Catarina Macario scored her first international goal in nearly three years when the U.S. women's national team defeated Colombia 2-0 in its opening match of the SheBelieves Cup in Houston on Thursday.

The U.S. women take the field for the first time in 2025 as they kick off the 2025 SheBelieves Cup with a game against Colombia on Thursday. Ranked No. 1 in the world, the USWNT head into the new year with renewed faith in their global dominance thanks to an Olympic gold medal last summer that restored them to FIFA's top spot.

The U.S. women's national team kicked off 2025 on a winning note, beating Colombia 2-0 in the team's first game of the SheBelieves Cup. Head coach Emma Hayes is using the competition to experiment with inexperienced players and new tactical ideas,