7 Fun Facts About Sophia Smith, USWNT's Breakout World Cup Star

Although she was first called up to the senior team in 2017 (at just 16 years old!), Smith didn't make her official USWNT debut until November 2020 during a game against the Netherlands. At that point, she became the first player born in the 2000s to earn her cap (meaning, appear in her first game with the national team) for the USWNT. Smith scored her first goal for the team during a Sept. 21, 2021, match against Paraguay in Cincinnati.