U.S. Under-15 Girls’ National Team Opens 4 Nations Tournament in Mexico With a 4-0 Win Over the Uruguay U-16 GNT
Fifi Garcia Scores Twice; Sophia Ortiz and Nany Zuniga Add Goals
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Oct. 28, 2026) – The U.S. Under-15 Girls’ National Team opened its three-game run at the 4 Nations Tournament being held at the Mexico Football Federation High Performance Center with a 4-0 win over the Uruguay U-16 Girls’ National Team.
The USA will face the Paraguay U-16s on Oct. 29 and the Mexico U-16s on Oct. 30 to finish the tournament.
The USA scored just seconds into the match as forward Fifa Garcia capitalized on a mistake by the Uruguay back line, getting the USA’s tournament off to a rousing start.
Garcia scored again in the ninth minute to complete her brace, midfielder Sophia Ortiz tallied in the 16th minute and defender Nany Zuniga finished the scoring in the 70th.
The matches in this tournament are 80 minutes.
The camp and matches are a part of the Federation’s continued focus on the U.S. Way philosophy, which emphasizes increased programming for Youth National Teams to create more opportunities for young players to advance through the pathway to the senior National Team with the goal of representing their country at a world championship.
– U.S. UNDER-15 GIRLS’ NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT –
Match: United States U-15 Girls’ National Team vs. Uruguay U-16 Girls’ National Team
Date: October 28, 2026
Competition: 4 Nations Tournament
Venue: Centro de Alto Rendimiento – Mexico Football Association; Mexico City, Mexico
Weather: 70 degrees, sunny
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| URU | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA – Fifi Garcia | 1st minute |
| USA – Fifi Garcia (Brooke Chavez) | 9 |
| USA – Sophia Ortiz | 16 |
| USA – Nany Zuniga | 70 |
Lineups:
USA: 1-Harper Gage (12-Stella Boyd, 40); 3-Gillian Vega (13-Summer Chin, 50), 15-Sulivan Frericks (5-Avery Decker, 40), 4-Kensie Cabral (Capt.) (14-Camelia Argote, 40), 2-Hailey Cook (22-Nany Zuniga, 50); 6-Stella Fallis (16-Tali Sherman, 40), 10-Nina Stanislaus (20-Morgan Douce, 50), 18-Sophia Ortiz (8-Andrea Lopes, 40); 11-Brooke Chavez, 17-Shamia Sanders (7-Haylie Jackson, 50), 9-Fifi Garcia (19-Camilla McIntosh, 40)
Head Coach: Vanessa Mann
URU: 1-Martina Nunez; 3-Zara Echaniz, 4-Ariathna Nicole Fabro (Capt.), 5-Luzmila Rodriguez, 6-Samantha Alanis Duarte, 19-Manuela Latorre, 7-Agustina Couto, 8-Uma Marabotto, 11-Martina Garcia, 15-Camila Padula, 17-Abril Pirez
Subs not used: N/A
Head Coach: Natalia Viude
Stats Summary: USA / URU
Shots: 25 / 1
Shots on Goal: 16 / 1
Saves: 1 / 12
Corner Kicks: 9 / 1
Fouls: 8 / 6
Offside: 4 / 0
| Misconduct Summary | |
| URU – Iara Mikaela Ibanez (Caution) | 35th minute |
Officials:
N/A