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The US women’s national team will end its 2024 campaign with an away match on December 3 against the Netherlands, a rematch of the 2019 World Cup final.
The match will be held at ADO Den Haag in The Hague three days after the United States, which won its fifth Olympic gold medal in women’s soccer last August, faces England at Wembley Stadium in London.
The Dutch are ranked No. 11 in the world; England ranks second behind the United States, which regained the position from Spain after the Olympics.
USA coach Emma Hayes said in a press statement: “It has been a great summer for our team, and we will learn many great lessons and memories from our time in France, but now we look forward to continuing our journey.” statement. “For our team to continue to learn and grow, and for the coaching staff to continue to evaluate the players, we need to play the best teams possible.
He added: “Playing matches in Europe against some of the best teams in the world will be an important part of our journey.”
The USWNT has lost just once in 18 matches this year, a shock 2-0 upset at the hands of Mexico in the Concacaf W Gold Cup in February. The team then went on to win that championship.
The late fall trip abroad will mark the USWNT’s first away friendlies since two games in January 2023 against New Zealand, in preparation for that year’s World Cup hosted by New Zealand and Australia.
The USWNT last played in Europe in October 2022, when the Americans lost 2-1 to England at Wembley and 2-0 to Spain II in Pamplona, Spain.
The Americans last played away to the Netherlands in November 2020 in the team’s first game after an eight-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before the friendlies in November, the USA will host three friendlies at home in late October, the team’s first since winning the Olympic gold medal.
Hayes’ team will play Iceland on October 24 in Austin, Texas, then again in a return match three days later in Nashville, Tennessee, before hosting Argentina on October 30 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Iceland rose to 13th place in the world. Argentina is ranked No. 33.
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