The SheBelieves Cup will return for its 10th year in 2025 with reigning champions the United States joined by Australia, Colombia and Japan.
The invitational tournament will take place as a series of three double-headers in Houston, Texas, Glendale, Arizona and San Diego, California with total points after the round-robin deciding the winner.
It will be debut appearances in the SheBelieves Cup for Colombia and Australia, who replace Canada and Brazil from the last edition. It is the third in a row for Japan and fifth overall for the Asian nation.
In the years since the USWNT’s inaugural tournament win in 2016, they have only lost the title to France and England in 2017 and 2019 respectively, and boast a strong record against their 2025 opponents.
After a cumulative 88 games against the challengers, the USWNT have only lost twice, remaining undefeated against Colombia and losing once each against Japan and Australia.
The SheBelieves Cup MVP award will also return for the sixth year in a row after Portland Thorns’ forward Sophia Smith won it in 2024. Fans will again have the opportunity to vote for their player of the tournament online, contributing to the eventual decision made by the selection committee of representatives from the competing nations.
Smith was tournament MVP earlier this year
“This will be my first SheBelieves Cup, but I’ve followed the tournament, and it always produces close games between top teams,” said U.S. head coach Emma Hayes. “All four of these teams were in the last World Cup and Olympics, so to get three games against talented teams and players in a format that replicates group play at a world championship is valuable in our process. All the games will be great tests for the teams and fun for all the fans.”
In the 2024 Paris Olympics, the USWNT (1st in FIFA rankings) knocked out Japan (7th) in the quarterfinals on their way to winning gold, Colombia (21st) were knocked out in the same round by Spain and Australia (15th) were knocked out in the group stage for the first time since the 2000 Sydney Games.
The Olympics caused the 2024 edition of the SheBelieves Cup to take the form of a four-game, two-date format but it returns to its traditional six-game, three-matchday format next year.
2025 SheBelieves Cup schedule
Thursday, February 20 – Shell Energy Stadium – Houston, Texas
- Japan vs Australia, 4pm CT
- US vs Colombia, Texas 7pm CT
Sunday, February 23 – State Farm Stadium – Glendale, Arizona
- Colombia vs Japan, 12pm MT
- US vs Australia, 3pm MT
Wednesday, February 26 – Snapdragon Stadium – San Diego, California
- Australia vs Colombia 4.3opm PT
- US vs Japan, 7.30pm PT
How to watch 2025 SheBelieves Cup
Tickets are on presale until Friday, November 22 when they go on public sale for all venues.
All USWNT matches will be broadcast on TBS and Universo and streamed on Max and Peacock. All non-US games will also be available on Max and in Spanish on Universo and Peacock.
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