US Women's World Cup Roster is Out...

The Women's World Cup is a couple months away, so with that in mind, US Soccer announced their 2011 Women's World Cup roster and here it is folks! This is from the US Soccer website.

FORWARD
8. Amy Rodriguez
12. Lauren Cheney
13. Alex Morgan
20. Abby Wambach

MIDFIELDER
5. Lindsay Tarpley
7. Shannon Boxx
9. Heather O'Reilly
10. Carli Lloyd
15. Megan Rapinoe
16. Lori Lindsey
17. Tobin Heath

DEFENSE
2. Heather Mitts
3. Christie Rampone
4. Becky Sauerbrunn
6. Amy Le Peilbet
11. Ali Krieger
14. Stephanie Cox
19. Rachel Buehler

GOALKEEPER
1. Hope Solo
18. Nicole Barnhart
21. Jillian Loyden

A few notes here:

• Some returning players including Solo and Wambach that played in the '07 Women's World Cup and at Beijing 2008.
• Solo's number changed from 18 to 1. The number 1 was occupied by Briana Scurry, who was a part of the US winning the '99 World Cup, however, Scurry is no longer on the squad (remember the conflict between Solo and Scurry in the '07 World Cup?).
• Wambach, at 5'11" is the tallest on the squad, whilst Rodriguez at 5'4" is the smallest.

So there you have it folks! The 21 that are Deutschland-bound for US women's soccer. The fun begins on June 28, with group play against North Korea! Wow what a match that will be (LOL).