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Orlando City vs. Sporting Kansas City: Final Score 3-1 as Lions Dominate Second Half

The Lions won their fourth straight game in all competitions thanks to goals by Tyrese Spicer, Ramiro Enrique, and Nico Rodriguez.

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Orlando City again couldn’t hold a 1-0 lead at Inter&Co Stadium, but the Lions dominated the second half, beating Sporting Kansas City 3-1 after a lengthy weather delay. Tyrese Spicer, Ramiro Enrique, and Nico Rodriguez scored to more than offset Dejan Joveljic’s goal. It was the fourth consecutive MLS win for Orlando City (13-6-8, 47 points) and the club’s seventh game without a loss in all competitions (6-0-1). The Lions have scored three or more goals in each of their last four games (all wins) in all competitions.

The win keeps Orlando City unbeaten at home (3-0-1) against Sporting Kansas City, which dropped to 6-14-6 (24 points) on the season.

“What a difficult game today,” Orlando City Head Coach Oscar Pareja said after the match. “The first half we couldn’t connect our shaping, and they found a lot of spaces. It’s good that we opened the game so early, but we didn’t play well (for) 20 minutes. And then, the second half we reshaped things. The boys started to adjusting some lines and some tactics, movements there, especially in the middle, and then we started flowing in the game and it was much more Orlando. The second half was our half.”

Pareja’s lineup included a few changes. Pedro Gallese started in goal behind a back line of David Brekalo, Robin Jansson, Rodrigo Schlegel, and Dagur Dan Thorhallsson, who stepped into Alex Freeman’s right back spot. Kyle Smith deputized for the suspended Cesar Araujo with Eduard Atuesta in the central midfield between wingers Spicer — in his first Orlando City start — and Marco Pasalic, with Martin Ojeda and Luis Muriel up top.

Inclement weather once again reared its ugly head, delaying the start of the match by three hours and three minutes. Once the game started, Orlando quickly jumped on the visitors.

Just two minutes into the match, Spicer found Ojeda in the box. The Argentine took a heavy touch toward the end line but gathered and shot it into goalkeeper Jon Pulskamp, who deflected it back to Spicer. The Trinidad & Tobago international took his shot with his first touch and slotted home his first goal as a Lion. It was the second straight game in which Orlando scored in the second minute.

Tyrese in his first start as a Lion 🤯

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“I saw Martin in the box, but I was like, ‘You know what I need to do, like some decoy or some move to at least throw (the defender) off,’ because I didn’t want to give him the ball right away,” Spicer said. “So, I just did the step over to shift him, and I went inside. And I was like, ‘Okay, let me play.’ Maybe I played it a little bit too hard, but fortunately, he got the shot off. When it came back to me, it was like, instinctiveness, shoot automatically. And I see it went in. And I was like, ‘Let’s go!'”

“Many highlights moments for us. Tyrese was one of them, scoring, and not just scoring, but I thought he played a very good game for us,” Pareja said. “And the way he started mixing with our players and with our game model, it was outstanding.”

The next shot in the game didn’t come until the seventh minute as Joveljic sent a shot just inches wide of the left post from outside the area.

Orlando City got back on the front foot but could do nothing with a couple of corner kicks, and then Sporting Kansas City took possession for much of the next 15 minutes. The Lions were sloppy and kept giving the ball away cheaply during that spell, that saw Shapi Suleymanov slice a shot wide in the 13th minute.

Mason Toye got in behind the back line, beating the trap in the 20th minute. Gallese came way off his line to try to stop the Kansas City forward, but the shot got through. The stadium breathed a sigh of relief when it skipped just wide of the left post. Sporting then won a couple of corners and nearly paid one off on the recycle, as Gallese went down to make a diving, one-handed save in the 23rd minute on a shot from Toye.

The Sporting KC goal that had been coming finally came in the 26th minute. Joveljic slipped a through ball to Toye making a diagonal run between the center backs. Schlegel wasn’t able to keep up with the run. Gallese came out to cut down the angle, but Toye slipped the ball past the onrushing goalkeeper and Joveljic beat Jansson on the switch and tapped it in to make it 1-1.

Orlando woke up a bit after conceding and the rest of the half was evenly played. Spicer won another corner at the half-hour mark and the cross in from Ojeda found Schlegel, but the defender’s header was blocked in front by Joveljic.

Eight minutes later, another ball over the Orlando back line nearly paid off for Sporting Kansas City but Thorhallsson made up some ground and got to the ball first. He tried to chip it to safety and came close to putting it into his own net, but it sailed just over the crossbar for a corner. The Lions cleared the set piece but quickly gave the ball back to the visitors. Suleymanov fired just over the bar in the 39th minute on the end of the counterattack.

Spicer again got forward in the 42nd minute down the left and found Ojeda, who tried to shoot it with his first touch. He got under his half-volley effort and it sailed high. Two minutes later, Pasalic found some space about 25 yards out from goal and fired, but he hit his shot right at Pulskamp for the easy save.

Orlando finished the half strong with a quick give-and-go in the second minute of injury time with Ojeda slipping the ball through for Muriel’s run, but the Colombian got under his shot and it sailed into The Wall on the last look at goal for the half.

At the break, Orlando City had the edge in possession (52.9%-47.1%), corners (3-2), and passing accuracy (89.5%-88.6%). Sporting Kansas City attempted more shots (8-7), with each team putting two on target.

“I feel like we were doing sloppy mistakes and giving the ball away pretty easily, and especially in these games where the humidity is so high, we we can’t be giving the ball away with teams that counterattack, because they want to stay and counterattack much,” Thorhallsson said of the first half. “So, I feel like we played into their hands. But as soon as we just took over the ball and played our game, I felt like we controlled it.”

At the break, Pareja sent on Freeman for Smith, pushing Thorhallsson to the midfield.

Orlando started the second half well, earning an early corner on a Muriel cross that the defense had to knock behind. The visitors cleared the initial corner but Orlando created a good chance in the 50th minute on the recycle. The ball ended up with Freeman on the right side of the box, and he found Muriel in front. Pulskamp came off his line and Muriel made a slick move to spin and find Ojeda near the penalty spot, but the Lions’ No. 10 sliced his shot badly wide of the left post.

Five minutes later, Freeman made a lunging shot on a ball across the box, but he sent it wide of the right post.

Sporting KC got forward and created some havoc with a Jovelic cross into the six, but none of his teammates where there to finish the play.

Atuesta ignited the break with a takeaway in the attacking half in the 64th minute. He quickly found Ojeda, who sent Muriel into the right side of the box. Muriel stopped quickly to lose his defender before finding Pasalic in the middle. The Croatian’s shot was on goal, but Pulskamp made a vital save to keep the game tied.

Gallese made a pair of comfortable saves in the 65th and 69th minutes.

Pareja then made two subs in the 71st minute, bringing on Ivan Angulo and Enrique for Pasalic and Muriel. It didn’t take long for the subs to make an impact, as they instantly added a spark of energy to Orlando City.

After a Spicer cross into the box was blocked by a defender in the 73rd minute, the Lions regained the lead three minutes later. Angulo won the ball in the attacking third with help from Thorhallsson and quickly sent it to Ojeda on the right. Ojeda sent a right-footed pass into the middle for Enrique, who made a quick spin move, touched it to his left, and smashed it in past Pulskamp to make it 2-1 in the 76th minute. Enrique’s eighth goal of the MLS season tied his career high of eight, set last year. It also moved him past Kaka into sole possession of sixth place on the team’s all-time goal-scoring chart (all competitions).

“Ramiro patiently weighted for his moment, knowing that in any time he can start as well, and probably he deserves it as much as as Luis (Muriel),” Pareja said.

Following the goal, Pareja inserted Rodriguez for Spicer.

Buoyed by the goal, Orlando City kept the pressure on Sporting and looked to counter whenever possible. Atuesta found himself with space at the top of the box in the 79th minute, firing a shot that went straight to Pulskamp for an easy save. Four minutes later, the Lions put the game to bed.

Ojeda took the ball on the left side and sent a cross over the box to Freeman on the right. The fullback fired a shot that took a deflection and bounced in behind the defense, where Rodriguez got to it first and smashed home his first goal as a Lion in the 83rd minute.

Orlando could have won the game by much more than two goals. In addition to wasting some good chances earlier, Angulo was let loose in behind on a breakaway, speeding past the last defender and getting in on goal, but he sent his shot over the bar in the 85th minute.

From there, Orlando City pinged the ball around with energy and a lot of one-touch passing, seeing out the victory.

After a dominant second half, Orlando finished the match with the advantage in possession (54.6%-45.4%), shots (19-11), shots on target (7-4), corners (6-4), and passing accuracy (90.3%-86.1%).

“I would say very good first 10 minutes, then pretty bad, 35 minutes, and then very good 45 minutes, if I was to summarize the whole game,” Thorhallsson said. “Very good second half. I feel like we dominated the game.”

“I want to express the gratitude that we have with our fans,” Pareja said. “With this (weather) delay, I didn’t expect that all of them staying, and when we came out from the locker room and we saw them in the stands, it was something that we won’t forget. I wanted to dedicate this victory for them and show our gratitude.”

The Lions have a quick turnaround, as they’ll fly out to Carson, CA to face Toluca on Wednesday in Leagues Cup action. Orlando City’s next MLS match will be a week from tonight at Nashville SC.

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Orlando City vs. Charlotte FC: Player Grades and Man of the Match

How did your favorite Lions perform in Orlando City’s 4-1 home win over Charlotte?

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Orlando City finally managed to score more than two goals thanks to a 4-1 victory over visiting Charlotte FC. If I’m being honest, I wasn’t looking forward to writing or even watching this game, but boy was I wrong. As a whole, the team played well, and there are some good grades for many, unlike the last several weeks. Let’s take a look at how Orlando City’s players rated individually in a matchup with Charlotte.

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GK, Maxime Crépeau, 6.5— This was a pretty good match for the Orlando City keeper, though it almost wasn’t. He made three saves, two of which were difficult. He got big and cut off the angle in the 28th minute on the first save. He got caught inside on Charlotte’s goal, but Braian Ojeda also made a mess of defending Morrison Agyemang at the back post. In the 64th minute, he celebrated a block by Tiago a bit early when he thought the ball had gone out, but it hadn’t. Fortunately, Iago was there to make a play and Charlotte was offside anyway, so the third attempt didn’t count. He made a point-blank save in the 81st and another leaping save deep in stoppage time to keep Charlotte at bay.

D, Adrian Marin, 5.5 — Marin almost got the Lions off to a bad start when he lost a 50/50 ball in the sixth minute but Charlotte couldn’t capitalize. After that, he settled in, though he still scares me a bit. He completed 87.7% of his 65 passes, including three of his seven long balls. Defensively, he contributed four tackles and four clearances. Again, he wasn’t bad, but he also wasn’t impressive.

D, Robin Jansson, 7 — Jansson continues to show excellent form after his return from injury. The captain is a calming presence that keeps the defense organized. Since his return, Orlando City has allowed only three goals. He did his usual job of stopping attacks up and down the field. He completed 92% of his 50 passes, including one of his four long balls. Defensively, he logged one tackle, one interception, and a team-high eight clearances. It was the same type of performances that has earned him Man of the Match honors before, but this time the Lions created some offense.

D, Iago, 6 — Iago seems to be settling in now that he has Jansson next to him on the back line. He made some key defensive plays, including a clearance while Crepeau was celebrating too early. He completed 83.3% of his 36 passes, including one of his four long balls. Defensively, he logged one interception, three blocked shots, and two clearances. Thankfully, he didn’t lead Orlando City on shot attempts in this match.

D, Zakaria Taifi, 6 — Thank goodness Taifi muffed his shot attempt in the 21st minute. That’s not something one would normally say, but since it ended up as a Luis Otavio goal, it’s all good. Technically, it didn’t count as a shot, but he did get credit for the assist. He did take one other shot that was on goal, but it was easily saved, and he had two key passes. The Homegrown fullback made a good toe poke to stop an attack in 14th minute and a good recovery run in the 43rd minute to deflect a cross out for a corner. He finished with two tackles, an interception, and two clearances on the defensive side, passing at a 95.2% success rate. He was subbed off for Ignacio Gomez in the 78th minute.

MF, Iván Angulo, 6 — This was a very Ivan Angulo performance, by which I mean he did some good things, some bad things, and some inexplicable things. He did well tracking back on defense and occasionally taking the ball back in the midfield. He earned a yellow card in the 23rd minute keeping breaking up a counter off Braian Ojeda’s blocked ball into the box on a corner kick. He also missed an excellent opportunity after Ojeda put him in on goal in the 56th minute. It’s the type of play that he should at least put the shot on frame, but he was unable to even come close. He made up for it a bit with his excellent pass for the assist on Gomez’s late goal. He completed 91.7% of his 36 passes, including the one key pass. Defensively, he contributed two tackles. He subbed off for Harvey Sarajian in second-half stoppage time .

MF, Braian Ojeda, 5.5 — Braian Ojeda made one really bad play in this match that cost Orlando City a clean sheet. He was bowled over by Agyemang while defending the back corner on Charlotte’s lone goal. Other than that, he wasn’t too bad. He completed 91.3% of his 46 passes, including one cross. Defensively, he made three tackles and one clearance, while committing two fouls. He was more aggressive in the midfield this match, and that made a difference in limiting Charlotte’s attack.

MF, Luis Otavio, 7 — This was easily Luis Otavio’s best match so far. He only took one shot, but it was on target and in the back of the net to start the scoring on the night. The ball fell perfectly to Otavio after Taifi’s errant shot attempt. He settled it and took a powerful shot with the outside of his right foot that froze everyone, including Charlotte keeper Kristijan Khalina, to give Orlando the 1-0 lead. It was a perfect time to score his first professional goal. Defensively, he compiled three tackles, two interceptions, and one bicycle kick clearance in the 29th minute. He earned a yellow card in the 42nd minute. Otavio subbed off in second-half stoppage time for Colin Guske.

MF, Justin Ellis, 6 — Ellis was a bit of a surprise start due to Tyrese Spicer falling ill on game day, but the young forward played well. He took one shot in the 12th minute, on which he tried to turn in the box, but it went wide right. His big moment came in the 50th minute, when he took a pass from Tiago, made his way into the box, and laid the ball off to Martin Ojeda for the second goal of the match. Ellis’ aforementioned shot was his only one, but he did have an excellent assist on what turned out to be the winning goal. He completed 82.8% of his 29 passes with three key passes. Defensively, he made one tackle and committed one foul, earning a yellow card in the 67th minute. He was subbed off in second-half stoppage time for Bernardo Rhein.

F, Martín Ojeda, 7.5 (MotM) — Welcome back, Martin Ojeda! The Designated Player took four shots and put two on target, both of which went in. The first was a perfectly placed shot into the top right corner from Ellis’ pass. The second was an absolutely beautiful set-piece shot from just outside the box. He completed 91.3% of his 46 passes, including three key passes, two crosses, and six successful long balls. He received a yellow card in first-half stoppage time for arguing about a soft foul he was called for. This was the type of match that Orlando City needs from Martin Ojeda.

F, Tiago, 6.5 — Tiago should have been credited with the secondary assist on Orlando City’s first goal, but he was not. He made a long run to the end line and then put the ball back across the box perfectly for Taifi, who clipped it out to the top of the box where Otavio put it away. Tiago took one shot that was on target and earned a secondary assist on Ojeda’s first goal. He completed 77.8% of his 27 passes, made one key pass, and had three successful crosses. Defensively, he logged three clearances, blocked one shot, and committed two fouls, earning a yellow card in the 67th minute. Like many of his teammates, this was one of his best showings this season. He subbed off in 74th minute for Tahir Reid-Brown.

Substitutes

MF, Tahir Reid-Brown (75′), 5.5 — Tahir Reid-Brown came on for Tiago, who was sitting on a yellow card, to help protect the lead. He didn’t do much with his time on the pitch, but he also wasn’t asked to with the two-goal lead the club had at the time. He didn’t hurt Orlando City, and had some critical interventions to break up Charlotte’s attack near the top of the area. He completed 66.7% of his six passes with one cross. Defensively, he contributed one clearance.

MF, Ignacio Gomez (78′), 6.5 — Gomez decided he was going to make sure he received a grade for his performance. Almost immediately after entering the match, he earned a yellow card for a tussle with Charlotte star attacker Wilfried Zaha. He made up for it in the 87th minute by scoring his first MLS goal. He helped set the play up by finding Angulo with a good pass to the middle and then continued his run, finishing like a veteran. It was his only shot of the match, and he completed all three of his passes. Defensively, he contributed one tackle and two clearances while committing two fouls.

MF, Colin Guske (90+3′), N/A — Guske was brought on for Luis Otavio as Martin Perelman decided that everyone should get to play in this match. Guske wasn’t on long enough, nor did he do enough, to earn a grade.

F, Harvey Sarajian (90+3′), N/A — Harvey Sarajian came on for Ivan Angulo. Like Guske, Sarajian wasn’t on long enough, nor did he do enough, to earn a grade, although he gave up a dangerous free kick in stoppage time.

MF, Bernardo Rhein (90+3′), N/A — Congratulations to Bernardo Rhein for making his first MLS appearance. He came on for Justin Ellis. Sadly, like the other two guys he came on with, he wasn’t on long enough, nor did he do enough, to earn a grade.

That’s how I saw the individual performances in Orlando City’s 4-1 victory over Charlotte. Let us know what you thought of the game in the comments below, and don’t forget to vote for your Man of the Match.

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Orlando City vs. Charlotte FC: Five Takeaways

Here’s what we learned from Orlando City’s enjoyable 4-1 victory over Charlotte.

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Orlando City got a much-needed victory on Wednesday night, demolishing Charlotte 4-1 and looking nothing like a bottom-of-the-Eastern-Conference squad. The Lions took an early lead, gave it away with some sloppy set-piece defending, but then rebounded and delivered a thorough beatdown in the second half. More nights like this, please and thank you.

Here are my five takeaways from the match.

Young Bench

Every player on the bench for Orlando City was at some point in their career primarily an Orlando City B player, and seven of the eight players had played minutes for the Young Lions in 2026. Only Colin Guske has not logged any minutes for OCB this season, though based on recent starting lineups and substitution choices for the senior team, he also may drop down to MLS NEXT Pro to get some minutes in the upcoming weeks. The kids in the hall on the bench were all right too, with Ignacio Gómez coming off the bench to score his first MLS goal, Tahir Reid-Brown showing his attacking ability up the left side, and Bernardo Rhein making his debut appearance at the senior level. There was a different, youthful, energy in the air at Inter&Co Stadium against Charlotte, and that energy definitely helped carry Orlando City to a victory.

Their First Samba

The Orlando City starting lineup featured all three of Orlando City’s Brazilian MLS U22 Initiative signings — the first time the three had started together for the Lions. This is clearly what Ricardo Moreira and the front office had envisioned during the off-season, and their vision was rewarded by the three young Brazilians on Wednesday night. Tiago was a menace down the left side of the field and should have been awarded a secondary assist for his work setting up the game’s first goal. Iago was once again solid in the center of defense, as he has been ever since Robin Jansson returned, and Luis Otávio scored the goal that Tiago had set up, giving Orlando City a home lead and injecting some confidence into a team that sorely needed it. All three of these players are now serious threats to seize the starting roles at their positions, and it will be interesting to see what happens as the veterans who play those positions return from injury.

Just How They Drew It Up

I do not think I am going out very far on a limb to say that Zakaria Taifi has never been less responsible for an assist that he was credited for, as while yes, Taifi was the last player to touch the ball before Otávio scored, but in no way, shape, or form was the young academy graduate trying to play the ball to Otávio. Tiago had made a 50-yard run up the left side of the field after receiving a pass from Adrián Marin, and his cross was perfectly placed for Taifi to volley it home. The Orlando native swung his left leg through but mistimed the connection, hitting the ball with the outside of his foot and sending his shot hurtling backwards toward the middle of the field. Otávio was waiting there alone, however, and trapped the ball down and then hit a trivela with his right foot that completely fooled Kristijan Kahlina. The play did not look pretty, but the scoreboard afterwards did, as the Lions had an early lead.

B Is For Brace

The off-season acquisition of Braian Ojeda added a second Ojeda to the Orlando City roster, and as a result, the back of the Paraguayan’s jersey reads B. Ojeda. On Wednesday night, however, Martín Ojeda scored two goals, giving us a different type of B. Ojeda to talk about — a b…race for Ojeda. OK, OK, that was a serious stretch, and speaking of a serious stretch, even with his own full extension stretch, Charlotte’s Kahlina was unable to keep Ojeda’s curling free kick out of the bottom corner of the net. That was Ojeda’s second goal, and on his first goal Kahlina did not even make an attempt to stretch and save the shot, because the Argentinean took Justin Ellis’ pass and lifted it up and into the far corner, leaving the Charlotte goalkeeper no chance. It was great to see the Ojeda of 2025 make an appearance in 2026, and hopefully those two goals kick him into gear.

Mest Värdefulla Spelaren

For those of you who do not speak Swedish (didn’t you watch The Muppets and learn from the Swedish Chef?), that headline translates to Most Valuable Player, which Jansson has been for the Lions since he returned against Columbus. The Beefy Swede led the game with 10 defensive contributions, including eight clearances, but it is really more about how his return has completely changed the defense for Orlando City. Iago looks settled and confident next to Jansson, and after a series of struggles early in his Orlando City career, all of a sudden Marin does as well. Martin Ojeda scored two goals and was excellent on the offensive side of the ball, but it is Jansson who stabilized the team and who helped the Lions stymy a Charlotte team that had won four of its most recent five games. Everyone seems more confident now with the captain back and commanding the back line, and he looks like he is completely healed from his injury and ready to help the Lions try to turn this season around.

Those are my takeaways from Orlando City’s dominating victory over its Eastern Conference rivals. The Lions will not have long to celebrate, however, as they travel to the nation’s capital to play D.C. United on Saturday. A win this weekend would give them their first winning streak of the season and jump them over United in the standings, so I recommend that they enjoy this victory and then go get another one and never look back.

Let us know your thoughts about the Charlotte match in the comments below. Vamos Orlando!

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Lion Links: 4/23/26

Orlando City wins big against Charlotte FC, Javier Otero receives praise, Young Lions sign short-term contracts, and more.

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We might have to start petitioning for all of Orlando City’s games to be moved to Wednesdays as the Lions have won a midweek game for the second consecutive week. This one was a much more exciting affair to boot, and it does feel a bit like a shot in the arm this morning. Let’s go ahead and get to the win and more in today’s links from around the soccer world.

Orlando City Crushes Charlotte FC

The Lions hosted Charlotte FC and claimed all three points in a 4-1 victory, snapping a four-game winless streak in league play. Luis Otavio scored his first goal as a Lion to give Orlando the lead, but Charlotte managed to equalize later in the first half. The second half belonged to Orlando though, as Martin Ojeda took over and Robin Jansson anchored the defense to prevent a comeback. It’s only the third time this year that the Lions have scored multiple goals in a match and hopefully they can keep that attacking momentum going when they travel to play D.C. United on Saturday.

Javier Otero Earns Praise After U.S. Open Cup Win

Orlando City goalkeeper Javier Otero came up with big saves to help the Lions win 1-0 against FC Naples in the U.S. Open Cup’s round of 32 earlier this month and his performance earned him a spot on the bench of the Team of the Round. He was also nominated for Save of the Round for his diving save to parry away a low strike, and voting will remain open until 8:30 p.m. tonight, so be sure to vote! Tyrese Spicer’s impressive strike wasn’t nominated for Goal of the Round, but you can vote on that award as well.

Young Lions Sign Short-Term Contracts

Orlando City B players Ignacio Gomez and Bernardo Rhein were signed to short-term contracts with the first team and both came off the bench for the Lions Wednesday night. Gomez, who made his MLS debut on Saturday, capitalized on his time on the field by scoring his first goal as a Lion. The pair of Young Lions will be available for Saturday’s game against D.C. United too, as the Lions are dealing with a rash of injuries that have tested their depth. Gomez is with Orlando on loan from Velez Sarsfield II, while Rhein has made 24 appearances with OCB as he continues to develop his game.

USWNT Will Face El Salvador in Concacaf W Championship

The schedule and matchups for this year’s Concacaf W Championship were revealed and the United States Women’s National Team will take on El Salvador in the quarterfinals on Nov. 27. This tournament will also notably serve as qualifying for both the 2027 Women’s World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics. The four semifinalists will automatically qualify for the World Cup, while the two finalists and third-place nation will secure an Olympic spot, though the U.S. already has as host. Orlando Pride forward Solai Washington and Jamaica will play against Costa Rica with a World Cup berth on the line, with the winner facing the victor between the U.S. and El Salvador in the semifinals.

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That’s all I have for you this time around. I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday and rest of your week!

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