Predicting Emma Hayes' 2027 USWNT World Cup Roster | Full Time

For months now, U.S. women's national team head coach Emma Hayes has stated that she wanted to identify her core group for the 2027 World Cup cycle by the October 2025 international window. Well, here we are.On this week's Full Time podcast, hosts Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan get out their crystal balls and debate their first drafts of what they believe will be Hayes's USWNT roster in two summers time at the 2027 World Cup in Brazil. Who will Tamerra and Meg select? Who will they leave off the roster? Where will the two differ in their picks? Which absent stars will be predicted to return? How big is Hayes's roster bubble right now?Chapter descriptions: 00:00 Intro 08:56 Who will be on Emma Hayes' 2027 World Cup roster? 09:32 Goalkeepers13:12 Defenders18:28 Midfielders27:33 Forwards35:19 Full roster debate36:19 Outro ------------#nwsl #uswnt #wsl------------Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter to get all the latest women's soccer news straight to your inbox every Tuesday: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.comFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltimeCatch the full episodes of Full Time right here 🎙️👇➡️ https://apple.co/3RJUen2➡️ https://spoti.fi/3W25Q77Image Credit: Steph Chambers / Contributor / NWSL via GettyImages, Alex Livesey / Stringer -/ Getty Images Europe via GettyImages