U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team Falls to Spain 1-0 in Final Tuneup Before 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco
USA Opens World Cup Against Ecuador on Oct. 18 in Salè, Morocco
MARBELLA, Spain (Oct. 12, 2025) – The U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team fell 1-0 to Spain during its pre-tournament training camp in Spain ahead of the 2025 FIFA Women’s World Cup. This was the USA’s last tune-up before heading to Morocco for World Cup.
At the 2025 FIFA U-17 WWC, the USA was drawn into Group C and will face Ecuador (9 a.m. ET / 2 p.m. local time) in its first match on Saturday, Oct. 18. The USA will then face China PR on Tuesday, October 21 (Noon ET / 5 p.m. local) and finish group play against Norway on Friday, October 24 (9 a.m. ET / 2 p.m. local). All three of the USA’s Group C games will be played at the Football Academy Mohammed VI (Pitch 3) in Salè, which is just outside of the capital of Rabat. The matches will be available for viewing on FIFA+.
These two teams played two matches at the end of August in Alicante, Spain, a 2-0 U.S. win and a 0-0 draw.
The only goal in this match came in the seventh minute when Carolina Ferrera Torres converted a penalty kick.
The USA’s World Cup participation highlights the continuing the focus on the U.S. Way, which emphasizes increased programming for Youth National Teams to create more opportunities for young players to advance through the pathway to the senior National Team with the goal of representing their country at a world championship.
-U.S. UNDER-17 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: United States U-17 Women's National Team vs. Spain U-17 Women’s National Team
Date: October 12, 2025
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Marbella Football Center; Marbella, Spain
Attendance: 50
Weather: 75 degrees, Overcast
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESP | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ESP – Carolina Ferrera Torres (Penalty Kick) | 7th minute |
Lineups:
USA: 1-Peyton Trayer; 20-Cali O’Neill (13-Addison Feldman, 80), 24-Pearl Cecil (5-Claire Kessenger, 61), 4-Meila Brewer (17-Natalie Chudowsky, 46),19-Sydney Schmidt (14-Olivia Robinson, 72); 16-Scottie Antonucci (Capt.) (8-Chloe Sadler, 46), 22-Nyanya Touray (23-Jaiden Rodriguez, 61), 18-Riley Kennedy (2-Anastasia Showler-Little, 80), 6-Micayla Johnson (7-Ellie Kocher, 46), 15-Lauren Malsom (3-Mak Whitman, 61), 10-Maddie DiMaria (11-KK Ream, 46)
Subs not used: 9-Mia Corona, 12-Ella McNeal, 21-Evan O’Steen
Head Coach: Katie Schoepfer
ESP: 13-Ana Alvarez; 2- Raquel Zuazo Barrilero, 12-Carla Castineyras Lopez, 4-Silvia Cristobal Fernandez (Capt.) (3-Maialen Valladares Mesa, 67), 7-Noa Jimenez Olivares; 15-Carolina Ferrera Torres, 16-Maria Carvajal Maestre (19-Claudia Barrios Lopez, 78), 8-Celia Gomez Garcia Quijada; 20-Carlotta Chacon Peso (9-Lidia Gibert Magdaleno, 78), 18-Maria Rius Villamana, 11-Anna Quer Salvador
Subs not used: 1-Alba Fuertes Pardo, 5-Julia Torres Echevarria, 6-Vera Molina Moelon, 10-Rosalia Dominguez Navarro, 14-Lua Arufe Calo, 17-Iraia Fernandez Hidalgo, 21-Antia Veiga Carames, 23-Goiatz Ferrera Torres
Head Coach: Milagros Martinez
Stats Summary: USA / ESP
Shots: 6 / 9
Shots on Goal: 3 / 4
Saves: 2/ 3
Corner Kicks: 4 / 4
Fouls: 9 / 10
Offside: 5 / 0
Misconduct Summary:
None
Officials:
Referee: Molino Ruiz, Claudia Sofia
Assistant Referee 1: Pinto Cordoba, Julian
Assistant Referee 2: Gonzalez Fernandez, Esther
Fourth Official: Jimenez Montes, Irene