The United States women's team lost in Spain for the second day in a row. 0:58
The Spain women's team beat the United States 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday.
Laia Codina put the hosts up before the break and Esther Gonzalez doubled the lead in the second half, giving Spain an unlikely win over the U.S.
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The USWNT hadn't allowed multiple goals in back-to-back games since February 27 and March 2 of this year.
There's no question about it, it's disappointing. It hurts when we don't win. We were hurt all off by it. It is a difficult time for us.
Many of Spain's top players are involved in a dispute with the country's federation over who should be the coach. The team's desire to see the women's game in Spain professionalized prompted at least 15 players to refuse call-ups for a pair of friendly matches.
The players on the team denied that the move was to force the resignation of Vilda.
The women's team won against the U.S. on Tuesday and drew with Sweden on Friday, but Vilda said he won't resign.
Several top players were left out of the team for the game against the U.S. because of injuries.
There was a goal in the 39th minute. The United States had conceded a goal off a set piece before. Gonzalez scored in the 72nd.
The United States lost to England and France in the SheBelieves Cup in March of last year.
The World Cup will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The US has won the last two World Cup.
The players in the U.S. are reeling from the release of the report. Sally Q. Yates was the former acting US Attorney General.
The players were horrified by the revelations, according to the captain. There were allegations of inappropriate behavior against five of the 10 NWSL coaches. Recommendations for change were offered by Yates.
The US was missing key players because of injuries. There was a family commitment that prevented her from joining the team.
The two games were going to be difficult. We came here to learn more about ourselves before the World Cup.
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