Manager Emma Hayes quickly quelled any doubts on whether or not Rodman would play after a long time away from the national team. The head coach unveiled that Rodman will captain the team during their first match against Paraguay, a conversation she had with the winger as they mapped out training camps and evaluated her progress.

The Emma Hayes era with the United States women's national team has been a good one so far, with 26 wins and just three losses in 31 games.

The U.S. women’s national team will be back in full swing as it faces Paraguay on Jan. 24 in Carson, California, and Chile on Tuesday in Santa Barbara in a pair of international friendlies. If 2025 was a year for experimentation,

USWNT coach Emma Hayes heralded a "fresh start" for Trinity Rodman after the forward scored in just her second match since the 2024 Olympics in a 6-0 rout of Paraguay.

Trinity Rodman, fresh off signing a contract with the Washington Spirit, scored and the United States had five second-half goals in a 6-0 rout Paraguay on Saturday.

Croix Bethune picked the pocket of a Paraguay player deep in their end of the field and Emma Sears got in on the onslaught by scoring the USWNT's sixth and final goal vs. Paraguay.

This is the fourth all-time meeting between the two teams, with the USWNT holding a 3-0-0 advantage and triumphing in the most recent meeting, a 3-0 result in Group F at the 2019 World Cup. Ranked 47 th internationally by FIFA,