Overview

• Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. BST on Aug. 22 at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, with attendance reported at roughly 40,000.
• England host the tournament and enter as the top-ranked favorites, while the USA are ranked No. 10.
• Nearly two thirds of the USA squad play in England’s club competition, adding familiarity to the matchup.
• England have won the last 20 head-to-head meetings with the USA, most recently a 61–21 result in 2024.
• The match is free to watch in the UK on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and it airs in the U.S. on CBS Sports and streams on Paramount+, with some outlets also publishing VPN guides for accessing the UK stream from abroad.