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Rodman, Rudd and USWNT to host Spain in DC and Pennsylvania next month
Washington, D.C. (09/29/2026) – Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman and defender Tara Rudd have been called up to the U.S. Women’s National Team for the side’s upcoming home friendlies against Spain, U.S. Soccer announced today. The Spirit duo will compete with the defending Olympic gold medalist USWNT as it hosts defending World Cup champion Spain in DC and Pennsylvania.
Rodman has been a mainstay of the U.S. roster since earning her first senior team call-up in January 2022. Across 57 appearances for the side, the star forward has tallied 13 goals and 12 assists. This year, Rodman scored in each of the USWNT’s January friendlies against Chile and Paraguay, including one off an assist from Rudd. She also appeared in all three of the team’s friendlies against Japan in April, providing two assists before dishing out another assist in the United States’ trip to Brazil in June.
Rudd earns her tenth call-up to the U.S. senior team, having tallied 12 total appearances and three assists for the side. Making her first appearance and start for the USWNT against Colombia in the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, Rudd also tallied her first international assist. In January, Rudd assisted a Rodman goal against Paraguay for the first scoring connection between the two on the global stage.
USWNT’s October Schedule:
- vs Spain | Saturday, October 10 at 2:30 p.m. EDT (Audi Field, Washington, D.C.)
- vs Spain | Tuesday, October 13 at 7 p.m. EDT (Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania)
With the Spirit, Rodman has started all 26 matches in 2026. The forward has tallied a single season career best 11 goals and seven assists so far this year, leading the team in both categories. In her sixth season with Washington, Rodman has tallied 47 goals and 30 assists in a Spirit kit, helping the team win the 2021 NWSL Championship in her rookie campaign and make back-to-back appearances in the title match in 2024 and 2025 as well as the Concacaf W Champions Cup final this year.
At the club level this season, Rudd has started and played every minute in all 26 of the Spirit’s matches thus far. The defender has been crucial to the side’s defending third, helping Washington tally a single season club record ten clean sheets, including a club record four consecutive from late March through the end of April. For her standout performances, Rudd was named to the NWSL’s Best XI of the Month for April and July as well.
The Spirit will take the pitch at Audi Field next on Saturday, October 17 when the side hosts rival Gotham FC. Kicking off at 12:30 p.m. EDT, tickets are available at WashingtonSpirit.com/tickets.
About The Washington Spirit
The Washington Spirit is the premier professional women’s soccer team based in Washington, D.C. and plays at Audi Field in Buzzard Point. The Spirit was founded on November 21, 2012 and is an inaugural member of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) the fastest growing sports league in the US. The club is home to some of the best players in the world who have won championships for both club and country. For more information about the Spirit, visit WashingtonSpirit.com and follow the club on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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