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This is an extraordinary fact to process.
17 – Emma Hayes saw 17 players make their #USWNT debut in her first 20 matches in charge of the team. The only coach to see more players debut in their first 20 matches as U.S. coach is Anson Dorrance (22) in 1986-88 (min. 20 games coached). Welcoming.
United States women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes has blooded the most talent in her first 20 games in charge since the team was invented. When she committed last May to boosting the senior development pipeline for the U.S., she has stuck to her guns.
Two more players earned their first caps against Brazil at SoFi Stadium on Saturday. One, goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce, represented another shocking fact.
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