US EditionYoung Players Shine as USWNT Opens 2026, but Vets Due Back as World Cup Qualification Looms
Emma Hayes gave 32 players their first caps since May 2024, focusing on youth and development ahead of 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
- Emma Hayes wrapped January camp in California, with the U.S. women's national team beating Paraguay 6-0 and Chile 5-0 as she outlined 2026 plans.
- Evaluating a broad player pool, Hayes and her staff used the January camp to field the two fewest-capped USWNT starting XIs in 25 years and handed five players their first caps.
- Trinity Rodman scored in both January friendlies, prompting a viral sideline celebration, and Emma Hayes said, `She did it, and I couldn't quite see, then she came over to me.`
- Following the January camp, Hayes said she already knows the core group for World Cup qualification and will hold four more camps to finalize selections.
- The SheBelieves Cup begins March 1 with Argentina, Canada, and Colombia, the team faces Japan in April for three matches, and World Cup qualifying follows via the Concacaf W Championship with 519 days left.
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Young players shine as USWNT opens 2026, but vets due back as World Cup qualification looms
The U.S. women’s soccer team is already gearing up for the Women's World Cup in 2027. The United States wrapped up its January training camp with victories over Paraguay and Chile as the team prepares for qualifying in November for the World Cup in Brazil.
Trinity Rodman’s Hilarious Goal Celebration With Her USWNT Coach Goes Viral
Fresh off of signing a massive contract extension with the Washington Spirit and winning a friendly against Paraguay for the U.S. Women’s National Team, Trinity Rodman has plenty to celebrate. She even got her coach, Emma Hayes, in on the fun. Rodman, 23, came off the bench to score a goal for the national team in its 6-0 win on Saturday, January 24, and her goal celebration with Hayes, 49, is going viral. “She did it, and I couldn’t quite see, …
Which USWNT Players Made Their Case Against Paraguay and Chile?
The U.S. women’s national team opened 2026 with a pair of big wins over South American opponents, but which players impressed most under Emma Hayes?Read MoreThe post Which USWNT Players Made Their Case Against Paraguay and Chile? first appeared on The Who Dat Daily.The post Which USWNT Players Made Their Case Against Paraguay and Chile? appeared first on The Who Dat Daily.
Amid Emma Hayes’ roster experimentation, a new core emerges - The IX Sports
When Trinity Rodman stepped onto the field in Carson, Calif., on Saturday night for the U.S. women’s national team’s game against Paraguay, she had the captain’s band wrapped around her arm. At 23, Rodman became the youngest player ever to captain the national team — until about an hour later, when she passed the band to 20-year-old Claire Hutton as she was subbed off in the second half. A few days later, when the national team faced Chile in Sa…
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