Five Things to Know: USWNT vs. Jamaica
Here's everything you need to know before USA faces Jamaica at Energizer Park in St. Louis, Mo.
After downing China PR, 3-0, on May 31 in Minnesota, the USWNT takes on Jamaica on June 3 to finish the two-game set during this FIFA window. The match kicks off at Engerizer Park in St. Louis, Mo. at 7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET (TNT, Max, Universo and Peacock in Spanish and Westwood One Sports on radio).
These matches serve as yet another chance for USWNT head coach Emma Hayes and her staff to continue to evaluate the player pool in the lead up to the largest event in global women’s sports in 2027 when the FIFA Women’s World Cup comes to Brazil.
Here's what you need to know before watching the USA face Jamaica:
1. CATARINA MACARIO ON A SCORING TEAR
Forward Catarina Macario has been lights out scoring in the last three international windows since her return from injury. An ACL tear kept Macario away from the USWNT for two years, but she’s come out hot for the USA.
However, that hasn’t stopped Macario from wanting even more of her performance.
“Cat, she's been tough on herself,” Hayes said. “I mean, she got a goal and her all-round play was good. She wanted it at a higher level and that's okay. She can aspire to that, but she's a wonderful football player and we're blessed to have her.”
Macario, slotted as the No. 9, scored and assisted in the 3-0 win against China PR. It was Macario’s third goal of 2025, making her the USWNT leading scorer of the year.
2. BECKY SAUERBRUNN HONORED
Legendary centerback Becky Sauerbrunn will be honored before kickoff in her hometown. Sauerbrunn retired at the end of 2024 after a 16-year career, which included two FIFA Women's World Cup championships and an Olympic gold medal in 2012.
Sauerbrunn’s impact on the ethos of the USWNT has lasted, even if the defender hasn’t played for the National Team since February 2024. Midfielder Lindsey Horan, when faced with making decisions, often asks herself, “What would Becky do?”
That’s a legacy that a quiet leader like Sauerbrunn, a self-described “player’s player” hoped to leave behind.
“I can say this without hesitation, I've got a locker room — not just the senior players — but less experienced players that talk about Becky in the highest esteem, both as a leader and as a human being,” Hayes said. “I don't think you could want anything more than that in life, and to have people talk about you like that.”
In addition to the pre-match ceremony honoring Sauerbrunn, the first 2,000 fans at Energizer Park will get a free bobblehead celebrating one of the USA’s best all-time defenders.
3. DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO LEVEL UP
Hayes’ vision has been clear — continue to develop the USWNT player pool from young players to mainstays.
So, while the staff is on track to decide on the USA’s core group of players that will represent team in World Cups and Olympics, she’s called up younger rosters in 2025, allowing players to get exposure and experience at the international level.
While that comes with challenges, Hayes has preached patience, and it’s now starting to yield results. In the fourth camp of the year, younger players like Lily Yohannes (17) and Claire Hutton (19), just to name a few, have shown well.
“When you're trying to put together so many new players, as a coach, you want to make sure that every time you're with them, you're making less and less tactical corrections,” Hayes said. “This week, we've made less than we've ever had to make.”
4. USWNT vs. JAMAICA HISTORY
This will be just the sixth time the U.S. Women’s National Team faces Jamaica. The Americans hold a 5W-0L-0D record over the Reggae Girlz. Each game, the U.S. has finished a shutout and scored at least four goals. In their first meeting in 1994, the USA won 10-0.
The most recent meeting, the U.S. won 5-0 in the 2022 Concacaf W Championship group stage, which clinched its berth to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Sophia Wilson, Rose Lavelle, Kristie Mewis and Trinity Rodman scored for the U.S. side.
5. SUMMER SERIES WILL RETURN
This match may close this international window, but the USWNT will be back on together later this summer with three more matches.
First the Americans will take on the Republic of Ireland in a pair of friendlies on June 26 and 29 in Commerce City, Colo. and Cincinnati, Ohio, respectively. Then the USA will battle Canada — the USWNT’s most frequent opponent — in the Nation’s capital to round of the summer matches July 6.
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