{"id":3735,"date":"2026-04-11T22:05:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/3735\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T22:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:05:58","slug":"uswnt-vs-japan-lineups-live-streams-cable-how-where-to-watch-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/3735\/","title":{"rendered":"USWNT vs Japan Lineups, Live Streams, Cable, How & Where to Watch In the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The USWNT<\/a> returns to action after playing in the 2026 SheBelieves Cup last month. The USWNT will be playing three friendly matches against Japan’s Women’s National Team this week.<\/p>\n

The first friendly match against Japan will be today at PayPal Park in San Jose, California.<\/p>\n

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The USWNT played three games in the 2026 SheBelieves Cup last month: against Argentina, Canada, and Colombia. The USWNT won all three games and won the 2026 SheBelieves Cup trophy.<\/p>\n

Their previous match was a 1-0 win over Colombia with a goal from Alyssa Thompson in the 82nd minute. During the competition, the USWNT defeated Argentina 2-0 and defeated Canada 1-0.<\/p>\n

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USWNT celebrate winning the SheBelieves CUP 2026 during a game between Colombia and USA at Sports Illustrated Stadium on March 7, 2026 in Harrison, New Jersey. (Photo by Robin Alam\/ISI Photos\/ISI Photos via Getty Images)Photo by Robin Alam&sol;ISI Photos&sol;ISI Photos via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Last month, Japan’s women’s national team played in the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup, where they won every game, leading to them winning the competition.<\/p>\n

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In the Women’s Asian Cup Final, Japan defeated Australia 1-0 with a goal from Maika Hamano.<\/p>\n

Official Lineups for USWNT and Japan<\/p>\n

USWNT<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper: Claudia Hickey<\/p>\n

Defenders: Emily Fox, Kennedy Wesley, Gisele Thompson, Naomi Girma<\/p>\n

Midfielders: Sam Coffey, Lindsey Heaps, Rose Lavelle<\/p>\n

Forwards: Trinity Rodman, Sophia Wilson, Alyssa Thompson<\/p>\n

Japan<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper: Ayaka Yamashita<\/p>\n

Defenders: Hikaru Kitagawa, Toko Koga, Hana Takahashi, Moeka Minami<\/p>\n

Midfielders: Fuka Nagano, Yui Hasegawa, Hinata Miyazawa, Momoko Tanikawa<\/p>\n

Forwards: Manaka Matsukubo, Aoba Fujino<\/p>\n

Where to Watch USWNT vs Japan<\/p>\n

The USWNT vs Japan friendly match today will kick off at 5:30 p.m. ET\/ 2:30 p.m. PT in the United States. The match will start at 2:30 local time at PayPal Park in San Jose, California.<\/p>\n

The match will be available to watch across TV channels and streaming services in the United States.<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Apr 11, 2026, where it first appeared in the Soccer<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The USWNT returns to action after playing in the 2026 SheBelieves Cup last month. The USWNT will be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3695,3696,3705,3710,2940,3698,3704,3706,3702,3703,8,17,3700,3699,3713,3711,3712,3709,3707,3697,2201,3708,2203,2198,3694,3701],"class_list":["post-3735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-japan","tag-2026-shebelieves-cup","tag-alyssa-thompson","tag-aoba-fujino","tag-ayaka-yamashita","tag-california","tag-emily-fox","tag-fuka-nagano","tag-hana-takahashi","tag-hikaru-kitagawa","tag-hinata-miyazawa","tag-japan","tag-japanese","tag-lindsey-heaps","tag-maika-hamano","tag-moeka-minami","tag-momoko-tanikawa","tag-naomi-girma","tag-rose-lavelle","tag-sam-coffey","tag-san-jose","tag-sophia-wilson","tag-toko-koga","tag-trinity-rodman","tag-uswnt","tag-women39s-national-team","tag-yui-hasegawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}