Still, Morgan has long been prized for her leadership, and this is a young team. Paris will be the first Olympics for half the team and four will be playing in their first major international tournament.

But the USWNT has been transitioning from the generation that won two World Cup titles and one Olympic gold medal between 2012 and 2019, a process that has accelerated under Hayes. While Horan, the USWNT captain, Dunn, Lavelle, and Naeher all have 100-plus caps, and Swanson and Sonnett are over 90, five players on the Olympic roster have made 20 or fewer appearances for the USWNT.