As an unfamiliar foe, Le Azzurre will present plenty of unique challenges for the U.S. in two friendlies to end the year.

It's been almost 15 years since the U.S. and Italy faced each other, and while the USWNT have a winning record against the Italians (11-1-4), this is a European side still surging from their 2025 UEFA Euro semifinals appearance. Here's how to watch the upcoming match:

These are the 16 th and 17 th all-time meetings between the two teams, with the USWNT holding a 10-4-1 advantage and claiming the most recent meetings, an aggregate victory in a 2011 World Cup qualification playoff (2-0 [1-0,

Italy is one win away from reaching the final of the Women’s European Championship, but just three years ago its players couldn’t even get professional contracts in their own country. Little wonder veteran captain Cristiana Girelli was in tears after ...

The U.S. women's national team will once again be without Trinity Rodman for its two year-ending friendlies against Italy.

Rose Lavelle and the United States Women's National Team defeated Italy 3-0 in an international friendly on Friday in Orlando.