USWNT vs. CHILE
Date: Jan. 27, 2026
Venue: Harder Stadium; Santa Barbara, Calif.
Broadcast: TBS and HBO Max in English, Universo and Peacock in Spanish
Radio: Westwood One Sports in English and in Spanish on Fútbol de Primera
Official Kickoff Time: 7:07 p.m. PT / 10:07 p.m. ET
USA: 1-Claudia Dickey, 3-Ayo Oke, 6-Emily Sams (Capt.), 7-Riley Jackson, 8-Sam Meza, 11-Croix Bethune, 12-Hal Hershfelt, 16-Kate Wiesner, 19-Emma Sears, 22-Yazmeen Ryan, 26-Jameese Joseph
Available Subs: 2-Trinity Rodman, 4-Kennedy Wesley, 5-Tara Rudd, 9-Ally Sentnor, 10-Lo’eau LaBonta, 13-Olivia Moultrie, 15-Claire Hutton, 20-Gisele Thompson, 21-Maddie Dahlien, 23-Jordyn Bugg, 24-Jordan Silkowitz, 25-Reilyn Turner
Not dressing: Mandy McGlynn, Sally Menti and Izzy Rodriguez
USWNT Starting XI Cap Numbers (Including this match): Ryan (16), Sears (14), Sams (9), Dickey (7), Bethune (7), Hershfelt (5), Meza (3), Wiesner (3), Joseph (2), Oke (1), Jackson (1)
Notes:
- Tonight’s Starting XI averages 5.2 caps per player entering the match – the fewest average caps for a starting lineup in 25 years. The least capped Starting XI since 2001 before this afternoon came three days ago in Carson, Calif. against Paraguay with 9.6 average caps per heading into the match. Before that, the lowest average caps per player was against New Zealand on Oct. 29, 2025, with 17.3 caps heading into the match, which is a just bit lower than the April 8, 2025, Starting XI vs. Brazil which averaged 17.9 caps per player.
- The caps for today’s starting lineup is 54% lower than the previous lowest average caps for a Starting XI in the last 25 years and the previous low, which occurred just three days ago, was more than 50% lower than the previous record for fewest caps average in a starting lineup: 17.3 (Oct. 29, 2025) to 9.6 (Jan. 24, 2026) to 5.2 (Jan. 27, 2206).
- The roster for this camp exclusively features NWSL players from 14 clubs. Seattle Reign FC and Washington Spirit lead the league in representation with five players each in camp: Claudia Dickey, Sam Meza, Sally Menti, Maddie Dahlien and Jordyn Bugg from Seattle; Tara Rudd, Croix Bethune, Hal Hershfelt, Kate Wiesner and the newly re-signed Trinity Rodman from the Spirit. The club with the next-most players is Kansas City Current with four: Ally Sentnor, Lo’eau LaBonta, Izzy Rodriguez and Claire Hutton.
- Sixteen players made their USWNT debuts in 2025 which is the most U.S. debuts in a calendar year since the first year of the program (1985). Eleven players debuted for the USWNT in 2024, which was the most in a calendar year since 2001, when 15 players – including eventual World Cup champions Abby Wambach and Lori Chalupny – earned their first caps. To open 2026, U.S. head coach Emma Hayes gave three players their debut in the first match of the year: forward Reilyn Turner, forward Maddie Dahlien and midfielder Sally Menti,
- Ayo Oke and Riley Jackson become the 289th and 290th players to debut for the USWNT as they take the pitch as the 4th and 5th debutantes of 2026. They are the 31st and 32nd debuts of Emma Hayes’ USWNT tenure.
- Jameese Joseph also earns her first start for the United States.
- Five of the eleven players starting the match are 24 years old, three are 26 and the others are 20, 22 and 23 individually.
- With the two first caps given out today by U.S. head coach Emma Hayes, she will have given 32 players first caps in her first 32 matches, a remarkable number. That said, this camp is the final one of 2026 in which Hayes will cast a wide net, with all the rosters from here on likely to be populated mostly more veteran and experienced players.
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STARTING XI NOTES:
Claudia Dickey, 26, earns her seventh cap and start in international play. In her first cap on June 26 vs. Ireland, she became the 11th goalkeeper in U.S. history to earn a shutout in her debut. She started the final four matches of 2025 before Mandy McGlynn got the nod to start 2026.
Ayo Oke, 22, earns her first cap and first start in her first senior team call up. The recent Denver Summit signing came into three U-23 WNT camps in 2025 and played in matches against the Slovakia Women’s National Team and the England U-23s to earn her first two U-23 caps.
Emily Sams, 26, earns her ninth cap and fifth start for the USA. Tonight is the first time Sams will captain the USA. On Nov. 28 vs. Italy, Sams stepped onto the pitch for her seventh cap in the second half to a chorus of “We want Sams” from the Orlando Pride fans in the stands at Inter&Co.
Riley Jackson, 20, earns her first cap and first start in her first senior team call-up after featuring in all five U.S. U-23 WNT training camps in 2025 as well as the Futures Camp that kicked off the year. The former U.S. U-17 WNT captain, she played in the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
Sam Meza, 24, earns her third cap and second start. On June 29, 2025, she earned her first career USWNT cap and start, going 86 minutes before being replaced by Rose Lavelle. She and Izzy Rodriguez became the 12th and 13th players of Hispanic decent to play for the USWNT.
Croix Bethune, 24, earns her seventh cap and second start. Bethune returns to the U.S. roster for the second time since the 2024 Olympics and after recovering from knee surgery. On June 29 vs. Ireland, she played in her first match since the 2024 Olympics, going 62 minutes before being subbed for Ally Sentnor. It was her fourth career cap.
Hal Hershfelt, 24, earns her fifth cap and makes her second start. Jan. 24 was Hershfelt’s first international match since Dec. 3, 2024. This match is her first start since Oct. 30, 2024.
Kate Wiesner, 24, earns her third cap and second start. She made her debut in the first match of the November window, helping the U.S. defense to maintain a 3-0 clean sheet over 12th ranked Italy. She became the 285th woman to earn a cap for the USWNT, the 16th in 2025 and the 27th under Emma Hayes. She made her first start in the second match vs. Italy, a 2-0 win.
Emma Sears, 24, is the second most-capped player to start this match. She earns her 14th cap and sixth start. Sears scored the final goal in Saturday’s 6-0 win over Paraguay.
Yazmeen Ryan, 26, is the most-capped player on this Starting XI with 16. She makes her sixth start today. This camp is Yazmeen Ryan’s seventh call-up to the full National Team. She’s scored two goals for the U.S. in back-to-back matches on June 26 and July 2, vs. Ireland and Canada respectively.
Jameese Joseph, 23, Jameese earns her second cap and first start for the USWNT. Joseph made her international debut in her first USWNT camp, subbing on in the Nov. 28 match vs. Italy and playing the final 13 minutes. She became the 284th woman to play for the USWNT, 15th in 2025 and 26th under Emma Hayes.
