After opening the 2026 SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa, with a 2-0 win over Argentina in Nashville, Tenn., on goals from Lindsey Heaps and Jaedyn Shaw, and then winning an intense 1-0 clash with Canada in Colombus, Ohio, with a fantastic goal from Ally Sentnor, the USA now faces Colombia to close the tournament. The win over Canada put the U.S. at the top of the SheBelieves Cup standings with six points heading into the final match day, meaning it needs a win or draw on March 7 against Colombia to win its eighth SheBelieves Cup title. Canada and Colombia, which earned a 1-0 win over Argentina earlier in the day, both have three points, meaning a U.S. win or a tie (even if the USA lost the ensuing penalty kick shootout) against Colombia would give the Americans the tournament title with nine or seven total points.
TOBIN HEATH, HONORING A LEGEND: Before the USA’s match against Colombia at Sports Illustrated Stadium on March 7, USWNT legend and 2026 National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Tobin Heath will be honored with a pregame retirement celebration. The New Jersey native played 181 times for the USA from 2008-2021 and scored 36 goals while helping the USA win two World Cups and two Olympic gold medals. She announced her retirement last July and will be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on May 1, 2026.
| TEAM | GP | W | L | D | PK Win | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|
| USA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
U.S. Women’s National Team Roster by Position (Club; Caps/Goals) – 2026 SheBelieves Cup
GOALKEEPERS (2): Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign FC; 8), Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United, ENG; 5)
DEFENDERS (8): Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG; 73/1), Naomi Girma (Chelsea FC; 51/2), Avery Patterson (Houston Dash; 9/1), Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit; 11/0), Emily Sams (Angel City FC; 9/1), Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC; 114/2), Gisele Thompson (Angel City FC; 7/0), Kennedy Wesley (San Diego Wave FC; 4/0)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Sam Coffey (Manchester City, ENG; 43/5), Lindsey Heaps (OL Lyonnes, FRA; 172/39), Claire Hutton (Bay FC; 15/1), Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage; 1/0), Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC; 117/27), Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns FC; 14/5), Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC; 33/10), Lily Yohannes (OL Lyonnes, FRA; 15/1)
FORWARDS (6): Maddie Dahlien (Seattle Reign FC; 3/0), Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars FC; 3/0), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit; 51/13), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC; 16/6), Ally Sentnor (Kansas City Current; 17/7), Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea FC, ENG; 28/3)
SONNETT GOES FOR EIGHT: Emily Sonnett is the only player to have appeared on all 11 USWNT SheBelieves Cup rosters since the tournament began 2016. The soccer transitive property therefore says that if the USA wins this tournament, she will be the only player to be a part of eight SheBelieves Cup titles. Sonnett has played in 19 total SBC matches heading into the Match 7 game. Currently, both former goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and Sonnett are the only players with seven titles each.
SBC FORMAT – WE GOT PKS: As the annual SheBelieves Cup hits its 11th year, one of the most prestigious four-team tournaments in women’s soccer is back again in its original format. Due to the change in FIFA competition windows during an Olympic year, the 2024 edition saw a two-venue, four-game tournament that featured semifinals, a Third-Place Match and the Championship Game. As 2025 and 2026 are not Summer Olympic years, the SheBelieves Cup returned to its original six-game, three-venue format featuring three doubleheaders and will remain that way until the 2028 tournament. In 2026, the tournament takes on a Concacaf vs. CONMEBOL slant as the USA welcomes Argentina, Canada and Colombia. In a fun new twist for fans and players, for this year’s tournament, all matches that end in draws after regulation time will go directly to a penalty kick shootout. The winner of the tournament will be based on total points after three matches: three (3) points awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw during regulation, one (1) additional point awarded for the winner of penalty kicks, and zero (0) for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal based on the above criteria, their ranking shall be determined as follows: overall tournament goal difference; most total tournament goals scored; head-to-head result between the teams concerned. If a match is tied at the end of regulation, that will count as the head-to-head result. The result of the penalty kick shootout will not apply to this tiebreaker.
SBC PARTICIPANT HISTORY: Colombia is making its second appearance in the SheBelieves Cup after attending last year and finishing third. Canada is making its fourth appearance after participating in 2024 (second place), 2023 (fourth) and 2021 (third). This is Argentina’s second SBC appearance after finishing fourth in 2021. The USA won five consecutive SheBelieves Cups before Japan took the title in 2025. The USA has seven overall SBC titles, while France won in 2017 and England took top honors in 2019. The U.S. is currently ranked second in the world, Canada is 10th, Colombia is 20th and Argentina is 30th.
WHERE TO WATCH: For the final two games, all four teams head to Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J. on March 7, with the USA facing Colombia at 3:30 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV and HBO Max in English and in Spanish on Telemundo, Universo and Peacock) and Canada opening the doubleheader vs. Argentina at 12:30 p.m. ET (trueTV and HBO Max in English and Universo and Peacock in Spanish). All three U.S. games are also available on the radio in English on Westwood One and in Spanish on Futbol de Primera.
2026 SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa
| Date |
Matches |
Stadium |
City |
Kickoff (Local) |
| March 7 |
Canada vs. Argentina |
Sports Illustrated Stadium |
Harrison, N.J. |
12:30 p.m. ET |
| March 7 |
USA vs. Colombia |
Sports Illustrated Stadium |
Harrison, N.J. |
3:30 p.m. ET |
32 DEBUTS IN 32 GAMES: U.S. head coach Emma Hayes has given 32 players their international debuts since she officially started as head coach of the USWNT in June of 2024. Before Hayes, Jill Ellis gave 30 players their first caps in 132 games at the U.S. helm while Vlatko Andonovski debuted 18 players in 65 games. In matches when at least one player debuted, the U.S. is 19W-0L-1D, including Hayes’ first three matches at the helm, where three players made their debuts and the USWNT won all three matches. At the end of 2025, Hayes had given 27 debuts in 29 matches. To open 2026, she gave five players their first caps in the first camp of the year: forward Reilyn Turner, forward Maddie Dahlien, midfielder Sally Menti, midfielder Riley Jackson and defender Ayo Oke.
SISTER, SISTER: The Thompson sisters are the third pair of sisters to represent the USA. The first time Gisele and her older sister Alyssa were called in together was last year’s SheBelieves Cup, and they became the first pair of sisters to come to camp from the same professional club (Angel City FC). The first instance of sisters on the same USWNT roster occurred in the late 1990s when twins Lorrie and Ronnie Fair were called up together. More recently, Samantha and Kristie Mewis were on the 2021 Olympic Team together. This is Gisele Thompson’s seventh USWNT call-up after first training with the team at the beginning of 2024. Alyssa was a member of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Team but saw limited action in that tournament, was out of the National Team for about a year but has made a strong push over 2025 with club and country to earn more minutes on the wing under Emma Hayes. The Thompson sisters have now started three WNT games together, and have played in five total WNT games together, with Alyssa starting on June 26 vs. Ireland and Gisele coming off the bench to play the final 32 minutes. They both started against Australia in the 2025 SheBeleives Cup and in the second match vs. Brazil on April 8. On March 1, Gisele started the USA’s first match of the 2026 SheBelieves Cup vs. Argentina, with Alyssa subbing on late in the match. Most recently, the Thompson sisters both started the March 4 match vs. Canada. Had Alyssa not been subbed out of the match in the 90th minute, it would’ve been just the second time ever two sisters on the USWNT played a full match together. The first time was when Sam and Kristie Mewis combined for a goal on July 1, 2021, vs. Mexico. The Mewis sisters hold the record for most USWNT matches played together by sisters with 12.
SBC ROSTER CHANGES: This SheBelieves Cup has seen four players leave early due to injury. At the start of camp, defender Kate Wiesner arrived from NWSL pre-season training with a mild calf injury that continued to bother her, so she was replaced on the roster before any training began by defender Avery Patterson. After the first training day, Jordyn Bugg reported discomfort in her hamstring which resulted in her also departing camp before any matches were played. Defender Emily Sams joined the roster in her stead. Since the matches began, both defender Lilly Reale and goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn sustained injuries that required them to head back home early – to their foot and hand, respectively. They both have not been replaced as tournament rules to no allow roster replacements once the competition has commenced.
VISA SHEBELIEVES CUP MVP: For the seventh year in a row, Visa, the presenting partner of the SheBelieves Cup, will award the MVP trophy to the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. The award will be announced following the conclusion of the final match. Spain’s Alexia Putellas – the Ballon d’Or winner in both 2021 and 2022 — won the inaugural award in 2020. The USA claimed top honors for the next four years as Rose Lavelle won the award in 2021, Catarina Macario won in 2022, Mallory Swanson took home the trophy in 2023 and Sophia Smith (now Wilson) won MVP in 2024. In 2025, Japan’s Mina Tanaka, who plays for the Utah Royals in the NWSL, won the award. A new selection committee comprised of representatives from all competing nations will be announced for the 2026 SheBelieves Cup and fans will again have the opportunity to vote for the Visa SheBelieves Cup MVP award recipient via online ballot to select among a list of finalists chosen by the committee. The fan vote will be incorporated into the overall determination of the 2026 Visa SheBelieves Cup MVP.
TEAM NOTES
- Since its inception in 1985, the USWNT has compiled a record of 609 wins, 75 losses and 91 ties. Over the history of the program, the USA has gone 363W-25L-37D (90% winning percentage) at home, 59W-20L-16D away (71%) and 187W-30L-38D (81%) on neutral ground. The USA’s overall winning percentage of 84% is the best all-time of any international sports team in history. Of the USA’s 75 losses, 12 (16%) came at the Algarve Cup in Portugal, long one of the world’s most competitive tournaments but one in which the USA no longer competes.
- Since the end of the 2015 World Cup, the USA has played 205 matches with a 168W-14L-23D record.
- So far in 2026, of the USA’s combined 14 goals and 13 assists, 63% involved a player under 25.
- Goals by players under 25: Three from 21-year-old Ally Sentnor (team-leading), two from 24-year-old Emma Sears and 23-year-old Trinity Rodman, one each from 23-year-olds Reilyn Turner and Jameese Joseph, 24-year-old Croix Bethune and 21-year-old Jaedyn Shaw.
- Assists by players under 25: One each from 20-year-olds Olivia Moultrie, Riley Jackson and Gisele Thompson, 23-year-old Ayo Oke and 24-year-olds Croix Bethune and Emma Sears.
- In 2025, of the USA’s combined 41 goals and 28 assists this year, 51% involved a player under 25.
- Thirty-six of the USA’s 50 goals in 2024 (68%) were scored or assisted by a player under 25.
- Sixteen players made their USWNT debuts in 2025 which is the most U.S. debuts in a calendar year since the first year of the program (1985). Eleven players debuted for the USWNT in 2024, which was the most in a calendar year since 2001, when 15 players – including eventual World Cup champions Abby Wambach and Lori Chalupny – earned their first caps. Five players have debuted in 2026 so far.
- Just three players on the roster have more than 100 caps, led by Lindsey Heaps (172) and followed by Rose Lavelle (117) and Emily Sonnett (114).
- Just three players have between 50-100 caps, those being Naomi Girma and Trinity Rodman who have 51 (Rodman hit 50 caps in her brief appearance on Sunday vs. Argentina) and Emily Fox with 73. Trinity Rodman is the 71st player in USWNT history to hit that mark and one of only 14 active players who have crossed that mark. The other 57 have retired from professional soccer.
- The remainder of the roster ranges from one cap (Riley Jackson) to 43 caps (Sam Coffey).
- Of the 23 field players on the roster, 15 have scored in an international match, led by Heaps with 38 international goals and Lavelle with 27. The next-most goals on the roster belong to Rodman with 13.
- Jaedyn's Shaw's next goal will be her 10th international score.
- The roster features 17 NWSL players (three each from Gotham FC and the Washington Spirit, who lead the NWSL in call-ups) and seven who are currently playing for clubs in Europe.
- The average caps per player on this roster heading into the first SheBelieves Cup match is 30.6, quite a difference than the average caps player heading into the Paraguay match that opened the year, which was just 6.6.
- The first two matches in 2026 featured the two least-capped Starting XIs since 2001. The Jan. 27 match against Chile averaged 5.2 caps per player heading into the game while the Jan. 24 match vs. Paraguay averaged 9.6 caps before the opening whistle.
- Hayes has now given caps to 60 different players and starts to 55 different players. No other full-time manager named more than 36 different starters in their first 30 games in charge.
- In 2025 alone, Hayes gave 44 different players caps, the most of any coach in the 40 years of the USWNT program.
- The two goalkeepers in camp have a total of 13 career caps. Claudia Dickey of Seattle Reign FC has eight, and Phallon Tullis-Joyce of Manchester United has five.
- Sonnett is the oldest player on the roster while Yohannes is the youngest – and the lone teenager (19). Yohannes was eight years old and still living in the United States (she was two years away from her family's move to the Netherlands) when Sonnett earned her first cap in 2015.
- There are six players on this USWNT SheBelieves Cup roster who were a part of the 2025 Futures Camp in Florida: Gisele Thompson, Lilly Reale, Claire Hutton, Jackson, Dahlien and Joseph.
- Two players on the roster earned their first caps in January camp (Jackson and Dahlien) and Joseph scored her first USWNT goal in the same match in which she earned her first start, against Chile on Feb. 27 in Santa Barbara.
- Eleven players on the roster made their USWNT debuts in 2025 or 2026: Dahlien, Dickey, Hutton, Jackson, Joseph, Avery Patterson, Tara Rudd, Reale, Gisele Thompson, Tullis-Joyce and Wesley.
- Eight players who earned U.S. U-23 WNT minutes in 2025 are on this roster: Dahlien, Jackson, Joseph, Reale, Ally Sentnor, Shaw, Gisele Thompson and Wesley.
IN FOCUS: COLOMBIA
FIFA World Ranking: 20
CONMEBOL Ranking: 3
World Cup Appearances: 3 (2011, 2015, 2023)
Best World Cup Finish: Quarterfinals (2023)
Record vs. USA: 0W-12L-2D
Head Coach: Angelo Marsiglia
COLOMBIA WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (3): Natalia Giraldo (América de Cali), Catalina Perez (Strasburg, FRA), Katerin Tapia (Palmeiras, BRA)
DEFENDERS (9): Mary Jose Alvarez (Olympique de Marseille, FRA), Danela Arias (San Diego Wave, FC, USA), Wendy Bonilla Candelo (Pumas UNAM, MEX), Jorelyn Carabali (Boston Legacy, USA), Daniela Caracas (RCD Espanyol, ESP), Ana Maria Guzman (Palmeiras, BRA), Yirleidys Quejada Minota (Pachuca, MEX), Liced Serna (Pumas UNAM, MEX), Manuela Vanegas (Brighton & Hove Albion FC, ENG)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid, ESP), Ilana Izquierdo (Tigres, MEX), Gracy Landazury (Palmeiras, BRA), Daniela Montoya (Gremio, BRA), Manuela Pavi (Toluca, MEX), Marcela Restrepo (Monterrey, MEX), Gabriela Rodriguez (Cruzeiro FC, BRA), Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit, USA)
FORWARDS (2): Valerin Loboa (Portland Thorms FC, USA), Maithé Lopez (Vancouver Rise, CAN), Gisela Robledo (Corinthians, BRA)
USA vs. COLOMBIA
- This will be the USA's 15th meeting with Colombia, eight of which have occurred since 2021. The most recent meeting was in the first match of 2025, a 2-0 win to open the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.
- The USA is 12W-0L-2D all-time against Las Cafeteras.
- Before that, the teams met in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup, a 3-0 U.S. win on scores from Lindsey Horan, Jenna Nighswonger and Jaedyn Shaw. The USA outshot Colombia 16-7 in the match with six shots on goal to three for Las Cafeteras. Notably, the match was a physical affair, featuring seven yellow cards, four for Colombia and three for the USA.
- Prior to the Concacaf W Gold Cup match, the teams meet in two games in October of 2023, in Sandy, Utah and San Diego. The games resulted in 0-0 draw on Oct. 26 and a 3-0 win on Oct. 29 as Mia Fishel, Horan and Shaw scored.
- In 2022, the teams also played twice, with a 2-0 win in Sandy on June 28, 2022, after a 3-0 win in Commerce City, Colo. on June 25, 2022.
- The USA has played 43 matches against Brazil but matches against other South American teams have been considerably rarer. The two friendlies against Colombia in January of 2021 as the USWNT returned to the field at home after a long pandemic delay were just the seventh and eight meetings all-time between the countries and the matches in October of 2023 were the 11th and 12th all-time meetings. The Gold Cup match was the 13th. The USA has played Argentina five times, Chile three times and Paraguay twice.
- The USA won the two matches in January of 2021, both played in Orlando, by 4-0 and 6-0 scores, but prior to that, the USA had some battles with Las Cafeteras.
- Colombia had a “golden generation” in the 2010s, competing in both the 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cups and 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.
- The USA’s 2-2 draw with Colombia on Aug. 9, 2016, in Manaus at the Rio Olympics marked the fourth consecutive world championship meeting between the two teams. It was the only draw between the teams until the 0-0 draw in 2023. In that Olympic match, Colombia scored first on a free kick that uncharacteristically slipped past U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo in the 26th minute. Crystal Dunn tied the match in the 41st and after 18-year-old Mallory Pugh scored in the 59th minute, becoming the youngest Olympic goal scorer in U.S. history. As stoppage time approached, Usme struck again, this time from a sharp angle out on the right wing. About 10 yards from the end line and near the right sideline, Usme whipped in a curling shot that flew through the goal mouth above the jostling players and into the far upper left corner of the goal for the dramatic late equalizer. The USA out-shot Colombia 16-3, but Colombia scored on two of its three shots.
- The teams also faced each other at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, a 3-0 win in group play on goals from Heather O’Reilly, Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd; at the 2012 Olympics, a 3-0 win in group play on goals from Rapinoe, Lloyd and Abby Wambach; and at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, a 2-0 victory in the Round of 16 on goals from Alex Morgan and Lloyd.
- In that 2012 Olympics match, Lady Andrade infamously punched Wambach in the face off the ball, an indiscretion that was caught on video and led two a two-game suspension for the Colombian star.
COLOMBIA NOTES
- Colombia sits in third place heading into the March 7 matches. In its first match, Canada scored four goals, one in the 31st minute and three after the 67th minute. Colombia’s lone goal came from the penalty spat after Leicy Santos drew a foul in the box and converted herself, sending Kailen Sheridan the wrong way to put Las Cafeteras on the board.
- In its second match of the tournament, Colombia shutout Argentina and speedy star winger Linda Caicedo scored on a beautiful finish to earn her side points. Gisela Robledo was suspended from the second match due to an ejection for two yellow cards in the match vs. Canada but will be eligible to return against the USA.
- Only one player on this roster, goalkeeper Natalia Giraldo, plays professionally in Colombia.
- The leagues in Brazil and Mexico host the most Colombian players, each with six. Four players play in the U.S., all at NWSL clubs (One each at San Diego Wave FC, Washington Spirit, Boston Legacy and Portland Thorns FC). Two players play in Spain, two play in France and one player plays in each of England and Canada.
- Daniela Arias, Ana Guzmán, Daniela Montoya, Manuela Pavi, Marcela Restrepo, Leicy Dantos, Katerin Tapia, Natalia Giraldo, Mary Alvarez, Jorelyn Carabali, Linda Caicedo, Yirleidis Minota and Daniela Caracas were all on the 2025 SheBelieves Cup roster for Colombia.
- Colombia put in an admirable showing at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, advancing out of the Group A in third place after a narrow 3-2 loss to France, a 2-0 win over New Zealand and a 1-0 loss to Canada. Las Cafeteras had a 2-0 lead over reigning FIFA Women's World Cup winners Spain in the quarterfinal until Las Rojas pulled one back in the 79th and dramatically tied the game seven minutes into second-half stoppage time. Colombia would eventually fall in a penalty kick shootout, 4-2.
- At the 2023 World Cup, Colombia made history and delighted fans around the world as they won a group that included Germany, Morocco and South Korea. Not only did Colombia win the group by virtue of a 2-1 win over Germany and a 2-0 win over South Korea (and despite a 1-0 loss to Morocco), Colombia also won a knockout game, downing Jamaica, 1-0, and gave eventual finalist England all it could handle before falling 2-1 in the quarterfinal.
- In the opening game win over South Korea, Usme and Caicedo scored to earn the historic result. But there would be more history to come as Caicedo scored in the 52nd minute vs. Germany, they equalized in the 89th on a penalty kick from Alexandra Popp and Manuela Venegas stunned the world with a goal in 90+7 to earn the epic win.
- Colombia put in a fine performance at the 2015 FIFA World Cup, drawing 1-1 with Mexico, defeating world power France 2-0, and then falling to eventual Third-Place finisher England by a 2-1 score to complete group play. The four points were enough to earn Colombia a Round of 16 match with the USA and Las Cafeteras put up quite a fight against the eventual world champions before bowing out, 2-0.
- Colombia made its debut at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament at London 2012 when it was drawn in a fiercely tough Group G against holders and eventual champions USA, France (who finished fourth) and Korea DPR.
- That generation of Colombian players had more experience than any time in its history. Colombia burst onto the global scene with a fourth-place finish at the 2010 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany, and impressed, but did not advance, at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, losing to Sweden by just a 1-0 score, to the USA by a 3-0 score and then drawing North Korea, 0-0.
- Colombia also played in both the 2022 Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India and the 2022 Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, so a young generation of players is getting quality international experience.
- Colombia played in front of massive crowds as it hosted the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup but bowed out in the quarterfinals against the Netherlands.
- Caicedo represented Colombia at the 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India, helping Colombia reach the final where it fell to Spain 1-0 on a late own goal. Despite the heartbreaking finish, it marked Colombia’s best-ever finish at a Youth Women’s World Cup and served as a coming out party for Caicedo, who won the Silver Ball as the second-best player overall in the tournament as well as the Bronze Boot, finishing the tournament with four goals. She was also a part of Colombia’s roster for the U-20 World Cup earlier that summer in Costa Rica, where Colombia won its group before falling to South American rivals Brazil 1-0 in the quarterfinals. She was Colombia’s top player at the 2024 FIFA U-20 WWC that Colombia hosted and drew huge crowds for their matches. Colombia fell in the quarterfinals to Netherlands in that tournament.
