With inconsisent performances in SheBelieves Cup, questions still remain over who will replace longtime goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher

For the first time in six years, the USWNT fell short in the SheBelieves Cup, as Japan took home the tournament by defeating Emma Hayes' side 2-1 in the finale. The U.S. began the tournament with a comfortable 2-0 win over Colombia, before a 2-1 victory over Australia.

In a rematch of their thrilling quarterfinal meeting at last summer’s Paris Games, Japan scored early goals in both halves en route to a 2-1 defeat of the United States Women’s National Team. Koga’s in the 50th minute proved to be the difference.

Japan won its first SheBelieves Cup title Wednesday thanks to its 2-1 defeat of the U.S. women’s national team in the tournament’s final game. It’s only the second loss to Japan in USWNT’s history and might help reignite a rivalry that peaked across a run of major tournament finals in 2011, 2012 and 2015.

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.

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The USWNT was second-best against an impressive Japan, who won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup after a 2-1 victory Thursday night.

If Hayes was hoping for one of her two rostered goalkeepers for the SheBelieves Cup to grab the position by the scruff of the neck, she'll probably come away disappointed. Jane Campbell started ...