Jenna Watson-USA TODAY Sports activities

Reporting from Melbourne, Australia

A wholesome Rose Lavelle was a part of, if not the first, reply to the United States ladies’s nationwide workforce’s struggles through the group stage on the 2023 World Cup. Lavelle is wholesome sufficient to start out now, however she won’t be out there for Sunday’s elimination recreation towards Sweden within the Spherical of 16.

Lavelle is suspended for Sunday’s match after choosing up two cumulative yellow playing cards within the U.S.’ three group-stage video games. Now U.S. head coach Vlatko Andonovski should devise a plan to defeat Sweden with out his finest playmaker.

“Rose is a good participant,” Andonovski mentioned. “She’s probably the greatest gamers on this planet and never having her is unquestionably going to alter a few of the methods we’re going to strategy the sport, or sure phases of the sport. However on the similar time, we now have nice gamers on the roster which are right here for a purpose, which are right here for moments like this, which are prepared and capable of step in at any level and time.”