The U.S. women's national team finished 2024 on a high on Tuesday, scraping together a 2-1 win at the Netherlands to extend their unbeaten run to 20 games. The visitors survived a poor first half with the Netherlands having nearly 60% possession and outshooting the USWNT 14-1.

It’s fair to say that the USWNT has been unstoppable under the reign of Englishwoman Emma Hayes. Gotham FC’s Williams is lucky enough to have a gold medal to her name, after the new head coach successfully led the team to Olympic glory in just two months this summer.

The Netherlands dominated the first half, but could only score once thanks to a lack of cutting edge and some standout saves from Alyssa Naeher on her international farewell. Veerle Buurman scored the opener for the Dutch,