Usa Vs Argentina: Heaps and Shaw lift U.S. to 2-0 SheBelieves Cup win in Nashville
In the SheBelieves Cup opener, usa vs argentina ended 2-0 as Lindsey Heaps and Jaedyn Shaw scored to send the United States to a sixth straight shutout victory in Nashville, Tenn.
Usa Vs Argentina in Nashville
Lindsey Heaps opened the scoring in the 19th minute, finishing from the top of the box after Emma Sears worked the ball out of the left corner and into the area; Heaps converted with her left foot for her 39th international goal, the most on the current U. S. roster. Jaedyn Shaw later finished from the top left corner of the box with a right-footed shot that curved toward the left post for her 10th international goal, and the match finished 2-0 in favor of the United States in Nashville.
How the goals unfolded and match stats
Heaps’ goal came in the 19th minute after Sears fed a wide-open chance into the box. Shaw’s shot produced the second tally. The Americans held the ball 67. 7% of the time, registered three shots on target, and limited Argentina to one shot on target against U. S. goalkeeper Claudia Dickey. The U. S. has outscored opponents 27-1 over its past seven games and has not lost since a 2-1 defeat to Portugal in Chester, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 23.
Injuries, cards and substitutions
After Shaw’s goal, Lilly Reale was treated for a right leg injury and was replaced by Emily Fox. Trinity Rodman came on as a second-half substitute, was shoved in the back by Argentina’s Milagros Martín in stoppage time and Martín received a yellow card. Rodman was treated on the field in second-half stoppage time and did not return for the final minutes of the match.
Format, schedule and broadcast details for the tournament
The SheBelieves Cup is a four-team round-robin that also includes Canada and Colombia. This year’s tournament features six round-robin matches over three tournament days, with matches on March 1, March 4 and March 7. Teams are allowed a 26-player tournament roster for the first time, though only 23 players can suit up for each match. Any match that ends in a tie goes directly to penalty kicks; the competition winner is determined by points (three points for a win, one point for a tie and one point for winning the penalty kick shootout). If teams are tied in the standings, tiebreakers are overall goal differential, then most goals scored, then head-to-head results at the end of regulation time.
Broadcast windows, venues and upcoming matchups
All U. S. matches will air on the TBS family of networks in English and on Universo in Spanish, with every tournament fixture streaming on HBO Max in English and Peacock in Spanish. Additional channels listed for the tournament include TNT, truTV and Telemundo, and streaming access is available on platforms such as DirecTV and Hulu + Live TV. The tournament sites include Nashville, Tenn.; ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Columbus, Ohio; and Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N. J. Match times listed for the opening day are: Canada vs. Colombia at 2: 00 p. m. ET, Argentina vs. Colombia at 3: 30 p. m. ET, USA vs Argentina at 5: 00 p. m. ET and USA vs Canada at 6: 45 p. m. ET.
