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USWNT at a parade in their honor after the 2019 Championship

The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States in international women's soccer. The team is governed by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American, and Caribbean Association Football).

The team is the most successful in international women's soccer, winning four Women's World Cup titles (1991, 1999, 2015, and 2019), five Olympic gold medals (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2024), nine CONCACAF W Championship titles, and one CONCACAF W Gold Cup title. It has medaled in every Women's World Cup and Olympic tournament in women's soccer except for the 2016 Olympic tournament and 2023 Women's World Cup; on both occasions, they were eliminated by Sweden after a penalty shootout in the first round of the knockout stage.

United States have hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup twice in 1999 and 2003, and will host again in the 2031 edition, this time as a co-host along with Costa Rica, Jamaica and Mexico, earning them an automatic qualification as co-hosts.

After mostly being ranked No. 2 from 2003 to 2008 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings,[1] the team was ranked No. 1 continuously from March 2008 to November 2014, the longest consecutive top ranking of any team.[2] Since FIFA rankings were established in 2003, the team has been ranked No. 1 for a total of 13 years; the team with the next-longest tenure, Germany, has been ranked No. 1 for a total of 4<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 years. The USWNT has never been ranked lower than fifth in the world.

The team was selected as the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee's Team of the Year in 1997 and 1999,[3] and Sports Illustrated chose the entire team as 1999 Sportswomen of the Year for its usual Sportsman of the Year honor.[4] On April 5, 2017, USWNT players and the U.S. Soccer Federation reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement that would, among other things, lead to a pay increase.[5] In February 2022, numerous current and former members of the USWNT settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Soccer Federation for $24 million and a requirement that male and female soccer players be paid equally, regardless of the proportion of prize money they receive, making it the first such instance in the world.[6] FIFA still distributes significantly more funds to its member associations for the men's event.[7]

History

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Origins in the 1980s

The passing of Title IX in 1972, which outlawed gender-based discrimination for federally-funded education programs, spurred the creation of college soccer teams across the United States at a time when women's soccer was rising in popularity internationally.[8] The U.S. Soccer Federation tasked coach Mike Ryan to select a roster of college players to participate in the 1985 Mundialito tournament in Italy, its first foray into women's international soccer.[9] The team played its first match on August 18, 1985, losing 1–0 to Italy, and finished the tournament in fourth place after failing to win its remaining matches against Denmark and England.[10][11]

University of North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance was hired as the team's first full-time head coach in 1986 with the goal of fielding a competitive women's team at the next Mundialito and at future tournaments.[11] In their first Mundialito under Dorrance, the United States defeated China, Brazil, and Japan before finishing as runners-up to Italy.[12] Dorrance gave national team appearances to teenage players, including future stars Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, and Kristine Lilly, instead of the college players preferred by the federation, and called into camp the first African-American player on the team, Kim Crabbe.[13][14] The United States played in the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in China, a FIFA-sanctioned competition to test the feasibility of a regular women's championship, and lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champions Norway.[11]

1990s: first World Cup and Olympic wins

Following the 1988 tournament, FIFA announced plans for a new women's tournament, named the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup until it was retroactively named the "World Cup". The United States qualified for the tournament by winning the inaugural CONCACAF Women's Championship, hosted by Haiti in April 1991, outscoring their opponents 49–0 for the sole CONCACAF berth in the tournament.[11][15] The team played several exhibition matches abroad against European opponents to prepare for the world championship, while its players quit their regular jobs to train full-time with meager compensation.[16][17] Dorrance utilized a 4–3–3 formation that was spearheaded by the "Triple-Edged Sword" of forward Michelle Akers and wingers Carin Jennings and April Heinrichs.[18]

At the Women's World Cup, the United States won all three of its group stage matches and outscored its opponents 11–2. In the opening match against Sweden, the U.S. took a 3–0 lead early in the second half, but conceded two goals to end the match with a narrower 3–2 victory. The U.S. proceeded to win 5–0 in its second match against Brazil and 3–0 in its third match against Japan, clinching first place in the group and a quarterfinal berth.[19] The United States proceeded with a 7–0 victory in the quarterfinals over Chinese Taipei, fueled by a five-goal performance by Akers in the first fifty minutes of the match.[19]

In the semi-finals against Germany, Jennings scored a hattrick in the first half as the team clinched a place in the final with a 5–2 victory.[20] The team's lopsided victories in the earlier rounds had brought attention from American media outlets, but the final match was not televised live in the U.S.[19] The United States won the inaugural Women's World Cup title by defeating Norway 2–1 in the final, played in front of 65,000 spectators at Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, as Akers scored twice to create and restore a lead for the Americans.[21] Akers finished as the top goalscorer at the tournament, with ten goals, and Jennings was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.[22]

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Kristine Lilly (13) and Mia Hamm (9)

Despite their Women's World Cup victory, the U.S. team remained in relative obscurity and received a small welcome from several U.S. Soccer Federation officials upon arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.[23] The team were given fewer resources and little attention from the federation as they focused on improving the men's national team in preparation for the 1994 men's World Cup that would be hosted in the United States.[24] The women's team was placed on hiatus after the tournament, only playing twice in 1992, but returned the following year to play in several tournaments hosted in Cyprus, Canada, and the United States, including a second CONCACAF Championship title. The program was still supported better than those of the former Soviet Union, where soccer was considered a "men's game".[25][24][26]

The United States played in several friendly tournaments to prepare for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and its qualification campaign. The first was the inaugural staging of the Algarve Cup in Portugal, which saw the team win its two group stage matches but lose 1–0 to Norway in the final. It was followed by a victory in the Chiquita Cup, an exhibition tournament hosted in August on the U.S. East Coast against Germany, China, and Norway.[27][28] Dorrance resigned from his position as head coach in early August and was replaced by his assistant, Tony DiCicco, a former professional goalkeeper who played in the American Soccer League.[24][29] DiCicco led the United States to a berth in the Women's World Cup by winning the 1994 CONCACAF Championship, where the team scored 36 goals and conceded only one.[27]

In February 1995, the U.S. women's program opened a permanent training and treatment facility in Sanford, Florida, and began a series of warm-up friendlies that were paid for by American company Nike.[30] The team topped their group in the Women's World Cup, despite a 3–3 tie with China in the opening match and losing goalkeeper Briana Scurry to a red card in their second match. The United States proceeded to beat Japan 4–0 in the quarterfinals, but lost 1–0 to eventual champions Norway in the semifinals. The team finished in third place, winning 2–0 in its consolation match against China.

The team won the gold medal in the inaugural Olympic women's soccer tournament in the 1996 Summer Olympics, defeating China 2–1 in the final before a crowd of 76,481 fans.[31] An influential victory came in the 1999 World Cup, when the team defeated China 5–4 in a penalty shootout following a 0–0 draw after extended time.[32] Foudy, Lilly, and the rest of the 1999 team started a revolution towards women's team sports in America. With this win they emerged onto the world stage and brought significant media attention to women's soccer and athletics. On July 10, 1999, over 90,000 people (the largest ever for a women's sporting event and one of the largest attendances in the world for a tournament game final) filled the Rose Bowl to watch the United States play China in the Final. After a back and forth game, the score was tied 0–0 at full-time, and remained so after extra time, leading to a penalty kick shootout. With Scurry's save of China's third kick, the score was 4–4 with only Brandi Chastain left to shoot. She scored and won the game for the United States. Chastain dropped to her knees and whipped off her shirt, celebrating in her sports bra, which later made the cover of Sports Illustrated and the front pages of newspapers around the country and world.[33] This win influenced many girls to want to play on a soccer team.[34] In the 2000 Summer Olympics, the USWNT were close to defending their gold medal but were controversially defeated by Norway in the final with a golden goal in extra time, which involved an alleged handball in the lead-up.[35]

2000s: two Olympic gold medals

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Abby Wambach plays off a corner kick at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup bronze medal game against Canada

In the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the U.S. defeated Norway 1–0 in the quarterfinals but lost 3–0 to Germany in the semifinals. The team then defeated Canada 3–1 to claim third place.[36] Abby Wambach was the team's top scorer with three goals, while Joy Fawcett and Shannon Boxx made the tournament's all-star team. In the 2004 Olympics, the last major international tournament for Hamm and Foudy, the U.S. earned the gold medal, winning 2–1 over Brazil in the final on an extra time goal by Wambach.[37]

At the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the U.S. defeated England 3–0 in the quarterfinals but then suffered its most lopsided loss in team history when it lost to Brazil 4–0 in the semifinals.[38] The U.S. recovered to defeat Norway to take third place.[39] Wambach was the team's leading scorer with 6 goals, and Lilly was the only American named to the tournament's all-star team.

The team won another gold medal in the 2008 Olympics,[40] but interest in the Women's National Team had diminished since their performance in the 1999 World Cup. However, the second women's professional league was created in March 2009, Women's Professional Soccer.

2010s: Olympic and then World Cup triumphs

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The USWNT at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

In the quarterfinal of the 2011 Women's World Cup in Germany, the U.S. defeated Brazil 5–3 on penalty kicks. Wambach's goal in the 122nd minute to tie the game 2–2 has been voted the greatest goal in U.S. soccer history and the greatest goal in Women's World Cup history.[41][42] The U.S. then beat France 3–1 in the semifinal, but lost to Japan 3–1 on penalty kicks in the Final after drawing 1–1 in regulation and 2–2 in overtime. Hope Solo was named the tournament's best goalkeeper and Wambach won the silver ball as the tournament's second-best player.

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, the U.S. won the gold medal for the fourth time in five Olympics by defeating Japan 2–1 in front of 80,203 fans at Wembley Stadium, a record for a women's soccer game at the Olympics.[43] The United States advanced to face Japan for the gold medal by winning the semifinal against Canada, a 4–3 victory at the end of extra time.[44] The 2012 London Olympics marked the first time the USWNT won every game en route to the gold medal and set an Olympic women's team record of 16 goals scored.[44]

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A ticker tape parade in Manhattan celebrating the team's 2015 World Cup victory

The National Women's Soccer League started in 2013, and provided competitive games as well as opportunities to players on the fringes of the squad.[45][46] The U.S. had a 43-game unbeaten streak that spanned two yearsTemplate:Sndthe streak began with a 4–0 win over Sweden in the 2012 Algarve Cup, and came to an end after a 1–0 loss against Sweden in the 2014 Algarve Cup.[47][48]

The U.S. defeated Japan 5–2 in the final of the 2015 World Cup, becoming the first team in history to win three Women's World Cup titles. In the 16th minute, Carli Lloyd achieved the fastest hat-trick from kick-off in World Cup history, and Wambach was greeted with a standing ovation for her last World Cup match.[49] Following their 2015 World Cup win, the team was honored with a ticker tape parade in New York City, the first for a women's sports team, and honored by President Barack Obama at the White House.[50] On December 16, 2015, however, a 1–0 loss to China in Wambach's last game meant the team's first home loss since 2004, ending their 104-game home unbeaten streak.[51]

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, the U.S. drew against Sweden in the quarterfinal; in the following penalty kick phase, Sweden won the game 4–3. The loss marked the first time that the USWNT did not advance to the gold medal game of the Olympics, and the first time that the USWNT failed to advance to the semifinal round of a major tournament.[52]

After the defeat in the 2016 Olympics, the USWNT underwent a year of experimentation which saw them losing three home games. If not for a comeback win against Brazil, the USWNT was on the brink of losing four home games in one year, a low never before seen by the USWNT. 2017 saw the USWNT play 12 games against teams ranked in the top-15 in the world.[53]

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Alex Morgan being challenged by Hikari Takagi (15) during a match against Japan in Cleveland on June 5, 2016

Throughout 2018, the U.S. would pick up two major tournament wins, winning both the SheBelieves Cup[54] and the Tournament of Nations.[55] The team would enter qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup on a 21-game unbeaten streak and dominated the competition, winning all five of its games and the tournament whilst qualifying for the World Cup as well as scoring 18 goals and conceding none.[56] On March 7, 2018, Alyssa Alhadeff, the captain of the Parkland Soccer Club, who was killed by gunman Nikolas Cruz in the Parkland High School shooting nearly three weeks earlier, was honored by the U.S. prior to a game against England in Orlando during the 2018 SheBelieves Cup. Alhadeff's teammates and family were invited to the game and presented with official jerseys that featured her name.[57] The U.S. won the game 1–0, winning its second SheBelieves Cup title in three years.[54] On November 8, 2018, the U.S. earned their 500th victory in team history after a 1–0 victory over Portugal.[58] The start of 2019 saw the U.S. lose an away game to France, 3–1, marking the end of a 28-game unbeaten streak and their first loss since a 1–0 defeat to Australia in July 2017.[59]

The USWNT started off their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup campaign with a 13–0 victory against Thailand, setting a new Women's World Cup goal record. Alex Morgan equaled Akers' record of scoring five goals in a single World Cup match, while four of her teammates scored their first World Cup goals in their debut at the tournament.[60] The U.S. would win its next match against Chile 3–0[61] before concluding the group stage with a win of 2–0 over Sweden.[62] The team emerged as the winners of Group F and would go on to face Spain in the Round of 16, whom they would defeat 2–1 thanks to a pair of Megan Rapinoe penalties.[63] The team would achieve identical results in their next two games. With 2–1 victories over France[64] and then England[65] seeing them advance to a record third straight World Cup final, they played against the Netherlands for the title. They beat the Netherlands 2–0 in the final on July 7, 2019, becoming the first team in history to win four Women's World Cup titles.

On July 30, 2019, Jill Ellis announced that she would step down as head coach following the conclusion of the team's post-World Cup victory tour on October 6, 2019.[66]

Vlatko Andonovski was hired as head coach of the USWNT in October 2019, replacing Ellis.[67]

2020s: fifth Olympic gold

The USWNT began the new decade by winning both the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament (which qualified the team for the 2020 Summer Olympics) and the 2020 SheBelieves Cup titles.[68][69][70]

In early March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the USSF canceled previously scheduled USWNT friendlies against Australia and Brazil.[71] Later that same month, it was announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government that the 2020 Summer Olympics were to be postponed until July 2021.[72] The USWNT played their first game in eight months on November 27, 2020, when they took on the Netherlands in a friendly match. Rose Lavelle and Kristie Mewis scored, the team winning the game 2–0.

On July 21, 2021, the USWNT lost 3–0 against Sweden in the opening round of group stage at the 2020 Summer Olympics, thus ending a 44-match unbeaten streak.[73] The U.S. rebounded by winning their 2nd match against New Zealand, before concluding the group stage by drawing 0–0 with Australia. The team finished second in the group stage and qualified for the knockout stage. They first faced World Cup runners-up Netherlands, with whom they drew 2–2 after extra-time before winning the match in a penalty shootout. The USWNT advanced to the semifinals, where they faced Canada. However, the team lost to Canada 1–0 by a penalty scored by Jessie Fleming. They later faced Australia again in the bronze medal match in a rematch of their final group stage game. The U.S. won 4–3, making it the first time the team had won the bronze medal.[74]

In July 2022, the team competed in the CONCACAF W Championship. The USWNT won its group, outscoring opponents 9–0 in the group stage, and then won the semifinal 3–0 against Costa Rica and the final 1–0 against Canada.[75][76][77][78] It was their ninth CONCACAF championship title and earned automatic berths for the 2023 World Cup, the 2024 Summer Olympics in France, and the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.[79][80]

In November 2022, the USWNT's 71-game home unbeaten streak ended, after a 2–1 defeat in an exhibition game against Germany.[81]

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Chaos in the USWNT's defense at the 2024 Olympics.

At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the USWNT were in Group E along with Netherlands, Portugal and Vietnam. They had gone in hoping to be the first men's or women's team to pull off a three-peat at the World Cup.[82] The USWNT opened with a 3–0 win over Vietnam, followed this up with a 1–1 draw against Netherlands and finished up with a 0–0 draw against Portugal, to finish second in the group, avoiding elimination after a shot from Portugal struck the goalpost in injury time. This marked the fewest points the team has ever gained in a group stage (they won at least two group games in every other tournament including 1991 when only two points were awarded for a win) and set them up for a round of 16 match against Sweden, where they played out a goalless draw and lost 5–4 after a penalty shootout. This marked the first time since the 2016 Summer Olympics that the United States did not reach the semifinals of a major tournament.[83] It also marked the first Women's World Cup the United States would not finish in the Top 3, and their earliest elimination in either the Women's World Cup or the Olympics. On August 17, 2023, Andonovski resigned as head coach and Twila Kilgore became the interim head coach.[84] That August the team dropped to third in the FIFA Women's World Ranking, their worst ever position.[85]

The USWNT qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics by winning the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. They were placed in Group B with Zambia, Germany, and Australia. They won all three group-stage games by scores of 3–0, 4–1, and 2–1, respectively.[86][87][88] In the knockout rounds, they defeated Japan 1–0 in extra time and then Germany in the semifinal, also 1–0 in extra time.[89][90] Commentators expressed concern that because of the two extra-time games in a tournament with a compressed schedule, the USWNT would be more fatigued than their opponent in the final, Brazil, who had beaten both of their knockout-round opponents in regulation time.[91] However, they prevailed 1–0 in the final to win the gold medal, their first since 2012 and fifth overall.[92] Ten of their twelve goals in the tournament were scored by the self-named "Triple Espresso" attackers Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson, and Sophia Smith.[93]

Team image

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Young girls supporting the U.S. women's national soccer team at the ticker tape parade in New York City, celebrating their 2015 World Cup victory.

Media coverage

U.S. television coverage for the five Women's World Cups from 1995 to 2011 was provided by ESPN/ABC and Univision,[94][95] while coverage rights for the three Women's World Cups from 2015 to 2023 were awarded to Fox Sports and Telemundo.[96][97] In December 2021, a deal was signed to broadcast TV coverage of other USWNT games between TNT and TBS and streaming on HBO Max through the end of 2030. The USWNT games in the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship and the 2015 Algarve Cup were broadcast by Fox Sports.[98][99] NBC will broadcast the Olympic tournament through 2032.[100]

The 1999 World Cup final set the original record for largest U.S. television audience for a women's soccer match, averaging 18 million viewers.[101][102] It was the most viewed English-language U.S. broadcast of any soccer match until the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final between the United States and Japan.[103]

The 2015 Women's World Cup Final between the United States and Japan was the most watched soccer match, men's or women's, in American broadcast history.[104] It averaged 23 million viewers and higher ratings than the NBA finals and the Stanley Cup finals.[104][105] The final was also the most watched US-Spanish language broadcast of a FIFA Women's World Cup match in history.

Overall, there were over 750 million viewers for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, making it the most watched Women's World Cup in history. The FIFA Women's World Cup is now the second-most watched FIFA tournament, with only the men's FIFA World Cup attracting more viewership.[106]

In popular culture

A narrative nonfiction book covering the entire history of the team from 1985 to 2019 called The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer was named one of Vanity Fair's best books of 2019 and made NPR's 2019 year-end books list.[107][108] A book about the team's 1999 Women's World Cup campaign, Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed the World was released in 2001 and in 2020 Netflix announced a film based on the book.[109] In 2023, Netflix released a four-episode documentary series titled Under Pressure: The U.S. Women's World Cup Team which followed the team's progress at the 2023 Women's World Cup.[110]

In 2005, HBO released a documentary called Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.[111] In 2013, a documentary about the 1999 World Cup-winning team called The 99ers was produced by former player Julie Foudy and ESPN Films.[112]

Attendance

The 1999 World Cup final, in which the United States defeated China, set a world attendance record for a women's soccer event of 90,185 in a sellout at the Rose Bowl in Southern California (until it was broken on March 30, 2022, with 91,553 people at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain in the second-leg of a UEFA Women's Champions League match).[113] The record for Olympic women's soccer attendance was set by the 2012 Olympic final between the USWNT and Japan, with 80,023 spectators at Wembley Stadium.[114]

Legal issues

Pay discrimination

Since 2016, the players of the U.S. team had waged an escalating legal fight with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) over gender discrimination. Central to their demands was equal pay. The players pointed to their lower paychecks as compared to their male counterparts despite their higher record of success in recent years.[115]

In April 2016, five U.S. team players filed a wage-discrimination action against the USSF with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.[116] The group consisted of Hope Solo, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and Becky Sauerbrunn.

One year later, in April 2017, the U.S. team agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the USSF. The agreement stated that the U.S. team players would have an increased base pay and improved match bonuses. These changes could increase their previous pay from $200,000 to $300,000. However, the CBA did not guarantee equal pay compared to the men's team. The CBA's five-year term through 2021 ensured that the next negotiation would not become an issue for the team for the 2019 World Cup and the 2020 Olympics. On top of this CBA, the USSF had agreed to pay the players for two years' worth of unequal per-diem payments.[117]

On March 8, 2019, 28 members of the U.S. team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the USSF.[118] The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, accused the USSF of "institutional gender discrimination."[119] The lawsuit claimed that the discrimination affected not only the amount the players were paid but also their playing, training, and travel conditions. In May 2020, several key parts of the case were dismissed, with federal judge R. Gary Klausner noting that the team had agreed to take higher base compensation and other benefits in their most recent CBA instead of the bonuses received by the men's team.[120]

On March 8, 2021, the second anniversary of the team's pay discrimination lawsuit, Congresswomen Doris Matsui and Rosa DeLauro introduced the Give Our Athletes Level Salaries (GOALS) Act to ensure the team members "are paid fair and equitable wages compared to the U.S. Men's team."[121] The GOALS Act threatened to cut federal funding for the 2026 World Cup if the USSF did not comply.[122]

On February 22, 2022, the USSF agreed to settle the lawsuit for $24 million, contingent upon the U.S. team agreeing to a new CBA. $22 million would go to the players named in the case, and $2 million would contribute toward players' post-playing career and other women's soccer charitable efforts.[6][123] On May 18, 2022, the U.S. team agreed to a new CBA that would run through 2028 and would equalize compensation, bonuses, and other work conditions between the women's and the men's national teams friendlies, therefore finalizing the legal settlement. The new agreement mandates that men and women split prize money from international competitions equally, making it the first such instance in the world.[124]

Artificial turf

Along with their lawsuit for pay-equity, the US Women's Soccer players have fought FIFA on policies regarding artificial turf. This battle to eliminate its use in major women's games heightened around the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada; during this tournament, the US played eight of their ten games on artificial turf.[125] Prior to the 2015 World Cup, Abby Wambach headed a discrimination lawsuit with other global soccer stars including Marta of Brazil and Homare Sawa of Japan.[126] Due to the tournament's quick approach, the suit was dropped as players were denied an expedited hearing.

Staff

Coaching staff

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Technical staff

Role Name Start date Ref.
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Head coach history

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Below is the record of each head coach in the national team's history.[131][132][133] The winning percentages given are per U.S. Soccer, with draws counted as ½ wins.[134]

Name Years Matches Won Drawn Lost Win % World Cup Olympics
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Totals 770 605 91 75 Template:Winning percentage

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Players

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Current squad

The following 26 players were named to the squad for the friendlies against Italy on November 28 and December 1, 2025, respectively.[135]

Caps and goals are current as of December 1, 2025, after match against Italy.

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Recent call-ups

The following players were also named to a squad within the last 12 months.

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Notes:

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Results and fixtures

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All-time results

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Year M W D L GF GA Athlete of the Year Scoring leader G Assist leader A Coach Major tournam. result
1985 4 0 1 3 3 7 Sharon Remer Michelle Akers 2 Mike Ryan
1986 6 4 0 2 10 6 April Heinrichs Marcia McDermott 4 Anson Dorrance
1987 11 6 1 4 23 9 Carin Gabarra April Heinrichs 7
1988 8 3 2 3 10 9 Joy Fawcett Carin Gabarra 5 Carin Gabarra
Kristine Lilly 		2
1989 1 0 1 0 0 0 April Heinrichs (none) (none)
1990 6 6 0 0 26 3 Michelle Akers Michelle Akers 9 Kristine Lilly 3
1991 28 21 1 6 122 22 Michelle Akers 39 Carin Gabarra 21 World Cup (champions)
1992 2 0 0 2 3 7 Carin Gabarra (3 players tied) 1 Tisha Venturini 2
1993 17 13 0 4 54 7 Kristine Lilly Mia Hamm 10 Michelle Akers 6
1994 13 12 0 1 59 6 Mia Hamm Michelle Akers 11 7
1995 25 21 2 2 91 17 Mia Hamm 19 Mia Hamm 18 Tony DiCicco World Cup (3rd place)
1996 24 21 2 1 80 17 Tiffeny Milbrett 13 18 Olympics (gold medal)
1997 18 16 0 2 67 13 Mia Hamm 18 Tiffeny Milbrett 14
1998 25 22 2 1 89 12 20 Mia Hamm 20
1999 29 25 2 2 111 15 Michelle Akers Tiffeny Milbrett 21 16 World Cup (champions)
2000 41 26 9 6 124 31 Tiffeny Milbrett Cindy Parlow 19 14 Lauren Gregg
April Heinrichs 		Olympics (silver medal)
2001 10 3 2 5 13 15 Tiffeny Milbrett 3 2 A. Heinrichs
2002 19 15 2 2 69 11 Shannon MacMillan 17 Aly Wagner 11
2003 23 17 4 2 58 14 Abby Wambach 9 Mia Hamm 9 World Cup (3rd place)
2004 34 28 4 2 104 23 31 Mia Hamm 22 Olympics (gold medal)
2005 9 8 1 0 24 0 Kristine Lilly Christie Welsh 7 Aly Wagner
Abby Wambach 		5 Greg Ryan
2006 22 18 4 0 57 10 Abby Wambach 17 Abby Wambach 8
2007 24 19 4 1 63 17 Abby Wambach 20 Kristine Lilly 8 World Cup (3rd place)
2008 36 33 2 1 84 17 Carli Lloyd Natasha Kai 15 Heather O'Reilly
Abby Wambach 		10 Pia Sundhage Olympics (gold medal)
2009 8 7 1 0 12 1 Hope Solo (3 players tied) 2 Heather O'Reilly 3
2010 18 15 2 1 48 8 Abby Wambach 16 Lori Lindsey 7
2011 20 13 4 3 41 17 8 Lauren Cheney
Megan Rapinoe 		5 World Cup (2nd place)
2012 32 28 3 1 120 21 Alex Morgan 28 Alex Morgan 21 P. Sundhage
Jill Ellis 		Olympics (gold medal)
2013 16 13 3 0 56 11 Abby Wambach 11 Lauren Holiday
Abby Wambach 		6 Tom Sermanni
2014 24 16 5 3 79 15 Lauren Holiday Carli Lloyd 15 Carli Lloyd 8 T. Sermanni
J. Ellis
2015 26 20 4 2 74 12 Carli Lloyd 18 Megan Rapinoe 10 J. Ellis World Cup (champions)
2016 25 22 3 0 92 10 Tobin Heath Carli Lloyd
Alex Morgan 		17 Carli Lloyd 11 Olympics (quarter-finals)
2017 16 12 1 3 40 13 Julie Ertz Alex Morgan 7 Megan Rapinoe 5
2018 20 18 2 0 65 10 Alex Morgan 18 12
2019 24 20 3 1 77 16 Julie Ertz[136] Carli Lloyd 16 Christen Press 12 J. Ellis
Vlatko Andonovski 		World Cup (champions)
2020 9 9 0 0 33 1 Sam Mewis Lindsey Horan
Christen Press 		7 Lynn Williams 6 V. Andonovski
2021 24 17 5 2 76 12 Lindsey Horan Carli Lloyd 11 Carli Lloyd 6 Olympics (bronze medal)
2022 18 14 1 3 56 9 Sophia Smith[137] 11 Mallory Pugh 7
2023 18 14 4 0 36 3 Naomi Girma[138] Mallory Swanson 7 Alex Morgan
Trinity Rodman 		5 V. Andonovski
Twila Kilgore 		World Cup (Round of 16)
2024 23 18 4 1 50 12 Alyssa Naeher Sophia Smith 9 Trinity Rodman
Sophia Smith
Mallory Swanson 		4 T. Kilgore
Emma Hayes 		Olympics (gold medal)
2025 15 12 0 3 41 8 TBD Catarina Macario 8 Rose Lavelle
Catarina Macario
Ally Sentnor
Alyssa Thompson 		3 E. Hayes
Total 771 605 91 75 2,340 465
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Individual records

Player records

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The women's national team boasts the first six players in the history of the game to have earned 200 caps.[143] These players have since been joined in the 200-cap club by several players from other national teams, as well as by seven more Americans: Kate Markgraf, Abby Wambach, Heather O'Reilly, Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Alex Morgan.[144] Kristine Lilly, Carli Lloyd, and Christie Pearce are the only players to earn more than 300 caps.

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Most caps
Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Kristine Lilly 354 130 1987–2010
2 Carli Lloyd 316 134 2005–2021
3 Christie Pearce 311 2 1997–2015
4 Mia Hamm 276 158 1987–2004
5 Julie Foudy 274 45 1988–2004
6 Abby Wambach 255 184 2001–2015
7 Joy Fawcett 241 27 1987–2004
8 Heather O'Reilly 231 47 2002–2016
9 Alex Morgan 224 123 2010–2024
10 Becky Sauerbrunn 219 0 2008–2024

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Most goals
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1 Abby Wambach 184 255 2001–2015 0.72
2 Mia Hamm 158 276 1987–2004 0.57
3 Carli Lloyd 134 316 2005–2021 0.42
4 Kristine Lilly 130 354 1987–2010 0.37
5 Alex Morgan 123 224 2010–2024 0.55
6 Michelle Akers 107 155 1985–2000 0.69
7 Tiffeny Milbrett 100 206 1991–2005 0.49
8 Cindy Parlow 75 158 1996–2004 0.47
9 Christen Press 64 155 2013–2021 0.41
10 Megan Rapinoe 63 203 2006–2023 0.31

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Most assists
Rank Player Assists Caps Years <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />AvgScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 Mia Hamm 147 276 1987–2004 0.53
2 Kristine Lilly 106 354 1987–2010 0.30
3 Megan Rapinoe 73 203 2006–2023 0.36
Abby Wambach 255 2001–2015 0.29
5 Carli Lloyd 64 316 2005–2021 0.20
6 Tiffeny Milbrett 63 206 1991–2005 0.31
7 Heather O'Reilly 55 231 2002–2016 0.24
Julie Foudy 274 1988–2004 0.20
9 Alex Morgan 53 224 2010–2024 0.24
10 Shannon MacMillan 50 177 1993–2005 0.28

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Most shutouts
Rank Player Shutouts Caps Years <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />AvgScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 Hope Solo 102 202 2000–2016 0.51
2 Briana Scurry 72 175 1994–2008 0.41
3 Alyssa Naeher 69 115 2014–2024 0.60
4 Nicole Barnhart 24 54 2004–2013 0.44
5 Siri Mullinix 21 45 1999–2004 0.47
6 Casey Murphy 15 20 2021– 0.75
7 Mary Harvey 13 27 1989–1996 0.48
Saskia Webber 28 1992–2000 0.46
9 Amy Allmann 10 24 1987–1991 0.42
10 Kim Maslin-Kammerdeiner 9 17 1988–1991 0.53
LaKeysia Beene 18 2000–2003 0.50
Ashlyn Harris 25 2013–2022 0.36

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Captains
Years as captain Player Caps Goals Years Ref.
1985 Denise Bender 4 0 1985 [153]
1986–1987 Emily Pickering 15 2 1985–1992 [154]
1988–1991 Lori Henry 39 3 1985–1991
1991 April Heinrichs 46 35 1986–1991 [155]
1993–2000 Carla Overbeck 170 4 1988–2000 [156]
2000–2004 Julie Foudy 274 45 1988–2004 [157]
Joy Fawcett 241 27 1987–2004
2004–2008 Kristine Lilly 354 130 1987–2010
2008–2015 Christie Pearce 311 4 1997–2015
2016–2018
2021–2023 		Becky Sauerbrunn 219 0 2008–2024 [158][159][160]
2016–2020 Carli Lloyd 316 134 2005–2021 [158]
2018–2020 Megan Rapinoe 203 63 2006–2023 [159]
2018–2020
2023–2024 		Alex Morgan 224 123 2010–2024 [159][161]
2023– Lindsey Heaps 170 38 2013– [161]
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Rank Player Goals Date Opponent Location Competition Line-up
1 Brandi Chastain 5 April 18, 1991[162] Script error: No such module "flag". Mexico[162] Port-au-Prince, Haiti World Cup Qualifying Tournament Substitute (41') (80 minute matchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
Amy Rodriguez January 20, 2012[162] Script error: No such module "flag". Dominican Republic[162] Vancouver, Canada 2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Substitute (46')
Sydney Leroux January 22, 2012[162] Script error: No such module "flag". Guatemala[162] Substitute (46')
Michelle Akers November 24, 1991[162] Script error: No such module "flag". Chinese Taipei[162] Foshan, China 1991 FIFA World Cup Starting (80 minute matchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
Tiffeny Milbrett November 2, 2002[162] Script error: No such module "flag". Panama[162] Seattle, United States 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup Starting
Abby Wambach October 23, 2004[162] Script error: No such module "flag". Republic of Ireland[162] Houston, United States International Friendly Starting
Crystal Dunn February 15, 2016[162] Script error: No such module "flag". Puerto Rico[162] Frisco, United States 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Starting
Alex Morgan June 11, 2019[162] Script error: No such module "flag". Thailand[162] Reims, France 2019 FIFA World Cup Starting
Carli Lloyd September 16, 2021[163] Script error: No such module "flag". Paraguay Cleveland, United States International Friendly Starting

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All-Time Best XI

The following players were chosen as the USWNT All-Time Best XI in December 2013 by the United States Soccer Federation:[164]

  • Goalkeeper: Briana Scurry
  • Defenders: Brandi Chastain, Carla Overbeck, Christie Rampone, Joy Fawcett
  • Midfielders: Kristine Lilly, Michelle Akers, Julie Foudy
  • Forwards: Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan

Head coach records

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  • Most wins: Script error: No such module "flag". Jill Ellis: 106

Team records

Biggest victory
Biggest defeat
  • 0–4 vs. Brazil, September 27, 2007

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Host Result Pld W D* L GF GA Coach
Script error: No such module "flag". 1991 Champions 6 6 0 0 25 5 Anson Dorrance
Script error: No such module "flag". 1995 Third place 6 4 1 1 15 5 Tony DiCicco
Script error: No such module "flag". 1999 Champions 6 5 1 0 18 3
Script error: No such module "flag". 2003 Third place 6 5 0 1 15 5 April Heinrichs
Script error: No such module "flag". 2007 Third place 6 4 1 1 12 7 Greg Ryan
Script error: No such module "flag". 2011 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 13 7 Pia Sundhage
Script error: No such module "flag". 2015 Champions 7 6 1 0 14 3 Jill Ellis
Script error: No such module "flag". 2019 Champions 7 7 0 0 26 3
Script error: No such module "flag".Script error: No such module "flag". 2023 Round of 16 4 1 3 0 4 1 Vlatko Andonovski
Script error: No such module "flag". 2027 To be determined
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Total 10/12 54 41 9 4 142 39
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Olympic Games

The team has participated in every Olympic tournament through 2024 and reached the gold medal game in each until 2016, when they were eliminated in the quarter-finals in a penalty shoot-out loss to Sweden. The team won a record-extending fifth Olympic gold medal in 2024, their first since 2012.

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Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Coach
Script error: No such module "flag". 1996 Gold medal 5 4 1 0 9 3 Tony DiCicco
Script error: No such module "flag". 2000 Silver medal 5 3 1 1 9 5 April Heinrichs
Script error: No such module "flag". 2004 Gold medal 6 5 1 0 12 4
Script error: No such module "flag". 2008 Gold medal 6 5 0 1 12 5 Pia Sundhage
Script error: No such module "flag". 2012 Gold medal 6 6 0 0 16 6
Script error: No such module "flag". 2016 Quarter-finals 4 2 2 0 6 3 Jill Ellis
Script error: No such module "flag". 2020 Bronze medal 6 2 2 2 12 10 Vlatko Andonovski
Script error: No such module "flag". 2024 Gold medal 6 6 0 0 12 2 Emma Hayes
Script error: No such module "flag". 2028 Qualified as hosts
Total 8/9 44 33 7 4 88 38
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CONCACAF W Championship

CONCACAF W Championship record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Coach
Script error: No such module "flag". 1991 Champions 5 5 0 0 49 0 Anson Dorrance
Script error: No such module "flag". 1993 Champions 3 3 0 0 13 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 1994 Champions 4 4 0 0 16 1 Tony DiCicco
Script error: No such module "flag". 1998 Did not participate1
Script error: No such module "flag". 2000 Champions 5 4 1 0 24 1 April Heinrichs
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Script error: No such module "flag". 2006 Champions 2 2 0 0 4 1 Greg Ryan
Script error: No such module "flag". 2010 Third place 5 4 0 1 22 2 Pia Sundhage
Script error: No such module "flag". 2014 Champions 5 5 0 0 21 0 Jill Ellis
Script error: No such module "flag". 2018 Champions 5 5 0 0 26 0
Script error: No such module "flag". 2022 Champions 5 5 0 0 13 0 Vlatko Andonovski
Template:Flagicon 2026 Qualified
Total 10/12 44 42 1 1 212 6

1 The U.S. team directly qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup as hosts of the event. Because of this, they did not participate in the 1998 CONCACAF Championship, which was the qualification tournament for the World Cup.

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CONCACAF W Gold Cup

CONCACAF W Gold Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Coach
Script error: No such module "flag". 2024 Champions[165] 6 4 1 1 15 4 Twila Kilgore
Template:Flagicon 2029 To be determined [166]
Total 1/2 6 4 1 1 15 4
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Minor tournaments

SheBelieves Cup

The SheBelieves Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted in the United States.

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Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
2016 Template:HsChampions 3 3 0 0 4 1 Jill Ellis
2017 4th place 3 1 0 2 1 4
2018 Template:HsChampions 3 2 1 0 3 1
2019 Template:HsRunners-up 3 1 2 0 5 4
2020 Template:HsChampions 3 3 0 0 6 1 Vlatko Andonovski
2021 Template:HsChampions 3 3 0 0 9 0
2022 Template:HsChampions 3 2 1 0 10 0
2023 Template:HsChampions 3 3 0 0 5 1
2024 Template:HsChampions 2 1 1 0 4 3 Twila Kilgore
2025 Template:HsRunners-up 3 2 0 1 5 3 Emma Hayes
Total 10/10 29 21 5 3 52 18

Tournament of Nations

The Tournament of Nations was a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted in the United States in non-World Cup and non-Olympic years.

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Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
2017 Template:HsRunners-up 3 2 0 1 7 4 Jill Ellis
2018 Template:HsChampions 3 2 1 0 9 4
Total 6 4 1 1 16 8

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it has been one of the more prestigious women's soccer events other than the Women's World Cup and Olympic tournament,[167] and it has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup."[168] Since 2016, the SheBelieves Cup replaced it on the U.S. team's schedule.

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Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
1994 Template:HsRunners-up 3 2 0 1 6 1 Tony DiCicco
1995 4th place 4 2 1 1 8 5
1996 Template:HsDid not enter
1997
1998 Template:Hs3rd place 4 3 0 1 10 6 Tony DiCicco
1999 Template:HsRunners-up 4 2 1 1 8 4
2000 Template:HsChampions 4 4 0 0 11 1 April Heinrichs
2001 6th place 4 1 0 3 5 9
2002 5th place 4 2 1 1 8 6
2003 Template:HsChampions 4 2 2 0 5 2
2004 Template:HsChampions 4 3 0 1 11 5
2005 Template:HsChampions 4 4 0 0 9 0 Greg Ryan
2006 Template:HsRunners-up 4 2 2 0 9 1
2007 Template:HsChampions 4 4 0 0 8 3
2008 Template:HsChampions 4 4 0 0 12 1 Pia Sundhage
2009 Template:HsRunners-up 4 3 1 0 5 1
2010 Template:HsChampions 4 4 0 0 9 3
2011 Template:HsChampions 4 4 0 0 12 3
2012 Template:Hs3rd place 4 3 0 1 11 2
2013 Template:HsChampions 4 3 1 0 11 1 Tom Sermanni
2014 7th place 4 1 1 2 7 7
2015 Template:HsChampions 4 3 1 0 7 1 Jill Ellis
Total 79 56 11 12 172 62 [169]

Honors

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FIFA World Ranking

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A line chart depicting the history of the U.S.'s year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings.

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Last update was on December 31, 2024[186]

<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Best Ranking  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Worst Ranking  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Best Mover  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  Worst Mover  

Template:Flagdeco United States' <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />FIFA World Ranking history
Year Rank at
year end 		Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
2024 1 1 Increase 4 5 Decrease 2
2023 2 1 Steady 3 Decrease 2
2022 1 1 Steady 1 Steady
2021 1 1 Steady 1 Steady
2020 1 1 Steady 1 Steady
2019 1 1 Steady 1 Steady
2018 1 1 Steady 1 Steady
2017 1 1 Increase 1 2 Decrease 1
2016 1 1 Steady 1 Steady
2015 1 1 Increase 1 2 Steady
2014 2 1 Steady 2 Decrease 1
2013 1 1 Steady 1 Steady
2012 1 1 Steady 1 Steady
2011 1 1 Steady 1 Steady
2010 1 1 Steady 1 Steady
2009 1 1 Steady 1 Steady
2008 1 1 Increase 1 1 Steady
2007 2 1 Increase 1 2 Decrease 1
2006 2 2 Steady 2 Steady
2005 2 1 Increase 1 2 Decrease 1
2004 2 2 Steady 2 Steady
2003 2 1 Steady 2 Decrease 1

See also

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  174. ↑ DFB Centenary Tournament 2000 Template:Webarchive Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
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  176. ↑ Brazil Cup 1996 Template:Webarchive Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  177. ↑ North America Cup 1987 Template:Webarchive Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  178. ↑ North America Cup 1990 Template:Webarchive Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  179. ↑ Canada Cup 1990 Template:Webarchive Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  180. ↑ Australia Cup 1999–2004 Template:Webarchive Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  181. ↑ Tournoi International Feminin 1995 Template:Webarchive Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  182. ↑ Chiquita Cup 1994 Template:Webarchive Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
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  184. ↑ Goodwill Games 1998 Template:Webarchive Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  185. ↑ Columbus Cup 1993 Template:Webarchive Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
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Sporting positions
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check FIFA Women's World Cup champions
1991 (first title) Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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1999 (second title) Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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2015 (third title)
2019 (fourth title) Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Olympic champions
1996 (first title) Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Olympic champions
2004 (second title)
2008 (third title)
2012 (fourth title) Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Olympic champions
2024 (fifth title) Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check CONCACAF Women's champions
1991 (first title)
1993 (second title)
1994 (third title) Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions
2000 (fourth title)
2002 (fifth title)
2006 (sixth title) Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check CONCACAF Women's champions
2014 (seventh title)
2018 (eighth title) Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check CONCACAF W champions
2022 (ninth title) Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check CONCACAF W Gold Cup champions
2024 (first title) Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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