USWNT January camp takeaways: Positive experience in New Zealand, replacing Julie Ertz and more

The World Cup is six months out, and there is plenty of work to do if this team is to win it all again

The United States women's national team completed their January camps with a two-game sweep of New Zealand this month. Head coach Vlatko Andonovski named a 24-player roster to kick off the new year and reintroduced some previously injured or absent players back into the mix. The team gathered for a six-day training camp and closed out their time in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup co-host nation, but they exit New Zealand with more than just a pair of victories. 

Let's take a look at some takeaways from the overall January camp, which saw the U.S. win their games 4-0 and 5-0.