CANADA AGAIN: After opening the 2026 SheBelieves Cup with a 2-0 win over Argentina in Nashville, Tenn. on goals from Lindsey Heaps and Jaedyn Shaw, the USA now faces Canada in the second tournament match for both teams with the winner likely getting a huge leg up towards the tournament title. The long-time rivals will face off on March 4 at ScottsMiracle Gro Field in Columbus, Ohio. (6:45 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV and HBO Max in English and in Spanish on Universo and Peacock and on the radio on Westwood One in English and Futból de Primera in Spanish). The USA and Canada are both preparing for the 2026 Concacaf W Championship will kick off in November in a country and venue(s) still to be announced. That tournament will feature the USA, Canada and six qualifier winners with FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics berths on the line. As host, the USA has an automatic berth to the next Olympic games.
U.S. Women’s National Team Roster by Position (Club; Caps/Goals) – 2026 SheBelieves Cup
GOALKEEPERS (3): Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign FC; 8) Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals; 5), Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United, ENG; 4)
DEFENDERS (9): Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG; 72/1), Naomi Girma (Chelsea FC; 50/2), Avery Patterson (Houston Dash; 9/1), Lilly Reale (Gotham FC; 7/0), Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit; 11/0), Emily Sams (Angel City FC; 9/1), Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC; 113/2), Gisele Thompson (Angel City FC; 6/0), Kennedy Wesley (San Diego Wave FC; 4/0)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Sam Coffey (Manchester City, ENG; 42/5), Lindsey Heaps (OL Lyonnes, FRA; 171/39), Claire Hutton (Bay FC; 14/1), Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage; 1/0), Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC; 116/27), Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns FC; 14/5), Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC; 32/10), Lily Yohannes (OL Lyonnes, FRA; 14/1)
FORWARDS (6): Maddie Dahlien (Seattle Reign FC; 3/0), Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars FC; 3/0), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit; 50/13), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC; 15/6), Ally Sentnor (Kansas City Current; 16/6), Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea FC, ENG; 27/3)
SBC FORMAT – WE GOT PKS: As the annual SheBelieves Cup hits its 11th year, one of the most prestigious four-team tournaments in women’s soccer is back again in its original format. Due to the change in FIFA competition windows during an Olympic year, the 2024 edition saw a two-venue, four-game tournament that featured semifinals, a Third-Place Match and the Championship Game. As 2025 and 2026 are not Summer Olympic years, the SheBelieves Cup returned to its original six-game, three-venue format featuring three doubleheaders and will remain that way until the 2028 tournament. In 2026, the tournament takes on a Concacaf vs. CONMEBOL slant as the USA welcomes Argentina, Canada and Colombia. In a fun new twist for fans and players, for this year’s tournament, all matches that end in draws after regulation time will go directly to a penalty kick shootout. The winner of the tournament will be based on total points after three matches: three (3) points awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw during regulation, one (1) additional point awarded for the winner of penalty kicks, and zero (0) for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal based on the above criteria, their ranking shall be determined as follows: overall tournament goal difference; most total tournament goals scored; head-to-head result between the teams concerned. If a match is tied at the end of regulation, that will count as the head-to-head result. The result of the penalty kick shootout will not apply to this tiebreaker.
SBC PARTICIPANT HISTORY: Colombia will make its second appearance in the SheBelieves Cup after attending last year and finishing third. Canada will make its fourth appearance after participating in 2024 (second place), 2023 (fourth) and 2021 (third). This is Argentina’s second SBC appearance after finishing fourth in 2021. The USA won five consecutive SheBelieves Cups before Japan took the title in 2025. The USA has seven overall SBC titles, while France won in 2017 and England took top honors in 2019. The U.S. is currently ranked second in the world, Canada is 10th, Colombia is 20th and Argentina is 30th. The USA and Canada are the top two teams in the Concacaf region while Colombia and Argentina faced each other in the semifinals of the 2025 Copa American Feminina, with Colombia winning on penalty kicks before losing to Brazil in the final, also on penalty kicks, after a wild 4-4 draw in regulation and overtime.
WHERE TO WATCH: With the first two matches in the books, the teams will move to ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Columbus, Ohio where the USA faces Canada on March 4 at 6:45 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV and HBO Max in English and in Spanish on Universo and Peacock) while Colombia takes on Argentina at 3:30 p.m. ET (truTV and HBO Max in English and Universo and Peacock in Spanish). The final two games will take place at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J. on March 7, with the USA facing Colombia at 3:30 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV and HBO Max in English and in Spanish on Telemundo, Universo and Peacock) and Canada opening the doubleheader vs. Argentina at 12:30 p.m. ET (trueTV and HBO Max in English and Universo and Peacock in Spanish). All three U.S. games are also available on the radio in English on Westwood One and in Spanish on Futbol de Primera.
2026 SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa
| Date | Matches | Stadium | City | Kickoff (Local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4 | Argentina vs. Colombia | ScottsMiracle-Gro Field | Columbus, Ohio | 3:30 p.m. ET |
| March 4 | USA vs. Canada | ScottsMiracle-Gro Field | Columbus, Ohio | 6:45 p.m. ET |
| March 7 | Canada vs. Argentina | Sports Illustrated Stadium | Harrison, N.J. | 12:30 p.m. ET |
| March 7 | USA vs. Colombia | Sports Illustrated Stadium | Harrison, N.J. | 3:30 p.m. ET |
32 DEBUTS IN 32 GAMES: U.S. head coach Emma Hayes gave 32 players their international debuts in the first 32 matches since she officially started her position as head coach of the USWNT in June of 2024. Before Hayes, Jill Ellis gave 30 players their first caps in 132 games at the U.S. helm while Vlatko Andonovski debuted 18 players in 65 games. In matches when at least one player debuted, the U.S. is 19W-0L-1D, including Hayes’ first three matches at the helm, where three players made their debuts and the USWNT won all three matches. At the end of 2025, Hayes had given 27 debuts in 29 matches. To open 2026, she gave five players their first caps in the first camp of the year: forward Reilyn Turner, forward Maddie Dahlien, midfielder Sally Menti, midfielder Riley Jackson and defender Ayo Oke.
SISTER, SISTER: The Thompson sisters are the third pair of sisters to represent the USA. The first time Gisele and her older sister Alyssa were called in together was last year’s SheBelieves Cup, and they became the first pair of sisters to come to camp from the same professional club (Angel City FC). The first instance of sisters on the same USWNT roster occurred in the late 1990s when twins Lorrie and Ronnie Fair were called up together. More recently, Samantha and Kristie Mewis were on the 2021 Olympic Team together. This is Gisele Thompson’s seventh USWNT call-up after first training with the team at the beginning of 2024. Alyssa was a member of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Team but saw limited action in that tournament, was out of the National Team for about a year but has made a strong push over 2025 with club and country to earn more minutes on the wing under Emma Hayes. The Thompson sisters have started two games together, and have played in four games together, with Alyssa starting on June 26 vs. Ireland and Gisele coming off the bench to play the final 32 minutes. They both started against Australia in the 2025 SheBelieves Cup and against Brazil on April 8. Most recently, Gisele started the USA’s first match of the 2026 SheBelieves Cup vs. Argentina, with Alyssa subbing on late in the match.
VISA SHEBELIEVES CUP MVP: For the seventh year in a row, Visa, the presenting partner of the SheBelieves Cup, will award the MVP trophy to the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. The award will be announced following the conclusion of the final match. Spain’s Alexia Putellas – the Ballon d’Or winner in both 2021 and 2022 -- won the inaugural award in 2020. The USA claimed top honors for the next four years as Rose Lavelle won the award in 2021, Catarina Macario won it in 2022, Mallory Swanson took home the trophy in 2023 and Sophia Smith (now Wilson) claimed MVP honors in 2024. In 2025, Japan’s Mina Tanaka, who plays in the NWSL with the Utah Royals, won the award. A new selection committee comprised of representatives from all competing nations will be announced for the 2026 SheBelieves Cup while fans will once again have the opportunity to vote for the Visa SheBelieves Cup MVP award recipient via online ballot to select among a list of finalists chosen by the committee. The fan vote will be incorporated into the overall determination of the 2026 Visa SheBelieves Cup MVP.
TEAM NOTES
IN FOCUS: CANADA
FIFA World Ranking: 10
Concacaf Ranking: 2
World Cup Appearances: 8 (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)
Best World Cup Finish: Fourth place (2003)
Record vs. USA: 4W-54L-9D
Head Coach: Casey Stoney
CANADA’S WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (3): Emily Burns (Nantes FC, FRA; 0), Melissa Dagenais (Ottawa Rapid FC; 0), Kailen Sheridan (North Carolina Courage, USA; 64)
DEFENDERS (7): Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit, USA; 61/1), Sydney Collins (Bay FC, USA; 9/1), Brooklyn Courtnall (Bay FC, USA; 1/0), Vanessa Gilles (FC Bayern Munich, GER; 57/9), Marie Levasseur (Montpellier, FRA; 16/0), Megan Reid (Denver Summit, USA; 3/1), Jade Rose (Manchester City, ENG; 36/1),
MIDFIELDERS (5): Mimi Alidou (Portland Thorns FC, 18/5), Simi Awoju (Manchester United, ENG; 29/1), Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns FC, USA; 152/20), Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars FC, USA; 79/5), Emma Regan (Denver Summit, USA; 124/36)
FORWARDS (9): Annabelle Chukwu (University of Notre Dame, USA; 2/0), Jordyn Huitema (Seattle Reign FC, USA; 95/23), Kaylee Hunter (AFC Toronto; 0/0), Cloe Lacasse (Utah Royals, USA; 39/6), DB Pridham (Ottawa Rapid FC; 1/0), Nichelle Prince (Boston Legacy, USA; 114/18) Evelyne Viens (AS Roma, ITA; 44/8), Janine Sonis (Denver Summit, USA; 124/37), Holly Ward (Vancouver Rise FC; 8/2)
USA vs. CANADA
CANADA NOTES