- Position
- F
- Pieces here
- 7
On the record
Called Shots →Ashley Sanchez is named in the United States call-up roster for the October 2026 window against Spain.
Written about him
Ashley Sanchez needed one start to turn a recall into a selection question
The United States drew Spain 2-2 at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, on October 13, before 18,648. Alexia Putellas scored in the 27th minute and Salma Paralluelo in the 32nd. Ashley Sanchez, on her first U.S. start since October 30, 2024, scored in the 49th minute from Sophia Wilson's pass, her first goal for the United States since July 14, 2022. Mallory Swanson, a 61st-minute substitute, volleyed the equalizer in the 86th from Michelle Cooper's pass. Kate Del Fava and Pietra Tordin made their debuts. Trinity Byars, whom Emma Hayes named alongside Sanchez on September 30 as creating competition for places, did not dress for either Spain match. The next U.S. match is the Concacaf W Championship quarterfinal against El Salvador on November 27 in Mansfield, Texas; the winner qualifies for the 2027 World Cup.
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.
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.