USWNT to face No. 1 Spain in two U.S. friendlies in October

Field Level Media|published: Mon 13th July, 11:12 2026

May 3, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Emma Hayes, head coach of the U.S. Women's National Team, speaks at a news conference held before a match between Bay FC and San Diego Wave FC at Snapdragon Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images

The U.S. Women's National Team will host World No. 1 Spain in two friendlies this October, U.S. Soccer announced on Monday.

The Americans are the defending Olympic champions and the Spaniards are the defending FIFA Women's World Cup champions.

The teams will tangle on Oct. 10 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., and on Oct. 13 at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa.

The United States are currently No. 2 behind Spain in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.

"Two more fantastic matches," said USWNT head coach Emma Hayes. "We've desperately wanted to get Spain on our schedule, but the difficulties of scheduling the top teams during the women's international calendar are well known, so to be able to get these two games on the East Coast will be the perfect tests before we head into World Cup qualifying at the end of the year."

The U.S. and Spain have met four times previously. The USWNT swept the first three matches before falling 2-0 in Pamplona, Spain, in 2022.

There will be a pregame retirement ceremony to honor legendary USWNT defender Crystal Dunn prior to the Oct. 10 friendly in the nation's capital, where Dunn was named the 2015 NWSL MVP while playing for the Washington Spirit.

--Field Level Media

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