USWNT 2027 World Cup roster predictions 3.0
Full Time: A show about women's soccer
The Athletic
4.8 • 807 Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Another U.S. women’s national team window is in the books. Which means there are now just five FIFA international breaks remaining until Emma Hayes will name her USA squad for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
So, fresh off the USWNT’s three friendlies against Japan, the Full Time podcast gives their latest predictions on who is trending in and out of the roster.
Host Jillian Sakovits is joined by The Athletic’s Tamerra Griffin and Melanie Anzidei to analyze their 23-payer predictions. Who is leading the goalkeeper rankings? How much does Hayes value versatility in defense? What is the best midfield combination right now? Does there need to be more goal scorers in the forward core?
PLUS: The first round of Concacaf World Cup qualifying concluded during this FIFA window, and the last remaining eight nations now know their fates for November’s elimination tournament, including who the USWNT’s opponent will be.
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HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin, Melanie Anzidei
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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Referenced on the show:
USWNT beats Japan 3-0, displaying dominance after Tuesday’s loss
Emma Hayes’ tricky balancing act as USWNT strive for that ‘secret sauce’
USWNT defender Gisele Thompson is finding her way alongside sister Alyssa
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| 0:00.0 | I'm just thinking about, like, the personnel, the use of personnel. And I'm wondering if |
| 0:08.6 | 2027 for the U.S. might look like two fullbacks who are just firmly in their positions and don't |
| 0:14.5 | need a ton of rotation? I don't know. I just don't know after a performance like that. |
| 0:19.5 | Recency bias is always going to be a factor in these roster predictions, but it's really, really hard. |
| 0:24.3 | It's easier for me, honestly, to get a little bit spicy. |
| 0:26.9 | It's easier for me to imagine Kennedy Wesley potentially knocking a player like Emily Sonnet off the roster than it is for me to not see Kennedy Wesley on the roster. |
| 0:49.9 | Hello, hello. Welcome to Full Time Review and is presented by Amazon Prime. I'm Julian Zachnitz with you today. Another U.S. Women's National Team window is in the books. That means that |
| 0:55.3 | there are now just five international breaks remaining until Emma Hayes names her USA squad for the |
| 1:01.6 | 27 Women's World Cup in Brazil. So, fresh off of the U.S. Women's National Team three friendlies |
| 1:07.9 | against Japan where the U.S. won two two lost one. We are going to give our |
| 1:12.9 | latest predictions of who is trending in and out of the roster. Yes, that means our U.S. |
| 1:17.9 | Women's National Team roster 3.0 is officially here. And who better to do that with me than |
| 1:23.7 | the athletics Tamara Griffin and Melanie Anzi Day? You can check out their written features with their 2027 roster picks over at the |
| 1:30.8 | Athletic now. |
| 1:32.0 | And if you want to track the evolution of their pecks, you can go back and check out the |
| 1:35.8 | first and second drafts of those as well. |
| 1:38.6 | And of course, it's also in podcast form. |
| 1:41.0 | All right. |
| 1:41.6 | Let's get in to 3.0. |
| 1:50.6 | And with me now is Melanie Anzi-J. Hi, Melanie. |
| 1:56.4 | Hello. How are you doing? Very good. Thank you. And of course, we have Tamara Griffin as well. |
| 2:04.1 | Hi, Tamara. Hi. Excited to chat with you all, as always. Well, it is three point out time. So before we get into your rosters, last time I spoke to both, the U.S. Women's National Team, we're fresh off |
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