USWNT vs. Japan: SheBelieves Cup schedule, standings, how to watch
The U.S. women's national team will take on Japan Wednesday night, as the two top teams at the 2025 SheBelieves Cup face off with a tournament trophy on the line.
The USWNT has won two straight to start 2025, following last week's 2-0 win against Colombia up with a 2-1 victory over Australia on Sunday. However, with Japan winning twice by a superior margin, the USWNT must win to become the tournament's winner for a sixth straight year.
Utah Royals forward Mina Tanaka has four goals and three assists at the SheBelieves Cup, and is among several dangerous players a new-look USWNT will have to contain. Head coach Emma Hayes, with a long build-up before the 2027 World Cup and 2028 Olympics, is expanding the U.S. player pool by naming seven players on her tournament roster under the age of 22.
Here's what to know about the SheBelieves Cup game between the USWNT and Japan:
USWNT vs. Japan SheBelieves Cup: TV channel, time, how to watch
- Date: Wednesday, Feb. 26
- Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
- TV: TBS
- Stream: Sling TV
- Location: Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, Calif.)
Watch USWNT vs. Japan on Sling TV
USWNT schedule: SheBelieves Cup games and results
- Thursday, Feb. 20: USWNT 2-0 Colombia
- Sunday, Feb. 23: USWNT 2-1 Australia
- Wednesday, Feb. 26: USWNT vs. Japan (10:30 p.m ET, Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, Calif.)
Following the SheBelieves Cup, the USWNT's next matches will be a back-to-back set of friendlies against Brazil. Those games will take place on April 5 (SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, Calif.) and April 8 (PayPal Park, San Jose, Calif.).
SheBelieves Cup 2025: Standings ahead of USWNT vs. Japan
- Japan: 6 points
- USWNT: 6 points
- Australia: 0 points
- Colombia: 0 points
How does SheBelieves Cup format work?
The SheBelieves Cup, which began in 2016, operates under a round-robin format, with the USWNT joined by some of the world's best national teams.
Each team plays one game against all other opponents in the tournament, totaling three games. The SheBelieves Cup champion is determined by standings, which see three points for a win and one for a draw (which is standard for soccer worldwide).
If two teams finish with the same point total, SheBelieves Cup uses the following as tiebreakers:
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Head-to-head result
- Fair play ranking (essentially a tabulation of each team's total yellow and red cards throughout the tournament)
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