ATLANTA (June 18, 2025) — U.S. Soccer partners Warner Bros. Discovery (Max) and Telemundo will broadcast the upcoming U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team match against Japan on June 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. local). The match will be played at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, home of the NWSL’s first-place Kansas City Current and the world’s first purpose-built women’s soccer stadium. The match will stream live on Max in English, and Telemundo will stream the match in Spanish on Telemundo Deportes Facebook and YouTube.
“We are committed to our partnership with U.S. Soccer, and a big part of that is expanding the distribution of matches as much as possible across all platforms,” said Miguel Lorenzo, SVP of Sports Content at Telemundo. “Our focus goes beyond the Men’s and Women’s National Teams; supporting youth development and contributing to the growth of the sport at every level is just as important for us, especially as we look ahead to 2026 and our broadcast of the Women's U-17 World Cup.”
Tickets for the match at CPKC Stadium are available here.
The U-17 WNT will play a second match against Japan in a closed-door friendly on July 1 at the University of Kansas Health System Training Center in Riverside, Mo., the training facility for the Kansas City Current. The two-game series is serving as preparation for the upcoming 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in November, which will be staged annually starting this year.
“This broadcast is an amazing opportunity for our squad to showcase its talent on an international stage,” said U.S. U-17 WNT head coach Katie Schoepfer. “Competing in a stadium built specifically for women against a strong Japan side adds even more significance to the occasion. As we continue preparing for the World Cup in November, experiences like these are invaluable to our development and getting players ready for the spotlight and level of competition ahead.”
Schoepfer, who led the USA to a third-place finish at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the best finish for the USA at the competition since the inaugural tournament in 2008, has named 20 players to the roster for these two matches.
Schoepfer’s roster features four NWSL players and two veterans of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (midfielder Kimmi Ascanio of the San Diego Wave and forward Micayla Johnson of the Chicago Stars) and nine players who helped the USA earn its 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup berth at the Final Round of the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers in Trinidad & Tobago.
For media wanting to cover the June 28 match at CPKC Stadium, apply for credentials here. (2025 Kansas City Current credentials will also be accepted.)
U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team Rose by Position (Club; Hometown) – June Matches vs. Japan
Goalkeepers (2): Hannah Folliard (Galaxy SC; Plainfield, Ill.); Peyton Trayer (Slammers FC HB Koge; Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
Defenders (6): Pearl Cecil (San Diego Surf SC; Encinitas, Calif.), Natalie Chudowsky (New York SC; Westport, Conn.), Gracie Milam (Lou Fusz Athletic; Saint Charles, Mo.), Claire Kessenger (CE Europa Femenino, ESP; Barcelona, Spain), Marlee Raymond (United Futbol Academy; Cumming, Ga.) Sydney Schmidt (Jacksonville FC; St. Johns, Fla.)
Midfielders (7): Kimmi Ascanio (San Diego Wave – NWSL; St. Johns, Fla.), Brooke Bunton (Jacksonville FC; St. Johns, Fla.), Addison Feldman (Utah Celtic FC; Salt Lake City, Utah), Kate Fuller (Utah Celtic FC; Highland, Utah), Paige Pasinski (SC del Sol; Phoenix, Ariz.), Chloe Sadler (La Roca FC; Hyde Park, Utah), Charlee Siria (Ohio Elite SA; Lexington, Ky.)
Forwards (5): Micayla Johnson (Chicago Stars FC – NWSL; Troy, Mich.), Ella Kral (Lamorinda SC; Berkeley, Calif.), KK Ream (Utah Royals FC – NWSL; Herriman, Utah), Samantha Rich (Lamorinda SC; Orinda, Calif.), Mak Whitham (Gotham FC – NWSL; Granite Bay, Calif.)
Additional Notes:
- The players from the team that qualified the USA for the World Cup are M Kimmi Ascanio, D Pearl Cecil, D Natalie Chudowsky, F Micayla Johnson, D Grace Milam, M Chloe Sadler, D Sydney Schmidt, M Charlee Siria and GK Payton Trayer.
- Ascanio is the most experienced player on the roster with 17 U-17 caps and six goals. Johnson has 11 U-17 caps and six goals. No player on the roster has more than three caps.
- The NWSL players on the roster are Ascanio (who has three goals and one assist so far this season for the San Diego Wave), Micayla Johnson (Chicago Stars), KK Ream (Utah Royals) and Mak Whitham (Gotham FC) who became the youngest player in NWSL history when she debuted on March 15, 2025 at 14 years, 8 months old.
- The 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will be the first of five consecutive editions of the tournament to be hosted in Morocco.
- The U-17 WNT qualified for the competition with a dominant 7-0 win against El Salvador in the final match of the 2025 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers this April. Drawn into Group C, the USA will open the tournament Oct. 18 and face Ecuador, ChinaPRand Norway in first round play.
- Claire Kessenger, a 5-foot-7 center back who plays for the CE Europa Femenino U-19s, is an American living in Spain where she plays in Spain’s top amateur division for girls.
