Albert's and Dunn's USWNT finish second after Japan defeat
A United States side featuring Paris Saint-Germain players Korbin Albert and Crystal Dunn fell to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of their Japanese counterparts yesterday at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California, in what was their third and final game at the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.
UNITED STATES 1-2 JAPAN (1-1 at HT)
SheBelieves Cup 2025 – Matchday 3
Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, California)
Goals: Sentnor (14') for the United States; Momiki (2') and Koga (50') for Japan.
UNITED STATES: Campbell – Fox, Sonnett, McKeown (Davidson, 68'), Dunn (Nighswonger, 46') – Coffey, Heaps (c), Yohannes (Albert, 58') – Ryan (Thompson, 58'), Macario (Biyendolo, 58'), Sentnor (Shaw, 46'). Coach: Emma Hayes.
JAPAN: Yamashita – Momiki (Matsukubo, 58'), Moriya (Hayashi, 84'), Takarada, Kitagawa (Koga, 46') – Hasegawa, Kumagai (c), Nagano (Miyazawa, 46') – Fujino (Chiba, 57'), Tanaka, Hamano (Takahashi, 75'). Coach: Nils Nielsen.
STANDINGS:
1. Japan / 9 points, +8 (3 matches played)
2. United States / 6 points, +2 (3 matches played)
3. Colombia / 3 points, -4 (3 matches played)
4. Australia / 0 points, -6 (3 matches played)