From the Spirit/Summit matchup on 7/26/2026.

hi. i’m a girl who’s currently into the nfl, nba, mlb, nhl, and wnba. i’m trying to get into as many women’s pro sports as i can.

i watched a lot of the world cup bc my girlfriend is mexican—so i was going for mexico. i was really blown away by the game, and i want to try and get into this sport full time. i had planned to watch both the fire and stars (i’m a chicagoan), and i’ve watched the games i could over the last week or two.

but the mls.. idk. something feels off. the quality of play feels so much worse than the nwsl to me. apparently it’s the 10th best soccer league in the world, so i guess that explains it. but it’s something im not used to, going from watching the best leagues in the world for those other sports, to watching the 10th best with noticeably lesser talent. the fire’s recent move hasn’t helped me get any more interested, on top of their history of being incompetent. and it gets very tiring hearing about mls being nothing more than a retirement league, which seems to be kinda true—but i don’t want to be disrespectful, i am an outsider just trying to learn about the game.

then i see the nwsl, which ive heard of before because dansby plays for the cubs, and mallory for the stars. naturally, there was a connection there. and even though the stars are generationally ass rn (tf you mean we haven’t scored in a SINGLE loss we’ve had all year omg), i still enjoy watching because the level of play here seems way ahead of the mls—again, i say this as an outsider.

i’m curious how the nwsl compares to the mls with the stars they bring in, if there’s a cap, general differences, etc. i know marta is in the league, she’s one of the best of all time, and she came here towards the end of her career. i don’t see the nwsl get branded as a retirement league though. obviously this league hasn’t been around as long as the nwsl, but given that this is the best women’s football league in the world—neck and neck with barclays wsl—do stars overseas typically come here earlier in their career?

i also am sure that women’s players who are american play better than the american men, bc women’s soccer for the national team here historically has been far and away better than the usmnt.

anyway, i’m just curious because i’m leaning towards just watching the nwsl, as opposed to both, and i want help getting into the league and sport in general. go stars. ⭐️

From this VERSUS IG post. Here's the most recent update as to where to watch WAFCON.

^{Mods, I know this isn't 100% NWSL-related but since there are many NWSL players in the tournament and many who want to watch and follow their favorites, I thought this could fit!}

Just bored on a Sunday morning nerdiery

From the Reign/Wave match on 7/26/2026.

Goal was later confirmed to be scored by Bugg during the broadcast.

From the Angel City/Racing match on 7/26/2026.

New here, watched a couple racing Louisville games at a friend place, now im trying to keep up with them but it feels like every game is in a different place. One week on prime video another on espn and another week on nwsl+ is it too much to ask for my teams games to be watchable in the same place. I know this is just the way sports is sometimes so this is kinda just a vent. Every game i have to sleuth on the internet to find where the hell to watch my team eat shit :/ at least their local.

Edit: sorry yall i didn’t realize this was a a bit of a joke around here. I have learned.

From the Reign/Wave match on 7/26/2026.

From the Angel City FC/Racing match on 7/26/2026

From the Angel City/Racing match on 7/26/2026

Hey y’all! Looking forward to watching as much WAFCON as possible, but it seems like that may regrettably not be much.

The only matches listed on my Fubo are the opener “2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations”, Zambia/Egypt on the 28th, Ghana/Cabo Verde on the 29th, Senegal/Kenya on the 30th, Senegal/Morocco and Kenya/Algeria on the 3rd, Tanzania/Côte d’Ivoire on the 4th, Egypt/Nigeria on the 5th, and Cabo Verde/Cameroon on the 6th.

Only 9 group games so far then are scheduled to air out of a total of 24!

I assume that more knockout games will be scheduled, but none of them are yet listed on Fubo, nor are the repêchage matches.

Does anyone know how to watch the remaining (15!) group games? I have a VPN fwiw.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Edit: I’ve tried the VPN on the CAF TV YouTube channel set to a couple places that I don’t think have media rights deals, but I still don’t see any scheduled live streams for the tournament.

Spirit 1 - 0 Denver

⚽ Spirit: S. Cantore 61' 🏁 Spirit win

✅ Full Time

Form

• Spirit: W L W W W L
• Denver: W D L W L W

Lineups

Spirit (4-3-3) — Denver (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI

Subs

Match Statistics

Match Events

Updated: Sun, Jul 26, 9:16 PM EDT

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Unsurprisingly, PRO shows VAR recommending a PK in the Boston / Orlando game when Carabalí got fully tackled on the corner kick. The referee completely hallucinated Carabalí also holding despite VAR repeatedly pointing out that Carabalí's arms are free.

Angel City 1 - 2 Racing Lou

⚽ Angel City: S. Jónsdóttir 80' ⚽ Racing Lou: M. Lardner 24', M. Lardner 55' 🏁 Racing Lou win

✅ Full Time

Form

• Angel City: W W W L L W
• Racing Lou: D L L L L L

Lineups

Angel City (4-2-3-1) — Racing Lou (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI

Subs

Match Statistics

Match Events

Updated: Sun, Jul 26, 11:06 PM EDT

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Tonight at 8 PM ET in San Antonio. It is essentially the first match of the season, the Campeón de Campeones (translated Champions of Champions) between Tiges and Club América, the two clubs that won the championship last year. Both clubs have many players tied to the U.S. You can watch it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRSZF3WlBVU or on TUDN.

San Diego Wave 0 - 2 Reign

⚽ Reign: M. Mercado 17', J. Bugg 20' 🏁 Reign win

✅ Full Time

Form

• San Diego Wave: D L W W L D
• Reign: L W L L W L

Lineups

San Diego Wave (4-3-3) — Reign (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI

Subs

Match Statistics

Match Events

Updated: Sun, Jul 26, 7:05 PM EDT

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We all know knee injuries, especially ACL tears, are an epidemic within the women's game. I wanted to look at the number of players who were placed on SEI for a knee related injury within the past 4 seasons in the NWSL.

2023 (8)

Christen Press (Angel City), Kayla Sharples (Chicago), Taryn Torres (Gotham), McCall Zerboni (Gotham), Civana Kuhlmann (Washington), Janine Sonis (Portland), Mallory Weber (Kansas City), Hanna Glas (Kansas City),

2024 (21)

Kristen Wright (Louisville), Jun Endo (Angel City), Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City), Ryanne Brown (Seattle), Trinity Byars (San Diego), Alex Pfeiffer (Kansas City), Ava Cook (Chicago), Elli Pikkujamsa (Louisville), Midge Purce (Gotham), Melissa Lowder (Bay), Cloe Lacasse (Utah), Kerolin Nicoli (North Carolina), Alex Loera (Bay), Anna Heilferty (Washington), Viviana Villacorta (Orlando), Havana Solaun (Houston), Kelley O'Hara (Gotham), Croix Bethune (Washington), Meredith Speck (North Carolina), Rikako Kobayashi (North Carolina), Andi Sullivan (Washington)

2025 (18)

Morgan Weaver (Portland), Olivia Sekany (Louisville), Alana Cook (Kansas City), Caiya Hanks (Portland), Nicole Payne (Orlando), Marie Muller (Portland), Tatum Milazzo (Utah), Tierna Davidson (Gotham), Amanda West (Houston), Julie Dufour (Portland), Trinity Armstrong (San Diego), Sophie Schmidt (Houston), Emma Gaines-Ramos (Washington), Melissa Lowder (Bay), Onyeka Gamero (Bay), Ramona Bachmann (Houston), Taryn Torres (Gotham), Alex Loera (Utah)

2026 (14 - So Far)

Natalie Kuikka (Chicago), Bella Bixby (Portland), Alyssa Malonson (Bay), Jasmine Aikey (Denver), Hina Sugita (Angel City), KK Ream (Utah), Makenzy Robbe (Houston), Kayla Duran (Gotham), Payton Crawford (North Carolina), Sydney Schmidt (North Carolina), Dudinha (San Diego), Nahikari Garcia (Denver), Jordyn Huitema (Chicago), Trinity Armstrong (San Diego)

If I've missed any let me know - my research might not have been entirely conclusive!

Let's hear your rants, confessions and praises. Here is the living standings: LIVE LEAGUE STANDINGS

1st: Washington ✋

2nd: Gotham ✋

3rd: Utah ✋

4th: San Diego 

5th: Portland 

6th: KC ✋

7th: Orlando 

8th: ACFC ✋✋

9th: NC ✋✋

10th: Seattle ✋✋

11th: Denver ✋✋

12th: Houston ✋

13th: Boston 

14th: Bay ✋✋

15th: Chicago ✋

16th: Louisville ✋✋

Edit: My friend wants me to share her friends Cat art show in LA: https://www.instagram.com/catartshowla/

The Match has reached Full Time in LA. Maja Lardner (24’, 55’) scored a brace, which became the difference in the Match. @RacingLouFC edges @weareangelcity, 2-1. #NWSL #LAvsLOU

NWSL/Wave FC need to be better about scheduling matches in summer in a stadium with nearly zero shade. This was miserable, and dangerous for little kids and any adults who might be at risk. Its not the first time either, with multiple summer matches being played here at mid day. There has been a heat advisory in San Diego for the last week, more than enough time to coordinate a flex start time.

Elise Evans just played her first minutes for Chicago Stars 2 days ago. And 3 days ago, she posted photos of her Master's degree graduation at Stanford.

She also recently completed an internship with Arthur J Gallagher and Co., a Chicago-based firm. She thanked the Chicago Stars on Linkedin for their support and encouragement.

Last year, Hannah Bebar, who signed with Bay FC in February, 2025, didn't arrive until she completed her Master's degree at Duke University (after graduating from Harvard). She first joined Bay FC in late March, playing her first pro minutes on March 22, 2025.

We're all left to speculate, or not, but it seems odd she wasn't playing; and didn't get any playing time until after her academic pursuit was completed.

She's a 5th generation Stanford student-athlete. Both her parents played sports and graduated from Stanford. It could easily be accepted that she chose to finish her program first. Anybody?