Toko Koga scored early in the second half and Japan handed the United States its first loss under coach Emma Hayes with a 2-1 victory Wednesday night in the SheBelieves Cup title game. The Americans had not lost since last February when they fell 2-0 to Mexico in the CONCACAF W Gold Cup.

Japan lead the tournament table with a better goal differential (+7) than the USWNT (+3). Japan hold the goal differential tiebreaker headed into the final game, so they only need a draw to secure the SheBelieves Cup,

The United States women’s soccer team missed the chance to claim a sixth consecutive SheBelieves Cup title after losing 2-1 to Japan in Wednesday’s tournament finale.