Toko Koga scored early in the second half and Japan handed the United States its first loss under coach Emma Hayes with a 2-1 victory Wednesday night in the SheBelieves Cup title game. The Americans had not lost since last February when they fell 2-0 to Mexico in the CONCACAF W Gold Cup.

Toko Koga scored early in the second half and Japan handed the United States its first loss under coach Emma Hayes with a 2-1 victory Wednesday night in the SheBelieves Cup title game. The Americans had not lost since last February when they fell 2-0 to Mexico in the CONCACAF W

The United States women's national team will face China in a pair of games this spring as head coach Emma Hayes continues to evaluate players who will help her squad on the road toward the 2027 World Cup.

Realistically, Emma Hayes wasn't going to go her entire career ... Australia, both of which resulted in victories for the Americans. Ultimately, these first games of the year will serve as a ...

Coach Emma Hayes, on the cusp of suffering her first ... The good news for the U.S. and its coach is that it has time. Assuming that the Americans will continue to be one of the two top-ranked ...

It also marked the USWNT’s first defeat under coach Emma Hayes, who has been in charge ... and defender Emily Sonnett and as the two Americans collided, the Japanese forward used her left ...