The U.S. women’s national team will be looking up in the rankings as the second-ranked USWNT host defending Women’s World Cup champions and top-ranked Spain in the first of two international friendlies on Saturday in the nation’s capital.

Emma Hayes leads the ladies into a pair of heated matchups that will certainly be less than friendly despite their non-competitive nature.

It represents the first matchup between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the FIFA rankings since Spain defeated France in the 2024 UEFA Women’s Nations League final, a rare occasion that will be viewed with strong interest from around the world.

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USA vs. Spain prediction

The United States are one of the most dominant women’s soccer sides in the history of the sport. But right now, they are just not quite at the pinnacle. That top spot would be Spain, who are accurately ranked as the No. 1 side in the world at the moment.

To make matters worse for the United States, they are missing some key players due to injury that will hamper the team. Emily Sonnett tore her patellar tendon back in the summer and is out for quite some time, putting her Women’s World Cup in jeopardy, while Sam Coffey and Naomi Girma were both forced out of this international camp due to fitness concerns. 

This match is going to be an excellent one — both games should be — but right now, Spain are better, both on paper and in actuality, until the U.S. prove they have flipped the narrative.

Score Prediction: Spain 2, USA 1 (+800 at bet365)

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USA vs. Spain best bets

We’ve selected two betting angles for the USA vs. Spain match.

These two teams are excellent when it comes to defensive capabilities, but they are even better in attack. Spain have put up an astonishing 15 goals in their last three games, which includes a 4-0 victory over England back in June during World Cup qualifying.

The U.S. have tried to be more pragmatic in the last year or so, but still have put up big numbers, including a 3-0 victory over Japan in their rubber match after losing 1-0 in the second meeting. Three of the last five U.S. games have gone over the total, while four of the last five Spain games have, so expect this to be an exciting match.

Spain’s vaunted attack can score goals equally all throughout the match, but the United States has a propensity for grinding early in matches and then striking late.

Five of their seven goals over their last five games have come in the second half, and even going back to the 2024 summer Olympics, all three of their winning goals in the knockout stage were second-half strikes. While there is no second-half market in this friendly, backing the U.S. to win either of the halves at plus odds can score nicely.

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USA vs. Spain odds

USA are the  as far as the odds go for their international friendly matchup on Saturday. Find odds at the time of writing below or follow it live with The Sporting News.

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