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3397char said:
The games are Sept 5 through 27th. So including prep & Practice I think it is safe to assume any UNC player will be absent from roughly the start of season until around Oct 1st as worst case scenario, assuming USA advances to the finals.

The 2026 schedule is not out yet, but based on last year, we started on Aug 14th with an exhibition followed by 3 regular season games on or before 8-24. It is possible similar games this season might be early enough for world cuppers to play prior to heading to Poland.

Between 8/24 and 10/1 there were 7 more regular season games, including 3 ACC games.

I don't know who we stand to lose; your list I think are all possibilities . But the best guess is the U-20 roster from June friendlies in Spain; I doubt there will be too many changes?

Goalkeepers (2):
Caroline Birkel (Stanford; St. Louis, Mo.),
Evan O'Steen (Seattle Reign FC; Grapevine, Texas)

Defenders (7):
Aven Alvarez (UNC; New Hill, N.C.),
Ella Bard (Louisville; Wadsworth, Ohio),
Lizzie Boamah (Stanford; San Diego, Calif.),
Kiara Gilmore (Wisconsin; Allen, Texas),
Emma Johnson (Penn State; Greenfield, Ind.),
Hope Munson (UNC; Holladay, Utah),
Katie Scott (Kansas City Current; Fairview, Pa.)

Midfielders (5):
Kennedy Fuller (Angel City FC; Southlake, Texas),
Ainsley McCammon (Seattle Reign FC; Bedford, Texas),
Y-Lan Nguyen (Stanford; Fairfax, Va.),
Nyanya Touray (Florida State; Silver Spring, Md.),
Linda Ullmark (Houston Dash; Buffalo, N.Y.)

Forwards (6):
Emeri Adames (Seattle Reign FC; Red Oak, Texas),
Kimmi Ascanio (San Diego Wave FC; Doral, Fla.),
Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC; San Diego, Calif.),
Alex Buck (Washington; Medina, Wash.),
Onyeka Gamero (Bay FC; Cerritos, Calif.),
Micayla Johnson (Chicago Stars FC; Troy, Mich.)

USA has to turn in their roster maybe 3 weeks prior to the tourney start. so we may not know for sure until well after UNC camp starts.
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I forgot the U-17 world Cup is also this year... and we have two incoming freshmen who are currently on that team. Stanislaus and Manning:



So in addition to this friendly series in Japan in July,, expect these two to be out for the U-17 WC in Morocco from October 17 to November 8th. That means they will likely miss the last 4 - 6 games of the regular season and perhaps the ACC tourney if a) the USA advances to far in eliminations and b) UNC qualifies and advances in the ACCT.

Ally ACC Women’s Soccer – Nov. 2, 6 & 9, 2025
First Round: Campus Sites
Semifinals and Final: Cary, N.C.
Tournament Format: Six teams (top two teams receive a first-round bye)

NCAAT does not start until late Nov, so all good there.
 
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Wow, Damon and staff are crushing it on the recruiting front. He and his staff must find a way to play all of the talent that is coming in. There is no excuses on why he should be playing them and the starters should not be logging all of the minutes now. He has too much talent now to help out with the depth, etc. Go Heels!
 
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So much talent! I believe there was another USYNT commit since the one posted above!

Will players be content sharing playing time or not starting games? Many of these players would be 80-90 min starters at other schools.

It will be an interesting fall!
 
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[B]Anon182318[/B] that is a very good question. If Damon and staff are smart, we have too many great coaches on our campus he can go and ask on how to keep players happy with the minutes. Anson Dorrence, his mentor played a lot of players, I would start by asking him. Then I would go and ask Jenny Levi our women's lacrosse coach, Karen Shelton, Roy Williams, Scott Forbes, etc. ​

 
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Oh, I know it worked in the past. Anson had his "game changers" and made a big substitution partway through each half. But I imagine a lot of these YNT players are planning to go pro, some probably after a season or two. Players are coming to college a year, even two years early now. If they're not starting regularly and only getting 30 min a game, etc. it will make it harder for them to go pro and get a decent contract.
 
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This just came in.

UNC Soccer Signee Maddie DiMaria Named Gatorade National Player Of The Year​

DiMaria, who will graduate early and enroll at UNC early next year, is ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the 2027 class by both Prep Soccer and Top Drawer Soccer. This past season, she scored 67 goals and added 25 assists while leading the Chargers to a 25-0 record and the Missouri Class 4 state championship. Okay folks, Damon and staff are going to have to find a way to keep these recruits happy that are coming in. Hopefully some of these players will be one and done which should help some, but for that one year that they are here he must play them bottom line.
 
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