Five Cardinal on the U.S. World Cup team

Stanford will be well represented in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Kevin Borba | Jul 18, 2023

Five Cardinal on the U.S. World Cup team /

With the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup starting in just a couple days, the Stanford Cardinal will be represented in Australia/New Zealand.

There are five former Cardinal that were selected to be part of the 23 person team, with four of the five making their World Cup debuts. They and the team will be opening up group play on July 21 against Vietnam in New Zealand, with the game being televised on Fox. They then will take on Netherlands on July 26, and Portugal on August 1.

Let's take a look at Stanford's representatives and their stats while playing for the national team.

Alana Cook (Defender)

Appearances: 25

Goals: 1

Assists: 2

Naomi Girma (Defender)

Appearances: 16

Goals: 0

Assists: 1

Kelley O'Hara (Defender)

Appearances: 157

Goals: 3

Assists: 21

Sophia Smith (Forward)

Appearances: 30

Goals: 12

Assists: 4

Andi Sullivan (Midfielder)

Appearances: 45

Goals: 3

Assists: 5

Published Jul 18, 2023

KEVIN BORBA

Managing Editor and Publisher of CardinalCountry.com, formerly a Pac-12 Network Production Assistant and a contributing writer for USA Today's Longhorns Wire. I am a proud graduate of Quinnipiac University's sports journalism master's program. Follow me on Twitter @Kevin__Borba