The Emma Hayes era with the United States women’s national team has been a good one, and the Yanks have two more friendlies before they face qualification to defend their Olympic gold.
A terrific start to Hayes’ tenure saw the boss win the first ever Ballon d’Or awarded for Women’s Coach of the Year after leading the USWNT to an Olympic gold medal, defeating Brazil in a tense 2024 final.
It hasn’t been speed bump free, but Hayes is exploring the program’s depth and mostly producing wins.
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The Yanks will meet Spain in a pair of October friendlies before heading to Texas in late November. Their easiest route back to the Olympics is beating El Salvador in the quarterfinal and either Jamaica or Costa Rica in the semifinal stage. Should they lose to El Salvador — a monumental upset — they’d have to go through play-in matches just to reach the inter-confederation playoffs.
Longtime Chelsea boss Hayes was hired in November 2023 and now all eyes are on her to see if she can lead turn the four-time World Cup-winning USWNT into a five-star machine.
What’s next for Hayes’ side? We await the announcement of both qualifiers and friendlies.
Here are the previous three+ years of the USWNT, plus what’s next.
USWNT 2026 schedule, results
Friendlies
USWNT vs Paraguay — Jan. 24 — Won 6-0 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Chile — Jan. 27 — Won 5-0 — Video highlights
SheBelieves Cup
USWNT vs Argentina — March 1 — Won 2-0 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Canada — March 4 — Won 1-0 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Colombia — March 7 — Won 1-0 — Video highlights
Friendlies
USWNT vs Japan — April 11 — Won 2-1 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Japan — April 14 — Lost 1-0 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Japan — April 17 — Won 3-0 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Brazil — June 6 — Lost 2-1 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Brazil — June 9 — Won 1-0 — Recap | Video highlights
USWNT vs Spain — October 10 — Washington, DC — 2:30pm ET
USWNT vs Spain — October 13 — Chester, Pennsylvania — 7pm ET
CONCACAF W Championship
Quarterfinal: USWNT vs El Salvador— November 27 — Mansfield, Texas
USWNT in 2025: Results
SheBelieves Cup
USWNT vs Colombia — Feb. 20 — Won 2-0 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Australia — Feb. 23 — Won 2-1 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Japan — Feb. 26 — Lost 2-1 — Video highlights
Friendlies
USWNT vs Brazil — April 5 — Won 2-0 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Brazil — April 8 — Lost 2-1 — Video highlights
USWNT vs China — May 31 — Won 3-0
USWNT vs Jamaica — June 3 — Won 4-0
USWNT vs Republic of Ireland — June 26 — Won 4-0 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Republic of Ireland — June 29 — Won 4-0
USWNT vs Canada — July 2 — Won 3-0
USWNT vs Portugal — October 23 — Lost 2-1 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Portugal — October 26 — Won 3-1 — Video highlights
USWNT vs New Zealand — October 29 — Won 6-0 — Video highlights
USWNT vs Italy — November 28 — Won 3-0
USWNT vs Italy — December 1 — Won 2-0
USWNT in 2024: Results
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W Gold Cup
vs Dominican Republic — Feb. 20 — Won 5-0
vs Argentina — Feb. 23 — Won 4-0
vs Mexico — Feb. 26 — Lost 2-0
vs Colombia — March 3 — Won 3-0
vs Canada — March 6 — Drew 2-2, won 3-1 on pens
vs Brazil — March 10 — Won 1-0 — Recap, highlights
SheBelieves Cup
vs Japan — April 6 — Won 2-1
vs Canada — April 9 — Drew 2-2, won 5-4 on pens
Friendlies
vs South Korea — June 1 — Won 4-0 — Hayes wins debut — Recap, highlights
vs South Korea — June 4 — Won 3-0 — Highlights
vs Mexico — July 13 — Won 1-0
vs Costa Rica — July 16 — Draw 0-0
Olympics
vs Zambia — July 25 — Won 3-0 — Recap, highlights & analysis
vs Germany — July 28 — Won 4-1 — Recap, highlights & analysis
vs Australia — July 31 — Won 2-1 — Recap, highlights & analysis
Quarterfinal vs Japan — August 3 — Won 1-0 (aet) — Recap, highlights & analysis
Semifinal vs Germany — August 6 — Won 1-0 (aet)— Recap, highlights & analysis
Gold medal match vs Brazil — Won 1-0 — Recap, highlights, & analysis
Friendlies
vs Iceland — Oct. 24 — Won 3-1 — Video highlights
vs Iceland — Oct. 27 — Won 3-1 — Video highlights
vs Argentina — Oct. 30 — Won 3-0 — Video highlights
at England — Nov. 30 — Wembley Stadium, London — Drew 0-0 — Recap, highlights
vs Netherlands — Dec. 3 — Bingoal Stadium, The Hague — Won 2-0
USWNT in 2023: Results
Friendly
vs Wales — July 9 — Won 2-0
World Cup
vs Vietnam — July 21 — Won 3-0
vs Netherlands — July 26 — Drew 1-1
vs Portugal — Aug. 1 — Drew 0-0
vs Sweden — Aug. 6 — Drew 0-0, lost 5-4 on penalties
Friendlies
vs South Africa — Sept. 21 — Won 3-0
vs South Africa — Sept. 24 — Won 2-0
vs Colombia — Oct. 26 — Drew 0-0
vs Colombia — Oct. 29 — Won 3-0
vs China — Dec. 2 — Won 3-0
vs China — Dec. 5 — Won 2-1
