoughts-on-being-left-off-uswnt-olympics-roster" rel="nofollow"> Related: Alex Morgan Doesn't Hold Back Thoughts On Being Left Off USWNT Olympics Roster </a></strong></p></div></body>

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The United States women's soccer national team is minutes away from its 2024 Olympic debut in Paris against Zambia. Earlier this afternoon, manager Emma Hayes unveiled her first starting lineup for the tournament, anchored by captain Lindsey Horan. Eight players--Horan, Sophia Smith, Trinity ...