U.S. Under-20 WNT Downs China PR, 1-0, to Finish Training Camp in Spain as Forward Izzy Engle Scores Winner
Notre Dame Striker Tallies in 29th Minute as USA Dominates
SAN PEDRO DEL PINATAR, Spain (Dec. 2, 2025) – The U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team picked up a 1-0 victory over China PR to finish a two-match set during a training camp in Spain.
Izzy Engle scored the USA’s lone goal in the 29th minute, but the USA dominated the match, outshooting China PR, 13-2. Engle capitalized off a play in which the ball hit two Chinese defenders before falling to her for the finish from about seven yards out.
This was Engle’s first goal at the U-20 international level, but she has scored 38 over the past two seasons at Notre Dame, 19 as a freshman and 19 as a sophomore.
The USA also beat England, 4-1, on Nov. 29 as forwards Mary Long and Alex Pfeiffer, who are teammates on the Kansas City Current in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), both bagged braces.
The USA is preparing for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup which will be held next year from Sept. 5-27 in Poland. The USA is one of 12 nations to have already qualified for the tournament, doing so at the 2025 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship last June. The tournament will feature 24 countries.
This camp is the second for new U.S. U-20 WNT head coach Vicky Jepson, but two wins marked her first international games at the helm.
The age cut-off for the 2026 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup is players born on or after Jan. 1, 2006. This roster was made up of eight players born in 2006 and 12 born in 2007. The roster featured six NWSL players, one NWSL player out on loan, three players from the USL Super League, seven college players, one player who is currently unattached and two youth club players.
-U.S. UNDER-20 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: United States U-20 Women's National Team vs. China U-20 Women’s National Team
Date: Dec. 2, 2025
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Pinatar Arena; San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
Attendance: 50
Weather: 65 degrees, sunny
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA – Izzy Engle | 29th minute |
Lineups:
USA: 12-Charlotte Burge; 15-Kieryn Jeter, 14-Abigail Gemma; 5-Zoe Matthews (Capt.) (4-Edra Bello, 60), 3-Emma Johnson (7-Sealey Strawn, 46); 6-Ainsley McCammon, 8-Kennedy Fuller (16-Ines Derrien, 70), 10-Sofia Cedeno (20-Kai Tsakiris, 71); 13-Alex Pfeiffer; 19-Izzy Engle (9-Mary Long, 60), 17-Amalia Villarreal (18-Rylee McClanahan, 46)
Subs not used: 1-Kealey Titmuss
Head Coach: Vicky Jepson
CHN: 1-Liu Chen; 9-Lu Jiayu, 3-Li Ke, 4-Liu Ling (Capt.), 17-Xie Zongmei, 5-Huang Jiaxin (11-Yu Xinyue), 10-Xiao Yafei, 14-Li Yuhan, 18-Qu Jiaxuan (6-Zheng Lu), 19-Zeng Yujia, 23-Liu Xiabing (7-Yang Yuan)
Subs not used: 12-Guo Xinyu, 22-Hou Shumei, 2-Sun Mengyue, 8-Yu Jiaqi, 13-Zhou Xinyi, 15-Zhang Yiqian, 16-Zhao Caiyu, 20-Luo Luo, 21-Zhang Jie
Head Coach: Colin Bell
Stats Summary: USA / CHN
Shots: 13 / 2
Shots on Goal: 8 / 1
Saves: 1 / 7
Corner Kicks: 5 / 2
Fouls: 4 / 3
Offside: 4 / 1
| Misconduct Summary |
| None |
Officials:
Referee: Marta Mora Del Oso (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Angelo Martin Gallardo (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Lafuente Hidacgo (ESP)
Fourth Official: Mireya Lopez Reche (ESP)