{"id":266980,"date":"2026-10-11T14:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T14:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/11\/stellar-spain-spoils-uswnts-party-in-d-c-with-2-0-win-equalizer-soccer\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T14:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T14:03:29","slug":"stellar-spain-spoils-uswnts-party-in-d-c-with-2-0-win-equalizer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/11\/stellar-spain-spoils-uswnts-party-in-d-c-with-2-0-win-equalizer-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Stellar Spain spoils USWNT\u2019s party in D.C. with 2-0 win \u2013 Equalizer Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WASHINGTON \u2014 In a clash between two soccer powerhouses, the U.S. women\u2019s national team came up well short. Spain proved why they are the No. 1 team in the world\u00a0as the defending World Cup champions outclassed the United States in an international friendly.<\/p>\n

The U.S. failed to overcome a nightmarish start in which they conceded two goals in the opening 15 minutes. Though the U.S. appeared more threatening in the second half, the game was won and lost in the opening 45 minutes, as the 2-0 scoreline reflects.<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s forward line of Salma Paralluelo, Edna Imade and Alexia Putellas sparkled with incisive one-touch passing, fluid movement and clinical finishing. The U.S. could not break through Spain\u2019s first line of pressure and played directly into Spain\u2019s hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The United States\u2019 left side was defensively problematic, which Spain exploited for the first goal. A mysteriously unmarked Patri Guijarro further bolstered her case as the best active midfielder in the world as she dispatched a sumptuous strike in the third minute.<\/p>\n

Patri would later describe her early goal as being like a \u201cbucket of cold water\u201d for the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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