United States women's national soccer team

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United States

Nickname

Association

United States Soccer Federation

Coach

Greg Ryan, 2005-

Most caps

Kristine Lilly (295)

Top scorer

Mia Hamm (158)





Home colours





Away colours

First International
Italy 1 - 0 USA
(Jesolo, Italy; 18 August 1985)

Largest win
USA 12 - 0 Mexico
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 18 April 1991)
USA 12 - 0 Martinique
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 20 April 1991)

Worst defeat
Norway 4 - 1 USA
(Lagos, Portugal; 19 March 1998)
Canada 3 - 0 USA
(Lagos, Portugal; 11 March 2001)
USA 0 - 3 Germany
(Portland, Oregon, USA; 5 October 2003)

World Cup

Appearances

4 (First in 1991)

Best result

Winners, 1991, 1999

Olympic Games

Appearances

3 (First in 1996)

Best result

Winners, 1996, 2004

CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup

Appearances

5 (First in 1991)

Best result

Winners, 1991, 1993, 1994,
2000, 2002

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The United States women's national soccer (football) team, operated by the United States Soccer Federation, is the first women's team in the sport made up of full-time professionals. It is also one of the most successful women's national football teams, having won two of the four Women's World Cups and two of the three Olympic women's tournaments held to date. The national under-19 side also won the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002.

In March 2004, two of its stars, Michelle Akers (who had already retired) and Mia Hamm (who retired later that year after a post-Olympic team tour of the USA), were the only two women named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers chosen by Pel� as part of FIFA's centenary observances.

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