INSIDE the INTENSE Pressure of Playing for USWNT | Plus US Beats Japan | Time Wasting

Time Wasting with Ali Riley and Kelley O’Hara

Just Women's Sports

Soccer, Sports

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Ali Riley & Kelley O’Hara give you an inside look into the stress of representing their national teams. Kelley details her stress carry the legacy of the USWNT, and Ali talks on the struggle of trying to lead an underdog to victory. We recap the first of the USWNT’s three friendlies against Japan. Rose Lavelle comes up big with a goal and assist to Lindsay Heaps. What the US needs to do differently on defense, and Japan’s biggest weakness. This episode is presented by Amazon Prime. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:49 Most DEDICATED Fan Behaviors 4:41 Difference Playing Club & International 5:43 New Zealand Travels HOW Much?? 09:16 INSIDE the Pressure of Playing on USWNT 14:40 My Hair was Falling Out… 17:22 I Got an Ulcer… 19:18 Kelley Won a Bet! 24:50 Rose Lavelle DELIVERED 28:21 USWNT Beats Japan 31:50 Japan’s Biggest Weakness 33:57 HOW Many Substitutions 38:54 US Full Throttle Press 40:41 Trinity, Sophia, and Alyssa 41:46 Defensive Breakdowns? 45:25 How Kelley & Ali watch Games 47:01 First Female Head Coach in Bundesliga 48:55 World 7s Football 50:38 Alright, Bet Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan. Listen to Time Wasting here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/time-wasting/id1522055041 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6RTMyWpdSBY9I4vO528qX3?si=4ffbdaf315814b19&nd=1&dlsi=8ead3e4fd463490d iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-time-wasting-68461888/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a6f36ad8-f5e2-4478-8650-3f6f8805810b/time-wasting Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timewastingpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@timewastingpod? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I remember I would sit in those in the van or the team bus and be so stressed going to practice
0:09.3	because I was like every single second of this practice matters, every touch.
0:16.1	I cannot, like I cannot be making mistakes.
0:19.0	Every touch matters, every decision matters, every tackle making mistakes every touch matters every decision matters every tackle
0:22.1	matters every effort matters and because i knew that everything was getting scrutinized
0:30.6	every single day well i get to do the intro today because I am a winner.
0:43.5	Welcome back to time wasting.
0:45.4	This episode is presented by Amazon Prime.
0:48.6	I'm Kelly O'Hara.
0:50.1	I'm Ali Riley.
0:52.0	And you can follow us on social media at Time Wasting Pod.
0:55.6	That's at Time Wasting Pod.
0:58.0	And subscribe to Just Woman Sports on YouTube or find us wherever you listen to your podcast, new episodes every Tuesday.
1:05.4	And now, Ali, since I did the intro because I'm a winner this week, You can tell all of the listeners what's coming up on this week's episode.
1:15.4	Kelly finally won her first bet.
1:18.9	Feels so good.
1:20.9	We're going to dive into all the action from the U.S.
1:23.6	Women's National Team Game Against Japan.
1:26.3	Congratulations, Kelly, and the U.S. Women's National Team. against Japan. Congratulations, Kelly, and the U.S.
1:28.4	Women's National Team. We'll let you know who delivered the best performance of the game.
1:33.8	And we're going to talk about what it's like playing for your national team. It is a little bit
1:38.2	different than playing club. There's incredible highs, incredible lows, different pressures,
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