What happened to the 2019 USWNT World Cup winners as class of 2023 prepare for Netherlands rematch?

One of several holdovers still with the team, Naeher is still the go-to starter heading into the 2023 rematch. The 35-year-old Chicago Red Stars goalkeeper now has 92 cpas with the USWNT as she looks to claim a third World Cup crown, having served as a backup in 2015.

Another one still with the USWNT, Dunn is expected to start once again this time around. Perhaps controversially, she remains a key left-back for the USWNT, despite calls for Andonovski to push her up the field.

Shortly after the 2019 World Cup, Dunn earned her 100th cap and has since earned 33 more, making her the fourth-most capped player currently in the U.S. squad.

The USWNT's captain and leader, it's unfortunate that Sauerbrunn won't be around for this rematch. She looked set to lead the U.S. once again as they marched towards this World Cup, but an unfortunate injury knocked her out of contention. Alex Morgan and Lindsey Horan have been named co-captains in her absence, but her presence is sorely missed in central defense.

With 216 caps, four NWSL Defender of the Year awards, two World Cup trophies and two Olympic medals to her name, there's no doubt that Sauerbrunn is among the best defenders American soccer has ever produced.

Back in 2019, Dahlkemper started every game besides Sauerbrunn throughout that World Cup run. She was one of only two players to start every match of the tournament, joining Naeher, with Dahlkemper playing all but eight minutes in France.

In recent years, though, the defender has been plagued by injuries. She was announced as San Diego Wave's first signing back in 2021, but missed nearly all of the 2022 season due to injury. She underwent back surgery in November 2022 which has left her out of action.

The veteran full-back remains with the USWNT as one of the team's leaders, but could also feature prominently throughout the 2023 tournament.

O'Hara, who played in five of the seven games in France, came off the bench in the win over Vietnam and could still play her part at right-back in this tournament. Dunn and Emily Fox are the preferred full-back pairing, with O'Hara and Sofia Huerta as primary backups as the U.S. look to push on in this tournament.

For a while, it looked like there would be no chance that Ertz would be back for this 2023 World Cup. Yet here she is, still playing a key role.

In the years since France, the U.S. has worked so hard to find an Ertz replacement, but it never came. Because of that, having just returned from giving birth to her first child, Ertz is back in the picture and back with the USWNT for another World Cup run.

She surprisingly started at center-back in the opener, and could stay there this tournament, but she could also return to that No.6 role she played in the final four years ago.

Like Dahlkemper, Mewis would almost certainly be here if not for a frustrating injury. She was a key figure in France, after all, starting all but one game for the USWNT.

The midfielder has been out of action for nearly two years due to a series of knee surgeries and unfortunate setbacks. She is, obviously, very invested in the current team's progress thanks to the presence of her sister, Kristie, and longtime friend Lynn Williams.

Mewis has not played since the 2020 Olympics, held in the summer of 2021, leaving her on 83 total caps with the USWNT.

She's being eased back into the XI due to a recent injury, but Lavelle is still very much a key player for the USWNT in 2023.

Lavelle was just 24 back in 2019 as she appeared in her first World Cup, where she proved she was one of the best midfielders in the world. She scored three goals in six starts that summer, including one in the final, claiming the Bronze Ball as the third-best player in the tournament.

In total, she has 24 goals in 89 caps and should be expected to make a big impact once fully fit as this tournament rolls on.

The 2019 summer truly was the summer of Rapinoe. She won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot in France, also earning Player of the Match honors for her efforts in the final against the Netherlands. She scored from the spot in that 2-0 win, solidifying her place as an icon of the game with a statement run.

Now in the closing stages of her career, Rapinoe recently announced she will retire at the end of this season, making this her final World Cup. She earned her 200th career cap in the win over Vietnam and could add to that tally as a substitute in this tournament.

Few players have had as much World Cup success as Morgan. After facing Vietnam, she's now played in 19 career World Cup games, and she sure was dominant during the ones she played in 2019.

She famously scored five goals in the opening game against Thailand, while also registering three assists, before then scoring in a win over England in the semi-finals. She won a penalty in that final and was awarded the Silver Boot after finishing joint-top scorer with Rapinoe.

Another player that has been hit by injury issues, Heath hasn't featured for club or country since last August.

That knee issue knocked her out of the World Cup, making her one of several key attackers to miss out on the tournament. Heath was a key player back in 2019, starting six of the seven matches after starting five of the seven games back in 2015, when she scored in the World Cup final.

A player that earned over 100 caps for the USWNT, Krieger was a valuable player throughout her decade-long run in the international game.

She started all seven games in 2011 and 2015, but took on a reduced role in 2019, making three appearances during the USWNT's run. One of those appearances saw her come in as a half-time sub in the final against the Netherlands as she helped the U.S. close out the tournament.

Now 38, Krieger is set to retire at the end of the NWSL season, having made her last USWNT appearance in 2021.

Another star, another injury. It's crazy to think about how much talent is missing this time around.

Press suffered an ACL tear in June 2022, keeping her out for the past year. Prior to that, Press had been left out of the team by Andonovski, who was seemingly ready to move on without her as younger stars like Smith, Rodman, Mallory Swanson and Alyssa Thompson took on bigger roles.

Press has 155 total caps and 64 goals, one of which came in the 2019 semi-final against England, and was one of four players to play in all seven games that summer.

A legendary figure in American soccer, Lloyd scored in the USWNT's first two games of that World Cup, becoming the first player to score in six consecutive World Cup matches dating back to her heroic 2015 performance.

She stuck around through the Olympics in 2021 before calling it a career and is now an analyst for Fox's coverage of the World Cup this summer.

After guiding the U.S. to that World Cup title in 2019, Ellis stepped down as coach, concluding her time with two World Cup titles and 106 wins in 132 matches in charge. She was replaced by Andonovski, who is now leading the U.S. into his first World Cup.

Ellis is still involved in the game, though, as she currently serves as president of San Diego Wave while also working as an ambassador for U.S. Soccer.