The U.S. women's national team will close out the October international window, and it's a final chance for players to leave their mark with World Cup qualifiers just 13 months away. After splitting two games against Portugal , the USWNT will host New Zealand on Wednesday at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

For the group, it will be an opportunity to end on a winning streak. The team suffered a disjointed, 2-1 loss against Portugal to open their three-game series and bounced back on Sunday with a 3-1 victory . Now they have to prepare for a new opponent before saying farewell till the next international window beginning Nov. 28.

U.S. national team head coach Emma Hayes initially named a 26-player roster to have flexibility over three games and has utilized the roster through

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