The reigning Olympic champion U.S. Women’s National Team will return to Audi Field on October 10 against Spain, the world’s top-ranked women’s soccer team and defending Women’s World Cup champion.
In what will be a highly anticipated match between the two top-ranked teams in the world, the USA will host Spain on Oct. 10 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. (2:30 p.m. ET on TBS and HBO Max in English and on Telemundo, Universo, and Peacock in Spanish) in a match presented by Purina. The two will also play on Oct. 13 at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa. (7 p.m. ET on TNT and HBO Max in English and on Universo and Peacock in Spanish) in a match presented by AT&T.
The match on Oct. 10 will feature a special pre-game retirement celebration for legendary USWNT defender Crystal Dunn, who was the NWSL MVP while playing for the Spirit in 2015. The first 2,000 fans through the gates will receive special edition commemorative Crystal Dunn bobbleheads.
The matches against Spain will mark the USA’s first games in just over four months after a long break for club action following the June matches in Brazil. Spirit stars Trinity Rodman, Tara Rudd, Kate Wiesner, and Hal Hershfelt have all been called up to the USWNT over the last year, with Rodman receiving the latest call-up against Brazil.
Spain was available for these October matches due to an impressively strong finish in its UEFA Women’s World Cup qualifying group. Spain took first place in Group C – and the direct qualification to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup that comes with that – after a 4-0 win over England on June 5 in Mallorca and a 6-1 win over Iceland on June 9 in Reykjavik, thus avoiding the UEFA Women’s World Cup playoffs, which will take place in the October FIFA window.
The Spirit will be offering a special presale for full-season members that will begin on Wednesday, July 15 at 10 a.m. ET. The public on sale for all venues will commence the following day on Thursday, July 16 at 10 a.m. The club will also be offering a limited ticket bundle that will include tickets to both the USWNT match and a Spirit match. Details to come in the upcoming days.
Photo: Anthony Reaves (Tony Rebornn)