United States vs Japan, 2025 SheBelieves Cup

· SheBelieves Cup
United States
  • 14': Ally Sentnor
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1 - 2
Japan
  • 2': Yuka Momiki
  • 50': Toko Koga

Japan beats USWNT at SheBelieves in first loss of Hayes era

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.

Match Timeline

  • 2': Yuka Momiki (Japan) Goal at 2'
  • 14': Ally Sentnor (United States) Goal at 14'
  • 45': Jenna Nighswonger (United States) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Toko Koga (Japan) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Jaedyn Shaw (United States) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) Substitution at 45'
  • 50': Toko Koga (Japan) Goal at 50'
  • 57': Remina Chiba (Japan) Substitution at 57'
  • 58': Manaka Matsukubo (Japan) Substitution at 58'
  • 58': Alyssa Thompson (United States) Substitution at 58'
  • 58': Korbin Albert (United States) Substitution at 58'
  • 58': Lynn Biyendolo (United States) Substitution at 58'
  • 68': Tierna Davidson (United States) Substitution at 68'
  • 75': Hana Takahashi (Japan) Substitution at 75'
  • 84': Honoka Hayashi (Japan) Substitution at 84'

Statistics

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8 Fouls 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 2
50.3 Possession 49.7
10 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
2 Blocked Shots 2
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: SheBelieves Cup

Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Attendance: 17,188

SheBelieves Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Japan 3 +8 9
2 United States 3 +2 6
3 Colombia 3 -4 3
4 Australia 3 -6 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

USA United States (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jane Campbell (GK)
4 Tara McKeown
14 Emily Sonnett
19 Crystal Dunn
23 Emily Fox
10 Lindsey Heaps
17 Sam Coffey
11 Lily Yohannes
20 Catarina Macario
9 Ally Sentnor
22 Yazmeen Ryan
United States Substitutes:
Tierna Davidson, Emma Sears, Jaedyn Shaw, Lynn Biyendolo, Emily Sams, Michelle Cooper, Mandy Haught, Alyssa Thompson, Gisele Thompson, Jenna Nighswonger, Korbin Albert, Claire Hutton.

JPN Japan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ayaka Yamashita (GK)
4 Saki Kumagai
2 Saori Takarada
13 Hikaru Kitagawa
21 Miyabi Moriya
22 Yuka Momiki
14 Yui Hasegawa
10 Fuka Nagano
11 Mina Tanaka
15 Aoba Fujino
17 Maika Hamano
Japan Substitutes:
Momoko Tanikawa, Riko Ueki, Akane Okuma, Remina Chiba, Honoka Hayashi, Hana Takahashi, Moeka Minami, Narumi Miura, Hinata Miyazawa, Chika Hirao, Toko Koga, Manaka Matsukubo.

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