Overview
- Yahoo Sports projects the USWNT will win November’s Concacaf W Championship, which serves as 2027 Women’s World Cup qualifying.
- Analysts expect a near-flawless USWNT year, with Goal predicting no losses and Yahoo forecasting only a single defeat.
- Yahoo anticipates the USWNT will reclaim FIFA’s No. 1 ranking by year’s end after a heavy slate of high-level friendlies.
- Emma Hayes is tipped by Yahoo to use more than 50 players in 2026 as she broadens competition for roster spots.
- Goal forecasts a USMNT World Cup round-of-16 exit, predicts Mauricio Pochettino will depart in August, and tips Christian Pulisic for Serie A Player of the Year while expecting Trinity Rodman to remain in the NWSL.