Rodman, days after signing a new deal with the Washington Spirit, helped the U.S. to a 6-0 win over the South Americans

In its first match of 2026, the U.S. grew into a game that showed rust and quality in almost equal measure.

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,

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.

Trinity Rodman capped off a historic week by captaining the United States Women's National Team to a friendly win over Paraguay.

The U.S. women's national team opened their first of two January Camp friendlies with a dominant 6-0 win over Paraguay in Los Angeles on Saturday.

The USWNT's January camp is always a strange affair, but manager Emma Hayes says that over a year of experimentation might be about to come to an end.