Hayes: USWNT 'future is exciting' despite 1st loss
USWNT coach Emma Hayes played down the significance of the team's first loss since she took charge last year, when going down 2-1 to Japan in the SheBelieves Cup on Wednesday.
USWNT coach Emma Hayes played down the significance of the team's first loss since she took charge last year, when going down 2-1 to Japan in the SheBelieves Cup on Wednesday.
The first defeat for Emma Hayes since taking the USWNT job was a disappointing one, snapping its run of five straight SheBelieves Cup titles, but the experience will help as this team builds toward the next World Cup.
Japan beat the United States 2-1 at the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday to end the Americans' streak of five straight trophies at the annual tournament and hand manager Emma Hayes her first defeat since taking charge of the USWNT.
Football Australia has attempted to tread water for the past six months in its search for a new national team coach. In that time, the Matildas have drifted -- badly.
The Matildas' miserable SheBelieves Cup campaign has ended on a frustrating low note, with Ellie Carpenter injured as Australia lost 2-1 to Colombia to finish last in the invitational tournament.
Football Australia have said that they are "deeply disappointed" by the comments Triple M radio host Marty Sheargold made about the Matildas on Monday.
If the SheBelieves Cup was an opportunity to get a gauge on Emma Hayes' rebuild, Sunday's win showed that the USWNT are right on track.
The depth of the United States was on display in a 2-1 win over Australia in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday that puts the Americans in position for a sixth straight SheBelieves Cup title.
United States women's national team head coach Emma Hayes celebrated Catarina Macario's return and goal in Thursday's 2-0 SheBelieves Cup win against Colombia.
A 2-0 win over Colombia -- which included Catarina Macario scoring her first international goal in three years -- gave the USWNT the ideal start for 2025.
Catarina Macario and Ally Sentnor each scored as the United States beat Colombia 2-0 in its opening game of the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday.
The Matildas were blown off the park in their SheBelieves Cup opener against Japan in a lesson that can be considered harshly learned.
The Matildas' hopes of home Asian Cup glory have been handed a stern reality check, with a dominant Japan pouncing on a disastrous defensive showing to deal Australia a thumping 4-0 defeat.
Tameka Yallop says that the Matildas' senior players are keeping squad standards high in the absence of a new permanent head coach.
The return of Chelsea forward Catarina Macario highlights the 23-player United States women's national team roster selected by manager Emma Hayes for the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.
Interim Matildas boss Tom Sermanni has named an exciting albeit familiar squad for the SheBelieves Cup, headlined by the return of Holly McNamara.
A rejuvenated and in-form Mary Fowler has been named to return to the Matildas set-up after opting to withdraw from the side's most recent international window.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |