The 2025 schedule for the U.S. women's national team will finally come to a close this week. A year of intentional rotation and experimentation under the guidance of head coach Emma Hayes will get one more camp before reaching its conclusion, and there are still two more games to evaluate.

With a focus on expanding the player pool and establishing program principles with less experienced players, the squad has navigated a year with plenty of lessons. The Stars and Stripes have a 10-3-0 record heading into their two-game series against Italy. Their three losses came against Brazil, Portugal, and Japan, and the USWNT will try to avoid any additional losses as the program hasn't lost more than three games in a year since 2001.

It's been almost 15 years since the U.S. and Italy faced each ot

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