United States women's national soccer team

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United States
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Team USA
The Stars and Stripes
The Yanks
Association United States Soccer Federation
Confederation CONCACAF
(North America)
Head coach Tom Sermanni
Asst coach Tony Gustavsson
Captain Christie Rampone
Most caps Kristine Lilly (352)
Top scorer Mia Hamm (158)
FIFA code USA
FIFA ranking 1 Steady
Highest FIFA ranking 1 (March 2013)
Lowest FIFA ranking 2 (October 2003)
First colors
Second colors
First international
 Italy 1–0 United States 
(Jesolo, Italy; August 18, 1985)
Biggest win
 United States 14–0 Dominican Rep. 
(Vancouver, Canada; January 20, 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 4–0 United States 
(Hangzhou, China; September 27, 2007)
World Cup
Appearances 6 (First in 1991)
Best result Winners, 1991, 1999
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1991)
Best result Winners; 1991, 1993, 1994 2000, 2002, 2006

The United States women's national soccer team, often referred to as USWNT, represents the United States of America in international association football competitions. It is controlled by United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football). The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer.[1] It is currently ranked first in the world by the FIFA Women's World Rankings.[2] The team has also won the 1999 Women's World Cup, four Olympic women's gold medals (1996,[3] 2004,[4] 2008[5] and 2012) and nine Algarve Cups (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013).

Among its many other honors, the team was selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee's Team of the Year in 1997 and 1999. Sports Illustrated chose the entire team as its 1999 Sportspeople of the Year.[6]

Contents

History [edit]

The team played its first match at the Mundialito tournament on August 18, 1985, coached by Mike Ryan (not related to 2005–2007 coach Greg Ryan). In March 2004, two of its stars, Mia Hamm (who retired later that year after a post-Olympic team tour of the USA) and Michelle Akers (who had already retired), were the only two women and the only two Americans named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living soccer players chosen by Pelé as part of FIFA's centenary observances. Those two women along with Julie Foudy, Kristine Lilly, and the 1999 team started a revolution towards women's team sports in America.

Arguably their most influential and memorable victory came in the 1999 World Cup when they beat China 5–4 in a penalty shootout.[7] 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 Briana 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 famously 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.[8] This win influenced girls to want to play soccer on a team.[9][10]

Perhaps the second most influential victory came on July 10, 2011, in the quarterfinal of the 2011 Women's World Cup in Germany, where the U.S. beat Brazil 5–3 on penalty kicks. Abby Wambach tied the game 2–2 in the 2nd minute of extra time in the 2nd period of overtime (the 122nd minute of the match overall) with a left-footed cross by Megan Rapinoe.[11] Earlier in the game, Brazil had evened the score 1–1 on a controversial penalty kick. Interestingly, the game was played on the 12th anniversary of the memorable 1999 World Cup Final (described above), which the US also won on penalty kicks.

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.[12] The United States advanced to face Japan in a rematch of 2011 Women’s World Cup final, won by the Japanese on penalty kicks, by winning arguably one of the greatest games only rivaled by the victories mentioned above. In the semi-final match against Canada, the Americans trailed three times before Alex Morgan’s header in the third minute of injury time at the end of 30 minutes of extra-time lifted the team to a 4–3 victory. Morgan’s game-winning goal (123") is now the latest tally ever in a FIFA competition by a USWNT team.[13] The London Olympics marked the first time the USWNST won every game en route to the gold medal and set an Olympic women's team record of 16 goals scored.[13] Wambach scored a team-leading five goals in five straight games, which is an U.S. and Olympic record, while Morgan and Rapinoe led the team with four assists apiece, which attributed to their team-high tying 10 points.[13] By scoring both goals in the 2012 Olympic final, Carli Lloyd is the only woman in history to score the winning goal in separate gold Olympic matches (2008 and 2012).

Past and present kit [edit]

Traditionally since the team started, the kit has been an all white kit, with occasional blue shorts. Blue shorts in combination with blue or red jersey and socks have also been used. Combinations of red, white and blue were used in 2003 World Cup, and 2004 Olympics. As of May 2011 the away kit is all black. From 2012, the team's home kit is a white jersey with red hoops paired with blue shorts and white socks. The kit is identical to that worn by the men's team, which is the first time both teams have worn the same kit. Like the men's team, Nike is the team's kit manufacturer. The team also wears two stars above the US Soccer badge, to signify their two championship titles from World Cup competitions.

1986–1996 home
1986–1996
1991–1994
1991–1994
1991–1998
1995–1999
1999–2004
2000–2002
2003
2003
2004
2004
2005–2007 home
2005–2007 away
2007–2009 home
2008
2007–2008 away
2008–2009 away
2010–2011 home
2010–2011 away
2011–2012 home
2011–2012 away
2012 home
2012 away

Schedule and results [edit]

The following is a list of matches from the past six months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Date Venue Opponent Competition Result U.S. scorers
October 20, 2012 Toyota Park,
Bridgeview, Illinois,  United States
 Germany International
friendly
1–1 D Wambach Goal 2'
October 23, 2012 Rentschler Field,
East Hartford, Connecticut,  United States
 Germany International
friendly
2–2 D Wambach Goal 44'
Heath Goal 67'
November 28, 2012 Jeld-Wen Field,
Portland, Oregon,  United States
 Republic of Ireland International
friendly
5–0 W Morgan Goal 24'34'44'
Leroux Goal 62'81'
December 1, 2012 University of Phoenix Stadium,
Glendale, Arizona,  United States
 Republic of Ireland International
friendly
2–0 W Morgan Goal 1'
Rapinoe Goal 38'
December 8, 2012 Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan,  United States
 China PR International
friendly
2–0 W Lloyd Goal 51'
Leroux Goal 85'
December 12, 2012 BBVA Compass Stadium
Houston, Texas,  United States
 China PR International
friendly
4–0 W Wambach Goal 20'63'
Lloyd Goal 62'
Rodriguez Goal 85'
December 15, 2012 FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida,  United States
 China PR International
friendly
4–1 W Wambach Goal 18'64'
Rapinoe Goal 36'
Leroux Goal 87'
February 9, 2013 EverBank Field
Jacksonville, Florida,  United States
 Scotland International
friendly
4–1 W Press Goal 13'31'
Boxx Goal 52'
Leroux Goal 88'
February 13, 2013 LP Field
Nashville, Tennessee,  United States
 Scotland International
friendly
3-1 W Rapinoe Goal 21'
Wambach Goal 51'
Press Goal 64'
March 6, 2013 Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Albufeira,  Portugal
 Iceland Algarve Cup
Group B
3-0 W Buehler Goal 48'
Boxx Goal 62'
Wambach Goal 74'
March 8, 2013 Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Albufeira,  Portugal
 China PR Algarve Cup
Group B
5-0 W Leroux Goal 15'
Krieger Goal 32'
Rapinoe Goal 46'
Press Goal 64'
Engen Goal 84'
March 11, 2013 Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Lagos,  Portugal
 Sweden Algarve Cup
Group B
1-1 D Morgan Goal 56'
March 13, 2013 Stadium: Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal  Germany Algarve Cup
First place playoff
2-0 W Morgan Goal 13, 34'
April 5, 2013 Stadium: Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium
Offenbach,  Germany
 Germany International
friendly
3-3 D Wambach Goal 47'
Rapinoe Goal 56'
Morgan Goal 71'
April 9, 2013 Stadium: Kyocera Stadion
The Hague,  Netherlands
 Netherlands International
friendly
3-1 W Heath Goal 36'
Press Goal 45'60'
June 2, 2013 BMO Field
Toronto,  Canada
 Canada International
friendly
Time: 4:30pm ET
TV: ESPNNews
June 15, 2013 Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts,  United States
 South Korea International
friendly
Time: 7 pm ET
June 20, 2013 Red Bull Arena
Harrison, New Jersey,  United States
 South Korea International
friendly
Time: 7:30pm ET
TV: NBCSports
September 4, 2013 Frankenstadion
Nuremberg,  Germany
 Germany International
friendly

US Soccer Schedule. USA: Fixtures and Results – FIFA.com

Current squad [edit]

The following 21 players were called up for the matches against Canada on June 2, 2013.


Caps and goals are current as of April 9, 2013.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
18 1GK Nicole Barnhart (1981-10-10) October 10, 1981 (age 31) 50 0 United States FC Kansas City
24 1GK Ashlyn Harris (1985-10-19) October 19, 1985 (age 27) 2 0 United States Washington Spirit
1GK Jillian Loyden (1985-06-25) June 25, 1985 (age 27) 6 0 United States Sky Blue FC
19 2DF Rachel Buehler (1985-08-26) August 26, 1985 (age 27) 102 4 United States Portland Thorns FC
6 2DF Crystal Dunn (1992-07-03) July 3, 1992 (age 20) 4 0 United States North Carolina
14 2DF Whitney Engen (1987-11-28) November 28, 1987 (age 25) 7 1 England Liverpool
11 2DF Ali Krieger (1984-07-28) July 28, 1984 (age 28) 33 1 United States Washington Spirit
5 2DF Kelley O'Hara (1988-08-04) August 4, 1988 (age 24) 39 0 United States Sky Blue FC
3 2DF Christie Rampone (captain) (1975-06-24) June 24, 1975 (age 37) 280 4 United States Sky Blue FC
4 2DF Becky Sauerbrunn (1985-06-06) June 6, 1985 (age 27) 42 0 United States FC Kansas City
25 2DF Julie Johnston (1992-04-06) April 6, 1992 (age 21) 2 0 United States Santa Clara
3MF Amber Brooks (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 22) 0 0 Germany FC Bayern Munich
12 3MF Lauren Cheney (1987-09-30) September 30, 1987 (age 25) 87 18 United States FC Kansas City
17 3MF Tobin Heath (1988-05-29) May 29, 1988 (age 24) 67 8 France Paris Saint-Germain
10 3MF Carli Lloyd (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982 (age 30) 154 43 United States Western New York Flash
8 3MF Kristen Mewis (1991-02-25) February 25, 1991 (age 22) 4 0 United States FC Kansas City
9 3MF Heather O'Reilly (1985-01-02) January 2, 1985 (age 28) 185 36 United States Boston Breakers
2 4FW Sydney Leroux (1990-05-07) May 7, 1990 (age 23) 34 16 United States Boston Breakers
13 4FW Alex Morgan (1989-07-02) July 2, 1989 (age 23) 65 42 United States Portland Thorns FC
23 4FW Christen Press (1988-12-29) December 29, 1988 (age 24) 7 6 Sweden Tyresö FF
20 4FW Abby Wambach (1980-06-02) June 2, 1980 (age 32) 204 155 United States Western New York Flash

Recent call-ups [edit]

The following players were named to a squad in the last six months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Hope Solo (1981-07-30) July 30, 1981 (age 31) 135 0 United States Seattle Reign FC v. Scotland; February 13, 2013
GK Jane Campbell (1995-02-17) February 17, 1995 (age 18) 0 0 United States Concorde Fire South v. Scotland;

February 9, 2013

GK Adrianna Franch (1990-11-12) November 12, 1990 (age 22) 0 0 United States Western New York Flash v. Netherlands;

April 9, 2013

DF Heather Mitts (1978-06-09) June 9, 1978 (age 34) 137 2 United States Boston Breakers v. Scotland; February 9, 2013
DF Amy LePeilbet (1982-03-12) March 12, 1982 (age 31) 84 0 United States Chicago Red Stars v. China PR; December 15, 2012
DF Meghan Klingenberg (1988-08-02) August 2, 1988 (age 24) 3 0 Sweden Tyresö FF v. Netherlands; April 9, 2013
MF Yael Averbuch (1986-11-03) November 3, 1986 (age 26) 21 1 Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC v. Netherlands; April 9, 2013
MF Shannon Boxx (1977-06-29) June 29, 1977 (age 35) 186 27 United States Chicago Red Stars v. Netherlands; April 9, 2013
MF Megan Rapinoe (1985-07-05) July 5, 1985 (age 27) 72 22 France Olympique Lyonnais v. Netherlands; April 9, 2013
MF Lori Lindsey (1980-03-19) March 19, 1980 (age 33) 31 1 United States Washington Spirit v. Scotland; February 13, 2013
MF Keelin Winters (1988-12-09) December 9, 1988 (age 24) 0 0 United States Chicago Red Stars v. Scotland; February 9, 2013
FW Lindsey Horan (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 (age 18) 1 0 France Paris Saint-Germain v. Germany; March 13, 2013
FW Zakiya Bywaters (1991-07-24) July 24, 1991 (age 21) 0 0 United States Chicago Red Stars v. Scotland; February 9, 2013
FW Amy Rodriguez (1987-02-17) February 17, 1987 (age 26) 102 26 United States Seattle Reign FC v. China PR; December 15, 2012

Records [edit]

Active players in bold, statistics as of April 5, 2013

The women's national team boasts the first six players in the history of the game to have earned 200 or more caps. These players have since been joined in the 200-cap club by Pu Wei and Li Jie of China and Birgit Prinz of Germany, as well as by two more Americans, Kate Markgraf and Abby Wambach. Kristine Lilly is the first (and so far, only) player to earn more than 300 caps.

Most capped players [edit]

Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Kristine Lilly 352 130 1987–2010
2 Christie Rampone 280 4 1997–
3 Mia Hamm 275 158 1987–2004
4 Julie Foudy 272 45 1987–2004
5 Joy Fawcett 239 27 1987–2004
6 Abby Wambach 204 155 2001–
Tiffeny Milbrett 204 100 1992–2006
8 Kate Markgraf 202 1 1998–2010
9 Brandi Chastain 192 30 1991–2004
10 Shannon Boxx 186 27 2003–

Top scorers [edit]

Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Mia Hamm 275 158 1987–2004
2 Abby Wambach 204 155 2001–
3 Kristine Lilly 352 130 1987–2010
4 Michelle Akers 153 105 1985–2000
5 Tiffeny Milbrett 204 100 1992–2006
6 Cindy Parlow 158 75 1995–2006
7 Shannon MacMillan 176 60 1994–2006
8 Carin Jennings-Gabarra 117 53 1987–1996
9 Julie Foudy 272 45 1987–2004
10 Tisha Venturini 132 44 1992–2000

Top Assisters [edit]

Rank Player Caps Assists Years
1 Mia Hamm 275 144 1987–2004
2 Kristine Lilly 352 105 1987–2010
3 Abby Wambach 204 61 2001-
Tiffeny Milbrett 204 61 1991–2005
5 Julie Foudy 272 55 1988–2004
6 Shannon MacMillan 176 50 1993–2005
7 Carin Jennings-Gabarra 117 47 1987-1996
8 Heather O'Reilly 185 43 2002–
9 Aly Wagner 131 42 1998–2008
10 Michelle Akers 153 36 1985-2000

Most goals scored in a match [edit]

The record for most goals scored in a match by a member of the USWNT is five, which has been accomplished by six players.

Player Date Opponent Location Competition Line-up Notes
Brandi Chastain April 18, 1991 Mexico Mexico Port-au-Prince, Haiti FIFA Women's World Cup Final Qualifying Tournament Substitute First 5 career international goals. Consecutive goals in the match. Final score: 12–0
Michelle Akers November 24, 1991 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Foshan, China 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Starting Included first 3 goals of the match (9', 29', 33'). The only American to score 5 goals in a World Cup or Olympics match. Final score: 7–0
Tiffeny Milbrett November 2, 2002 Panama Panama Seattle, Washington, USA 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Starting Included a hat trick in the first nine minutes. Final score: 9–0
Abby Wambach October 23, 2004 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Houston, Texas, USA International Friendly.
Fan Celebration Tour
Starting Played indoor in Reliant Stadium. Four goals were assists from Mia Hamm. Final score: 5–0
Amy Rodriguez January 20, 2012 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Substitute (+46') Biggest win by U.S. women's national team. Final score: 14–0
Sydney Leroux January 22, 2012 Guatemala Guatemala Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Substitute (+46') First 5 career international goals in her second cap for U.S. women's senior team. Final score: 13–0

Head coaches [edit]

Name Years Matches Won Tied Lost Win %
United States Ryan, MikeMike Ryan 1985 4 0 1 3 .125
United States Dorrance, AnsonAnson Dorrance 1986–1994 93 66 5 22 .737
United States DiCicco, TonyTony DiCicco 1994–1999 119 103 8 8 .899
United States Gregg, LaurenLauren Gregg 1997, 2000 3 2 1 0 .833
United States Heinrichs, AprilApril Heinrichs 2000–2004 124 87 20 17 .782
United States Ryan, GregGreg Ryan 2005–2007 55 45 9 1 .818
Sweden Sundhage, PiaPia Sundhage 2007–2012 107 91 10 6 .897
EnglandUnited States Ellis, JillianJillian Ellis 2012 7 5 2 0 .857
ScotlandAustralia Sermanni, TomTom Sermanni 2013– 8 6 2 0 .857
Totals 519 405 58 57 .756
Statistics as of April 9, 2013

World Cup record [edit]

Host year in red
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
China 1991 Champions 6 6 0 0 25 5 Anson Dorrance
Sweden 1995 Third place 6 4 1 1 15 5 Tony DiCicco
United States 1999 Champions 6 5 1 0 18 3 Tony DiCicco
United States 2003 Third place 6 5 0 1 15 5 April Heinrichs
China 2007 Third place 6 4 1 1 12 7 Greg Ryan
Germany 2011 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 13 7 Pia Sundhage
Canada 2015 To Be Determined
Total 6/6 36 27 5 4 98 32

Olympics record [edit]

The team has participated in every Olympics tournament through 2012 and won a medal in each.

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
United States 1996 Champions 5 4 1 0 9 3 Tony DiCicco
Australia 2000 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 9 5 April Heinrichs
Greece 2004 Champions 6 5 1 0 12 4 April Heinrichs
China 2008 Champions 6 5 0 1 12 5 Pia Sundhage
United Kingdom 2012 Champions 6 6 0 0 16 6 Pia Sundhage
Brazil 2016 To Be Determined
Total 5/5 29 24 3 2 58 23

CONCACAF Gold Cup record [edit]

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
Haiti 1991 Champions 5 5 0 0 49 0 Anson Dorrance
United States 1993 Champions 3 3 0 0 13 0 Anson Dorrance
Canada 1994 Champions 4 4 0 0 16 1 Tony DiCicco
Canada 1998
Did not participate1
United States 2000 Champions 5 4 1 0 24 1 April Heinrichs
United StatesCanada 2002 Champions 5 5 0 0 24 1 April Heinrichs
United States 2006 Champions 2 2 0 0 4 1 Greg Ryan
Mexico 2010 Third place 5 4 0 1 22 2 Pia Sundhage
Total 7/8 29 27 1 1 152 6

1 The US 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.

Other honors [edit]

Champions (1): 1999
Runners-Up (1): 2007
Champions (9): 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
Runners-Up (4): 1994, 1999, 2006, 2009
Third Place (3): 1997, 1998, 2012
Champions (5): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Champions (7): 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
Third Place (1): 2002
Runners-Up (1): 2012
Champions (2): 2006, 2008
Champions (1): 1991
  • FIFA World Invitational Tournament[14]
Runners-Up (1): 1987
Runners-Up (1): 1986
Third Place (1) 1988
Fourth Place (1): 1985
Champions (1): 2000
Champions (1): 1990
Fourth Place (1): 1987
Champions (1): 1996
Champions (1): 1990
  • DFB Centenary Tournament[21]
Champions (1): 2000
Champions (1): 2000
Champions (1): 1994
  • Guangzhou Tournament[24]
Champions (1): 1998
  • Tournoi International Feminin[25]
Champions (1): 1995
  • Tri-Nations Tournament[26]
Champions (1): 1994
  • Goodwill Games[27]
Champions (1): 1998
Champions (1): 1993

Media coverage [edit]

ESPN and ESPN2 bring most coverage, with occasional coverage from Fox Soccer, Fox Sports en Espanol, and Galavisión.

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Combating a myth from Women's World Cup '91". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  2. ^ "FIFA World Ranking for USA Women". FIFA. 
  3. ^ "U.S. Women's Soccer Team Wins Gold". WashingtonPost.com. 1996-08-02. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  4. ^ "SI.com – Wambach gives U.S. veterans golden parting gift in extra time – Thursday August 26, 2004 7:26PM". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 2004-08-26. Retrieved 2012-08-01. 
  5. ^ Homewood, Brian (2008-08-22). "U.S. retain gold against Brazil in women's soccer | Reuters". In.reuters.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15. 
  6. ^ Michael Bamberger (1999-12-20). "Michelle Akers and the 19 other members of the World – 12.20.99 – SI Vault". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20. 
  7. ^ "SOCCER; 1999 Women's World Cup: Beautiful Game Takes Flight". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03. 
  8. ^ Author: sigroup (2012-05-04). "Brandi Chastain « Inside Sports Illustrated". Insidesportsillustrated.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20. 
  9. ^ Giving girls the opportunity to play soccer or any team sport.
  10. ^ Dare to Dream. Ouisie Shapiro. HBO Productions, 19 September 2007. Video
  11. ^ "Big TV Rating for U.S. Win". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-08-20. 
  12. ^ "U.S. tops Japan for soccer gold". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20. 
  13. ^ a b c "U.S. Women's National Team Squares Off Against Australia on Wednesday in Fan Tribute Tour". USSoccer.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20. 
  14. ^ FIFA Women's World Invitational Tournament 1978-1987 rsssf.com.
  15. ^ Mundialito 1982-1988 rsssf.com.
  16. ^ Pacific Cup 2000 rsssf.com.
  17. ^ North America Cup 1987 rsssf.com.
  18. ^ North America Cup 1990 rsssf.com.
  19. ^ Brazil Cup 1996 rsssf.com.
  20. ^ Canada Cup 1990 rsssf.com.
  21. ^ DFB Centenary Tournament 2000 rsssf.com.
  22. ^ Australia Cup 1999-2004 rsssf.com.
  23. ^ Chiquita Cup 1994 rsssf.com.
  24. ^ Guangzhou Tournament 1998 rsssf.com.
  25. ^ Tournoi International Feminin 1995 rsssf.com.
  26. ^ Tri-Nations Tournament 1994 rsssf.com.
  27. ^ Goodwill Games 1998 rsssf.com
  28. ^ Colombus Cup 1993 rsssf.com.

External links [edit]

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural champions
FIFA Women's World Cup champions
1991 (first title)
Succeeded by
1995 Norway 
Preceded by
1995 Norway 
FIFA Women's World Cup champions
1999 (second title)
Succeeded by
2003 Germany 
Preceded by
Inaugural champions
Olympic champions
1996 (first title)
Succeeded by
2000 Norway 
Preceded by
2000 Norway 
Olympic champions
2004 (second title)
2008 (third title)
2012 (fourth title)
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Inaugural champions
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions
1991 (first title)
1993 (second title)
1994 (third title)
Succeeded by
1998 Canada 
Preceded by
1998 Canada 
As CONCACAF champions
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions
2000 (fourth title)
2002 (fifth title)
2006 (sixth title)
Succeeded by
2010 Canada