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The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Sport
Jonathan Tannenwald

Megan Rapinoe and the USWNT’s veterans are at the World Cup to win — and mentor ‘the next generation’

Megan Rapinoe World Cup USWNT Alyssa Naeher Kelley OHara United States Casey Murphy Vlatko Andonovski Alex Morgan Aubrey Kingsbury

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Much has been made of the U.S. women’s soccer team’s “old guard” at this World Cup, and for good reason.

Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Kelley O’Hara, Julie Ertz, and Alyssa Naeher have reached unprecedented heights of talent and fame in their careers, even for an American program long accustomed to being in the spotlight.

Rapinoe and O’Hara won’t be in that spotlight this time on a U.S. team full of new and young stars. But their importance won’t be diminished an ounce as the Americans aim for history and the program’s third straight World Cup title.

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