I got an email yesterday from a college coach that reminded me just how special American women’s soccer is.
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What two games against Spain revealed about the state of the USWNT
Spain and the United States are the two most recent Women’s World Cup winners. They faced off in a pair of international friendlies this past week. Spain beat the hosts in Washington, D.C., 2-0, on Saturday and drew 2-2 in Chester, Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Both games sold out. It is too early to tell whether […]
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Game Report: USA-Spain Women’s Friendly Player Ratings
The top two ranked teams in the world shared the spoils in a scrappy 2-2 draw. The first half had shades of Saturday’s match, which No. Spain won, 2-0.
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USWNT: Spain expects ‘tough and completely different game’
“We analyze Emma’s matches as a coach and look for ways to hurt her team while remaining true to our style. It was very difficult because her players provide excellent cover for one another, but we are happy with the result and are already focused on the second match.”
— Spain coach Sonia Bermúdez, speaking after her team’s 2-0 win over Coach Emma Hayes’ USWNT team on Saturday in Washington, D.C., and ahead of Tuesday’s rematch in Pennsylvania. Bermúdez, who said her team “could have played much better” on Saturday, also spoke of how much she enjoyed the nation’s captial and responded to Hayes’ comparison of the two teams.
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Game Report: USA-Spain Women’s Friendly Player Ratings
Spain owned the ball for most of the game and combined cohesively in a 2-0 win over USA 2-0 on Saturday in the nation’s capital. Coach Emma Hayes’ team, which fell behind in the third minute, couldn’t find a rhythm but did create chances.
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Now comes the hard part for Emma Hayes
All week long, at the gleaming new U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Georgia, Emma Hayes talked about “learnings” that would benefit the team from its seismic collision with Spain, which ever since the 2023 World Cup has overthrown the USWNT and claimed the throne that the Americans had occupied as if it were a birthright.
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USA vs. Spain: Previewing a clash of women’s soccer giants
The reigning women’s Olympic champion United States will play host to the current World Cup champion Spain in a pair of friendlies. The series marks the USA’s last two games prior to the qualifying tournament for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The two top-ranked teams in the world will face off Saturday, October 10 […]
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What They’re Saying: Irene Paredes
“They’re two friendly games, but we’re approaching them as if the World Cup starts here. … Traveling to the United States, facing this historic national team, experiencing soccer there. … Before, we looked at them from several steps below and wanted to be like them — in terms of the game, drawing crowds and conditions. Now we can go toe-to-toe with them.”
— Irene Paredes, veteran defender of 2023 Women’s World Cup champion Spain, which faces the 2024 Olympic gold medal winner USA on Saturday in Washington, D.C. and Tuesday in Chester, Pennsylvania.
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USWNT: Jaelin Howell and Kate Del Fava called in as injury replacements
Gotham FC midfielder Jaelin Howell and Utah Royals defender Kate Del Fava were called into replace the injured Sam Coffey (Manchester City) and Naomi Girma (Chelsea) on the USWNT roster for matches against top-ranked Spain.
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USWNT: Emma Hayes names 26-player squad for friendlies vs. Spain
The squad for USA friendlies against defending World Cup champion Spain Oct. 10 (in Washington, D.C.) and Oct. 13 (Chester, Pennsylvania) is led by Ashley Sanchez, who has scored 20 goals in 26 NWSL games, marks the return of veterans Naomi Girma, Sam Coffey and Mallory Swanson, and includes four uncapped players. The uncapped players […]