The Emma Hayes era is finally upon the United States women’s national team, and she has two more friendlies before she leaps into the cauldron in a bid to fix the USWNT’s (relative) Olympic woes.
Hayes won her first two games in charge of the USWNT, with resounding 4-0 and 3-0 victories against South Korea showcasing how much depth and talent she has at her disposal. But everyone is expecting a gold medal in Paris this summer to really get her USWNT coaching career off and running.
The Yanks won gold medals in four-of-five Olympics from the sport’s 1996 debut in the Games through 2012, but lost in the 2016 quarterfinals and won bronze in 2020.
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It’s a new but not entirely new era, as two top-10 cap winners are still in the squad with Alex Morgan and Becky Sauerbrunn. Penalty-stopping hero Alyssa Naeher remains in the pool, and captain Lindsey Horan has been around since 2013.
16-year-old Lily Yohannes scored on her debut in the 3-0 friendly win against South Korea and Hayes may have a new rising star, with the Ajax midfielder set to be a big part of Hayes’ squad in the coming years.
Longtime Chelsea boss Hayes was hired in November 2023 and now all eyes are on her to see how the four-time World Cup-winning USWNT fare.
USWNT in 2024: Results, upcoming schedule
*if necessary
W Gold Cup
vs Dominican Republic — Feb. 20 — Won 5-0
vs Argentina — Feb. 23 — Won 4-0
vs Mexico — Feb. 26 — Lost 2-0
vs Colombia — March 3 — Won 3-0
vs Canada — March 6 — Drew 2-2, won 3-1 on pens
vs Brazil — March 10 — Won 1-0 — Recap, highlights
SheBelieves Cup
vs Japan — April 6 — Won 2-1
vs Canada — April 9 — Drew 2-2, won 5-4 on pens
Friendlies
USWNT 4-0 South Korea — June 1 — Hayes wins debut — Recap, highlights
USWNT 3-0 South Korea — June 4 — Highlights
vs Mexico — 3:30pm ET July 13 in Harrison, New Jersey
vs Costa Rica — 7:30pm ET July 16 in Washington, D.C.
Olympics
vs Zambia — 3pm ET July 25 in Nice
vs Germany — 3pm ET July 28 in Marseille
vs Australia — 1pm ET July 31 in Marseille
*Quarterfinals — August 3
*Semifinals — August 6
*Bronze medal match — 9am ET August 9
*Gold medal match — 11am ET August 10
USWNT in 2023: Results
Friendly
vs Wales — July 9 — Won 2-0
World Cup
vs Vietnam — July 21 — Won 3-0
vs Netherlands — July 26 — Drew 1-1
vs Portugal — Aug. 1 — Drew 0-0
vs Sweden — Aug. 6 — Drew 0-0, lost 5-4 on penalties
Friendlies
vs South Africa — Sept. 21 — Won 3-0
vs South Africa — Sept. 24 — Won 2-0
vs Colombia — Oct. 26 — Drew 0-0
vs Colombia — Oct. 29 — Won 3-0
vs China — Dec. 2 — Won 3-0
vs China — Dec. 5 — Won 2-1
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