The 2025 calendar year has been one of experimentation and evaluation for the U.S. women's national team. Head coach Emma Hayes is utilizing the time towards the next tournament cycle in ways she wasn't afforded to in the build-up to the 2024 Olympic Games. With just one international window remaining this year, the expanded roster will get narrower with Concacaf World Cup qualifiers just 13 months away.

The recent October window had plenty of opportunity for the program after splitting games against Portugal , a 2-1 loss followed by a 3-1 win , and a massive thumping of New Zealand 6-0 on Wednesday .

"I think the last two games is another step. That's all it is. It's no more than that, but it's starting to look like the team that we are trying to create," Hayes said after the

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