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The apical 2 teams successful women’s shot will meet successful a brace of friendlies this fall, pinch nan United States hosting Spain successful Washington DC connected 10 October and Chester, Pennsylvania 3 days later.
The gathering pits nan 2024 Olympic golden medalist United States against a Spain broadside who won nan 2023 women’s World Cup. It will service arsenic a benchmark for some sides successful nan run-up to nan 2027 World Cup successful Brazil.
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The friendlies will besides service arsenic a important tune-up for nan US up of nan Concacaf W Championship successful precocious November, which doubles arsenic nan World Cup qualifying process for nan Concacaf region. Spain person already qualified for nan 2027 tournament
The US were past successful action successful June for 2 friendlies successful Brazil against nan World Cup hosts. The US divided nan 2 games, losing 2-1 pinch each 3 goals coming successful nan first 15 minutes, past winning 1-0 connected 9 June successful a bad-tempered lucifer successful which eight reddish cards were issued, astir aft nan last whistle.
Spain tore their measurement done World Cup qualifying, finishing pinch 5 wins and 1 nonaccomplishment (a 1-0 consequence against England) successful their group, to spell pinch a plus-18 extremity difference. The defending champions boast respective of nan world’s champion players, including Alexia Putellas, who precocious completed a move to London City Lionesses, and Aitana Bonmatí, who was named The Best women’s subordinate by Fifa and won nan Ballon d’Or successful each of nan past 3 years.
This will beryllium nan 2nd and 3rd all-time meetings betwixt nan sides successful nan US, pinch nan only erstwhile lucifer coming successful nan 2020 SheBelieves Cup, a 1-0 triumph for nan US. It will beryllium nan 18th and 19th clip nan US women play a crippled involving nan No 1 and 2-ranked teams successful nan world. The US are undefeated successful each of those erstwhile matchups.
