U.S. Under-16 Girls’ National Team Draws Netherlands 0-0 in First Match of L'albir WU16 2026 International Friendly Tournament
USA Next Faces Spain, a 3-0 Winner Over Sweden, on April 25
ALBIR, Spain (April 22, 2026) -- The U.S. Under-16 Girls’ National Team drew 0-0 with the Netherlands in the first match for both teams at the the L'Albir WU16 2026 International Friendly Tournament.
The USA outshot the Netherlands, 10-6, but neither team could find the net and U.S. goalkeepers Gabriella Gjeldum and Kaylin Hoffman combined for the shutout.
In the other match, Spain downed Sweden, 3-0. The USA will face Spain on April 25 and finished against Sweden on April 28.
This is the third international trip of the year for the U.S. U-16s as U.S. head coach Katie Schoepfer brought one group of players to Spain in January for three matches and an entirely different group to Türkiye in February for three more matches as Schoepfer gave 40 different players opportunities over the two events. The USA had a record with 3W-2L-2T over the seven games in 2006 against the likes of Germany, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, England and the Netherlands.
This roster playing in this tournament is a combination of players from both of those first two European trips plus three new players who were not on either roster.
The overall winner of this tournament will be determined by points with three awarded for a win, one point for a tie and zero for a loss.
All 20 players on the roster were born in 2010, which is the birth cutoff year to be eligible for the 2027 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the tournament that this age group of players will be attempting to qualify for at the 2027 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship.
The camp is part of the Federation’s continued focus on the U.S. Way philosophy, which emphasizes increased programming for Youth National Teams to create more opportunities for young players to advance through the pathway to the senior National Team with the goal of representing their country at a world championship.
- U.S. UNDER-16 GIRLS’ NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT -
Match: United States U-16 Girls’ National Team vs. Netherlands U-16 Girls’ National Team
Date: April 22, 2026
Competition: L'Albir WU16 2026 International Friendly Tournament
Venue: Albir Garden Resort Pitch - Field #3; Albir, Spain
Weather: 74 degrees, mostly sunny
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NED | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups:
USA: 1-Gabriella Gjeldum (12-Kaylin Hoffman, 46); 8-Carolyn Voss (20-Cali Hejduk, 61), 16-Dorothea Perry (5-Mercy Karson, 68), 14-Brielle Hopkins (4-Madison Kline, 46), 6-Cassandra Travers (3-Caroline Barrow, 68); 2-Avery Walbruch (Capt.), 10-Isabella Ortiz (15-Samaya Khaleel, 77), 13-Sadie Siedel (17-Valentina Perrotta, 61); 9-Anaya Bursey, 11-Dylan Ohm (7-Tatum Gardner, 61), 19-Koi Edwards (18-Kayleigh Cabigon, 68)
Subs not used: None.
Head Coach: Katie Schoepfer
NED: 1-Julia van Rijsewijk; 5-Madelief Ronkes (15-Merel Augustinus, 81), 3-Lotte Bandel, 4-Pleun Kuijpers, 2-Lois de Graaf; 6-Elise Fischer (Capt.), 8-Floor van Haaster, 10-Lisa Klooster (21-Isa Portenge, 46); 11-Kyara Deitelzweig Senior (22-Amalia Nedyalkov, 81), 17-Lola Tahapary (19-Elena Demirel, 62), 9-Floorke de Boer (7-Laure Castillo van de Hurk, 46)
Subs not used: 12-Fenna van de Poll, 13-Lisa van Zwieten, 14-Zara Piontek, 16-Anouk Visser, 18-Mikki Veens, 20-Pien Bekker, 23-Sterre Kamperman
Head Coach: Kevin Compier
Stats Summary: USA / NED
Shots: 10 / 6
Shots on Goal: 6 / 3
Saves: 3 / 6
Corner Kicks: 5 / 5
Fouls: 5 / 12
Offside: 2 / 4
Misconduct Summary:
None
Officials:
Referee: Diana Ponce De León Pomares (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Victoria Miralles Almagro (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Ainhoa Remón Tello (ESP)
Fourth Official: Luna Pastor Royo (ESP)
2026 L'Albir WU16 2026 International Friendly Tournament - Spain
| TEAM | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| USA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |