USWNT coach Emma Hayes played down the significance of the team's first loss since she took charge last year, when going down 2-1 to Japan in the SheBelieves Cup on Wednesday.

Japan handed the United States its first loss under coach Emma Hayes with a 2-1 victory Wednesday in the SheBelieves Cup title game.

GLENDALE, Ariz — Lynn Biyendolo scored 42 seconds into the match and the United States beat Australia 2-1 on Sunday in the SheBelieves Cup. Michelle Cooper scored her first international goal in her second appearance for the U.S., which improved to 2-0 in the four-team round-robin tournament.

In the 10th edition of the SheBelieves Cup, the United States takes on Colombia on Thursday night at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas.