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Called Shots →Kennedy Wesley starts for the United States against Spain at Audi Field on October 10.
Written about him
Sanchez and Swanson came back and scored, and the bench drew level with Spain
Player ratings for the 19 U.S. players who played in the 2-2 draw with Spain at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa., on October 13, 2026. Ashley Sanchez and Mallory Swanson rate highest after each scored. Phallon Tullis-Joyce, Emily Fox, Claire Hutton and Trinity Rodman rate lowest; the back pass and clearance before Spain's second goal sit with the first two.
Hayes wants the details fixed against Spain, and the back line is the first one
The United States play Spain again at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, at 7 p.m. Eastern on October 13, three days after losing 2-0 at Audi Field. On Monday Emma Hayes asked her team to start earlier, said defending moments decided Saturday, and said players used to man-marking at their clubs need to defend zonally for the national team, which takes time after four months apart. Tierna Davidson and Emily Fox, two of Saturday's back four, both spoke on Monday. Spain are without Athenea del Castillo, sent off on Saturday, and have added Lucía García. None of the five uncapped players on the U.S. roster played on Saturday, and Tuesday is the last U.S. match before the Concacaf W Championship quarter-final against El Salvador on November 27.
Spain won 2-0, and the back four Hayes tried lasted one half
Spain beat the United States 2-0 before a sellout crowd of 19,220 at Audi Field on October 10. Patri Guijarro scored in the 3rd minute and Eva Navarro in the 14th. The United States had 13 shots, 10 of them on target, against Spain's six and three, and Adriana Nanclares saved Lily Yohannes's 70th-minute penalty. U.S. Soccer said it was the first start together for the back four of Emily Fox, Tierna Davidson, Kennedy Wesley and Avery Patterson. Gisele Thompson replaced Patterson at halftime. Mallory Swanson and Ashley Sanchez came on in the 66th minute. None of the five uncapped players on the roster played: Trinity Byars, Jordan Silkowitz and Evelyn Shores did not dress, and Pietra Tordin and Kate Del Fava were unused substitutes. The teams meet again at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, on October 13, the last U.S. match before the Concacaf W Championship.