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Michelle Cooper Receives U.S. Soccer Call Once Again
10/15/2025 1:34:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C. — Former Duke women's soccer National Player of the Year Michelle Cooper has received another call to compete with the United States Women's National Team. Cooper was one of 26 players receiving invitations for the FIFA international window at the end of October as the team continues to prepare for Concacaf World Cup qualifying in Fall 2026.Â
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After competing in the Futures Camp earlier this year, Cooper received her first senior national team call-up in February for the 2025 SheBelieves Cup presented by Visa and has since appeared in three subsequent USWNT camps.
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The USWNT begins the upcoming FIFA window with two matches against Portugal. The first match, presented by AT&T, will take place Thursday, Oct. 23, at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET. The U.S. and Portugal will meet again in East Hartford, Connecticut, Sunday, Oct. 26, at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. That friendly, presented by Volkswagen, starts at 4 p.m. ET. Both contests will broadcast on TNT, truTV and HBO Max in English, on Peacock in Spanish and on the radio on Westwood One Sports. The first match will also air on Peacock in Spanish and FDP Spanish Radio, while the second will be available in Spanish on Universo. Â
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The Stars and Stripes conclude their three-match set against New Zealand in Kansas Cityon Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. ET. It marks the USWNT's first match at CPKC Stadium, the first stadium purpose-built for a professional women's sports team. The match will be broadcast on TNT, TruTV and HBO Max in English, on Universo and Peacock in Spanish and on the radio on Westwood One Sports and FDP Spanish Radio.
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Cooper enters this FIFA window with eight caps, four starts, one goal and one assist. She made her USWNT debut during the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2-0 victory over Colombia on Feb. 20. In the team's next match against Australia, the forward scored her first international goal in the 68th minute which stood as the game-winner in a 2-1 triumph. She dished her first senior national team assist in a 3-0 shutout over China PR on May 31. Most recently, Cooper started against both the Republic of Ireland on June 26 and Canada on July 2, logging 73 and 68 minutes, respectively, during those victories.  Â
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A 2021 and 2022 All-America at Duke, Cooper was presented with the Hermann Trophy as the National Player of the Year in 2022. Cooper owns six goals so far for the Kansas City Current of the NWSL in 18 contests in 2025.Â
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To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWSOC".
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After competing in the Futures Camp earlier this year, Cooper received her first senior national team call-up in February for the 2025 SheBelieves Cup presented by Visa and has since appeared in three subsequent USWNT camps.
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The USWNT begins the upcoming FIFA window with two matches against Portugal. The first match, presented by AT&T, will take place Thursday, Oct. 23, at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET. The U.S. and Portugal will meet again in East Hartford, Connecticut, Sunday, Oct. 26, at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. That friendly, presented by Volkswagen, starts at 4 p.m. ET. Both contests will broadcast on TNT, truTV and HBO Max in English, on Peacock in Spanish and on the radio on Westwood One Sports. The first match will also air on Peacock in Spanish and FDP Spanish Radio, while the second will be available in Spanish on Universo. Â
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The Stars and Stripes conclude their three-match set against New Zealand in Kansas City
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Cooper enters this FIFA window with eight caps, four starts, one goal and one assist. She made her USWNT debut during the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2-0 victory over Colombia on Feb. 20. In the team's next match against Australia, the forward scored her first international goal in the 68th minute which stood as the game-winner in a 2-1 triumph. She dished her first senior national team assist in a 3-0 shutout over China PR on May 31. Most recently, Cooper started against both the Republic of Ireland on June 26 and Canada on July 2, logging 73 and 68 minutes, respectively, during those victories.  Â
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A 2021 and 2022 All-America at Duke, Cooper was presented with the Hermann Trophy as the National Player of the Year in 2022. Cooper owns six goals so far for the Kansas City Current of the NWSL in 18 contests in 2025.Â
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To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWSOC".
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#GoDuke
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