The USWNT and Japan are set to face off in the 2025 SheBelieves Cup final on Wednesday at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.

The United States women’s soccer team missed the chance to claim a sixth consecutive SheBelieves Cup title after losing 2-1 to Japan in Wednesday’s tournament finale.

If they hope to defend home soil and secure a sixth-straight SheBelieves Cup crown, the task for Emma Hayes and the United States women against Japan in San Diego on Wednesday night is simple: win.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan defender Hana Takahashi, below left, raises the trophy as teammates pretend not to notice during ...

The US Women’s National Team’s 18-match unbeaten run under coach Emma Hayes came to an end on Thursday with a 2-1 defeat to Japan in the SheBelieves Cup.

In-form 4-year-old Herbert will end an already lucrative campaign at Tauranga on Saturday before a break, with plans to ...

On Wednesday, the United States women's national team hit a first for the Emma Hayes era: It lost. Japan overpowered the U.S. to take a triumphant 2-1 win in the SheBelieves Cup. With the win, Japan ...

The club based in Japan’s 'city of football' became the 11th to embrace the stunning prize during an extraordinary global tour.

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Japan needed a tie or win on Wednesday to hoist its first SheBelieves Cup trophy, while the USWNT needed to win outright in order to clinch the title for the eighth time in a decade. Japan got the ...

India play New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai on Sunday in what could be a last hurrah for veteran stars ...

“People started football earlier here than in other parts of Japan.” The FIFA Club World Cup Trophy Tour began its three-day stop in Japan by visiting some of the region’s best-known landmark ...