The U.S. women’s national team will open the 2025 SheBelieves Cup on Thursday against Colombia. Manager Emma Hayes called in 23 players to compete in the four-team showcase, as the tournament returns to a round-robin style with a six-game, three-matchday format. The USWNT will face Australia and Japan later in the competition as Hayes continues to expand and evaluate the USWNT player pool.
The roster features a mix of NWSL players and Americans playing abroad in Europe, with 12 members of the 2024 gold medal Olympic squad and players operating between the senior team and the U23 side. With three games in front of them against different opponents, who are the players to keep an eye on during the 2025 SheBelieves Cup?
Here’s who we’re watching
Catarina Macario
The Chelsea FC forward is finally playing consistently on the pitch after a long road back from an ACL injury she sustained in 2022. After extensive rehab and some setbacks with soreness that kept her off the 2024 Olympics, the Brazilian-American is back in the mix for the national team for the first time since June 2024.
A former SheBelieves Cup MVP (2022), Macario’s time with Chelsea this season has been filled with plenty of attacking production. In…
