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In a rematch of the NWSL title game, the Spirit beats the Pride for the Challenge Cup on penalty kicks, 4-2, after the score was tied at 1 after regulation.

The Washington Spirit won the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup, with Leicy Santos' incredible goal key to a breakthrough against the Orlando Pride.

NWSL season officially gets underway on Friday with the Challenge Cup, this year featuring 2024's best teams – the Orlando Pride and the Washington Spirit. The Pride return to play after a record-breaking 2024 season in which the team won their first-ever trophies,

Aubrey Kingsbury made a crucial save in a shootout and the Washington Spirit beat the Orlando Pride 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to win the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup

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The Pride struck in the first half before the Spirit found an equalizer in the second. Per Challenge Cup rules, the game went directly to penalty kicks after 90 minutes finished in a 1-1 tie. Orlando midfielder Summer Yates missed her kick wide left in the third round of spot kicks.

Orlando faced a hard-fought battle against the Washington Spirit in Friday night’s NWSL Challenge Cup title match as the host and defending league champion Pride fell in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation.

It’s finally here, the moment every soccer fan awaits—the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup. The crucial match finally arrives as we witness Orlando Pride squaring off against Washington Spirit at Inter&Co Stadium,

The NWSL champion Orlando Pride face a Washington Spirit side that wants revenge as the Challenge Cup marks the start of the 2025 season.