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2026 NWSL season matches

Overview

In late July 2026, the Utah Royals secured a 4‑1 road victory over the North Carolina Courage, highlighted by a stoppage‑time penalty scored by Cloé Lacasse and a header from Mina Tanaka. The win marked the Royals' highest away goal total, while the Courage suffered a rare multi‑goal defeat.

A few days later, the Courage rebounded emphatically, routing the Orlando Pride 5‑0 at home in Cary. Evelyn Ijeh recorded a hat‑trick, and Lauryn Thompson and Ashley Sanchez added the remaining goals. The Pride, missing forward Barbra Banda on international duty, struggled to contain the early pressure and fell to their third loss in four games.

Entities

Orlando Pride · Seb Hines · North Carolina Courage · Evelyn Ijeh · Barbra Banda

Timeline

  1. 18 days ago

    [SPORTS] 4 sources
    North Carolina Courage rout Orlando Pride 5-0

    North Carolina Courage beat Orlando Pride 5‑0 in Cary, with Evelyn Ijeh scoring a hat‑trick; Orlando played without forward Barbra Banda.

  2. 23 days ago

    [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Utah Royals beat North Carolina Courage 4-1 with late penalty

    Cloé Lacasse’s late penalty gave Utah Royals a 4‑1 win over North Carolina Courage, their highest away goal total, while Boston Legacy beat Kansas City Current 1‑0.

Sources

ca.sports.yahoo.com · equalizersoccer.com · mymotherlode.com · nigerianewspapers.com.ng · themaneland.com · winnipegfreepress.com