Defender Katie Scott Named to USA’s 2026 FIFA U-20 World Cup Roster

KANSAS CITY (Aug. 19, 2026) – Kansas City Current defender Katie Scott has been named to the 21-player United States Under-20 Women’s National Team roster for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, as announced by U.S. Soccer on Wednesday. The FIFA U-20 World Cup takes place in Poland from Sept. 5-27. 

The U.S. U-20 WNT will compete in Group D along with Italy, Japan and New Zealand. The Stars and Stripes begin play against Italy on Sunday, Sept. 6, before facing Japan on Wednesday, Sept. 8, with both matches kicking off at 11 a.m. CT at Stadion Miejski LKS Lodz in Lodz. The team concludes the group stage vs. New Zealand at 8 a.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Arena Sosnowiec in Sosnowiec.

The top two finishers in each of the six groups and the four best third-place finishers will advance to the Round of 16 on Sept. 16 and 17. The quarterfinals will all be played on Sept. 19 and 20 with the semifinals being contested on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The third-place match will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26, and the final is set for Sunday, Sept. 27. All matches will be broadcast in English on the FOX family of networks.

One of just three nations to compete in all 12 editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the U.S. won the competition in 2002, 2008 and 2012 which is tied for the most-ever world championships at this age level. The USA has twice finished third and twice finished fourth, giving the U.S. the most top four finishes of any country in this tournament. 

A regular in the U.S. Youth National Team circuit, Scott has been a key part of the U-20 team for nearly two years. She helped the USA qualify for the U-20 World Cup after their top four finish at the 2025 Concacaf U-20 Championship in Costa Rica in June 2025. Scott scored a goal and donned the captain’s band during a group stage match.

Scott first hit the international scene with the U.S. U-15 National Team, helping that squad win the 2022 Concacaf U-15 Championship before leading the U-16 crew to the French Mondial World Cup title the following year. Scott then earned gold at the 2024 Concacaf U-17 Championship and bronze at the 2024 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Her first international goal came against Panama in the opening match of the Concacaf U-17 Championship.

Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2006, are age-eligible for this year’s U-20 World Cup. Scott, who is one of 13 NWSL players on the U.S. roster, is in her second season with the KC Current. She has logged 607 minutes in 11 regular season matches with six starts.