The U.S. Women’s National Team fell 2-1 to Brazil, the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup hosts, on June 6 at Neo Química Arena (which will be called Arena Itaquera during the World Cup) in São Paulo. All the scoring happened in the first 15 minutes as second minute goal from Sophia Wilson was answered shortly afterwards by two goals in a four-minute span from Brazil. The two teams will go again in Fortaleza on June 9 at Arena Castelão (8:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 p.m. local time on TNT, Max and Peacock, Westwood One). Both Neo Química Arena and Arena Castelão will host matches in the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup as this trip is giving the U.S. team a valuable wholistic experience in the country that will host the women’s soccer world in a little more than a year. The USA currently sits second in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings while Brazil is sixth and these are the first two away matches for the U.S. since November of 2024.
U.S. Women’s National Team Roster by Position (Club; Caps/Goals)
2026 June Matches vs. Brazil
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jane Campbell (Houston Dash; 10), Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign FC; 10), Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals; 6)
DEFENDERS (8): Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC; 70/3), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG; 77/1), Avery Patterson (Houston Dash; 13/1), Lilly Reale (Gotham FC; 9/0), Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit; 12/0), Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC; 117/2), Gisele Thompson (Angel City FC; 11/0), Kennedy Wesley (San Diego Wave FC; 6/1)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current; 7/1), Lindsey Heaps (OL Lyonnes, FRA; 177/40), Claire Hutton (Bay FC; 19/1), Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage; 1/0), Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC; 121/29), Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns FC; 17/5), Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC; 37/10), Lily Yohannes (OL Lyonnes, FRA; 19/1)
FORWARDS (7): Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current; 13/1), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit; 56/13), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC; 20/6), Ally Sentnor (Kansas City Current; 22/7), Mallory Swanson (Chicago Stars; 103/38), Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea FC, ENG; 32/4), Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns FC; 62/25)
SWANSON’S RETURN PUTS ‘TRIPLE ESPRESSO’ BACK ON THE MENU: Forward Mallory Swanson gets the call-up to her first USWNT training camp since October of 2024 and the first since the birth of her daughter in mid-November of last year. The inclusion of Swanson, who has played in two matches with the Chicago Stars so far this season, means that Trinity Rodman, Swanson and Sophia Wilson — the self-monikered “Triple Espresso” who helped lead the USA to the 2024 Olympic gold medal — will be on the same roster for the first time in almost 22 months. At the 2024 Olympics, the trio combined for 10 goals and five assists with Swanson scoring the game-winning goal in the Olympic Final on the occasion of her 100th cap. If Swanson plays on June 6, it will mark 604 days between U.S. Women’s National Team appearances. She currently has 103 caps and 38 goals, which puts her in 17th all-time on the USA’s all-time goal scorer list at the age of 28. Should she play in São Paulo, it would mark 665 days since the 2024 Olympic gold medal game.
BACK IN BRAZIL: These two matches mark the first games for the U.S. Women against Brazil in Brazil since 2014 and serve as valuable preparation experience should the USWNT qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup this coming fall at the 2026 Concacaf W Championship. The USWNT has played Brazil 44 times in its history, but just seven of those matches have taken place in Brazil: two in 1996, two in 1997, most recently before this trip two in 2014 and Saturday’s match. The USA is 2W-3L-2D all-time against Brazil in Brazil, long one of the most difficult places to play in women’s international soccer. The USA did play four matches in Brazil during the 2016 Olympics and also played two matches against teams other than Brazil at a tournament there in 1996 during the early stages of preparation for the Atlanta Olympics.
TEAM NOTES
- Since the start of 2020, the USWNT has played 83 matches in the United States and 33 outside the country. The USA is 71W-6L-6D in domestic matches and has outscored the opposition 250-27 (+223) at home. Outside the United States, the USWNT is 20W-5L-8D with a 63-22 goal margin (+41).
- Since its inception in 1985, the USWNT has compiled a record of 612 wins, 77 losses and 91 ties. Over the history of the program, the USA has gone 366W-26L-37D (89.6% winning percentage) at home, 59W-21L-16D away (71%) and 187W-30L-38D (81%) on neutral ground. The USA’s overall winning percentage of 84% is among the best all-time of any international sports team in history. Of the USA’s 77 losses, 12 (16%) came at the Algarve Cup in Portugal, long one of the world’s most competitive tournaments but one in which the USA no longer competes.
- Since the end of the 2015 World Cup, the USA has played 210 matches with a 171W-16L-23D record.
- So far in 2026, of the USA’s combined 21 goals and 19 assists, 56% involved a player under 25.
- Goals by players under 25: A team-leading three from 21-year-old Ally Sentnor, two from 24-year-old Emma Sears and 23-year-old Trinity Rodman, one each from 23-year-olds Reilyn Turner and Jameese Joseph, 24-year-old Croix Bethune and 21-year-olds Jaedyn Shaw and Alyssa Thompson.
- Assists by players under 25: Two each from 23-year-old Trinity Rodman and 21-year-old Jaedyn Shaw and one each from 20-year-olds Olivia Moultrie, Riley Jackson, Gisele Thompson, 23-year-old Ayo Oke and 24-year-olds Croix Bethune and Emma Sears. In 2025, of the USA’s combined 41 goals and 28 assists and 51% involved a player under 25.
- Thirty-six of the USA’s 50 goals in 2024 (68%) were scored or assisted by a player under 25.
- Sixteen players made their USWNT debuts in 2025 which is the most U.S. debuts in a calendar year since the first year of the program (1985). Eleven players debuted for the USWNT in 2024, which was the most in a calendar year since 2001, when 15 players – including eventual World Cup champions Abby Wambach and Lori Chalupny – earned their first caps. Five players have debuted for the U.S. in 2026 so far and, with just two rosters left to name in 2026 – one for the yet to be announced October friendlies and one for the end-of-the-year Concacaf W Championship, that number is not likely to grow.
- During the April matches against Japan, forward Sophia Wilson made her first USWNT roster in 15 months following her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter in early September of 2025. The 25-year-old‚ Wilson‚ has 62 caps for the USWNT along with 25 goals.
- Wilson is the 18th mother to play for the USWNT. Should Mallory Swanson see game action in Brazil, she would be the 19th.
- Wilson’s goal on June 6 was her first for the USWNT since rejoining the USWNT after her maternity leave. The goal came after just 96 seconds.
- For the third camp in a row, the USWNT roster has zero uncapped players on it, marking the only three rosters of Emma Hayes' tenure without uncapped players.
- Players not available for selection to this roster due to injury include Naomi Girma, Cat Macario and Sam Coffey.
- Fourteen different players have scored for the U.S. thus far in 2026 and ten of them are on this roster, led by Ally Sentnor with three goals. Rose Lavelle, Lindsey Heaps, Emma Sears and Trinity Rodman each have two goals after eight matches so far this year.
- Four players on the roster have more than 100 caps, led by Heaps (177) and followed by Lavelle (121), Sonnett (117) and Swanson (103).
- Four players have between 50-100 caps: Emily Fox (77), Tierna Davidson (70), Wilson (62) and Rodman (56).
- Of the 23 field players on the roster, 20 have scored in an international match, led by Heaps with 40 international goals. Swanson has 38 goals, Lavelle has 29 and Wilson has 25. The only other players with double figures are Rodman with 13 and Jaedyn Shaw, who scored her 10th career goal on March 1 against Argentina at the SheBelieves Cup.
- The only field players on the roster who haven't scored in an international match are defenders Gisele Thompson (11 caps), Lilly Reale (nine caps), Tara Rudd (12 caps) and midfielder Riley Jackson (one cap). Gisele Thompson does have three goals this season with Angel City FC.
- The roster features 22 NWSL players and four who are currently playing for clubs in Europe.
- Gotham FC has the most players called up to this roster with five. The Kansas City Current has the next most with three.
- Lindsey Heaps and Lily Yohannes from OL Lyonnes both competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League Final on May 23, but fell to Barcelona, 4-0. They did win three trophies this season, helping Lyonnes win the French Cup to open the month of May, 4-1, over Paris Saint-Germain (a match which featured a goal from Heaps) and also won the Coupe LFFP, 1-0, over PSG in mid-March. Lyonnes rolled to the Division 1 Féminine title with a 5-0 victory over Paris FC on May 29. It wasthe final match for Heaps in France before she joins Denver Summit FC and featured an emotional exit from the match in 74th minute as well as emotional post-game ceremony to honor the Lyon legend.
- The average age of this 26-player training camp roster 25.1
- The average caps per player heading into the first match against Brazil is 33.4. Four less than the average caps heading into the April camp vs. Japan (37.4).
- Hayes gave 32 players first caps in her first 32 matches at the helm. On Dec. 1, 2025, Kate Wiesner became the 50th different player to start a match under Emma Hayes in her then 32 matches as USWNT head coach.
- Hayes has now given caps to 60 different players. Of those 60 players, 56 have started a match.
- No other fulltime USWNT manager named more than 36 different starters in their first 30 games in charge.
- In 2025 alone, Hayes gave 44 different players caps, the most of any coach in the 40 years of the USWNT program.
- So far in 2026, Hayes has given caps to 40 different players.
- The three goalkeepers in camp have a total of 26 career caps. Claudia Dickey of the Seattle Reign has 10. Jane Campbell has 10 and Mandy McGlynn has six.
- There is just one teenager on the roster in Lily Yohannes, who turns 19 on June 12.
- There are 21 players on the roster in their 20s and just four in their 30s: Heaps, Lavelle, Campbell and Sonnett.
- Both Neo Química Arena (which will be called Arena Itaquera during the World Cup) and Arena Castelão will host matches in the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. Matches will also take place in Belo Horizonte (Estádio Mineirão), Brasília (Estádio Nacional), Porto Alegre (Estádio Beira-Rio), Recife (Arena de Pernambuco), Rio de Janeiro (Estádio do Maracanã) and Salvador (Arena Fonte Nova). The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Final Draw will take place in Brazil in December of 2026.
IN FOCUS: BRAZIL
FIFA World Ranking: 6
CONMEBOL Ranking: 1
World Cup Appearances: 9 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)
Best Finish: Runner-Up (2007), Third Place (1999)
Record vs. USA: 5W-34L-5D
Head Coach: Arthur Elias (BRA)
BRAZIL WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB)
GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Lorena (Kansas City Current, USA), 12-Lelê (Corinthians), 24-Kemelli (Fluminense)
DEFENDERS (9): 3-Tarciane (OL Lyonnes, FRA), 4-Lauren (Atlético de Madrid, ESP), 23-Isa Haas (Club América, MEX), 15-Thais Ferreira (Corinthians), 20-Mariza (Tigres, MEX), 6-Rafaelle (Orlando Pride, USA), 2-Isabela (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), 25-Aline Gomes (Pachuca, MEX), 22-Raissa Bahia (Palmeiras)
MIDFIELDERS (5): 5-Duda Sampaio (Corinthians), 8-Angelina (Orlando Pride, USA), 13-Yaya (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), 17-Ary Borges (Angel City, USA), 26-Kaylane (Flamengo)
FORWARDS (9): 10-Marta (Orlando Pride, USA), 11-Kerolin (Manchester City, ENG), 9-Amanda Gutierres (Boston Legacy, USA), 14-Ludmila (San Diego Wave FC, USA), 18-Gabi Portilho (San Diego Wave FC, USA), 21-Gio Garellini (Atlético de Madrid, ESP), 7-Dudinha (San Diego Wave FC, USA), 19-Taina Maranhão (Palmeiras), 16-Bia Zaneratto (Palmeiras)
USA vs. BRAZIL HISTORY:
- Of the 26 players on this roster, only five have scored against Brazil, Sophia Wilson scored after 96 seconds on June 6 to give the U.S. a brief lead. Lindsey Heaps and Trinity Rodman scored against Brazil in the 2-0 U.S. win on April 5, 2025. Mallory Swanson scored the lone goal in the 2024 Olympic gold medal match to defeat Brazil 1-0. And back in 2018, Rose Lavelle scored in the 4-1 U.S. win over Brazil in Bridgeview, Ill.
- Brazil has 10 players on its roster for these two matches that were available for the 2024 Olympic gold medal game while the USA has nine.
- Of Brazil’s 11 starters from that game, seven are on this roster. The USA has just six starters from that match on its roster, including Olympic gold medal-winning goalscorer, Mallory Swanson.
- The USA used three subs in the gold medal game, but of those, only Emily Sonnett is on this roster. Brazil used five subs, and three are on this roster.
- The matches will mark the first games for the U.S. Women against Brazil in Brazil since 2014 and will serve as valuable preparation experience should the USWNT qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup this coming fall at the 2026 Concacaf W Championship.
- The USA and Brazil have played 44 times total with the U.S. leading the overall series 34W-5L-5D. The USA has won nine of its last eleven games against Brazil, though 12 of the last 13 games between the teams have been decided by two goals or fewer.
- The U.S. Women’s National Team picked up a 2-0 win over Brazil on April 5, 2025, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The crowd was the 10th largest ever to watch the USA at home in a friendly. The teams met again at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, April 8, when the U.S. fell 2-1 to As Canarinhas. This loss was the most recent match-up between the two teams but also featured the least-capped U.S. starting XI to that date in the past 25 years.
- The 2024 gold medal game was the fifth time meeting all-time between the USWNT and Brazil in a final, with the USA winning each by a one goal margin.
- The last two meetings before the April matches of 2025 were both finals, one a regional final and one a world final.
- The teams met in the championship game of the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup on March 10, 2024, a 1-0 win on a goal from Lindsey Heaps in San Diego, Calif.
- The 2024 Olympic gold medal game was the 12th meeting between the USA and Brazil since their epic quarterfinal clash at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. In one of the most memorable and dramatic matches in USWNT history, the Americas prevailed 5-3 on penalty kicks after Abby Wambach’s now-famous header in the 122nd minute leveled the game at 2-2.
- The USA and Brazil have a long history dating back to 1986 when the teams met in just the eighth match ever played by the U.S. Women, a 2-1 U.S victory in Italy.
- The USA has played Brazil 14 times since the start of 2012 and has a record of 11-1-2 over that span.
BRAZIL NOTES:
- Brazil is one of the three nations – along with the USA and Sweden – which has qualified for every Women's World Cup and every Olympics.
- Brazil is nine-time South American champions and won the 2025 Copa America Feminina which was played in Ecuador. Brazil edged Colombia (the teams tied 0-0 in group play) to win Group B, and then downed Uruguay, 5-1, in the semifinal. The title game was a wild affair that ended 4-4 after overtime – and saw five goals scored after the 80th minute – but Brazil prevailed in a seven-round penalty kick shootout.
- Amanda Gutierres, who plays for the Boston Legacy in the NWSL, led Brazil with six goals in the tournament. Manchester City’s Kerolin had three goals, as did the legendary Marta.
- It was a hard-earned road for Brazil to reach its third gold medal match at the 2024 Olympics. A Seleção advanced from the group stage by the narrowest of margins as one of two third-placed teams. After topping Nigeria 1-0 to open the tournament, the South Americans conceded two goals in second-half stoppage time to fall 2-1 to Japan and then lost 2-0 to Spain. Its goal differential edged Australia by one goal for the second third-place knockout berth.
- In the quartet of razor-thin quarterfinal matchups, Brazil was the only team to triumph in regulation, narrowly besting host France 1-0 on a dramatic 82nd-minute goal from current San Diego Wave FC forward Gabi Portilho against the run of play.
- Facing world No. 1 and reigning world champion Spain in the semifinal, Brazil got off to a running start with a sixth-minute own goal and then added another from Portilho in first-half stoppage time to go up 2-0 into the break. The South Americans extended their lead to 3-0 in the 71st and despite a late Spanish attempt to rally, Brazil responded with another goal and La Furia Roja’s tally in the 12th minute of second half stoppage time was too little, too late as the game ended 4-2.
- In 2024 in France, Brazil matched previous best showings at the Olympic Women’s Soccer Tournaments, finishing runner-up at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. The Seleção also finished fourth in 1996, 2000 and 2016.
- Brazil is one of seven teams to have medaled at both the Olympics and the Women’s World Cup alongside China, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the USA.
- Brazil brings an experienced roster into these two games with a nice mix of domestic-based and foreign-based players. Nine players play in the NWSL alongside numerous USWNT players including Lorena as the starting goalkeeper for the KC Current, and three players on the Orlando Pride roster, led by Brazilian Legend, Marta. San Diego Wave FC has three NWSL players on this roster, all forwards. The Wave signed Brazilian-born USWNT forward Catarina Macario earlier this year, but she was not selected for this camp due to injury.
- Marta holds the Brazilian record for goals scored and most caps. The 40-year holds several remarkable football records including being the only player of any gender to score in five different World Cups and in five consecutive Olympic games. She also holds the record for most goals scored across Men's and Women's World Cups with 17. She plays her club football for the Orlando Pride and helped them to the 2024 NWSL Shield, the 2024 NWSL Championship and an undefeated season.
- Marta has won six FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year awards with the first, amazingly, coming 20 years ago. She won the award in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2018.
- Marta has scored eight times against the U.S., seven of which came in multiple goal games. She scored her first goal against the USA in a 5-1 loss in Birmingham, Alabama in 2004. She scored twice in Brazil’s 4-0 semifinal victory in the 2007 Women’s World Cup to send Brazil to the final. She also scored twice in the 2011 Women’s World Cup Quarterfinals to force a 2-2 draw, but the U.S. won 5-3 on penalty kicks. The last three came in the 2014 International Tournament of Brasília where she helped Brazil to a 3-2 comeback win.
- Defender Tarciane, who did play in the NWSL with the Houston Dash in 2024, moved to Olympique Lyonnes in February of 2025 for a huge transfer fee and just finished a second French season with U.S. captain Lindsey Heaps and U.S. midfielder Lily Yohannes.
- Just eight of the 26 players on the roster play domestically in Brazil, headlined by three players each from Palmeiras and Corinthians, which is currently leading the Brazilian league and finished second to Arsenal at inaugural FFA Women’s Champions Cup.
- Brazil has players playing in the USA, Spain, France and Mexico, in addition to Brazil.
- This is Brazil head coach Arthur Elias sixth match against the USA after replacing Pia Sundhage, who took the head coaching job for 2025 Women’s Euros host Switzerland. Elias had much domestic success with the Corinthians club, where he won four Brazilian championships and two Copa Libertadores titles.
