Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Team USA's Carli Lloyd
The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team will play host to England on Thursday night in Orlando, Fla. as the fifth annual SheBelieves Cup gets underway.
The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on ESPN2. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of USA vs England on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV Stick, or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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Sling TV
Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” package comes with 32 channels, including ESPN and ESPN2. It costs $20 for the first month ($30 per month after that), which makes Sling the cheapest streaming service with the ESPN channels if you plan on keeping it long term:
Or, as part of a special deal that Sling is currently offering, you can get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick if you prepay for two months:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch USA vs England live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app. You can also watch the game on the ESPN app if you sign in using your Sling credentials.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes with 10 hours of cloud DVR storage.
AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. They range from 45 to 125 live TV channels, and they all include ESPN and ESPN2. The “Plus” and “Max” bundles come with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of USA vs England on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app. You can also watch the game on the ESPN app if you sign in using your AT&T TV Now credentials.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
ESPN and ESPN2 included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of USA vs England on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app. You can also watch the game on the ESPN app if you sign in using your Hulu credentials.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
USA vs England Preview
The fifth annual SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa kicks off on Thursday with a doubleheader featuring four of the top 13 women’s soccer teams in the world.
Tenth-ranked Japan takes on No. 13 Spain in the first game at 4:15 p.m. ET, which will be followed by the nightcap featuring the No. 1-ranked U.S. Women’s National Team facing No. 6 England at 7 p.m. ET. Both games will be held at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
The U.S. comes into Tuesday’s game riding a 28-game unbeaten streak, which includes their recent dominating run through the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament. The Americans outscored their opponents 25-0 en route to winning the tournament and qualifying for the 2020 Olympics in Japan.
The #SheBelieves campaign was inspired by the U.S. Women’s National Team and began during the lead-up to the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The movement spreads the campaign’s message of empowerment and believing in oneself. The SheBelieves Cup became the showcase event for the campaign, beginning with its first edition in 2016.
Each team will play three games in the tournament, facing each team once. The team with the highest total amount of points (three for a win, one for a draw) will take home the title.
England and the U.S. drew 2-2 in the 2019 SheBelieves Cup. The English team won the tournament with a record of 2-0-1, finishing with seven total points. The U.S. went 1-0-1 and came in second with five points.
The USWNT is unbeaten in its last 12 games against European teams. The last European nation to defeat the U.S. women’s team was France in January of 2019.
On their way to winning the Olympic qualifying tournament, the U.S. won all five of their matches, including a 3-0 win over Canada in the final. Lindsey Horan led the way for the U.S. during the tournament with a team-high six goals, followed by Christen Press who scored five and Samantha Mewis who netted four.
The U.S. will take on Spain on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. and then wrap-up play in the 2020 SheBelieves Cup with a match against Japan on Wednesday, Mar. 11 at 8 p.m. ET at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.