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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.
Wilson was the best American against Spain, and Davidson had the hardest day
Player ratings for the 16 U.S. players who played in the 2-0 loss to Spain at Audi Field on October 10, 2026. Sophia Wilson rates highest after a shot tipped onto the crossbar, a goal ruled out for offside and a penalty won. Tierna Davidson rates lowest: U.S. Soccer's report has Salma Paralluelo isolated against her before Eva Navarro's 14th-minute goal. Lily Yohannes had her 70th-minute penalty saved by Adriana Nanclares.
Ashley Sanchez leads the NWSL by three goals. Her last cap was in 2024.
Ashley Sanchez has 19 goals in 25 starts for the North Carolina Courage, three more than any other player in the National Women's Soccer League and six more than Sophia Wilson, the leading scorer among the Americans the United States has been selecting. Sanchez broke the league record for goals by an American in a season on September 6, passing the mark of 15 set by Crystal Dunn in 2015 and matched by Alex Morgan in 2022. She has 28 caps and three international goals, and her last appearance for the United States was on October 30, 2024. U.S. Soccer has published four rosters in 2026, in January, February, April and May, and she is on none of them. The United States play Spain at Audi Field on October 10 and at Subaru Park on October 13.