12 - Twelve different #NWSL teams had at least one player appear for the #USWNT against Spain on Saturday, the most ever in a single match.

Depth.

87 - The #USWNT trailed for 87 minutes against Spain after conceding in the 3rd minute on Saturday.

They've only trailed longer in a match once this century: 88 minutes after conceding at 2' vs. Norway in a 2-0 loss in the 2008 Olympics.

Unfamiliar.

7 - There were seven goals scored by teenagers for the #USMNT in this international window, equaling the most in a single calendar year in program history (2017).

2026
Julian Hall 3
Justin Ellis 2
Mathis Albert
Cavan Sullivan

2017
Christian Pulisic 6
Weston McKennie

Youth.

13 - Since the beginning of matchday 15 (July 29), @washingtonspirit.com has earned 16 points in 11 matches, with 13 of those coming in five matches on the road (W4 D1 L0) compared to just three in six matches at home (W1 D0 L5).

Travelers.

15 - Gotham FC's Jaedyn Shaw recorded her 15th goal contribution of the season Sunday (10 goals, 5 assists), equaling Manaka Matsukubo's 2025 total (11 goals, 4 assists) for the most by a player 21 years old or younger in a single regular season in #NWSL history.

Redemption.

18 - @denversummitfc.bsky.social's Janine Sonis has 18 goal contributions this season, including a goal and an assist Sunday, the most by a player on a team in their first #NWSL season (excluding original 2013 teams), surpassing Alex Morgan's 17 for San Diego in 2022.

Spark.

6 - @utahroyalsfc.com have come from behind to avoid defeat six times this season (W3 D3), including on Saturday, after doing so just seven times in their first four #NWSL seasons combined (W2 D5).

Character.

2 - Two of Debinha's three goals in her hat-trick for @thekccurrent.bsky.social Saturday were headers after only one of her previous 50 regular-season #NWSL goals dating back to August 2018 was scored via a header.

Bobble.

6 - @bostonlegacyfc.com's Amanda Gutierres' two goals off the bench on Saturday took her to six substitute goals this season, twice as many as any other player in a single season and tied for third-most in a career in #NWSL history (Makenzy Robbe 9, Brittany Ratcliffe 7).

Super.

78.8 - Following its win at Seattle on Friday, @nccourage.com's playoffs chances increased from 47.7 percent to 78.8 percent, according to the Opta Predictor.

Leap.

8 - Eight different teenagers have made an appearance for the #USMNT over the last two matches, as many as in the entire previous World Cup cycle (59 matches) dating back to the beginning of 2023.

Future.

92.2% - With a six point lead, the Opta Predictor gives Gotham FC a 92.2 percent chance of winning the #NWSL Shield with four matches to play.

Overwhelming.

8 - On Sunday, Cloé Lacasse (goal) and Mina Tanaka (assist) contributed to a goal in the same match for @utahroyalsfc.com for the eighth time this season, tied for the second-most such games by teammates in a season in #NWSL history (S. Kerr, Y. Nagasato - 9 for CHI in 2019).

Pair.

2 - On Sunday, @orlpride.com's Haley McCutcheon became the first player in #NWSL history to score in the first 2 minutes of both halves of a regular-season match.

She is only the 12th player in league history to score in the first 2 minutes of both halves in her career.

Number.

160 - With 7 shots and 2 chances created, including assisting Marie Müller's equalizer, on Saturday, @thornsfc.com's Sophia Wilson has been involved in 160 shots in 2026 (117 shots, 43 chances created), the most in a single #NWSL regular season on record (since 2016).

Busy.

7 - @angelcity.com's 1-0 win at Washington on Sunday was its seventh road win of the season, one more than it had managed across the 2024 and 2025 regular seasons combined (6).

Warriors.

4 - Justin Ellis scored four minutes into his #USMNT debut, the fastest any player has scored in their first U.S. appearance since Chris Albright in 1999 (2 minutes).

Arrival.