Amanda Gutierres scored in the 95th minute to lift Brazil to a 2-1 victory over the U.S. women’s national team late Tuesday night at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif.
It wasn’t how the Americans wanted to end this April window, splitting the doubleheader 1-1. But while coach Emma Hayes wants to win every game, she’s been saying for months that she’d rather hoist the 2027 World Cup trophy than beat teams in friendlies right now.
The USWNT got off to a hot start when Catarina Macario scored in the first minute. She and Alyssa Thompson were bright spots in the attack and dangerous on a number of occasions in the first half. In fact, their connection was so lethal that Brazil had to make an early defensive substitution to account for Thompson’s speed.
But more than…
