February 2025: See “2025 SheBelieves Cup: Roster Round-Up, Match Schedule, and TV/Streaming Details” for the rosters of all four teams, plus updating TV/Streaming details.
In 2025, the SheBelieves Cup, a friendly tournament hosted by the United States Women’s National Team, will return to its traditional group format. Joining the hosts will be Japan, which returns for its fifth appearance, plus two debutantes: Australia and Colombia.
The tournament will be played from Thursday, February 20th to Wednesday, February 26th. All of the USWNT’s matches will be shown live on TBS and Universo, with Max and Peacock as streaming options. The matches not involving the USWNT will be televised by Universo and streamed on both Max and Peacock. The 2025 SheBelieves Cup’s six matches will be played at three venues: Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas; State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona; and Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.
UEFA teams are not available for this window as they will be competing in Nations Leagues matches (UEFA.com).
Team Capsules
As of November 2024, two of the announced teams, Japan and Australia, are without permanent head coaches.
Australia
- Current FIFA Rank: #15 (August 2024)
- Head Coach: Tom Sermanni (interim since September 2024)
- 2024 Summer Olympics: Group stage exit
- 2023 FIFA WWC: 4th Place (0:2 loss to Sweden)
- SheBelieves Cup History: n/a
- USWNT Record Against: 29 wins, 5 draws, 1 loss (111 goals for, 32 goals against)
- Most Recent USWNT Match(es): 2024 Olympics, group stage, 1:2 loss, USA goals by Trinity Rodman and Korbin Albert (recap)
Colombia
- Current FIFA Rank: #21 (August 2024)
- Head Coach: Ángelo Marsiglia (since October 2023)
- 2024 Summer Olympics: Quarterfinals exit (lost on penalties to Spain)
- 2023 FIFA WWC: Quarterfinals exit (1:2 loss to England)
- SheBelieves Cup History: n/a
- USWNT Record Against: 11 wins, 2 draws, no losses (41 goals for, 2 goals against)
- Most Recent USWNT Match(es): 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup, semifinal, 0:3 loss, USA goals by Lindsey Horan, Jenna Nighswonger, and Jaedyn Shaw (U.S. Soccer match report)
Japan
- Current FIFA Rank: #7 (August 2024)
- Head Coach: Norio Sasaki (ad hoc as of October 2024)
- 2024 Summer Olympics: Quarterfinals exit (0:1 aet loss to USA)
- 2023 FIFA WWC: Quarterfinals exit (1:2 loss to Sweden)
- SheBelieves Cup History: 2019 (3rd), 2023 (2nd), 2024 (4th)
- USWNT Record Against: 32 wins, 8 draws, 1 loss (113 goals for, 31 goals against)
- Most Recent USWNT Match: 2024 Olympics, quarterfinal, 0:1 loss, USA goal by Trinity Rodman (recap)
USA
- Current FIFA Rank: #1 (August 2024)
- Head Coach: Emma Hayes (since May 2024)
- 2024 Summer Olympics: Gold Medal
- 2023 FIFA WWC: Round of Sixteen exit (lost on penalties to Sweden)
- SheBelieves Cup History: 1st place (2016, 2018, 2020-2024), 2nd place (2019), 4th place (2017)
Match Schedule
The 2025 SheBelieves Cup will played over three match days: Thursday, February 20th; Sunday, February 23rd; and Wednesday, February 26th. Each day’s pair of matches will be played as a double-header, with the USWNT’s match having the later start time.
Thursday, February 20th (Houston, TX)
- 5:00 p.m. ET — Japan vs. Australia
- 8:00 p.m. ET — USWNT vs. Colombia
Sunday, February 23rd (Glendale, AZ)
- 2:00 p.m. ET — Colombia vs. Japan
- 5:00 p.m. ET — USWNT vs. Australia
Wednesday, February 26th (San Diego, CA)
- 7:30 p.m. ET — Australia vs. Colombia
- 10:30 p.m. ET — USWNT vs. Japan
USA TV and Streaming Details
In the United States, as in 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery continues to have the English-language rights to the USWNT’s friendlies, while NBCUniversal has the Spanish-language rights.
TV
All six matches of the 2025 SheBelieves Cup will be televised live by Universo with Spanish-language commentary. Only the USWNT’s matches will also be shown on TBS with English-language coverage.
Streaming
Every match of the 2025 SheBelieves Cup will be streamed live via Max and Peacock. On Max, the matches will have English-language commentary, while Peacock will have Spanish-language coverage.
For those with a TV service provider (cable, satellite, YouTube TV, etc.) and have a package that includes Telemundo and Universo, the matches can also be viewed — with Spanish-language commentary — using the NBC Sports app or NBC.com. One will need to link their TV service provider account in order to access those streams. (For more details, see this NBC help page.)
U.S. Soccer Press Release: “The 2025 SheBelieves Cup, Presented By Visa, Will Feature The USA, Australia, Colombia And Japan; Annual Tournament Reaches Its 10th Year And Will Feature Doubleheaders In Houston, Glendale, Ariz. And San Diego” (20-Nov-2024)
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