Women's International Friendly

FT Friday, April 17, 2026
Japan WWLWL 0
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United States WWWLW 3
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Match Report

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Wesley leads USWNT past Japan with goal, assist in 3-0 win

Kennedy Wesley recorded her first international goal to lead the United States to a 3-0 friendly win over Japan on Friday night in Commerce City, Colorado.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
3
34.6
Possession
65.4
5
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
7
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
281
Accurate Passes
563
339
Passes
640
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
7
6
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.5
51
Long Balls
41
33
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
8
14
Tackles
10
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
8
22
Effective Clearances
6
22
Clearances
6

Head to Head

USA leads series 3-2

Lineups

USA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Claudia DickeyG
  2. 12Tierna DavidsonCD-L
  3. 4Naomi GirmaCD-R
  4. 22Gisele ThompsonLB
  5. 23Emily FoxRB
  6. 15Claire HuttonCM-L
  7. 10Lindsey HeapsCM-R
  8. 21Alyssa ThompsonLM
  9. 2Trinity RodmanRM
  10. 16Rose LavelleCF-L
  11. 11Sophia WilsonCF-R

JPN · 4-4-2

  1. 12Chika HiraoG
  2. 4Saki KumagaiCD-L
  3. 6Toko KogaCD-R
  4. 13Hikaru KitagawaLB
  5. 2Risa ShimizuRB
  6. 14Yui HasegawaCM-L
  7. 7Hinata MiyazawaCM-R
  8. 16Yuzuki YamamotoLM
  9. 15Aoba FujinoRM
  10. 9Riko UekiCF-L
  11. 19Momoko TanikawaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Substitution, Japan. Miyabi Moriya replaces Hikaru Kitagawa because of an injury.
  2. 45' Substitution, USA. Kennedy Wesley replaces Tierna Davidson because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, Japan. Mina Tanaka replaces Riko Ueki.
  4. 45' Substitution, Japan. Manaka Matsukubo replaces Momoko Tanikawa.
  5. 45' Substitution, Japan. Maika Hamano replaces Yuzuki Yamamoto.
  6. 47' Goal! USA 1, Japan 0. Naomi Girma (USA) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kennedy Wesley with a headed pass following a corner.
  7. 56' Goal! USA 2, Japan 0. Rose Lavelle (USA) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman following a fast break.
  8. 60' Substitution, Japan. Honoka Hayashi replaces Hinata Miyazawa.
  9. 60' Substitution, Japan. Moeka Minami replaces Toko Koga.
  10. 62' Substitution, USA. Avery Patterson replaces Gisele Thompson.
  11. 63' Substitution, USA. Sam Coffey replaces Lindsey Heaps.
  12. 63' Substitution, USA. Jaedyn Shaw replaces Alyssa Thompson.
  13. 64' Goal! USA 3, Japan 0. Kennedy Wesley (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw with a cross following a corner.
  14. 73' Substitution, USA. Olivia Moultrie replaces Rose Lavelle.
  15. 73' Substitution, USA. Ally Sentnor replaces Sophia Wilson.
  16. 73' Substitution, USA. Michelle Cooper replaces Trinity Rodman.
  17. 73' Substitution, Japan. Remina Chiba replaces Aoba Fujino.
  18. 74' Substitution, Japan. Fuka Nagano replaces Yui Hasegawa.
  19. 74' Substitution, Japan. Maya Hijikata replaces Risa Shimizu.
  20. 82' Substitution, USA. Lily Yohannes replaces Claire Hutton.
  21. 83' Substitution, USA. Lilly Reale replaces Naomi Girma.

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