USWNT World Cup roster stock watch: Ashley Sanchez on the way up,

U.S. women’s national team head coach Vlatko Andonovski has been making appearances around the NWSL for final evaluations ahead of naming a final roster for the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The team closed out April with a pair of wins against Ireland, and Andonovski said some players would be tasked with retaining their form while playing with their respective clubs. Other players must utilize club play to build their case to crack the roster with not long to go until the tournament kicks off this summer. 

Let’s take a look at what changed since our last roster prediction and who might make Andonovski’s final cut with club play in full swing:

Goalkeepers

Locks: Alyssa Naeher, Casey Murphy

Stock up: Aubrey Kingsbury

Stock down: Adrianna Franch

Naeher, Murphy, and Franch have been the trio involved in camps under Andonovski since 2022, with Naeher suiting up in games as the No. 1 with Murphy spending time in secondary matches as the backup. Franch’s return to national team camps came after her 2022 NWSL Championship run with Kansas City Current, but she hasn’t featured in USWNT matches in 2023. She’s been passed over in four NWSL matches as Cassie Miller was tabbed with the…