Month: April 2025

USWNT: TV and Streaming details for Tuesday’s USA-Brazil friendly

On Tuesday, April 8, the United States Women’s National Team will host Brazil for the second friendly of this month’s two match series. That friendly has a start time of 10:30 p.m. EDT (7:30 p.m. PDT).

In the United States, English-language coverage on TBS and via Max will begin at 10:00 p.m. EDT.

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In the first friendly, on Saturday, April 5, the USWNT won 2-nil via a Trinity Rodman goal and a Lindsay Heaps penalty kick (YouTube highlights).

During the next international window, which starts in late May, the USWNT will host China twice. Then, in late June, the USA hosts the Republic of Ireland for a pair of matches, followed by one friendly against Canada in early July.

USWNT: Brazil roster for the friendlies with the USA

For its first encounter with the United States Women’s National Team since last year’s gold medal match in the 2024 Summer Olympics, Brazil will have nine starters from that clash available, compared to just six for the USA. Overall, 12 of Brazil’s 22 players from last year’s Olympics have been named by head coach Arthur Elias to their roster for the upcoming friendlies against the USWNT.

Among the nine gold medal match starters are all three front line players: Gotham FC’s Gabi Portilho, who had the game-winner in the quarterfinals against France (NBC highlights) and also scored against Spain in their semifinal (NBC highlights). Ludmila, now of the Chicago Stars, was a dangerous presence in the gold medal match, where she could have had a goal in the second minute and later had a goal cancelled by the offside flag (NBC highlights). The 23-year-old Jheniffer, who joined Tigres of the Liga MX Femenil in January (Instagram), scored against Japan during the group stage, via an assist from Ludmila (NBC highlights).

Also on the present roster is Adriana, who won the double with Orlando Pride last season, but now plays in Saudi Arabia. During second-half stoppage time of the gold medal match, Adriana had a diving header saved by USWNT goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher (NBC highlights). However, Adriana was not denied in Brazil’s semifinal, where she headed home what would be the game-winner against Spain (NBC highlights).

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Mexico U-23 WNT: Mexico holds its first-ever Under-23 camp — One NWSL pro and five NCAA players called up

After hiring a permanent head coach in February, the Mexico Under-23 Women’s National Team is holding its first-ever camp, which got underway on Monday, March 31, at its federation’s High Performance Center.

In charge of the Mexico U-23s is Vanessa Martínez Lagunas (LinkedIn profile), who played collegiate soccer at the University of Texas and was capped by the senior Mexico Women’s National Team. Prior to being hired by the Mexico Football Federation, she served as the head coach of the women’s soccer program at Canada’s University of Manitoba (coach bio). Martínez has a doctorate degree in sports science from Leipzig University in Germany.

The 26-player roster for this camp, which runs through Tuesday, April 8, includes six players currently based in the United States. The remaining 20 athletes all play professionally in Mexico’s Liga MX Femenil.

The only NWSL professional is Angel City FC goalkeeper Breanna Norris, who was signed by ACFC on a roster relief contract that runs through the end of June (ACFC press release). The 5’10” Norris played four seasons of NCAA soccer at the University of Portland (player profile) where she was the West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year in her final two seasons.

Five players called up are currently on collegiate teams: Maribel Flores, USC Trojans; Isabella Gutiérrez, East Carolina Pirates; Xcaret Pineda, Oklahoma State Cowgirls; Giana Riley, Florida State Seminoles; and Val Vargas, UCLA Bruins.

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Streaming: USWNT and USMNT matches no longer available on the Max “Basic With Ads” plan

zoomed screenshot of the Max app interface showing the USWNT-Brazil April 5 match page with the flags of both countries. The page has "Unavailable with your current plan" plus a large "Switch Plans" button.

As announced in late February, the Max streaming service has removed live sports from its “Basic With Ads” plan.

Thus, in order to watch international soccer friendlies involving the United States Women’s and Men’s National Teams, viewers who have relied on the Max streaming service will either need to upgrade to its “Standard” plan or use NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service, which shows USA friendlies with Spanish-language commentary. For details about pricing and alternatives, see this help guide.

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USWNT: The USA will play Canada on July 2 in Washington, D.C.

The United States Women’s National Team’s third match during the June-July international window will be against Canada on July 2. The friendly will be played at Audi Field, the home of the Washington Spirit.

Canada is currently ranked 7th overall in the FIFA rankings and is the second-highest ranked Concacaf team, behind the USWNT.

This will be the first USWNT-Canada match for the head coaches of both teams, Emma Hayes, and Casey Stoney, respectively.

For sponsorship reasons, the match will be branded as the third edition of the “Allstate Continental Clásico” (“Allstate” = Allstate Insurance Company). That gratuitously Spanish moniker was first used for a 2023 friendly between the United States Men’s National Team and its Mexico counterpart (USSF match page). In the 2024 edition, the U.S. Men hosted Brazil (USSF match page). Both matches ended in 1:1 draws.

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