The United States women's national team split mostly cruised through friendlies vs China, Jamaica, the Republic of Ireland, Canada, and Portugal. Now New Zealand cross the Atlantic for a pair of October friendlies.

The United States Women’s National Team will take on New Zealand in an international friendly on Wednesday night at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Catch the USWNT vs. New Zealand friendly. Get the predicted lineups, injury updates, and how and where to watch the match live.

The Americans took the lead within a minute of kickoff, but the Europeans came away with the surprising result

Similar to the USWNT, this will be New Zealand’s third game in less than a week. The Football Ferns played a pair of matches against Mexico, losing both. They lost the first match 1-0 last Thursday, before falling 2-0 on Sunday. New Zealand has just three games left before the start of qualifying for the 2027 World Cup begins next February.

She was far from the only standout. Macario, too, scored in each half, running the show from up top. Rose Lavelle, who had more caps than the rest of the starting XI combined, scored a stunner just before halftime, having dominated in the prior 44 minutes on the field before coming off after the break.

While the USWNT settled for a series split against Portugal, they'll now face non-European opposition. New Zealand are on to

Here’s how to watch the international friendly match on TV and live stream as well as the latest team news. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.

The USWNT reversed fortunes with a win over Portugal, and now look to close out the October window with momentum