Detailed analysis of every match, including lineups, tactics, key moments, and verified statistics for U.S. women’s soccer teams.
Published September 9, 2026 — updated as the qualifying picture develops Every USWNT storyline this year — every injury, every breakout NWSL season, every roster debate — eventually points back to the same place: a two-week tournament in Texas this November that could decide the Americans’ World Cup fate in a single 90-minute match. This … Read more
Two and a half years ago, on the night of the 2024 NWSL Draft, the Washington Spirit traded Ashley Sanchez to the North Carolina Courage for a draft pick and $250,000 in allocation money. Sanchez found out the way most players do — fast, and in public. She posted on Instagram that she was “shocked … Read more
Published September 4, 2026 Rose Lavelle remains in the NWSL’s concussion protocol nearly two weeks after suffering a head injury against Angel City FC, with her availability for Sunday’s match against Denver Summit FC still unresolved. The Gotham FC midfielder has already missed one match during the process — a 1-1 draw with the Portland … Read more
Published August 17, 2026 Cameroon won its first-ever Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title Sunday, beating tournament debutants Malawi 3-0 in the final in Rabat, Morocco. The bigger headline from WAFCON 2026’s final week, though, belongs to Nigeria: the 10-time African champion officially missed out on the 2027 World Cup for the first time since … Read more
Published August 12, 2026 NWSL stars at WAFCON 2026 face their biggest week of the tournament, with two semifinals Wednesday, an elimination playoff Thursday and the final on Sunday all deciding who reaches the 2027 World Cup — and when several Washington Spirit and Chicago Stars players make it back to their NWSL clubs. Kansas … Read more
INTRODUCTION Nigeria advances to WAFCON quarterfinals after thrashing Egypt 6-2 on Wednesday, but the Super Falcons’ path through Group C ended up decided by something stranger than a scoreline: a three-way tiebreaker so tight that Zambia won its final match and still went home, while Malawi lost its final match and still finished top of … Read more
Introduction By [Michael Hayes], U.S. Women Soccer — Published July 21, 2026 The USWNT vs Spain series is set: the world’s top two ranked teams will meet twice in October, with the U.S. Women’s National Team hosting reigning World Cup champion Spain on Oct. 10 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., and again on Oct. … Read more
Introduction The USA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026 group is officially complete. Kenya’s victory over South Africa on July 13 closed out African qualifying, filling the last unknown spot in the Americans’ bracket and confirming that the U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team will face Samoa, China PR and Kenya in Group E when the tournament … Read more
Michael Hayes(Author) Published July 12, 2026 The USWNT Triple Espresso reunion is official: Trinity Rodman, Sophia Wilson, and Mallory Swanson trained together in June 2026 for the first time since winning Olympic gold together in 2024. Their reunion lands at the most consequential moment of Emma Hayes’ tenure — months before a single-elimination tournament decides … Read more
The FIFA Women’s World Cup returns in June 2027, when Brazil becomes the first South American nation to host the tournament. But for American fans, the more urgent question isn’t about Brazil’s eight stadiums — it’s about whether the USWNT will be in any of them. As of this writing, the U.S. Women’s National Team … Read more