United States women's national soccer team facts for kids

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United States

Nickname(s)	The Stars and Stripes
Association	United States Soccer Federation (USSF)
Confederation	CONCACAF
Sub-confederation	NAFU
Head coach	Emma Hayes
Captain	Lindsey Horan
Most caps	Kristine Lilly (354)
Top scorer	Abby Wambach (184)
FIFA code	USA
First colors Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current	1 (December 7, 2018)
Highest	1 (various; most recently since August 2024)
Lowest	5 (June 2024)
First international
Italy 1–0 United States  (Jesolo, Italy; August 18, 1985)
Biggest win
United States 14–0 Dominican Republic  (Vancouver, Canada; January 20, 2012)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 4–0 United States  (Hangzhou, China; September 27, 2007)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1991)
Best result	Champions (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019)
Olympic Games
Appearances	8 (first in 1996)
Best result	Gold (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2024)
CONCACAF W Championship / CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1991)
Best result	Champions (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024)
Medal record FIFA Women's World Cup Gold 1991 China Team Gold 1999 United States Team Gold 2015 Canada Team Gold 2019 France Team Silver 2011 Germany Team Bronze 1995 Sweden Team Bronze 2003 United States Team Bronze 2007 China Team Olympic Games Gold 1996 Atlanta Team Gold 2004 Athens Team Gold 2008 Beijing Team Gold 2012 London Team Gold 2024 Paris Team Silver 2000 Sydney Team Bronze 2020 Tokyo Team CONCACAF W Championship Gold 1991 Haiti Team Gold 1993 United States Team Gold 1994 Canada Team Gold 2000 United States Team Gold 2002 Canada / United States Team Gold 2006 United States Team Gold 2014 United States Team Gold 2018 United States Team Gold 2022 Mexico Team Bronze 2010 Mexico Team CONCACAF W Gold Cup Gold 2024 United States Team

The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States of America in international women's soccer. The team is governed by 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.

After mostly being ranked No. 2 from 2003 to 2008 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, the team was ranked No. 1 continuously from March 2008 to November 2014, the longest consecutive top ranking of any team. 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 41⁄2 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, and Sports Illustrated chose the entire team as 1999 Sportswomen of the Year for its usual Sportsman of the Year honor. On April 5, 2017, USWNT players and U.S. Soccer reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement that would, among other things, lead to a pay increase. 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. FIFA still distributes significantly more funds to its member associations for the men's event.

History

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. 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. 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.

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. In their first Mundialito under Dorrance, the United States defeated China, Brazil, and Japan before finishing as runners-up to Italy. 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. 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.

1990s

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. 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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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".

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. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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. This win influenced many girls to want to play on a soccer team. 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.

2000s

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. 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.

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. The U.S. recovered to defeat Norway to take third place. 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, 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

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. 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. 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. 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.

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. The U.S. had a 43-game unbeaten streak that spanned two years – the 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.

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. 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. 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.

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.

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.

Throughout 2018, the U.S. would pick up two major tournament wins, winning both the SheBelieves Cup and the Tournament of Nations. 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. 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. The U.S. won the game 1–0, winning its second SheBelieves Cup title in three years. On November 8, 2018, the U.S. earned their 500th victory in team history after a 1–0 victory over Portugal. 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.

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. The U.S. would win its next match against Chile 3–0 before concluding the group stage with a win of 2–0 over Sweden. 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. The team would achieve identical results in their next two games. With 2–1 victories over France and then England 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.

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

2020s

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.

In early March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the USSF canceled previously scheduled USWNT friendlies against Australia and Brazil. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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.

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

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. 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. 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. That August the team dropped to third in the FIFA Women's World Ranking, their worst ever position.

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Media coverage

U.S. television coverage for the five Women's World Cups from 1995 to 2011 was provided by ESPN/ABC and Univision, while coverage rights for the three Women's World Cups from 2015 to 2023 were awarded to Fox Sports and Telemundo. 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. NBC will broadcast the Olympic tournament through 2032.

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. 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.

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. It averaged 23 million viewers and higher ratings than the NBA finals and the Stanley Cup finals. 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.

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). 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.

Staff

Coaching staff

Role	Name	Start date	Ref.
Head coach	Emma Hayes	May 2024
Assistant coach	Denise Reddy	May 2024
Goalkeeper coach	Stuart Searle	May 2024

Technical staff

Role	Name	Start date	Ref.
Sporting director	Matt Crocker	April 2023
Vice president of sporting	Oguchi Onyewu	May 2023
Women's program director	Bart Caubergh	May 2024

Head coach history

, after match against  Argentina

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

Name	Years	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	World Cup	Olympics
Ryan, MikeMike Ryan	1985	4	0	1	3	.125	N/A	N/A
Dorrance, AnsonAnson Dorrance	1986–1994	92	65	5	22	.734	3.	N/A
DiCicco, TonyTony DiCicco	1994–1999	121	105	8	8	.901	4.	3.
Gregg, LaurenLauren Gregg	2000 (interim)	3	2	1	0	.833	—	—
Heinrichs, AprilApril Heinrichs	2000–2004	124	87	20	17	.782	1.	5.
Ryan, GregGreg Ryan	2005–2007	55	45	9	1	.900	1.	—
Sundhage, PiaPia Sundhage	2008–2012	107	91	10	6	.897	2.	6.
Sermanni, TomTom Sermanni	2012–2014	24	18	4	2	.833	—	—
Ellis, JillJill Ellis	2014.2012 (interim), 2014–2019	132	106	19	7	.875	3.	0.1. 5th
Andonovski, VlatkoVlatko Andonovski	2019–2023	65	51	9	5	.854	0. 9th
Kilgore, TwilaTwila Kilgore	2023–2024 (interim)	14	10	3	1	.821	—	—
Hayes, EmmaEmma Hayes	2024–present	13	12	1	0	.962
Totals		754	592	90	72	.845

Notes

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were named to the squad for the friendlies against  England and  Netherlands on November 30 and December 3, 2024, respectively.

Caps and goals are current as of October 30, 2024, after match against  Argentina.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Naeher, AlyssaAlyssa Naeher	(1988-04-20) April 20, 1988 (age 36)	113	0	Chicago Red Stars
18	1GK	Tullis-Joyce, PhallonPhallon Tullis-Joyce	(1996-10-19) October 19, 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Manchester United
21	1GK	Haught, MandyMandy Haught	(1998-11-03) November 3, 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Utah Royals
2	2DF	Sams, EmilyEmily Sams	(1999-07-01) July 1, 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Orlando Pride
4	2DF	Girma, NaomiNaomi Girma	(2000-06-14) June 14, 2000 (age 24)	42	2	San Diego Wave FC
5	2DF	Nighswonger, JennaJenna Nighswonger	(2000-11-28) November 28, 2000 (age 24)	17	2	NJ/NY Gotham FC
12	2DF	Davidson, TiernaTierna Davidson	(1998-09-19) September 19, 1998 (age 26)	64	3	NJ/NY Gotham FC
14	2DF	Sonnett, EmilyEmily Sonnett	(1993-11-25) November 25, 1993 (age 31)	101	2	NJ/NY Gotham FC
15	2DF	Malonson, AlyssaAlyssa Malonson	(1999-04-09) April 9, 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Bay FC
20	2DF	Krueger, CaseyCasey Krueger	(1990-08-23) August 23, 1990 (age 34)	59	0	Washington Spirit
22	2DF	Gaetino, EvaEva Gaetino	(2002-12-17) December 17, 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Paris Saint-Germain
23	2DF	Fox, EmilyEmily Fox	(1998-07-05) July 5, 1998 (age 26)	60	1	Arsenal
3	3MF	Albert, KorbinKorbin Albert	(2003-10-13) October 13, 2003 (age 21)	20	1	Paris Saint-Germain
10	3MF	Horan, LindseyLindsey Horan (captain)	(1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 (age 30)	159	36	Lyon
11	3MF	Yohannes, LilyLily Yohannes	(2007-06-12) June 12, 2007 (age 17)	1	1	Ajax
16	3MF	Lavelle, RoseRose Lavelle	(1995-05-14) May 14, 1995 (age 29)	108	24	NJ/NY Gotham FC
17	3MF	Coffey, SamSam Coffey	(1998-12-31) December 31, 1998 (age 25)	26	1	Portland Thorns FC
19	3MF	Hershfelt, HalHal Hershfelt	(2001-10-03) October 3, 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Washington Spirit
6	4FW	Williams, LynnLynn Williams	(1993-05-21) May 21, 1993 (age 31)	73	20	NJ/NY Gotham FC
7	4FW	Thompson, AlyssaAlyssa Thompson	(2004-11-07) November 7, 2004 (age 20)	11	1	Angel City FC
8	4FW	Shaw, JaedynJaedyn Shaw	(2004-11-20) November 20, 2004 (age 20)	19	8	San Diego Wave FC
9	4FW	Sentnor, AllyAlly Sentnor	(2004-02-18) February 18, 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Utah Royals
13	4FW	Sears, EmmaEmma Sears	(2001-02-23) February 23, 2001 (age 23)	2	1	Racing Louisville FC
24	4FW	Ryan, YazmeenYazmeen Ryan	(1999-02-25) February 25, 1999 (age 25)	2	0	NJ/NY Gotham FC

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Murphy, CaseyCasey Murphy	(1996-04-25) April 25, 1996 (age 28)	20	0	North Carolina Courage	v.  Argentina; October 30, 2024
GK	Campbell, JaneJane Campbell	(1995-02-17) February 17, 1995 (age 29)	8	0	Houston Dash	v.  Iceland; October 24, 2024
GK	Kingsbury, AubreyAubrey Kingsbury	(1991-11-20) November 20, 1991 (age 33)	2	0	Washington Spirit	v.  South Korea; June 4, 2024
DF	Mace, HailieHailie Mace	(1997-03-24) March 24, 1997 (age 27)	9	0	Kansas City Current	v.  Argentina; October 30, 2024
DF	Wiesner, KateKate Wiesner	(2001-02-11) February 11, 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Washington Spirit	v.  Mexico; July 13, 2024 PRE
DF	Staab, SamSam Staab	(1997-03-28) March 28, 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Chicago Red Stars	v.  South Korea; June 4, 2024
DF	Dahlkemper, AbbyAbby Dahlkemper	(1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 31)	84	0	Bay FC	2024 SheBelieves Cup
DF	Sauerbrunn, BeckyBecky Sauerbrunn	(1985-06-06) June 6, 1985 (age 39)	219	0	Portland Thorns FC	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
DF	Cook, AlanaAlana Cook	(1997-04-11) April 11, 1997 (age 27)	29	1	Kansas City Current	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF	Thompson, GiseleGisele Thompson	(2005-12-02) December 2, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Angel City FC	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
DF	Vignola, M.A.M.A. Vignola	(1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Angel City FC	v.  China; December 5, 2023
MF	Sanchez, AshleyAshley Sanchez	(1999-03-16) March 16, 1999 (age 25)	28	3	North Carolina Courage	v.  Argentina; October 30, 2024
MF	Moultrie, OliviaOlivia Moultrie	(2005-09-17) September 17, 2005 (age 19)	5	2	Portland Thorns FC	v.  Argentina; October 30, 2024
MF	Bethune, CroixCroix Bethune	(2001-03-14) March 14, 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Washington Spirit	2024 Summer Olympics
MF	Macario, CatarinaCatarina Macario	(1999-10-04) October 4, 1999 (age 25)	19	8	Chelsea	2024 Summer Olympics PRE
MF	Sullivan, AndiAndi Sullivan	(1995-12-20) December 20, 1995 (age 29)	52	3	Washington Spirit	v.  South Korea; June 1, 2024 PRE
MF	DeMelo, SavannahSavannah DeMelo	(1998-03-26) March 26, 1998 (age 26)	7	0	Racing Louisville FC	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW	Swanson, MalloryMallory Swanson	(1998-04-29) April 29, 1998 (age 26)	103	38	Chicago Red Stars	v.  Argentina; October 30, 2024
FW	Smith, SophiaSophia Smith	(2000-08-10) August 10, 2000 (age 24)	58	24	Portland Thorns FC	v.  Argentina; October 30, 2024
FW	Dunn, CrystalCrystal Dunn	(1992-07-03) July 3, 1992 (age 32)	155	25	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2024 Summer Olympics
FW	Rodman, TrinityTrinity Rodman	(2002-05-20) May 20, 2002 (age 22)	46	10	Washington Spirit	2024 Summer Olympics
FW	Morgan, AlexAlex Morgan	(1989-07-02) July 2, 1989 (age 35)	224	123	Retired	v.  South Korea; June 4, 2024
FW	Purce, MidgeMidge Purce	(1995-09-18) September 18, 1995 (age 29)	30	4	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
FW	Fishel, MiaMia Fishel	(2001-04-30) April 30, 2001 (age 23)	3	1	Chelsea	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup PRE
FW	Hatch, AshleyAshley Hatch	(1995-05-25) May 25, 1995 (age 29)	22	5	Washington Spirit	v.  China; December 5, 2023

Notes:

• PRE: Preliminary squad

Recent schedule and results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Lose       Postponed

2023

Friendly December 2	United States	3–0	China	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
18:00 ET	Smith  8' Horan  52' Rodman  77'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/12/uswnt-vs-china-pr-12-2-23-score-highlights-match-report-stats-goals		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 8,768 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

Friendly December 5	United States	2–1	China	Frisco, Texas
20:00 ET	Coffey  62' Shaw  79'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/12/uswnt-vs-china-pr-12-5-23-score-highlights-match-report-stats-recap	Shen  45+1'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 11,024 Referee: Lizzet Garcia (Mexico)

2024

Gold Cup GS February 20	United States	5–0	Dominican Republic	Carson, California
22:15 ET	Moultrie  7', 58' Williams  30' Nighswonger  86' (pen.) Morgan  90+2' (pen.)	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/02/concacaf-w-gold-cup-uswnt-5-dominican-republic-0-score-stats-standings-goals-highlights-recap		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 3,242 Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

Gold Cup GS February 23	Argentina	0–4	United States	Carson, California
22:15 ET	Mayorga  45+5', 75' Cometti 65'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/02/concacaf-w-gold-cup-uswnt-4-argentina-0-goals-stats-standings-match-recap	Shaw  10', 17', 58' Morgan  19' Horan  77' (pen.)	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 8,315 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

Gold Cup GS February 26	United States	0–2	Mexico	Carson, California
22:15 ET		https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/02/concacaf-w-gold-cup-uswnt-0-mexico-2-match-recap-stats-standings	Ovalle 29',  38' Luna 88' Pelayo  90+2'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 11,612 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Gold Cup QF March 3	United States	3–0	Colombia	Los Angeles, California
20:15 ET	Horan  13' (pen.), 67' Morgan 18' Rodman 21' Nighswonger  22' Shaw  45+2'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/03/concacaf-w-gold-cup-uswnt-3-colombia-0-match-recap-stats-goals-score	Carabalí 11' Umse 15' Restrepo 68' Paví 75'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 16,746 Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

Gold Cup SF March 6	Canada	2–2 (1–3 pen)	United States	San Diego, California
19:00 ET	Huitema  82' Leon  120+7' (pen.)	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/03/concacaf-w-gold-cup-semifinal-uswnt-vs-canada-score-stats-goals-match-recap	Shaw  20' Smith  99'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 15,245 Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
		Penalties
	*Leon Huitema Quinn Fleming		* Smith Albert Naeher Horan

Gold Cup F March 10	United States	1–0	Brazil	San Diego, California
20:15 ET	Horan  45+1'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/03/concacaf-w-gold-cup-final-uswnt-vs-brazil-score-stats-result-recap		Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 31,528 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

SheBelieves Cup SF April 6	United States	2–1	Japan	Atlanta, Georgia
12:30 ET	Shaw  21' Horan  77' (pen.)	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/04/2024-shebelieves-cup-semifinal-uswnt-vs-japan-result-score-stats-goals-highlights-match-recap	Seike  1'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 50,644 Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

SheBelieves Cup F April 9	United States	2–2 (5–4 pen)	Canada	Columbus, Ohio
19:00 ET	Smith  50', 68'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/04/2024-shebelieves-cup-final-uswnt-vs-canada-result-score-stats-goals-highlights-match-recap	Leon  40', 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,049 Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
		Penalties
	*Rodman Smith Naeher Horan Sonnett Dahlkemper Fox		* Fleming Leon Rose Lacasse Grosso Lawrence Viens

Friendly June 1	United States	4–0	South Korea	Commerce City, Colorado
17:00 ET	Swanson  34', 74' Davidson  38', 48'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/06/uswnt-vs-korea-republic-score-result-highlights-goals-stats-match-recap		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 19,010 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)

Friendly June 4	United States	3–0	South Korea	St. Paul, Minnesota
20:00 ET	Dunn  13' Smith  67' Yohannes  82'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/06/uswnt-vs-korea-republic-score-result-highlights-goals-stats-recap-june-4		Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,169 Referee: Astrid Azucena Gramajo (Guatemala)

Friendly July 13	United States	1–0	Mexico	Harrison, New Jersey
15:30 ET	Smith  64'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/07/uswnt-vs-mexico-score-result-goals-stats-highlights-match-recap		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 26,376 Referee: Deily Maria Gomez Espinoza (Costa Rica)

Friendly July 16	United States	0–0	Costa Rica	Washington, D.C.
19:30 ET		https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/07/uswnt-vs-costa-rica-score-result-goals-stats-highlights-match-recap		Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,972 Referee: Lizzet Amairany Garcia Olvera (Mexico)

Olympics GS July 25	United States	3–0	Zambia	Nice, France
15:00 ET	Rodman  17' Swanson  24', 25'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/07/usa-vs-zambia-score-result-goals-stats-highlights-match-recap-paris-olympics-july-25		Stadium: Stade de Nice Attendance: 5,550 Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

Olympics GS July 28	United States	4–1	Germany	Marseille, France
15:00 ET	Smith  11', 44' Swanson  26' Williams  89'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/07/usa-vs-germany-score-result-goals-stats-highlights-match-recap-paris-olympics-july-28	Gwinn  22'	Stadium: Stade de Marseille Attendance: 9,379 Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)

Olympics GS July 31	Australia	1–2	United States	Marseille, France
13:00 ET	Kennedy  90+2'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/07/usa-vs-australia-score-result-goals-stats-highlights-match-recap-paris-olympics-july-31	Rodman  43' Albert  77'	Stadium: Stade de Marseille Attendance: 9,610 Referee: François Letexier (France)

Olympics QF August 3	United States	1–0	Japan	Paris, France
09:00 ET	Rodman  105+2'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/08/usa-vs-japan-score-result-goals-stats-highlights-match-recap-paris-olympics-quarterfinal		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,004 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Olympics SF August 6	United States	1–0	Germany	Décines-Charpieu, France
12:00 ET	Smith  95'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/08/usa-vs-germany-score-result-goals-stats-highlights-match-recap-paris-olympics-semifinal		Stadium: Stade de Lyon Attendance: 15,107 Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Olympics Gold August 10	Brazil	0–1	United States	Paris, France
11:00 ET		https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/08/usa-vs-brazil-score-result-goals-stats-highlights-match-recap-paris-olympics-gold-medal-match	Swanson  57'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,813 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Friendly October 24	United States	3–1	Iceland	Austin, Texas
19:30 ET	Thompson  39' Shaw  85' Smith  89'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/10/usa-vs-iceland-score-result-highlights-match-recap-oct-24	Magnúsdóttir  56'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 18,580 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

Friendly October 27	United States	3–1	Iceland	Nashville, Tennessee
17:30 ET	Williams  72' Horan  76' Sears  90+3'	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/10/usa-vs-iceland-score-result-highlights-match-recap-oct-27	Vilhjálmsdóttir  31'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 17,018 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Friendly October 30	United States	3–0	Argentina	Louisville, Kentucky
19:07 ET	Girma  37', 49' Cometti  44' (o.g.)	https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/10/usa-vs-argentina-score-result-highlights-match-recap-oct-30		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 13,543 Referee: Karen Hernández Andrade (Mexico)

Friendly November 30	England	v	United States	London, England
12:20 ET				Stadium: Wembley Stadium

Friendly December 3	Netherlands	v	United States	The Hague, Netherlands
14:45 ET				Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadium

2025

SheBelieves Cup February 20	United States	v	Colombia	Houston, Texas
20:00 ET				Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

SheBelieves Cup February 23	United States	v	Australia	Glendale, Arizona
17:00 ET				Stadium: State Farm Stadium

SheBelieves Cup February 26	United States	v	Japan	San Diego, California
22:30 ET				Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

• USWNT Schedule
• USWNT Results
• USA: Fixtures and Results – FIFA.com

All-time results

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	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		11	Mallory Pugh	7
2023	18	14	4	0	36	3	Naomi Girma	Mallory Swanson	7	Alex Morgan Trinity Rodman	5	V. Andonovski Twila Kilgore	World Cup (Round of 16)
2024	21	17	3	1	45	11	TBD					T. Kilgore Emma Hayes	Olympics (gold medal)
Total	754	592	90	72	2,297	458

Sources

Individual records

Player records

. Active players are shown in bold.

The women's national team boasts the first six players in the history of the game to have earned 200 caps. 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. Kristine Lilly, Carli Lloyd, and Christie Pearce are the only players to earn more than 300 caps.

In March 2004, Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers 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.

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–

Source(s)

Most goals

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Years	Avg
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

Source(s)

Most assists

Rank	Player	Assists	Caps	Years	Avg
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

Source(s)

Most shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Caps	Years	Avg
1	Hope Solo	102	202	2000–2016	0.51
2	Briana Scurry	72	175	1994–2008	0.41
3	Alyssa Naeher	68	113	2014–	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

Source(s)

Captains

Years as captain	Player	Caps	Goals	Years
1985	Denise Bender	4	0	1985
1986–1987	Emily Pickering	15	2	1985–1992
1988–1991	Lori Henry	39	3	1985–1991
1991	April Heinrichs	46	35	1986–1991
1993–2000	Carla Overbeck	170	4	1988–2000
2000–2004	Julie Foudy	274	45	1988–2004
	Joy Fawcett	241	27	1987–2004
2004–2008	Kristine Lilly	354	130	1987–2010
2008–2015	Christie Pearce	311	4	1997–2015
2016–2018	Becky Sauerbrunn	219	0	2008–
2016–2020	Carli Lloyd	316	134	2005–2021
2018–2020	Alex Morgan	224	123	2010–2024
	Megan Rapinoe	203	63	2006–2023
2021–2023	Becky Sauerbrunn	219	0	2008–
2023–2024	Alex Morgan	224	123	2010–2024
2023–	Lindsey Horan	159	36	2013–

Most goals in a match

Rank	Player	Goals	Date	Opponent	Location	Competition	Line-up
1	Brandi Chastain	5	April 18, 1991	Mexico	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	World Cup Qualifying Tournament	Substitute (41') (80 minute match)
	Amy Rodriguez		January 20, 2012	Dominican Republic	Vancouver, Canada	2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament	Substitute (46')
	Sydney Leroux		January 22, 2012	Guatemala			Substitute (46')
	Michelle Akers		November 24, 1991	Chinese Taipei	Foshan, China	1991 FIFA World Cup	Starting (80 minute match)
	Tiffeny Milbrett		November 2, 2002	Panama	Seattle, United States	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Starting
	Abby Wambach		October 23, 2004	Republic of Ireland	Houston, United States	International Friendly	Starting
	Crystal Dunn		February 15, 2016	Puerto Rico	Frisco, United States	2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament	Starting
	Alex Morgan		June 11, 2019	Thailand	Reims, France	2019 FIFA World Cup	Starting
	Carli Lloyd		September 16, 2021	Paraguay	Cleveland, United States	International Friendly	Starting

Notes

All-Time Bext XI

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

• 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

• Most appearances: Jill Ellis: 132
• Most wins: Jill Ellis: 106

Team records

Biggest victory

• 14–0 vs. Dominican Republic, January 20, 2012

Biggest defeat

• 0–4 vs. Brazil, September 27, 2007

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

The team has participated in every World Cup through 2023 and won a medal in each of the first eight editions until 2023, when they lost to Sweden on penalties in the round of 16.

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Host	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Coach
1991	Champions	6	6	0	0	25	5	Anson Dorrance
1995	Third place	6	4	1	1	15	5	Tony DiCicco
1999	Champions	6	5	1	0	18	3
2003	Third place	6	5	0	1	15	5	April Heinrichs
2007	Third place	6	4	1	1	12	7	Greg Ryan
2011	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	13	7	Pia Sundhage
2015	Champions	7	6	1	0	14	3	Jill Ellis
2019	Champions	7	7	0	0	26	3
2023	Round of 16	4	1	3	0	4	1	Vlatko Andonovski
2027	To be determined
Total	9/10	53	41	8	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.

Olympic Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Coach
1996	Gold medal	5	4	1	0	9	3	Tony DiCicco
2000	Silver medal	5	3	1	1	9	5	April Heinrichs
2004	Gold medal	6	5	1	0	12	4
2008	Gold medal	6	5	0	1	12	5	Pia Sundhage
2012	Gold medal	6	6	0	0	16	6
2016	Quarter-finals	4	2	2	0	6	3	Jill Ellis
2020	Bronze medal	6	2	2	2	12	10	Vlatko Andonovski
2024	Gold medal	6	6	0	0	12	2	Emma Hayes
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
1991	Champions	5	5	0	0	49	0	Anson Dorrance
1993	Champions	3	3	0	0	13	0
1994	Champions	4	4	0	0	16	1	Tony DiCicco
1998	Did not participate1
2000	Champions	5	4	1	0	24	1	April Heinrichs
2002	Champions	5	5	0	0	24	1
2006	Champions	2	2	0	0	4	1	Greg Ryan
2010	Third place	5	4	0	1	22	2	Pia Sundhage
2014	Champions	5	5	0	0	21	0	Jill Ellis
2018	Champions	5	5	0	0	26	0
2022	Champions	5	5	0	0	13	0	Vlatko Andonovski
Total	10/11	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
2024	Champions	6	4	1	1	15	4	Twila Kilgore
Total	1/1	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.

SheBelieves Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Coach
2016	1Champions	3	3	0	0	4	1	Jill Ellis
2017	4th place	3	1	0	2	1	4
2018	1Champions	3	2	1	0	3	1
2019	2Runners-up	3	1	2	0	5	4
2020	1Champions	3	3	0	0	6	1	Vlatko Andonovski
2021	1Champions	3	3	0	0	9	0
2022	1Champions	3	2	1	0	10	0
2023	1Champions	3	3	0	0	5	1
2024	1Champions	2	1	1	0	4	3	Twila Kilgore
2025	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	Emma Hayes
Total	10/10	26	19	5	2	47	15

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.

Tournament of Nations record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Coach
2017	2Runners-up	3	2	0	1	7	4	Jill Ellis
2018	1Champions	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, and it has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup." Since 2016, the SheBelieves Cup replaced it on the U.S. team's schedule.

Algarve Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Coach
1994	2Runners-up	3	2	0	1	6	1	Tony DiCicco
1995	4th place	4	2	1	1	8	5
1996	-1Did not enter
1997
1998	33rd place	4	3	0	1	10	6	Tony DiCicco
1999	2Runners-up	4	2	1	1	8	4
2000	1Champions	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	1Champions	4	2	2	0	5	2
2004	1Champions	4	3	0	1	11	5
2005	1Champions	4	4	0	0	9	0	Greg Ryan
2006	2Runners-up	4	2	2	0	9	1
2007	1Champions	4	4	0	0	8	3
2008	1Champions	4	4	0	0	12	1	Pia Sundhage
2009	2Runners-up	4	3	1	0	5	1
2010	1Champions	4	4	0	0	9	3
2011	1Champions	4	4	0	0	12	3
2012	33rd place	4	3	0	1	11	2
2013	1Champions	4	3	1	0	11	1	Tom Sermanni
2014	7th place	4	1	1	2	7	7
2015	1Champions	4	3	1	0	7	1	Jill Ellis
Total		79	56	11	12	172	62

Honors

FIFA World Ranking

Last update was on September 5, 2024

     Best Ranking       Worst Ranking       Best Mover       Worst Mover  

United States' FIFA World Ranking history
Year	Rank at year end	Best		Worst
		Rank	Move	Rank	Move
2024	–	1	4	5	3
2023	2	1		3	2
2022	1	1		1
2021	1	1		1
2020	1	1		1
2019	1	1		1
2018	1	1		1
2017	1	1	1	2	1
2016	1	1		1
2015	1	1	1	2
2014	2	1		2	1
2013	1	1		1
2012	1	1		1
2011	1	1		1
2010	1	1		1
2009	1	1		1
2008	1	1	1	1
2007	2	1	1	2	1
2006	2	2		2
2005	2	1	1	2	1
2004	2	2		2
2003	2	1		2	1

See also

In Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de los Estados Unidos para niños

• Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team – 2005 HBO documentary
• List of United States women's national soccer team hat-tricks
• U.S. Women's National Team Players Association
• U.S. women's national soccer team pay discrimination claim
• USWNT All-Time Best XI
• National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), 2013–present
• Soccer in the United States
• United States men's national soccer team