Maika Hamano scores to give Japan 1-0 win over USWNT
SEATTLE (AP) — Maika Hamano scored and Japan beat the U. S. women's national team 1-0 in a friendly on Tuesday tight to snap the Americans' 10-game winning streak.
The loss was the first for the U. S. since Oct.
23, 2025, a 2-1 setback to Portugal, and marked the first time the Americans lost in a shutout in 42 games. The U. S.
had won 10 straight matches for the first time since 2023 after its 2-1 victory against Japan on Saturday . Before Saturday, Japan had won the last meeting with the United States 2-1 in the 2025 SheBelieves Cup final. Hamano fooled Lilly Reale, and then booted a left-footed shot over goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce’s outstretched left hand in the 27th minute.
U. S. coach Emma Hayes made sweeping changes to the lineup she had used on Saturday in San Jose, resting players including Sophia Wilson and Trinity Rodman, who started in the previous game.