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Two UNC Alumnae Named To US World Cup Roster
June 21, 2023 | Women's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – UNC soccer alumnae Crystal Dunn and Emily Fox have been selected as part of the 23 players who will represent the United States at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer, U.S. Women's National Team head coach Vlatko Andonovski announced Wednesday.
Dunn will be making her second consecutive World Cup appearance, while Fox is one of 14 players for whom this will be their first Women's World Cup.
Forwards Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe and defender Kelley O'Hara were named to their fourth Women's World Cup roster, becoming the 10th, 11th and 12th U.S. Women's National Team players to be selected for four or more tournaments. Two players were named to their third consecutive World Cup roster in goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and midfielder Julie Ertz. Andonovski also named four players – defender Emily Sonnett and midfielders Lindsey Horan and Rose Lavelle, along with Dunn – to their second World Cup roster.
Dunn led the Tar Heels to their 22nd national championship in 2012 and was the recipient of the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy, presented to the best female player in NCAA Division I soccer. She earned NSCAA First Team All-American honors in 2012 as well as ACC Defensive Player of the Year accolades.
Dunn, a part of the U.S. National Team since 2013, was a member of the U.S. team that won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.
Fox helped the Tar Heels reach three consecutive College Cups in 2018, 2019 and 2021 and reached the national championship match twice. Fox was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2019 and was also a First Team All-America and All-ACC selection. She was drafted first overall by Racing Louisville FC in the 2021 NWSL Draft. She has represented the U.S. Women's National Team since 2018.
Fox and Dunn (2014) are two of eight NWSL No. 1 draft picks on the World Cup roster.
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup runs from July 20-Aug. 20 in 10 stadiums and nine host cities, five in Australia and four in New Zealand. This will be the first Women's World Cup featuring 32 nations, up from 24 in the previous two tournaments, and all 64 games will be broadcast across the U.S. live in English on FOX (29 matches) and FOX Sports 1 (35 matches) and on tablets and mobile devices through the FOX Sports App.
The USA will face World Cup debutantes Vietnam and Portugal in the group stage, along with 2019 Women's World Cup runners-up Netherlands. The USA will play the entirety of the group stage in New Zealand. The U.S. will open Group E play against Vietnam on July 21 (9 p.m. ET) on FOX.
Dunn will be making her second consecutive World Cup appearance, while Fox is one of 14 players for whom this will be their first Women's World Cup.
Forwards Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe and defender Kelley O'Hara were named to their fourth Women's World Cup roster, becoming the 10th, 11th and 12th U.S. Women's National Team players to be selected for four or more tournaments. Two players were named to their third consecutive World Cup roster in goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and midfielder Julie Ertz. Andonovski also named four players – defender Emily Sonnett and midfielders Lindsey Horan and Rose Lavelle, along with Dunn – to their second World Cup roster.
Dunn led the Tar Heels to their 22nd national championship in 2012 and was the recipient of the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy, presented to the best female player in NCAA Division I soccer. She earned NSCAA First Team All-American honors in 2012 as well as ACC Defensive Player of the Year accolades.
Dunn, a part of the U.S. National Team since 2013, was a member of the U.S. team that won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.
Fox helped the Tar Heels reach three consecutive College Cups in 2018, 2019 and 2021 and reached the national championship match twice. Fox was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2019 and was also a First Team All-America and All-ACC selection. She was drafted first overall by Racing Louisville FC in the 2021 NWSL Draft. She has represented the U.S. Women's National Team since 2018.
Fox and Dunn (2014) are two of eight NWSL No. 1 draft picks on the World Cup roster.
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup runs from July 20-Aug. 20 in 10 stadiums and nine host cities, five in Australia and four in New Zealand. This will be the first Women's World Cup featuring 32 nations, up from 24 in the previous two tournaments, and all 64 games will be broadcast across the U.S. live in English on FOX (29 matches) and FOX Sports 1 (35 matches) and on tablets and mobile devices through the FOX Sports App.
The USA will face World Cup debutantes Vietnam and Portugal in the group stage, along with 2019 Women's World Cup runners-up Netherlands. The USA will play the entirety of the group stage in New Zealand. The U.S. will open Group E play against Vietnam on July 21 (9 p.m. ET) on FOX.
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