The annual SheBelieves Cup is back for its 10th year, kicking off the U.S. women’s national team’s matches in 2025. It will also be the USWNT’s first tournament since winning gold at the Paris Olympics last summer.
This year’s SheBelives Cup features three strong opponents who featured at the 2024 Olympics — Japan and tournament debutants Australia and Colombia. The schedule kicks off Thursday, Feb. 20, at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, with Japan vs Australia at 5 p.m. ET and the U.S. vs Colombia at 8 p.m. ET before moving to Glendale, Ariz. and San Diego.
The four-team invitational tournament offers head coach Emma Hayes another chance to explore the USWNT’s player pool. She has called 10 players to their first SheBelieves Cup, including four uncapped players, among the 23-player roster. Hayes has enjoyed the flexibility of experimenting with recent rosters during a development period for the squad as she looks ahead to the World Cup in 2027.
“I see this as a great opportunity to develop less experienced players in a tournament-type setting in these games,” Hayes told reporters last week. “From now until the end of June, I suspect there will be a fair bit of experimenting with the available players I can select.”
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