US Women’s National Team set to play two friendly matches against Iceland in October

The United States Women’s National Team have announced the first two friendlies in their fall schedule. Today, U.S. Soccer announced that the USWNT will play Iceland in a pair of friendlies during the October international window.

The first friendly will take place on October 24th at Q2 Stadium in Austin. Kickoff for that match is set for 7:30pm ET. The second match against Iceland will be on October 27th at GEODIS Park in Nashville. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30pm ET. The team will also play a third match on October 30th, but details on opponent and venue will come at a later date.

The matches against Iceland will mark the first matches for the USWNT after they complete play at the 2024 Olympics, which begin this week. The USWNT are drawn into a group with Zambia, Germany, and Australia. Iceland, ranked 14th in the FIFA world rankings, did not qualify for the Olympics. However, they did qualify for Women’s Euro 2025, which freed them to play the USWNT during this window.

The match in Austin will mark the second U.S. Soccer match that will take place at Q2 Stadium in October. Recently, the USMNT announced they would play Panama there on October 12th. The USWNT have had incredible success in the state of Texas, with a perfect 33-0-0 record. The team last played in Austin back in April 2023, a 2-0 win over Ireland.

It will be the second trip to GEODIS Park for the USWNT. They last played there in February 2023, a 1-0 win over Japan. Overall

This will be the 16th match all-time against Iceland. They hold a 13W-0L-2D record against Stelpurnar okkar (Our Girls). Their last match against each other was in the finale of the 2022 SheBelieves Cup, which the USWNT won 5-0 in Frisco, Texas. The two teams will heat up October on the soccer field in Austin and Nashville.