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Oct 21, 2026
Ali KriegerHOST
Mm.
Cristina AlexanderHOST
Before we get to that, Jeff and Ali also kind of alluded to what's coming up here for the US Women's National Team, the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship, the quarter-finals starting Friday, November 27th.
Cristina AlexanderHOST
Hey, perfect, it's Thanksgiving.
Jeff KassoufHOST
[laughs] Yeah.
Cole PepperHOST
The women's national team coming off a couple of losses to Spain.
Cole PepperHOST
They will face El Salvador in the CONCACAF Women's Championship on November the 28th in Mansfield, Texas.
Cole PepperHOST
That's in the Dallas suburbs.
Cole PepperHOST
I'm going to be very curious to hear about what that or see what that's going to look like for Emma Hayes' crew.
Liam GrecoHOST
Okay, um, I already spoke a lot about Girma and individual form being of the most importance.
Liam GrecoHOST
I do wanna get to qualifying because the US will be looking ahead to their CONCACAF W Championship, needing to win their opening match against El Salvador to mathematically secure their ticket to the 2027 Women's World Cup.
Liam GrecoHOST
They will play opponents that'll park the bus with a massive low block, and while Spain tested the US's ability to survive the press, CONCACAF will test our patience against playing with a wall, and I do wonder how this will influence the way that Hayes picks her roster when the immediate problem of breaking down a low block requires very different personnel than the problem of this fixture.
Liam GrecoHOST
I feel like players like Naomi Sentnor and Jaden Shaw would be great at that, but I'm not the head coach here.
Donald WineHOST
Of course, they have to still qualify for the Women's World Cup.
Donald WineHOST
They will attempt to do so next month in Texas, where they take on El Salvador in the CONCACAF W Championship quarterfinals.
Donald WineHOST
But they have to figure out how to close that gap between Spain and the field.
Donald WineHOST
They represent the head of the rest of the field, and they have to figure out how to do that.
Ali KriegerHOST
[laughs] Yeah.
Cristina AlexanderHOST
But we've al- also loved seeing all of his work, of course, and his upcoming work as well because this is the US women's national team upcoming schedule with the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship quarterfinal, Friday, November 27, Thanksgiving week.
Cristina AlexanderHOST
So you know you can watch with the fam.
Cristina AlexanderHOST
Texas Health and Mansfield Stadium in Mansfield, Texas, and the winner plays the semifinal on December 1st against Sal- El Salvador.
Thad BellHOST
It's, it's some, somebody's stadium down there.
Thad BellHOST
Uh, I forget which college and I think North Texas, uh, uh, MLS Next le- Next Pro plays there and somebody else maybe.
Thad BellHOST
But what's really interesting is the CONCACAF W Championships, uh, the first rounds are in that stadium.
Joseph ReinaGUEST
Oh, interesting.
Thad BellHOST
So-
Thad BellHOST
You know how many stadiums are in this country at this point, man.
Thad BellHOST
Um, I actually was thinking about putting in a credential request to go to it, but I just have not done it, and I think there's so much other stuff going on that I'm not gonna be able to, to go to...
Thad BellHOST
Uh, and when I say request, it was for the CONCACAF W Championships, not the Big 12 Championships, by the way.
Ali KriegerGUEST
[laughs] Yeah.
Alexis NunesHOST
But we've al- also loved seeing all of his work, of course, and his upcoming work as well because this is the US Women's National Team upcoming schedule with the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship Quarterfinal, Friday, November 27, Thanksgiving week, so you know you can watch with the fam, Texas Health and Mansfield Stadium in Mansfield, Texas.
Alexis NunesHOST
And the winner plays the semifinal on December 1st against Sal- El Salvador.
Alexis NunesHOST
It will be their first meeting between the teams, so another very interesting test for the US Women's National Team, no doubt.
ReganHOST
So for them, I think now it's just about getting the game under their belt and seeing what they are kind of like.
ReganHOST
against the top oppositions? Well, the November international break is obviously there more important because when the CONCACAF Women's Championship quarterfinals, semifinal and final take place.
ReganHOST
So that's what's more important for Emma Hayes' side when they play El Salvador at the back of next month.
BradHOST
Also, I would say how many times have we criticised the US about not playing enough opposition like this when it comes to tournament prep.
David GreenwaldHOST
... we can hang.
David GreenwaldHOST
But it's all in service of building up to the last, uh, kinda warm-up before the, um, the CONCACAF W Championship quarterfinal match.
Thad BellHOST
Which is the, which is the World Cup qualifier.
David GreenwaldHOST
Which is the World Cup qualifier.
Liam GrecoHOST
Number one versus number two, arguably one of the biggest tests of Hayes' tenure so far post-Olympics, with the US having, having not played any ma- fixtures in four months since the June friendlies in Brazil.
Liam GrecoHOST
This is the win- the final window for them ahead of the CONCACAF W Championship in November that serves as the official qualifier for the 2027 Women's World Cup and 2029 Olympics.
Liam GrecoHOST
Results do matter this time.
Liam GrecoHOST
It's not just experience for the team, which it will ultimately yield.
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