United States women's national soccer team

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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 FIFA confederation for North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The U.S. team is the most successful team 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 women's soccer tournament except for the 2016 Olympic tournament and the 2023 Women's World Cup; on both occasions, the U.S. was eliminated by Sweden after a penalty shootout in the first round of the knockout stage.

After mostly being ranked No. 2 from 2003 to 2008 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings,<ref name="rank">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=usa/ranking/gender=f/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629103828/http://fifa.com/associations/association=usa/ranking/gender=f/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2007 |title=FIFA World Ranking for USA Women |publisher=FIFA |access-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref> the team was ranked No. 1 continuously from March 2008 to November 2014, the longest consecutive top ranking of any team.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|first=Marissa |last=Payne |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/12/19/u-s-womens-soccer-team-drops-to-no-2-in-fifa-rankings-for-first-time-since-2008/ |title=U.S. women's soccer team drops to No. 2 in FIFA rankings for first time since 2008 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 19, 2014 |access-date=September 17, 2017 |archive-date=July 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704161925/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/12/19/u-s-womens-soccer-team-drops-to-no-2-in-fifa-rankings-for-first-time-since-2008/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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{{frac|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,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/About-the-USOC/Inside-the-USOC/Awards/Athlete-and-Team/Olympic |title=USOC Olympic Athlete and Team Awards |publisher=U.S. Olympic Committee |access-date=March 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154123/http://www.teamusa.org/About-the-USOC/Inside-the-USOC/Awards/Athlete-and-Team/Olympic |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> and ''Sports Illustrated'' chose the entire team as the 1999 Sportswomen of the Year for its traditional Sportsman of the Year honor.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/29/u-s-women-finish-1999-on-top-of-the-sporting-world-as-sports-illustrated-names-womens-world-cup-cham |title=U.S Women Finish 1999 on Top of the Sporting World as Sports Illustrated Names Women's World Cup Champs 1999 |publisher=United States Soccer Federation (USSF) |date=December 13, 1999 |access-date=March 25, 2015 |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703235447/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/29/u-s-women-finish-1999-on-top-of-the-sporting-world-as-sports-illustrated-names-womens-world-cup-cham |url-status=live }}</ref> On April 5, 2017, USWNT players and the U.S. Soccer Federation reached a new collective bargaining agreement that would, among other things, lead to a pay increase for players.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/womens-national-team-reaches-deal-with-u-s-soccer-1491413168 |title=Women's National Team Reaches Deal With U.S. Soccer |last=Futterman |first=Matthew |date=April 5, 2017 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=April 11, 2017 |issn=0099-9660 |archive-date=April 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411030447/https://www.wsj.com/articles/womens-national-team-reaches-deal-with-u-s-soccer-1491413168 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In February 2022, numerous current and former players of the USWNT settled a lawsuit with U.S. Soccer for $24 million and a requirement that male and female soccer players be paid equally, regardless of the proportion of prize money they receive; this was the first instance of this standard in the world.<ref name="nbcequality" /> FIFA still distributes significantly more funds to its member associations for the men's event.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/sources-u-s-mens-olympic-soccer-team-wont-paid-paris-games | title=Sources: U.S. Men's Olympic soccer team won't be paid at Paris Games | access-date=July 24, 2024 | archive-date=July 2, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702104251/https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/sources-u-s-mens-olympic-soccer-team-wont-paid-paris-games | url-status=live }}</ref>

The United States will be a co-host of the 2031 Women's World Cup, and the USWNT will earn automatic entry as a result.

==History== {{Main|History of the United States women's national soccer team}}

=== Origins === 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 globally.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Chuck |first=Elizabeth |date=July 5, 2015 |title=A Level Playing Field: Why the USA Is So Strong in Women's Soccer |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/world-cup/level-playing-field-why-usa-so-strong-womens-soccer-n385346 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=June 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032048/https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/world-cup/level-playing-field-why-usa-so-strong-womens-soccer-n385346 |url-status=live }}</ref> In its first foray into women's international soccer, the U.S. Soccer Federation asked coach Mike Ryan to select a roster of collegiate players to participate in the 1985 Mundialito tournament in Italy.<ref>{{cite book |last=Murray |first=Caitlin |year=2019 |title=The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer |pages=4–6 |publisher=Abrams Press |location=New York |isbn=978-1-4197-3449-6 |oclc=1090417335 }}</ref> The team played its first match on August 18, 1985, losing 1–0 to Italy, and finished the tournament in fourth place.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|date=August 18, 2005 |title=U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Player Reflections |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/16/02/34/u-s-wnt-flashback-20th-anniversary-of-first-ever-match-player-reflections |publisher=United States Soccer Federation (USSF) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406234815/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/16/02/34/u-s-wnt-flashback-20th-anniversary-of-first-ever-match-player-reflections |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |access-date=June 11, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Wahl-2019">{{cite magazine |last=Wahl |first=Grant |author-link=Grant Wahl |date=June 6, 2019 |title=How the Women's World Cup and USWNT Were Built From Scratch |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/06/06/first-womens-world-cup-1991-uswnt-usa-sepp-blatter |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=June 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104173821/https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/06/06/first-womens-world-cup-1991-uswnt-usa-sepp-blatter |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref name="Wahl-2019" /> In their first Mundialito under Dorrance, the United States defeated China, Brazil, and Japan before finishing as runners-up to Italy.<ref>{{cite book |last=Lisi |first=Clemente A. |year=2010 |title=The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story |url=https://archive.org/details/uswomenssoccerte0000lisi |url-access=registration |pages=[https://archive.org/details/uswomenssoccerte0000lisi/page/5 5–7] |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7415-2 |oclc=1030358776 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{harvp|Lisi|2010|pages=7–9}}</ref> The U.S. played in the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in China, a competition meant to test the feasibility of a regular women's championship. The U.S. lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champions Norway.<ref name="Wahl-2019" />

===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 U.S. qualified for the tournament by winning the inaugural CONCACAF Women's Championship, hosted by Haiti in April 1991. The U.S. outscored their opponents 49–0 for the sole World Cup berth.<ref name="Wahl-2019" /><ref>{{harvp|Murray|2019|pages=9–10}}</ref> The team played several exhibition matches against European opponents to prepare for the World Cup; its players quit their regular jobs to train full-time for meager compensation.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Bondy |first=Filip |date=June 9, 1991 |title=U.S. Women's Team May Be World's Best |page=B1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/09/sports/soccer-us-women-s-team-may-be-world-s-best.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-date=January 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107170605/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/09/sports/soccer-us-women-s-team-may-be-world-s-best.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Davidson |first=Gary |date=November 16, 1991 |title=U.S. women's team takes shot at first goal Play for world crown starts in China today |page=C3 |work=The Baltimore Sun |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-11-16-1991320089-story.html |access-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130154244/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-11-16-1991320089-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Jones |first=Grahame L. |date=August 27, 2000 |title=There's Just No Replacing Akers |page=D3 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-27-sp-11245-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116185255/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-27-sp-11245-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the World Cup, the U.S. 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.<ref name="Lisi-11">{{harvp|Lisi|2010|pages=11–14}}</ref> The Americans proceeded with a 7–0 victory in the quarterfinals over Chinese Taipei, fueled by a five-goal performance by Akers in the first 50 minutes of the match.<ref name="Lisi-11" />

In the semifinal against Germany, Jennings scored a hat-trick in the first half as the U.S. achieved a 5–2 victory.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Basler |first=Barbara |date=November 28, 1991 |title=American Women In Final In Soccer |page=B2 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/28/sports/american-women-in-final-in-soccer.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-date=November 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121211321/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/28/sports/american-women-in-final-in-soccer.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Lisi-11" /> 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. Both goals were scored by Akers, who finished as the top goalscorer of the tournament, with ten goals.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Basler |first=Barbara |date=December 1, 1991 |title=U.S. Women Beat Norway To Capture World Cup |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/01/sports/soccer-us-women-beat-norway-to-capture-world-cup.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-date=February 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211125925/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/01/sports/soccer-us-women-beat-norway-to-capture-world-cup.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Jennings was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|date=March 22, 2007 |title=USA triumph as history made in China PR |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/fifa-women-world-cup-china-1991-501995 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608141039/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/fifa-women-world-cup-china-1991-501995 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=June 12, 2019}}</ref>

[[Image:Lilly356.jpg|thumb|left|Kristine Lilly (left) and Mia Hamm]] Despite their World Cup victory, the U.S. team remained in relative obscurity and received only a small welcome from several U.S. Soccer Federation officials upon arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.<ref>{{harvp|Lisi|2010|page=20}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Lisi-23">{{harvp|Lisi|2010|pages=23–25}}</ref> The women's team was placed on hiatus after the 1991 World Cup, only playing twice in 1992. They returned the following year to play in several tournaments hosted in Cyprus, Canada, and the United States, and won a second CONCACAF Championship title.<ref name="Lisi-23" /><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Litterer |first=David |date=May 30, 2008 |title=The Year in American Soccer, 1993 |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1993.html |publisher=American Soccer History Archives |access-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317072336/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1993.html |archive-date=March 17, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The U.S. played in several tournaments to prepare for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and its qualification campaign. The first was the inaugural Algarve Cup in Portugal, which saw the team lose 1–0 to Norway in the final. The Algarve Cup was followed by a victory at the Chiquita Cup, an exhibition tournament hosted on the U.S. East Coast against Germany, China, and Norway.<ref name="Litterer-1994">{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Litterer |first=David |date=May 30, 2008 |title=The Year in American Soccer, 1994 |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1994.html |publisher=American Soccer History Archives |access-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504134208/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1994.html |archive-date=May 4, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Trecker |first=Jerry |date=August 8, 1994 |title=U.S. women win in a crowd |page=C1 |work=Hartford Courant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32881255/us_women_win_in_a_crowd/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707181040/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32881255/us_women_win_in_a_crowd/ |url-status=live }} {{free access}}</ref> Dorrance resigned from his position as head coach in August 1994 and was replaced by his assistant, Tony DiCicco, a former professional goalkeeper who played in the American Soccer League.<ref name="Lisi-23" /><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|date=August 4, 1994 |title=Coach's resignation a big blow to U.S. women's team |page=D2 |work=Tallahassee Democrat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32881395/coachs_resignation_a_big_blow_to_us/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707181040/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32881395/coachs_resignation_a_big_blow_to_us/ |url-status=live }} {{free access}}</ref> Under DiCicco, the USWNT secured a berth at the 1995 World Cup by winning the 1994 CONCACAF Championship, during which they scored 36 goals and conceded only one.<ref name="Litterer-1994" />

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 Nike.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Ward |first=Bill |date=February 26, 1995 |title=U.S. Women's Team settles in at facility |page=9 |work=The Tampa Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33002099/us_womens_team_settles_in_at_facility/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=June 18, 2019 |archive-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730102132/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33002099/us_womens_team_settles_in_at_facility/ |url-status=live }} {{free access}}</ref> 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 U.S. proceeded to defeat Japan 4–0 in the quarterfinals, then lost 1–0 to Norway in the semifinals. The team finished in third place by achieving a 2–0 victory over China.{{Citation needed|date=May 2026}} At the inaugural Olympic women's soccer tournament during the 1996 Summer Olympics, the U.S. won the gold medal, defeating China 2–1 in the final.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Roberson|first=Doug|title=U.S. women blazed trail with inaugural soccer gold|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=July 24, 2016|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/women-blazed-trail-with-inaugural-soccer-gold/LhErlJ3xkvD2UFsY225UNM/|access-date=August 20, 2019|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205025732/https://www.ajc.com/sports/women-blazed-trail-with-inaugural-soccer-gold/LhErlJ3xkvD2UFsY225UNM/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 10, 1999, a stadium of 90,000 people—the largest-ever audience for a women's sporting event at the time—watched the United States play China in the final of the 1999 World Cup in Pasadena, California.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/20/sports/soccer-1999-women-s-world-cup-beautiful-game-takes-flight.html |title=Soccer: 1999 Women's World Cup: Beautiful Game Takes Flight |work=The New York Times |date=May 20, 1999 |access-date=August 3, 2012 |last1=Longman |first1=Jere |archive-date=May 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512002433/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/20/sports/soccer-1999-women-s-world-cup-beautiful-game-takes-flight.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 shootout. Brandi Chastain scored the final kick for the United States, winning the game and the World Cup. She dropped to her knees, whipped off her jersey, and celebrated in her sports bra, an image which made the cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' and the front pages of newspapers around the world.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://insidesportsillustrated.com/tag/brandi-chastain/ |title=Brandi Chastain « Inside Sports Illustrated |date=May 4, 2012 |publisher=Insidesportsillustrated.com |access-date=August 20, 2012}}</ref> The U.S. victory brought significant media attention to women's soccer and women's sports in general, and inspired many girls to play soccer.<ref>''Dare to Dream''. Ouisie Shapiro. HBO Productions, September 19, 2007. Video</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last1=Lewis |first1=Samantha |title=Julie Foudy remembers USWNT's Sydney 2000 Gold Medal match: 'I can't even watch that game again' |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/womens-olympic-tournament/story/4190714/julie-foudy-remembers-uswnts-sydney-2000-gold-medal-match-on-20th-anniversary |access-date=August 31, 2021 |publisher=ESPN |date=September 28, 2020 |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127080315/https://www.espn.com/soccer/womens-olympic-tournament/story/4190714/julie-foudy-remembers-uswnts-sydney-2000-gold-medal-match-on-20th-anniversary |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2000s: two Olympic gold medals=== [[File:Wambach 2003.jpg|thumb|right|Abby Wambach plays off a corner kick at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup bronze medal game against Canada|alt=A soccer game between the United States and Canada, seen from behind one of the goals]] 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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150607210909/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/archive/usa2003/index.html FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003], FIFA.</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|title=U.S. Defeats Brazil in Extra Time to Win the Gold|work=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|date=August 26, 2004|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/26/sports/olympics/us-defeats-brazil-in-extra-time-to-win-the-gold.html|access-date=February 17, 2020|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218013955/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/26/sports/olympics/us-defeats-brazil-in-extra-time-to-win-the-gold.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>[http://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/2015worldcup/article/12966173/ending-drought-uswnt-learned-2007-world-cup-loss "Ending The Drought: What did the USWNT Learn From 2007 World Cup Loss?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005121151/http://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/2015worldcup/article/12966173/ending-drought-uswnt-learned-2007-world-cup-loss |date=October 5, 2016 }}, ESPN, Julie Foudy, June 3, 2015.</ref> The U.S. recovered to defeat Norway to take third place.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Wade|first=Stephen|title=Americans deliver with 4–1 win over Norway for 3rd place at World Cup|work=Lincoln Journal Star|agency=Associated Press|date=September 29, 2007|url=https://journalstar.com/sports/americans-deliver-with---win-over-norway-for-rd/article_7c8e6de1-3cd9-5506-99a1-b445d30bce46.html|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307084059/https://journalstar.com/sports/americans-deliver-with---win-over-norway-for-rd/article_7c8e6de1-3cd9-5506-99a1-b445d30bce46.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Homewood|first=Brian|title=U.S. retain soccer gold against Brazil|publisher=Reuters|date=August 21, 2008|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-soccer-women/u-s-retain-soccer-gold-against-brazil-idUSPEK19359120080821|access-date=January 8, 2021|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111020810/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-soccer-women/u-s-retain-soccer-gold-against-brazil-idUSPEK19359120080821|url-status=live}}</ref> 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=== [[File:Jogadoras dos Estados Unidos no momento da cobrança dos pênaltis (DSC01176).jpg|thumb|left|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.<ref name="ESPN">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/2015worldcup/article/13075090/abby-wambach-2011-header-heard-round-world |title=The Header Heard Round The World |date=June 15, 2015 |access-date=May 29, 2016 |archive-date=June 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611040410/http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/2015worldcup/article/13075090/abby-wambach-2011-header-heard-round-world |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=6/news=wambach-s-header-voted-greatest-goal-2618374.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607173851/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=6/news=wambach-s-header-voted-greatest-goal-2618374.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 7, 2015 |title=Wambach's header voted greatest goal |date=June 5, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/soccer/story/_/id/8252773/2012-london-olympics-carli-lloyd-2-goals-give-us-women-soccer-gold |title=U.S. tops Japan for soccer gold |date=August 9, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=September 20, 2012 |archive-date=September 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905090701/http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/soccer/story/_/id/8252773/2012-london-olympics-carli-lloyd-2-goals-give-us-women-soccer-gold |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="USWNTOlympics2012">{{#invoke:cite|news|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2012/09/USWNT-Squares-Off-Against-Australia-on-Wednesday-in-Fan-Tribute-Tour-Presented-by-Panasonic.aspx |title=U.S. Women's National Team Squares Off Against Australia on Wednesday in Fan Tribute Tour |website=USSoccer.com |access-date=September 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920031148/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2012/09/USWNT-Squares-Off-Against-Australia-on-Wednesday-in-Fan-Tribute-Tour-Presented-by-Panasonic.aspx |archive-date=September 20, 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name="USWNTOlympics2012" />

[[File:Womens World Cup parade July 2015.JPG|thumb|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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Lauletta |first=Dan |url=http://womens.soccerly.com/2012/11/21/eight-teams-to-start-new-womens-pro-soccer-league-in-2013/ |title=Eight teams to start new women's pro soccer league in 2013 |website=soccerly.com |publisher=The Equalizer |date=November 21, 2012 |access-date=November 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009165358/http://womens.soccerly.com/2012/11/21/eight-teams-to-start-new-womens-pro-soccer-league-in-2013/ |archive-date=October 9, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Bell |first=Jack |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/sports/soccer/national-womens-soccer-league-to-begin-play.html |title=Another Attempt at Women's Circuit, but With a Twist |work=The New York Times |date=April 13, 2013 |access-date=November 3, 2014 |archive-date=April 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428030136/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/sports/soccer/national-womens-soccer-league-to-begin-play.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The U.S. had a 43-game unbeaten streak that spanned two years{{snd}}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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2014/03/07/uswnt-us-women-loss-to-sweden-streak-snapped-lessons-learned/ |title=Streak's snapped, but US must regroup in Algarve |date=March 7, 2014 |publisher=Equalizer soccer |access-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310221303/http://equalizersoccer.com/2014/03/07/uswnt-us-women-loss-to-sweden-streak-snapped-lessons-learned/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2014/03/08/swedish-newspaper-win-over-uswnt-crown-fallen-front-page/ |title=Newspaper reminder of magnitude of Sweden's win |date=March 8, 2014 |publisher=Equalizer soccer |access-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-date=March 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310171714/http://equalizersoccer.com/2014/03/08/swedish-newspaper-win-over-uswnt-crown-fallen-front-page/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/2015worldcup/article/13216056/us-women-world-cup-team-memorable-moments-field-play-including-abby-wambach-kiss |title=U.S Women's World Cup team – Memorable moments outside field of play, including Abby Wambach's kiss |last=Andrews |first=Adena |date=July 8, 2015 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=June 2, 2016 |archive-date=June 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609200045/http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/2015worldcup/article/13216056/us-women-world-cup-team-memorable-moments-field-play-including-abby-wambach-kiss |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Obama welcomes women's US World Cup team to White House |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/obama-welcomes-women-s-us/2222252.html |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |access-date=November 3, 2015 |archive-date=October 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028204905/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/obama-welcomes-women-s-us/2222252.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Varney |first=Jim |title=China ends USA's 104-game home unbeaten streak in Abby Wambach's finale |work=USA Today |date=December 17, 2015 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2015/12/16/usa-loses-china-abby-wambach-final-game/77462640/ |access-date=April 23, 2017 |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231073956/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2015/12/16/usa-loses-china-abby-wambach-final-game/77462640/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>[http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-88092933/ "U.S. bounced from women's soccer tournament by Sweden on penalty kicks"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20151025104941/http://touch.latimes.com/%23section/-1/article/p2p-84807726/#section/-1/article/p2p-88092933/ |date=October 25, 2015 }}, ''Los Angeles Times'', August 12, 2016.</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Fall Games Conclude Competitive 2017 as Road to 2019 World Cup Continues |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/09/12/03/24/20170911-feat-wnt-fall-matches-set-to-conclude-competitive-2017-schedule |publisher=United States Soccer Federation (USSF) |access-date=February 1, 2018 |date=September 11, 2017 |archive-date=February 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202073441/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/09/12/03/24/20170911-feat-wnt-fall-matches-set-to-conclude-competitive-2017-schedule |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Alex morgan 2016.jpg|thumb|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<ref name="SheBelieves">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/03/wnt-wins-2018-shebelieves-cup-with-10-victory-vs-england |title=WNT Wins 2018 SheBelieves Cup with 1–0 Victory vs. England |website=ussoccer.com |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131010010/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/03/wnt-wins-2018-shebelieves-cup-with-10-victory-vs-england |url-status=live}}</ref> and the Tournament of Nations.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/08/03/02/46/20180802-recap-wnt-beats-brazil-wins-first-tournament-of-nations-title |title=USA Beats Brazil, 4–1, to Claim First Tournament of Nations Title |website=ussoccer.com |access-date=January 31, 2019 |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424201152/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/08/03/02/46/20180802-recap-wnt-beats-brazil-wins-first-tournament-of-nations-title |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/usa-vs-canada-final-score-recap-uswnt-wins-concacaf-womens-championship/ |title=USA vs. Canada final score, recap: USWNT wins CONCACAF Women's Championship |work=CBS Sports |date=October 18, 2018 |access-date=January 31, 2019 |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922201943/https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/usa-vs-canada-final-score-recap-uswnt-wins-concacaf-womens-championship/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hays |first1=Graham |title=For grieving family and friends of Alyssa Alhadeff, U.S. women's soccer provides joyous interlude |url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/22681814/for-grieving-family-friends-alyssa-alhadeff-us-women-national-soccer-team-provides-joyous-interlude |access-date=March 8, 2018 |publisher=ESPN |location=Orlando, Florida |date=March 8, 2018 |archive-date=March 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309092746/http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/22681814/for-grieving-family-friends-alyssa-alhadeff-us-women-national-soccer-team-provides-joyous-interlude |url-status=live }}</ref> The U.S. won the game 1–0, winning its second SheBelieves Cup title in three years.<ref name="SheBelieves" /> On November 8, 2018, the U.S. earned their 500th victory in team history after a 1–0 victory over Portugal.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/11/08/19/20/20181108-feat-wnt-usa-earns-500th-win-in-team-history |title=WNT Earns 500th Win in Team History |website=ussoccer.com |access-date=January 31, 2019 |archive-date=November 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115112748/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/11/08/19/20/20181108-feat-wnt-usa-earns-500th-win-in-team-history |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/01/19/22/12/20190119-wnt-loses-3-1-away-to-world-cup-hosts-france-in-first-game-of-2019 |title=USA Drops 3–1 Result Away to World Cup Hosts France in First Game of 2019 |website=ussoccer.com |access-date=January 31, 2019 |archive-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203033548/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/01/19/22/12/20190119-wnt-loses-3-1-away-to-world-cup-hosts-france-in-first-game-of-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>thumb|USWNT at a parade in their honor after the 2019 ChampionshipThe 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/06/usa-surges-to-world-cup-record-13-0-win-in-opening-match-against-thailand |title=USA Surges to World Cup Record 13–0 Win in Opening Match Against Thailand |website=ussoccer.com |access-date=June 11, 2019 |archive-date=July 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709213205/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/06/usa-surges-to-world-cup-record-13-0-win-in-opening-match-against-thailand |url-status=live }}</ref> The U.S. would win its next match against Chile 3–0<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/united-states-sweden-fifa-womens-world-cup-uswnt-score-schedule-2019-06-20/|title=United States defeats Sweden 2–0, clinching Group F in Women's World Cup|date=June 21, 2019 |publisher=CBS News|access-date=July 3, 2019|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130155842/https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/united-states-sweden-fifa-womens-world-cup-uswnt-score-schedule-2019-06-20/|url-status=live}}</ref> before concluding the group stage with a win of 2–0 over Sweden.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/20/uswnt-sweden-world-cup/?tid=a_inl_manual|title=U.S. defeat of Sweden ends group stage but feels more like start of its World Cup|date=June 20, 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=June 24, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218142437/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/20/uswnt-sweden-world-cup/?tid=a_inl_manual|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/world-cup/news/uswnt-vs-spain-score-usa-soccer-survives-world-cup-scare-behind-megan-rapinoes-two-penalty-kick-goals/|title=USWNT vs. Spain score: USA soccer survives Women's World Cup scare behind Megan Rapinoe's two penalty kick goals|work=CBS Sports|date=June 24, 2019 |access-date=July 3, 2019|archive-date=July 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703045104/https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/world-cup/news/uswnt-vs-spain-score-usa-soccer-survives-world-cup-scare-behind-megan-rapinoes-two-penalty-kick-goals/|url-status=live}}</ref> The team would achieve identical results in their next two games. With 2–1 victories over France<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/uswnt-score-usa-vs-france-womens-world-cup-2019-06-28-highlights-live-recap-updated-today/|title=Women's World Cup: U.S. defeats France, 2–1|date=June 28, 2019 |publisher=CBS News|access-date=July 3, 2019|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201215142/https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/uswnt-score-usa-vs-france-womens-world-cup-2019-06-28-highlights-live-recap-updated-today/|url-status=live}}</ref> and then England<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/world-cup/news/uswnt-vs-england-score-morgan-scores-winner-naeher-saves-penalty-as-usa-advances-to-womens-world-cup-final/|title=USWNT vs. England score: Alex Morgan scores winner, Alyssa Naeher saves penalty as USA advances to World Cup final|work=CBS Sports|date=July 3, 2019 |access-date=July 3, 2019|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114210931/https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/world-cup/news/uswnt-vs-england-score-morgan-scores-winner-naeher-saves-penalty-as-usa-advances-to-womens-world-cup-final/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2019/07/30/jill-ellis-steps-down-uswnt-coach-world-cup-champion-victory-tour/|title=Jill Ellis is stepping down as USWNT coach – Equalizer Soccer|last=Kassouf|first=Jeff|date=July 30, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=July 31, 2019|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107225541/https://equalizersoccer.com/2019/07/30/jill-ellis-steps-down-uswnt-coach-world-cup-champion-victory-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Vlatko Andonovski was hired as head coach of the USWNT in October 2019, replacing Ellis.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|title=Vlatko Andonovski Named Head Coach of U.S. Women's National Team |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/10/vlatko-andonovski-named-head-coach-of-us-womens-national-team |work=U.S. Soccer |date=October 28, 2019 |access-date=April 5, 2020 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111201947/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/10/vlatko-andonovski-named-head-coach-of-us-womens-national-team |url-status=live }}</ref>

===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.<ref name="conca2020">{{#invoke:cite|web|title=U.S. Women's National Team Wins 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament with 3–0 Victory Over Canada |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/02/2020-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-final-uswnt-3-canada-0-match-report-stats |work=U.S. Soccer |date=February 9, 2020 |access-date=February 10, 2020 |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211173106/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/02/2020-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-final-uswnt-3-canada-0-match-report-stats |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title= U.S. Women's National Team Qualifies For 2020 Olympic Games With 4–0 Victory Over Mexico |url= https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/02/2020-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-uswnt-4-mexico-0-match-report-stats-standings |website= U.S. Soccer |date= February 7, 2020 |access-date= February 8, 2020 |archive-date= December 29, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201229033301/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/02/2020-concacaf-womens-olympic-qualifying-uswnt-4-mexico-0-match-report-stats-standings |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="SBC20">{{#invoke:cite|web|title=USA Wins 2020 SheBelieves Cup With 3–1 Victory vs. Japan|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/03/2020-shebelieves-cup-usa-3-japan-1-match-report-stats-standings|work=U.S. Soccer|date=March 11, 2020|access-date=March 12, 2020|archive-date=April 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404184538/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/03/2020-shebelieves-cup-usa-3-japan-1-match-report-stats-standings|url-status=live}}</ref>

In early March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the USSF canceled previously scheduled USWNT friendlies against Australia and Brazil.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|first=Gill |last=Clark |title=US Soccer Cancels All Men's, Women's Games in March, April Amid Coronavirus |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2880575-us-soccer-cancels-all-mens-womens-games-in-march-april-amid-coronavirus |work=Bleacher Report |date=March 12, 2020 |access-date=April 5, 2020 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182731/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2880575-us-soccer-cancels-all-mens-womens-games-in-march-april-amid-coronavirus |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-ipc-tokyo-2020-organising-committee-and-tokyo-metropolitan-government-announce-new-dates-for-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games-tokyo-2020 |title=IOC, IPC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan Government Announce New Dates for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 |date=March 30, 2020 |website=Olympic.org |access-date=April 5, 2020 |archive-date=March 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330121555/https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-ipc-tokyo-2020-organising-committee-and-tokyo-metropolitan-government-announce-new-dates-for-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games-tokyo-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/tokyo-olympics-sweden-crush-uswnt-to-end-44-match-unbeaten-streak-as-summer-games-kick-off/live/ |title=Tokyo Olympics: Sweden crush USWNT to end 44-match unbeaten streak as Summer Games kick off |website=CBS Sports |date=July 21, 2021 |access-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721215145/https://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/tokyo-olympics-sweden-crush-uswnt-to-end-44-match-unbeaten-streak-as-summer-games-kick-off/live/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|author=The Athletic Staff|title=2021 Olympics: USWNT wins bronze medal with 4–3 win over Australia|url=https://theathletic.com/news/2021-olympics-uswnt-wins-bronze-medal-with-4-3-win-over-australia/cuPjHUhFuFzR/|access-date=January 3, 2022|website=The Athletic|date=August 6, 2021 |language=en|archive-date=January 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103050420/https://theathletic.com/news/2021-olympics-uswnt-wins-bronze-medal-with-4-3-win-over-australia/cuPjHUhFuFzR/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herrera |first=Sandra |date=2022-07-08 |title=USWNT qualify for 2023 World Cup after win over Jamaica, Mexico's loss to Haiti |url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/uswnt-qualify-for-2023-world-cup-after-win-over-jamaica-mexicos-loss-to-haiti/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Mexico 1-0 To Claim First In Group A At Concacaf W Championship |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/07/concacaf-w-championship-uswnt-1-mexico-0-match-report-stats-standings |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712063056/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/07/concacaf-w-championship-uswnt-1-mexico-0-match-report-stats-standings |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Women's National Team Advances To Concacaf W Championship Final With 3-0 Win Against Costa Rica |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/07/concacaf-w-championship-uswnt-3-costa-rica-0-match-report-stats-standings |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en |archive-date=July 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715024049/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/07/concacaf-w-championship-uswnt-3-costa-rica-0-match-report-stats-standings |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Women's National Team Wins Concacaf W Championship 1-0 Over Canada; USA Earns Berth To 2024 Paris Summer Olympics |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/07/concacaf-w-championship-uswnt-1-canada-0-match-report-stats-standings |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en |archive-date=July 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719174733/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/07/concacaf-w-championship-uswnt-1-canada-0-match-report-stats-standings |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Das |first=Andrew |date=2022-07-19 |title=U.S. Women Beat Canada to Claim Spot in Paris Olympics |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/19/sports/soccer/uswnt-canada-concacaf-w-championship.html |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719122640/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/19/sports/soccer/uswnt-canada-concacaf-w-championship.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Armour |first=Nancy |title=U.S. women's national soccer team on way to 2024 Paris Olympics after beating Canada for Concacaf championship title |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2022/07/18/uswnt-defeats-canada-concacaf-title-earns-spot-2024-olympics/10093832002/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313034122/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2022/07/18/uswnt-defeats-canada-concacaf-title-earns-spot-2024-olympics/10093832002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2022, the USWNT's 71-game home unbeaten streak ended, after a 2–1 defeat in an exhibition game against Germany.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=USWNT Battles To 2-1 Loss Against Germany In First Of Two Friendly Meetings On Home Soil |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/11/international-friendly-uswnt-1-germany-2-match-report-stats-standings |access-date=November 12, 2022 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111115209/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/11/international-friendly-uswnt-1-germany-2-match-report-stats-standings |url-status=live }}</ref>

thumb|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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/fifa-women-world-cup-2023-results-scores-standings-points-table |title=FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: All fixtures, results, goalscorers, and group standings |website=Olympics |date=August 1, 2023 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last1=Schnell |first1=Lindsay |last2=Armour |first2=Nancy |last3=DelGallo |first3=Alicia |last4=Reyes |first4=Lorenzo |date=August 6, 2023 |title=USWNT ousted from World Cup: Team USA reels from historic loss to Sweden |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2023/08/06/usa-sweden-womens-world-cup-live-updates/70521714007/ |work=USA Today |access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/08/vlatko-andonovski-departs-us-womens-national-team|title=Vlatko Andonovski Departs U.S. Women's National Team &#124; U.S. Soccer Official Website|website=www.ussoccer.com}}</ref> That August the team dropped to third in the FIFA Women's World Ranking, their worst ever position.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/women|title=Women's Ranking|website=www.fifa.com}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-25 |title=USA vs. Zambia |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286069/400015676 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=FIFA |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721213556/https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286069/400015676 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-28 |title=USA vs. Germany |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286069/400015674 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=FIFA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-31 |title=Australia vs. USA |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286069/400015675 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=FIFA |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721213556/https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286069/400015675 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the knockout rounds, they defeated Japan 1–0 in extra time and then Germany in the semifinal, also 1–0 in extra time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-03 |title=USA vs. Japan |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286074/400015684 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=FIFA |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803210617/https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286074/400015684 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-06 |title=USA vs. Germany |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286075/400015688 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=FIFA |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910222740/https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286075/400015688 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-10 |title=What's behind the incredible turnaround of the U.S. women's soccer team |url=https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/us-womens-soccer-brazil-olympics-soccer-final-rcna165777 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=MSNBC.com |language=en |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914073224/https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/us-womens-soccer-brazil-olympics-soccer-final-rcna165777 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, they prevailed 1–0 in the final to win the gold medal, their first since 2012 and fifth overall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-10 |title=Brazil vs. USA |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286077/400015691 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=FIFA |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721213707/https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/509/286068/286077/400015691 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ten of their twelve goals in the tournament were scored by the self-named "Triple Espresso" attackers Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson, and Sophia Smith.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-08 |title=Sophia Smith, USWNT Star Trio Finally Announce Their Olympic Nickname, and Fans Loved It |url=https://www.si.com/olympics/uswnt-triple-espresso-nickname |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=SI |language=en-US |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901030159/https://www.si.com/olympics/uswnt-triple-espresso-nickname |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Team image== {{Commons|United States women's national soccer team kits}} thumb|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,<ref name=si2014-12>{{#invoke:cite|web|first=Robert |last=Wagman |title=ABC/ESPN, Univision pay record $425 million for men's, women's Cups through 2014 |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/worldcup/2005/nov02.htm |website=Soccertimes.com |date=November 2, 2005 |access-date=March 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830194000/http://www.soccertimes.com/worldcup/2005/nov02.htm|archive-date=August 30, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Richard |last=Deitsch |title=Fox's Women's World Cup TV schedule includes games on main network |url=https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2014/12/16/fox-womens-world-cup-network-tv-schedule-wwc |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=December 16, 2014 |access-date=March 8, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222042319/http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2014/12/16/fox-womens-world-cup-network-tv-schedule-wwc |url-status=live }}</ref> while coverage rights for the three Women's World Cups from 2015 to 2023 were awarded to Fox Sports and Telemundo.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|first=Jere |last=Longman |title=Fox and Telemundo Win U.S. Rights to World Cups |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/sports/soccer/fox-and-telemundo-win-us-rights-to-2018-and-2022-world-cups.html |work=The New York Times |date=October 21, 2011 |access-date=March 8, 2015 |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709104336/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/sports/soccer/fox-and-telemundo-win-us-rights-to-2018-and-2022-world-cups.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|first=Ryan |last=Parker |title=2026 World Cup TV rights awarded without bids; ESPN 'surprised' |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-2026-world-cup-tv-rights-20150213-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 13, 2013 |access-date=March 8, 2015 |archive-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303140817/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-2026-world-cup-tv-rights-20150213-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|first=Jason |last=Le Miere |title=USA Women's Soccer World Cup Qualifying: Schedule, TV Channel And Preview For Concacaf Championship |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/usa-womens-soccer-world-cup-qualifying-schedule-tv-channel-preview-concacaf-championship-1705682 |work=International Business Times |date=October 15, 2014 |access-date=March 8, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110225/http://www.ibtimes.com/usa-womens-soccer-world-cup-qualifying-schedule-tv-channel-preview-concacaf-championship-1705682 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=WNT Opens its 20th Algarve Cup against Norway |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/03/03/11/38/150303-wnt-opens-algarve-cup |publisher=United States Soccer Federation (USSF) |date=March 3, 2015 |access-date=March 8, 2015 |archive-date=March 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305180826/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/03/03/11/38/150303-wnt-opens-algarve-cup |url-status=live }}</ref> NBC will broadcast the Olympic tournament through 2032.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-awards-olympic-games-broadcast-rights-to-nbcuniversal-through-to-2032|title=IOC awards Olympic Games broadcast rights to NBCUniversal through to 2032 – Olympic News|date=August 9, 2017|website=International Olympic Committee|language=en|access-date=November 8, 2019|archive-date=June 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630060549/https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-awards-olympic-games-broadcast-rights-to-nbcuniversal-through-to-2032|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|first=Maury |last=Brown |title=U.S.A. Vs. Portugal Highest-Rated Ever World Cup Match for ESPN |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2014/06/23/u-s-a-vs-portugal-highest-rated-ever-world-cup-match-for-espn/ |work=Forbes |date=June 23, 2014 |access-date=September 17, 2017 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125201255/https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2014/06/23/u-s-a-vs-portugal-highest-rated-ever-world-cup-match-for-espn/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|title=Women's World Cup; And Strong TV Ratings, Too |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/12/sports/women-s-world-cup-and-strong-tv-ratings-too.html |work=The New York Times |date=July 12, 1999 |access-date=February 20, 2017 |archive-date=January 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107161630/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/12/sports/women-s-world-cup-and-strong-tv-ratings-too.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|first=Richard |last=Sandomir |title=Women's World Cup Final Was Most-Watched Soccer Game in United States History |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/07/sports/soccer/womens-world-cup-final-was-most-watched-soccer-game-in-united-states-history.html |work=The New York Times |date=July 6, 2015 |access-date=February 20, 2017 |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404214756/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/07/sports/soccer/womens-world-cup-final-was-most-watched-soccer-game-in-united-states-history.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref name="npr.org">{{#invoke:cite|web|first=Bill |last=Chappell |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/06/420514899/what-people-are-saying-about-the-u-s-women-s-world-cup-win |title=U.S. Women Shatter TV Ratings Record For Soccer With World Cup Win : The Two-Way |publisher=NPR |date=July 6, 2015 |access-date=June 2, 2016 |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127024557/https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fsections%2Fthetwo-way%2F2015%2F07%2F06%2F420514899%2Fwhat-people-are-saying-about-the-u-s-women-s-world-cup-win |url-status=live }}</ref> It averaged 23 million viewers and higher ratings than the NBA finals and the Stanley Cup finals.<ref name="npr.org"/><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2015/7/6/8900299/more-americans-watched-the-womens-world-cup-final-than-the-nba-finals |title=More Americans watched the Women's World Cup final than the NBA Finals or the Stanley Cup |website=SBNation.com |date=July 6, 2015 |access-date=June 2, 2016 |archive-date=July 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707222336/https://www.sbnation.com/2015/7/6/8900299/more-americans-watched-the-womens-world-cup-final-than-the-nba-finals |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=record-breaking-fifa-women-s-world-cup-tops-750-million-tv-viewers-2745963.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218034246/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=record-breaking-fifa-women-s-world-cup-tops-750-million-tv-viewers-2745963.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 18, 2015 |title=Record-breaking FIFA Women's World Cup tops 750 million TV viewers |publisher=FIFA |date=March 9, 2016 |access-date=June 2, 2016}}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2019/07/the-best-books-of-2019-so-far |title=The Best Books of 2019 |date=July 8, 2019 |publisher=Vanity Fair |access-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116025829/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2019/07/the-best-books-of-2019-so-far |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#tags=for+sports+lovers%7Cladies+first&view=covers&year=2019 |title=NPR's Book Concierge |publisher=NPR |access-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708074303/https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#tags=for+sports+lovers%7Cladies+first&view=covers&year=2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#tags=for+sports+lovers%7Cladies+first&view=covers&year=2019 |title=Netflix Plots Movie About 1999 U.S. Women's Soccer Team |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |access-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708074303/https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#tags=for+sports+lovers%7Cladies+first&view=covers&year=2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Brennan |first=Clare |date=2023-12-12 |title=The Story Behind 'Under Pressure,' Netflix's USWNT Women's World Cup Documentary |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2023/12/12/under-pressure-uswnt-womens-world-cup-netflix-docuseries-gitlitz |access-date=2024-07-19 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us |archive-date=July 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720132455/https://www.si.com/soccer/2023/12/12/under-pressure-uswnt-womens-world-cup-netflix-docuseries-gitlitz |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2005, HBO released a documentary called ''Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team''.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1146435/ |website=IMDb |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-date=August 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818061059/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1146435/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, a documentary about the 1999 World Cup-winning team called ''The 99ers'' was produced by former player Julie Foudy and ESPN Films.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/nine-for-ix/story/_/id/8948907/nine-ix-film-summary-director-99ers |title=Nine for IX: 'The 99ers' |date=February 14, 2013 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324042915/https://www.espn.com/espnw/nine-for-ix/story/_/id/8948907/nine-ix-film-summary-director-99ers |url-status=live }}</ref>

===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).<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/usa1999/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215161248/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/usa1999/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 15, 2015 |title=FIFA Women's World Cup – USA 1999 Overview |publisher=FIFA |access-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|first=Paul |last=Fletcher |title=Olympics football: USA beat Japan to secure gold in Wembley thriller |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/olympics/18914350 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=August 9, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924231358/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/olympics/18914350| archive-date=September 24, 2015| url-status=dead }}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/uswnt-wage-discriminatory-suit-us-soccer_us_56fd33c3e4b0a06d5804ecac |title=USWNT Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Soccer In Fight For Equal Pay |last=Spies-Gans |first=Juliet |date=March 31, 2016 |work=HuffPost |access-date=March 8, 2019 |archive-date=January 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129082357/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/uswnt-wage-discriminatory-suit-us-soccer_us_56fd33c3e4b0a06d5804ecac |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2016, five U.S. team players filed a wage-discrimination action against the USSF with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/15102506/ |title=Women's national team files wage-discrimination action vs. US Soccer Federation |date=March 31, 2016 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=March 9, 2019 |archive-date=January 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119081909/http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/15102506/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/sports/soccer/uswnt-us-soccer-labor-deal-contract.html |title=Long Days, Google Docs and Anonymous Surveys: How the U.S. Soccer Team Forged a Deal |last=Das |first=Andrew |date=April 5, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 8, 2019 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=March 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309151338/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/sports/soccer/uswnt-us-soccer-labor-deal-contract.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On March 8, 2019, 28 members of the U.S. team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the USSF.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/sports/womens-soccer-team-lawsuit-gender-discrimination.html |title=U.S. Women's Soccer Team Sues U.S. Soccer for Gender Discrimination |last=Das |first=Andrew |date=March 8, 2019 |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 8, 2019 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=March 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308163959/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/sports/womens-soccer-team-lawsuit-gender-discrimination.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, accused the USSF of "institutional gender discrimination."<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/653-us-womens-soccer-complaint/f9367608e2eaf10873f4/optimized/full.pdf#page=1 |title=Case No. 2:19-CV-01717 |last=Winston & Strawn LLP |date=March 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309025447/https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/653-us-womens-soccer-complaint/f9367608e2eaf10873f4/optimized/full.pdf |archive-date=March 9, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/05/02/849492863/federal-judge-dismisses-u-s-womens-soccer-team-s-equal-pay-claim |title=Federal Judge Dismisses U.S. Women's Soccer Team's Equal Pay Claim |last=Cater |first=Franklyn |website=NPR |date=May 2, 2020 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512192915/https://www.npr.org/2020/05/02/849492863/federal-judge-dismisses-u-s-womens-soccer-team-s-equal-pay-claim |url-status=live }}</ref>

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."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Shapiro |first1=Michael |title=California Rep. Doris Matsui Introduces USWNT Equal Pay Bill |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2021/03/09/uswnt-equal-pay-bill-introduced-congress |access-date=March 26, 2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=March 8, 2021 |archive-date=March 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315203504/https://www.si.com/soccer/2021/03/09/uswnt-equal-pay-bill-introduced-congress |url-status=live }}</ref> The GOALS Act threatened to cut federal funding for the 2026 World Cup if the USSF did not comply.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last1=Cash |first1=Meredith |title=Bill introduced in Congress hopes to force US Soccer Federation to pay men's and women's national team members equally |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/bill-introduced-in-congress-hopes-to-force-us-soccer-federation-to-pay-mens-and-womens-national-team-members-equally/articleshow/81415929.cms |access-date=March 26, 2021 |work=Business Insider |date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310164649/https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/bill-introduced-in-congress-hopes-to-force-us-soccer-federation-to-pay-mens-and-womens-national-team-members-equally/articleshow/81415929.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref name=nbcequality>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-soccer-women-soccer-stars-settle-equal-pay-lawsuit-24-million-rcna17138|title=U.S. Soccer and women soccer stars settle equal pay lawsuit for $24 million|first=Marlene|last=Lenthang|publisher=NBC News|date=February 22, 2022|access-date=February 22, 2022|archive-date=February 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222175454/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-soccer-women-soccer-stars-settle-equal-pay-lawsuit-24-million-rcna17138|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-women-soccer-equal-pay-11645504654|title=U.S. Women's Soccer Players, U.S. Soccer Federation Reach $24 Million Equal Pay Settlement|first=Rachael|last=Bachman|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=February 22, 2022|access-date=February 22, 2022|archive-date=February 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222174842/https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-women-soccer-equal-pay-11645504654|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/05/ussf-womens-and-mens-national-team-unions-agree-to-historic-collective-bargaining-agreements|title=U.S. Soccer Federation, Women's And Men's National Team Unions Agree To Historic Collective Bargaining Agreements|website=www.ussoccer.com|access-date=May 20, 2022|archive-date=May 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520185404/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/05/ussf-womens-and-mens-national-team-unions-agree-to-historic-collective-bargaining-agreements|url-status=live}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=June 1, 2003|title=LACUNAE|journal=Injury Prevention|volume=9|issue=2|pages=98|doi=10.1136/ip.9.2.98|s2cid=220155732|issn=1353-8047|doi-access=free|pmc=1730955}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Soccer Players End Lawsuit Over Artificial Turf At Women's World Cup|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/01/21/378896641/soccer-players-end-lawsuit-over-artificial-turf-at-women-s-world-cup|access-date=March 17, 2021|website=NPR|date=January 21, 2015|language=en|last1=Chappell|first1=Bill|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303135721/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/01/21/378896641/soccer-players-end-lawsuit-over-artificial-turf-at-women-s-world-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the tournament's quick approach, the suit was dropped as players were denied an expedited hearing.

==Staff== === Coaching staff === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Role !! Name !! Start date !! Ref. |- | Head coach | {{#invoke:flag|icon|ENG}} Emma Hayes | May 2024 | <ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/11/emma-hayes-named-new-head-coach-of-us-womens-national-team|title=Emma Hayes named new Head Coach of U.S. Women's National Team &#124; U.S. Soccer Official Website|website=www .ussoccer.com}}</ref> |- | Assistant coach | {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} Denise Reddy | May 2024 | <ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/05/us-soccer-announces-additions-to-us-womens-national-team-technical-staff|title=Denise Reddy Joins USWNT Staff as Assistant Coach While Stuart Searle Comes Aboard as Goalkeeper Coach; Bart Caubergh Fills New Position as USWNT Program Director|website=USSoccer.com|access-date=May 24, 2024|archive-date=July 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726020501/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/05/us-soccer-announces-additions-to-us-womens-national-team-technical-staff|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Goalkeeper coach | {{#invoke:flag|icon|ENG}} Stuart Searle | May 2024 | <ref name="auto1"/> |}

=== Technical staff === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Role ! Name ! Start date ! Ref. |- | Sporting director | {{#invoke:flag|icon|WAL}} Matt Crocker | April 2023 | <ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/04/us-soccer-federation-appoints-matt-crocker-to-role-of-sporting-director|title=US soccer federation appoints Matt Crocker to role of sporting director|website=www.ussoccer.com|access-date=April 26, 2023|archive-date=April 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425145653/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/04/us-soccer-federation-appoints-matt-crocker-to-role-of-sporting-director|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Vice president of sporting | {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} Oguchi Onyewu | May 2023 | <ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/05/us-soccer-federation-names-oguchi-onyewu-as-vice-president-of-sporting|title=U.S. Soccer Federation Names Oguchi Onyewu As Vice President Of Sporting &#124; U.S. Soccer Official Website|website=www.ussoccer.com}}</ref> |- | Women's program director | {{#invoke:flag|icon|BEL}} Bart Caubergh | May 2024 | <ref name="auto1"/> |}

=== Head coach history === {{updated|April 17, 2026}}, ''after match against Japan''

Below is the record of each head coach in the national team's history.<ref name="Tony">{{#invoke:cite|news|first=Matt |last=Bonesteel |title=Tony DiCicco, who coached the USWNT to 1999 World Cup title, dies at 68 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/06/20/tony-dicicco-who-coached-the-uswnt-to-1999-world-cup-title-dies-at-68/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 20, 2017 |access-date=March 12, 2020 |archive-date=January 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118215240/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/06/20/tony-dicicco-who-coached-the-uswnt-to-1999-world-cup-title-dies-at-68/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web| title=WNT Earns 500th Win in Team History | publisher=United States Soccer Federation (USSF) | date=November 8, 2018 | url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/11/wnt-earns-500th-win-in-team-history | access-date=July 6, 2019 | archive-date=November 27, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127231039/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/11/wnt-earns-500th-win-in-team-history | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|title=Jill Ellis To Step Down As U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/home/stories/2019/07/jill-ellis-to-step-down-as-uswnt-head-coach |access-date=July 31, 2019 |publisher=US Soccer |date=July 30, 2019 |archive-date=July 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731095700/https://www.ussoccer.com/home/stories/2019/07/jill-ellis-to-step-down-as-uswnt-head-coach |url-status=live }}</ref> The winning percentages given are per U.S. Soccer, with draws counted as ½ wins.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|title=2023 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/media-services/media-guide |access-date=July 12, 2023 |publisher=US Soccer}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Name!!Years!!Matches!!Won!!Drawn!!Lost!!{{abbr|Win %|Winning percentage}}!!data-sort-type="number"|World Cup!!data-sort-type="number"|Olympics |- |style="text-align:left|{{#invoke:flag|icon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Mike|Ryan|Mike Ryan (soccer coach)}} |1985 |4||0||1||3||{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->0 |3=<!--Draws:-->1 |2=<!--Losses:-->3}} |N/A |N/A |- |style="text-align:left|{{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} {{sortname|Anson|Dorrance}} |1986–1994 |92||65||5||'''22'''||{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->65 |3=<!--Draws:-->5 |2=<!--Losses:-->22}} |{{hs|3.}}link=1991 FIFA Women's World Cup |N/A |- |style="text-align:left|{{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} {{sortname|Tony|DiCicco}} |1994–1999{{efn|DiCicco was also the stand-in head coach in place of Dorrance for one match on June 21, 1993 (a 3–0 win against Canada in Pontiac, Michigan).<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Harris |first=Tom |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-us-womens-natio/122775977/ |title=Soccer: National Women |newspaper=The News & Observer |department=Sports |page=3C |date=June 18, 1993 |access-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413031202/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-us-womens-natio/122775977/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the win is officially credited to Dorrance.}} |121||105||8||8||'''{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->105 |3=<!--Draws:-->8 |2=<!--Losses:-->8}}''' |{{hs|4.}}link=1995 FIFA Women's World Cup link=1999 FIFA Women's World Cup |{{hs|3.}}link=Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament |- |style="text-align:left|{{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} {{sortname|Lauren|Gregg}} |2000 (interim){{efn|Gregg was also the stand-in head coach in place of DiCicco for one match on May 4, 1997 (a 6–1 win against South Korea in St. Charles, Illinois).<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Yannis |first=Alex |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/06/sports/soccer-report.html |title=Soccer Report |work=The New York Times |date=May 6, 1997 |access-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105060552/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/06/sports/soccer-report.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the win is officially credited to DiCicco.}} |3||2||1||0||{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->2 |3=<!--Draws:-->1 |2=<!--Losses:-->0}} |— |— |- |style="text-align:left|{{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} {{sortname|April|Heinrichs}} |2000–2004 |124||87||'''20'''||17||{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->87 |3=<!--Draws:-->20 |2=<!--Losses:-->17}} |{{hs|1.}}link=2003 FIFA Women's World Cup |{{hs|5.}}link=Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament link=Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament |- |style="text-align:left|{{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} {{sortname|Greg|Ryan}} |2005–2007 |55||45||9||1||{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->45 |3=<!--Draws:-->9 |2=<!--Losses:-->1}} |{{hs|1.}}link=2007 FIFA Women's World Cup |— |- |style="text-align:left|{{#invoke:flag|icon|SWE}} {{sortname|Pia|Sundhage}} |2008–2012 |107||91||10||6||{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->91 |3=<!--Draws:-->10 |2=<!--Losses:-->6}} |{{hs|2.}}link=2011 FIFA Women's World Cup |{{hs|6.}}link=Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament link=Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament |- |style="text-align:left|{{#invoke:flag|icon|SCO}} {{sortname|Tom|Sermanni}} |2012–2014 |24||18||4||2||{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->18 |3=<!--Draws:-->4 |2=<!--Losses:-->2}} |— |— |- |style="text-align:left|{{#invoke:flag|icon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jill|Ellis}} |{{hs|2014.}}2012 (interim), 2014–2019 |'''132'''||'''106'''||19||7||{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->106 |3=<!--Draws:-->19 |2=<!--Losses:-->7}} |{{hs|3.}}link=2015 FIFA Women's World Cup link=2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |{{hs|0.1.}} 5th |- |style="text-align:left|{{#invoke:flag|icon|MKD}} {{sortname|Vlatko|Andonovski}} |2019–2023 |65||51||9||5||{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->51 |3=<!--Draws:-->9 |2=<!--Losses:-->5}} |{{hs|0.}} 9th |link=Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament |- |style="text-align:left|{{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} {{sortname|Twila|Kilgore}} |2023–2024 (interim) |14||10||3||1||{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->10 |3=<!--Draws:-->3 |2=<!--Losses:-->1}} |— |— |- |style="text-align:left|{{#invoke:flag|icon|ENG}} {{sortname|Emma|Hayes}} |2024–present |38||32||2||4||{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->32 |3=<!--Draws:-->2 |2=<!--Losses:-->4}} | |link=Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament |- class=sortbottom style="font-weight:bold;" !colspan=2|Totals !778||612||91||76||{{winning percentage |1=<!--Wins:-->612 |3=<!--Draws:-->91 |2=<!--Losses:-->76}}||colspan=2| |} '''Notes''' {{notelist}}

==Players== {{For|all past and present players who have appeared for the national team|List of United States women's international soccer players}}

===Current squad===

<!-- Please adhere to Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/National teams --> <!-- Please always update the "Current Squad" and "Recent call-ups" Sections together --> The following 26 players were named for the friendly matches against Brazil on June 6 and 9, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026/04/uswnt/hayes-names-26-player-roster-for-april-matches-against-japan-sophia-wilson-tierna-davidson|title=Hayes names 26 player roster for April matches against Japan|website=ussoccer.com}}</ref> :''Caps and goals correct as of April 17, 2026, after the match against Japan.''

<!-- Sorted by position, Player number, caps, goals and last name. --> {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Claudia|Dickey}}|age={{Birth date and age|2000|1|6}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=Seattle Reign FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Phallon|Tullis-Joyce}}|age={{Birth date and age|1996|10|19}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=Manchester United|clubnat=ENG}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Mandy|McGlynn}}|age={{Birth date and age|1998|11|3}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Utah Royals|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs break}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Emily|Sonnett}}|age={{Birth date and age|1993|11|25}}|caps=116|goals=2|club=Gotham FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Emily|Fox}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|7|5}}|caps=76|goals=1|club=Arsenal|clubnat=ENG}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Tierna|Davidson}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|9|19}}|caps=69|goals=3|club=Gotham FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Avery|Patterson|dab=soccer}}|age={{birth date and age|2002|6|14}}|caps=12|goals=1|club=Houston Dash|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Tara|Rudd}}|age={{Birth date and age|1999|7|2}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=Washington Spirit|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Gisele|Thompson}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|12|2}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=Angel City FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Lilly|Reale}}|age={{Birth date and age|2003|8|12}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=Gotham FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Kennedy|Wesley}}|age={{Birth date and age|2001|3|8}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=San Diego Wave FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs break}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Lindsey|Heaps}}|other=captain|age={{Birth date and age|1994|5|26}}|caps=176|goals=40|club=Denver Summit FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Rose|Lavelle}}|age={{Birth date and age|1995|5|14}}|caps=120|goals=29|club=Gotham FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Jaedyn|Shaw}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|11|20}}|caps=36|goals=10|club=Gotham FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Claire|Hutton}}|age={{Birth date and age|2006|1|11}}|caps=18|goals=1|club=Bay FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Lily|Yohannes}}|age={{Birth date and age|2007|6|12}}|caps=18|goals=1|club=OL Lyonnes|clubnat=FRA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Olivia|Moultrie}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|9|17}}|caps=17|goals=5|club=Portland Thorns FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Croix|Bethune}}|age={{Birth date and age|2001|3|14}}|caps=7|goals=1|club=Washington Spirit|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Riley|Jackson}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|12|2}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=North Carolina Courage|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs break}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Mallory|Swanson}}|age={{Birth date and age|1998|4|29}}|caps=103|goals=38|club=Chicago Stars FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Sophia|Wilson}}|age={{Birth date and age|2000|8|10}}|caps=61|goals=24|club=Portland Thorns FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Trinity|Rodman}}|age={{Birth date and age|2002|5|20}}|caps=55|goals=13|club=Washington Spirit|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Alyssa|Thompson}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|11|7}}|caps=31|goals=4|club=Chelsea|clubnat=ENG}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Ally|Sentnor}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|2|18}}|caps=21|goals=7|club=Kansas City Current|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Emma|Sears}}|age={{Birth date and age|2001|2|23}}|caps=19|goals=6|club=Racing Louisville FC|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Michelle|Cooper}}|age={{Birth date and age|2002|12|4}}|caps=12|goals=1|club=Kansas City Current|clubnat=USA}} {{nat fs g end}}

===Recent call-ups===

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.

<!-- Sorted by position, most recent call-up, caps, goals and last name. --> {{nat fs r start}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Jane|Campbell|dab=soccer}}|age={{Birth date and age|1995|2|17}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=Houston Dash|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|JPN}}; April 17, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Jordan|Silkowitz}}|age={{Birth date and age|2000|3|27}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Bay FC|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|CHI}}; January 27, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Angelina|Anderson}}|age={{Birth date and age|2001|3|21}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Angel City FC|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|CAN}}; July 2, 2025}} {{nat fs break}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Naomi|Girma}}|age={{Birth date and age|2000|6|14}}|caps=54|goals=3|club=Chelsea|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fbw|JPN}}; April 17, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Emily|Sams}}|age={{Birth date and age|1999|7|1}}|caps=10|goals=1|club=Angel City FC|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|JPN}}; April 17, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Jordyn|Bugg}} ^{{{small|PRE}}}|age={{Birth date and age|2006|8|11}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Seattle Reign FC|clubnat=USA|latest=2026 SheBelieves Cup}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Kate|Wiesner}} ^{{{small|PRE}}}|age={{Birth date and age|2001|2|11}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Washington Spirit|clubnat=USA|latest=2026 SheBelieves Cup}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Izzy|Rodriguez}}|age={{Birth date and age|1999|4|13}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=Kansas City Current|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|CHI}}; January 27, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Ayo|Oke|dab=soccer}}|age={{birth date and age|2003|4|5}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Denver Summit FC|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|CHI}}; January 27, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Eva|Gaetino}}|age={{Birth date and age|2002|12|17}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Paris Saint-Germain|clubnat=FRA|latest=v. {{fbw|NZL}}; October 29, 2025}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Kerry|Abello}}|age={{Birth date and age|1999|9|17}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Orlando Pride|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|IRL}}; June 26, 2025}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Crystal|Dunn}} ^{{{small|RET}}}|age={{Birth date and age|1992|7|3}}|caps=160|goals=25|club=''retired''|clubnat=|latest=v. {{fbw|JAM}}; June 3, 2025}} {{nat fs break}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Sam|Coffey}}|age={{Birth date and age|1998|12|31}}|caps=46|goals=5|club=Manchester City|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fbw|JPN}}; April 17, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Lo'eau|LaBonta}}|age={{Birth date and age|1993|3|18}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Kansas City Current|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|CHI}}; January 27, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Hal|Hershfelt}}|age={{birth date and age|2001|10|3}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Washington Spirit|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|CHI}}; January 27, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Sam|Meza}}|age={{Birth date and age|2001|11|7}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Seattle Reign FC|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|CHI}}; January 27, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Sally|Menti}}|age={{Birth date and age|2002|3|10}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Seattle Reign FC|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|CHI}}; January 27, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Jaelin|Howell}}|age={{Birth date and age|1999|11|21}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=Gotham FC|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|ITA}}; December 1, 2025}} {{nat fs break}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Jameese|Joseph}}|age={{Birth date and age|2002|5|3}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=Chicago Stars FC|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|JPN}}; April 17, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Maddie|Dahlien}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|7|25}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Seattle Reign FC|clubnat=USA|latest=2026 SheBelieves Cup}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Yazmeen|Ryan}}|age={{Birth date and age|1999|2|25}}|caps=16|goals=2|club=Denver Summit FC|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|CHI}}; January 27, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Reilyn|Turner}}|age={{Birth date and age|2002|10|18}}|caps=1|goals=1|club=Portland Thorns FC|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|CHI}}; January 27, 2026}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Catarina|Macario}}|age={{Birth date and age|1999|10|4}}|caps=29|goals=16|club=Chelsea|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fbw|ITA}}; December 1, 2025}} {{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Lynn|Biyendolo}}|age={{birth date and age|1993|5|21}}|caps=83|goals=25|club=Seattle Reign FC|clubnat=USA|latest=v. {{fbw|CAN}}; July 2, 2025}} {{nat fs break}}

;Notes <!-- Please append to Name --> <!-- *^{{{small|ALT}}} = Alternate --> <!--*^{{{small|INJ}}} = Withdrew due to injury--> <!-- *^{{{small|MED}}} = Withdrew due to medical reasons --> *^{{{small|PRE}}} = Preliminary squad / standby *^{{{small|RET}}} = Retired from the national team <!-- *^{{{small|SUS}}} = Serving suspension --> <!-- *^{{{small|TOP}}} = Train-on player --> <!-- *^{{{small|UNV}}} = Unavailable for selection --> <!-- *^{{small|WD}} = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue --> {{nat fs end}}

==Results and fixtures== {{Further|2025 in American soccer|2026 in American soccer}} {{Main|United States women's national soccer team results}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

;Legend {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFFF|Fixture|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} <!--{{legend2|#BBBBBB|Void or Postponed|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}-->

===2025=== {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = May 31 | time = 17:30 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 3–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/05-us-womens-national-3-0-victory-china-minnesota-catarina-macario-sam-coffey-lindsey-heaps | team2 = {{fbw|CHN}} | goals1 = *Macario {{goal|28}} *Coffey {{goal|35}} *Heaps {{goal|54}} | goals2 = | stadium = Allianz Field | location = Saint Paul, Minnesota | attendance = | referee = Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = June 3 | time = 20:00 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 4–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/06/uswnt-ally-sentnor-lynn-biyendolo-brace-jamaica | team2 = {{fbw|JAM}} | goals1 = *Sentnor {{goal|19||29}} *Biyendolo {{goal|60||88}} | goals2 = | stadium = Energizer Park | location = St. Louis, Missouri | attendance = 17,689 | referee = Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = June 26 | time = 21:00 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 4–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/06/uswnt-rose-lavelle-alyssa-thompson-ireland-colorado | team2 = {{fbw|IRL}} | goals1 = *Patterson {{goal|18}} *Coffey {{goal|45+4}} *Lavelle {{goal|53}} *A. Thompson {{goal|63}} | goals2 = | stadium = Dick's Sporting Goods Park | location = Commerce City, Colorado | attendance = 18,504 | referee = Vimarest Diaz (Dominican Republic) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = June 29 | time = 15:00 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 4–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/06/uswnt-lynn-biyendolo-ireland-alyssa-thompson | team2 = {{fbw|IRL}} | goals1 = *Biyendolo {{goal|11}} *Rodriguez {{goal|42}} *Ryan {{goal|66}} *A. Thompson {{goal|86}} | goals2 = | stadium = TQL Stadium | location = Cincinnati, Ohio | attendance = 24,016 | referee = Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico) | result = w }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = July 2 | time = 19:30 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 3–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/07/uswnt-rolls-past-canada-3-0-sam-coffey-claire-hutton-goals | team2 = {{fbw|CAN}} | goals1 = *Coffey {{goal|17}} *Hutton {{goal|36}} *Ryan {{goal|89}} | goals2 = | stadium = Audi Field | location = Washington, D.C. | attendance = 19,215 | referee = Marianela Araya (Costa Rica) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = October 23 | time = 19:00 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 1–2 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/10/uswnt-opens-october-fifa-window-loss-portugal | team2 = {{fbw|POR}} | goals1 = * Lavelle {{goal|1}} | goals2 = * Gomes {{goal|41}} * Pinto {{goal|72}} | stadium = Subaru Park | location = Chester, Pennsylvania | attendance = 17,297 | referee = Merlin Soto (Honduras) | result = L }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = October 26 | time = 16:00 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 3–1 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/10/olivia-moultrie-bags-brace-sam-coffey-scores-uswnt-win-portugal-connecticut | team2 = {{fbw|POR}} | goals1 = * Moultrie {{goal|1||10}} * Coffey {{goal|82}} | goals2 = * Silva {{goal|5}} | stadium = Pratt & Whitney Stadium | location = East Hartford, Connecticut | attendance = 26,492 | referee = Karen Hernandez (Mexico) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = October 29 | time = 20:00 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 6–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/10/emma-sears-hat-trick-uswnt-6-0-victory-new-zealand-first-visit-cpkc-stadium | team2 = {{fbw|NZL}} | goals1 = *Sears {{goal|8||55||84}} *Macario {{goal|34||66}} *Lavelle {{goal|44}} | goals2 = | stadium = CPKC Stadium | location = Kansas City, Missouri | attendance = 11,044 | referee = Saphire Stockman (Costa Rica) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = November 28 | time = 19:00 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 3–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/11/catarina-macario-scores-brace-uswnt-win-vs-italy-olivia-moultrie-goal-orlando-florida | team2 = {{fbw|ITA}} | goals1 = * Moultrie {{goal|2}} *Macario {{goal|64||76}} | goals2 = | stadium = Inter&Co Stadium | location = Orlando, Florida | attendance = 14,199 | referee = Sandra Benitez (El Salvador) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = December 1 | time = 19:00 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 2–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/12/match-recap-uswnt-win-vs-euro-semifinalist-italy-last-game-2025-year | team2 = {{fbw|ITA}} | goals1 = *Macario {{goal|20}} *Shaw {{goal|41}} | goals2 = | stadium = Chase Stadium | location = Fort Lauderdale, Florida | attendance = 9,471 | referee = Priscilla Perez (Mexico) | result = W }}

===2026=== {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = January 24 | time = 17:30 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 6–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026/01/uswnt-match-recap-vs-paraguay-trinity-rodman-reilyn-turner-ally-sentnor | team2 = {{fbw|PAR}} | goals1 = *Turner {{goal|45+3}} *Sentnor {{goal|47||57}} *Martínez {{goal|53|o.g.}} *Rodman {{goal|56}} *Sears {{goal|72}} | goals2 = | stadium = Dignity Health Sports Park | location = Carson, California | attendance = 19,397 | referee = Marianela Araya (Costa Rica) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = January 27 | time = 22:00 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 5–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026/01/uswnt-vs-chile-match-recap-highlights-santa-barbara-california | team2 = {{fbw|CHI}} | goals1 = *Bethune {{goal|18}} *Joseph {{goal|26}} *Sams {{goal|33}} *Sears {{goal|46}} *Rodman {{goal|68}} | goals2 = | stadium = Harder Stadium | location = Santa Barbara, California | attendance = 14,797 | referee = Timothy Derry (Trinidad and Tobago) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = SheBelieves Cup | date = March 1 | time = 16:00 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 2–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026/03/uswnt/us-womens-national-team-opens-2026-shebelieves-cup-with-2-0-win-over-argentina-lindsey-heaps-jaedyn-shaw | team2 = {{fbw|ARG}} | goals1 = *Heaps {{goal|20}} *Shaw {{goal|56}} | goals2 = | stadium = Geodis Park | location = Nashville, Tennessee | attendance = 17,125 | referee = Timothy Derry (Trinidad and Tobago) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = SheBelieves Cup | date = March 4 | time = 18:45 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 1–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026/03/uswnt/ally-sentnor-goal-leads-us-womens-national-team-to-1-0-victory-over-canada-on-second-match-day-of-2026-shebelieves-cup | team2 = {{fbw|CAN}} | goals1 = *Sentnor {{goal|55}} | goals2 = | stadium = ScottsMiracle-Gro Field | location = Columbus, Ohio | attendance = 18,545 | referee = Lizzet Garcia (Mexico) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = SheBelieves Cup | date = March 7 | time = 15:30 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 1–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026/03/uswnt/us-womens-national-team-defeat-colombia-1-0-on-late-goal-from-alyssa-thompson-to-win-its-eighth-shebelieves-cup | team2 = {{fbw|COL}} | goals1 = *A. Thompson {{goal|82}} | goals2 = | stadium = Sports Illustrated Stadium | location = Harrison, New Jersey | attendance = 22,385 | referee = Vimarest Diaz (Dominican Republic) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = April 11 | time = 17:30 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 2–1 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026/04/uswnt/match-recap-rose-lavelle-leads-us-womens-national-team-to-2-1-victory-against-japan | team2 = {{fbw|JPN}} | goals1 = *Lavelle {{goal|9}} *Heaps {{goal|48}} | goals2 = *Ueki {{goal|61}} | stadium = PayPal Park | location = San Jose, California | attendance = 17,435 | referee = Karen Andrade (Mexico) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = April 14 | time = 22:00 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 0–1 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026/04/uswnt/us-womens-national-team-falls-to-japan-match-recap-seattle-lumen-field | team2 = {{fbw|JPN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = *Hamano {{goal|27}} | stadium = Lumen Field | location = Seattle, Washington | attendance = 36,128 | referee = Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico) | result = L }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = April 17 | time = 21:00 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = 3–0 | report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026/04/uswnt/us-womens-national-team-closes-three-game-series-against-japan-3-0-victory-in-colorado-match-recap-highlights | team2 = {{fbw|JPN}} | goals1 = *Girma {{goal|47}} *Lavelle {{goal|56}} *Wesley {{goal|64}} | goals2 = | stadium = Dick's Sporting Goods Park | location = Commerce City, Colorado | attendance = 17,589 | referee = Myriam Marcotte (Canada) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = June 6 | time = 17:30 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|BRA}} | score = | report = | team2 = {{fbw|USA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Neo Química Arena | location = São Paulo, Brazil | attendance = | referee = | result = }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = Friendly | date = June 9 | time = 20:30 ET | team1 = {{fbw-rt|BRA}} | score = | report = | team2 = {{fbw|USA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Arena Castelão | location = Fortaleza, Brazil | attendance = | referee = | result = }} {{Football box collapsible | format = 1 | round = 2026 CONCACAF W Championship QF | date = November 27 | time = | team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}} | score = | team2 = {{fbw|SLV}} | report = | goals1 = | goals2 = | location = Mansfield, Texas | stadium = Texas Health Mansfield Stadium | attendance = | referee = | result = }} * [https://www.ussoccer.com/all-matches USWNT Schedule] * [https://www.ussoccer.com/all-matches?tab=recent-matches USWNT Results] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100327112047/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=usa/fixturesresults/gender=f/index.html USA: Fixtures and Results – FIFA.com]

==All-time results== {{updated|April 17, 2026}} <onlyinclude> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:95%;" |- ! Year ! {{abbr|M|Matches}} ! {{abbr|W|Wins}} ! {{abbr|D|Draws}} ! {{abbr|L|Losses}} ! {{abbr|GF|Goal For}} ! {{abbr|GA|Goal Against}} ! Athlete of the Year ! Scoring leader ! {{abbr|G|Number of goals by leader}} ! Assist leader ! {{abbr|A|Number of assists by leader}} ! Coach ! Major tournam. result |- | 1985 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Sharon McMurtry | Michelle Akers | 2 | | | Mike Ryan | |- | 1986 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | April Heinrichs | Marcia McDermott | 4 | | | rowspan=9| Anson Dorrance | |- | 1987 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 9 | Carin Jennings-Gabarra | April Heinrichs | 7 | | | |- | 1988 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | Joy Fawcett | Carin Jennings-Gabarra | 5 | Carin Jennings-Gabarra,<br />Kristine Lilly | 2 | |- | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | April Heinrichs | (none) | | (none) | | |- | 1990 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | rowspan=2 | Michelle Akers | Michelle Akers | 9 | Kristine Lilly | 3 | |- | 1991 | 28 | 21 | 1 | '''6''' | 122 | 22 | '''Michelle Akers''' | '''39''' | Carin Jennings-Gabarra | 21 | World Cup (champions) |- | 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Carin Jennings-Gabarra | (3 players tied) | 1 | Tisha Venturini-Hoch | 2 | |- | 1993 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 7 | Kristine Lilly | Mia Hamm | 10 | rowspan=2| Michelle Akers | 6 | |- | 1994 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 6 | rowspan=5 | Mia Hamm | Michelle Akers | 11 | 7 | |- | 1995 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 17 | Mia Hamm | 19 | rowspan=2 | Mia Hamm | 18 | rowspan=5 | 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 | rowspan=2 | Mia Hamm | 18 | Tiffeny Milbrett | 14 | |- | 1998 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 12 | 20 | rowspan=4| 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''' | rowspan=2 | Tiffeny Milbrett | Cindy Parlow Cone | 19 | 14 | Lauren Gregg,<br />April Heinrichs | Olympics (silver medal) |- |2001 |10 |3 |2 |5 | 13 | 15 | Tiffeny Milbrett |3 |2 | rowspan=4| A. Heinrichs | |- |2002 |19 |15 |2 |2 | 69 | 11 | colspan=2|Shannon MacMillan |17 | Aly Wagner |11 | |- | 2003 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 14 | colspan=2 rowspan=2 | 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 | rowspan=2 | Kristine Lilly | Christie Welsh | 7 | Aly Wagner,<br />Abby Wambach | 5 | rowspan=3 | Greg Ryan | |- | 2006 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 10 | rowspan=2 | 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,<br />Abby Wambach | 10 | rowspan=4| 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 | colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Abby Wambach | 16 | Lori Lindsey | 7 | |- | 2011 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 8 | Lauren Holiday,<br />Megan Rapinoe | 5 | World Cup (2nd place) |- | 2012 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 120 | 21 | colspan=2|Alex Morgan | 28 | Alex Morgan | 21 | P. Sundhage,<br />Jill Ellis | Olympics (gold medal) |- | 2013 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 11 | colspan=2|Abby Wambach | 11 | Lauren Holiday,<br />Abby Wambach | 6 | Tom Sermanni | |- | 2014 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 79 | 15 | Lauren Holiday | rowspan=2 | Carli Lloyd | 15 | Carli Lloyd | 8 | T. Sermanni,<br />J. Ellis | |- | 2015 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 12 | Carli Lloyd | 18 | Megan Rapinoe | 10 | rowspan=4| J. Ellis | World Cup (champions) |- | 2016 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 10 | Tobin Heath | Carli Lloyd,<br />Alex Morgan | 17 | Carli Lloyd | 11 | Olympics (quarter-finals) |- | 2017 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13 | Julie Ertz | rowspan=2 | Alex Morgan | 7 | rowspan=2 | Megan Rapinoe | 5 | |- | 2018 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 10 | Alex Morgan | 18 | 12 | |- | 2019 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 16 | Julie Ertz<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Julie Ertz Named 2019 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/12/julie-ertz-named-2019-us-soccer-female-player-of-the-year |work= U.S. Soccer |date= December 13, 2019}}</ref> | Carli Lloyd | 16 | Christen Press | 12 | J. Ellis,<br />Vlatko Andonovski | World Cup (champions) |- |2020 |9 |9 |0 |0 |33 |1 | Sam Mewis | Lindsey Heaps,<br />Christen Press | 7 | Lynn Biyendolo | 6 | rowspan=3| V. Andonovski | |- |2021 |24 |17 |5 |2 |76 |12 |Lindsey Heaps |Carli Lloyd |11 |Carli Lloyd |6 |Olympics (bronze medal) |- |2022 |18 |14 |1 |3 |56 |9 |colspan=2|Sophia Wilson<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Sophia Smith Voted 2022 BioSteel U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/01/smith-biosteel-us-soccer-female-player-of-the-year-shaw-chipotle-young-female-player-of-the-year |work=U.S. Soccer |date=January 6, 2023 |access-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-date=January 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107190029/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/01/smith-biosteel-us-soccer-female-player-of-the-year-shaw-chipotle-young-female-player-of-the-year |url-status=live }}</ref> |11 |Mallory Swanson |7 | |- | 2023 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | Naomi Girma<ref>{{cite web |title=Naomi Girma Voted 2023 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year; Olivia Moultrie Voted 2023 Chipotle U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/01/naomi-girma-2023-female-player-of-the-year-olivia-moultrie-chipotle-young-female-player-of-the-year |publisher=U.S. Soccer |date=January 11, 2024 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221191042/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/01/naomi-girma-2023-female-player-of-the-year-olivia-moultrie-chipotle-young-female-player-of-the-year |url-status=live }}</ref> | Mallory Swanson | 7 | Alex Morgan,<br>Trinity Rodman | 5 | V. Andonovski,<br>Twila Kilgore | World Cup (Round of 16) |- | 2024 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 12 | Alyssa Naeher | Sophia Wilson | 9 | Trinity Rodman,<br>Sophia Wilson,<br>Mallory Swanson | 4 | T. Kilgore,<br> Emma Hayes | Olympics (gold medal) |- | 2025 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 8 | Rose Lavelle | Catarina Macario | 8 | Rose Lavelle,<br>Catarina Macario,<br>Ally Sentnor,<br>Alyssa Thompson | 3 | rowspan=2|E. Hayes | |- | 2026 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | TBD | TBD | | TBD | | |- class="sortbottom" !Total ! 779 || 612 || 91 || 76 || 2,360 || 467 || colspan=7 | |} :''Sources''<ref name=mediaguide>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/about/media-services/media-guide |title=U.S. Soccor Federation 2015 Women's National Team Media Guide|publisher=United States Soccer Federation (USSF) |date=January 1, 2015 |access-date=June 8, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915022004/http://www.ussoccer.com/about/media-services/media-guide |archive-date=September 15, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/womens-national-team/stats |title=U.S. Women's National Team Stats page |publisher=United States Soccer Federation (USSF) |access-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-date=July 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706044713/http://www.ussoccer.com/womens-national-team/stats |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te28569/usa/ All Time Results] from Worldfootball.net</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160629162558/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=usa/women/matches/index.html All Time Results] from FIFA.com</ref></onlyinclude>

==Individual records== ===Player records=== {{See also|List of United States women's international soccer players}}

{{updated|April 17, 2026}} <!-- Please use American Format --> <ref>[https://www.flipsnack.com/ussoccer/2025_wnt_web-3/full-view.html USWNT Media Guide]</ref>

:''Players in '''bold''' are still active with the national team.''

The women's national team boasts the first six players in the history of the game to have earned 200 caps.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Martin|first=Chad|date=June 30, 2021|title=The Top 6 U.S. Women Soccer Players of the 200-Cap Club|url=https://www.statsballer.com/news/us-women-200-cap-club/|access-date=June 30, 2021|website=Stats Baller – Data Driven Sports Stats|language=en-CA|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181308/https://www.statsballer.com/news/us-women-200-cap-club/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="200 cap club 2023">{{#invoke:cite|web|first=Emma|last=Hruby|title=Alex Morgan Becomes 13th USWNT Player to Reach 200 Caps|url=https://justwomenssports.com/uswnt-alex-morgan-caps-soccer/|work=Just Women's Sports|date=November 13, 2022|access-date=February 19, 2023|archive-date=February 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219043621/https://justwomenssports.com/uswnt-alex-morgan-caps-soccer/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center;" |+Most caps |- !width=35|Rank !Player !width=40|Caps !width=40|Goals !width=80|Years |- |1 |align=left|Kristine Lilly | '''354''' | 130 | 1987–2010 |- |2 |align=left|Carli Lloyd | '''316''' | 134 | 2005–2021 |- |3 |align=left|Christie Pearce | '''311''' | 2 | 1997–2015 |- |4 |align=left|Mia Hamm | '''276''' | 158 | 1987–2004 |- |5 |align=left|Julie Foudy | '''274''' | 45 | 1988–2004 |- |6 |align=left|Abby Wambach | '''255''' | 184 | 2001–2015 |- |7 |align=left|Joy Fawcett | '''241''' | 27 | 1987–2004 |- |8 |align=left|Heather O'Reilly | '''231''' | 47 | 2002–2016 |- |9 |align=left|Alex Morgan |'''224''' |123 |2010–2024 |- | 10 |align=left|Becky Sauerbrunn | '''219''' | 0 | 2008–2024 |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center;" |+Most goals |- !width=35|Rank !Player !width=40|Goals !width=40|Caps !width=80|Years !width=50|{{tooltip|Avg|Average}} |- |1 |align=left|Abby Wambach |'''184''' |255 |2001–2015 |0.72 |- |2 |align=left| Mia Hamm |'''158''' |276 |1987–2004 |0.57 |- |3 |align=left|Carli Lloyd |'''134''' |316 |2005–2021 |0.42 |- |4 |align=left|Kristine Lilly |'''130''' |354 |1987–2010 |0.37 |- |5 |align=left|Alex Morgan |'''123''' |224 |2010–2024 |0.55 |- |6 |align=left|Michelle Akers |'''107''' |155 |1985–2000 |0.69 |- |7 |align=left|Tiffeny Milbrett |'''100''' |206 |1991–2005 |0.49 |- |8 |align=left|Cindy Parlow Cone |'''75''' |158 |1996–2004 |0.47 |- |9 |align=left|Christen Press |'''64''' |155 |2013–2021 |0.41 |- |10 |align=left|Megan Rapinoe |'''63''' |203 |2006–2023 |0.31 |- |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+Most assists |- !width=35|Rank !Player !width=40|Assists !width=40|Caps !width=80|Years !width=40|{{tooltip|Avg|Average}} |- |1 |align=left|Mia Hamm |'''147''' |276 |1987–2004 |0.53 |- |2 |align=left|Kristine Lilly | '''106''' | 354 | 1987–2010 |0.30 |- |rowspan=2|3 |align=left|Megan Rapinoe | rowspan=2| '''73''' |203 |2006–2023 |0.36 |- |align=left|Abby Wambach | 255 |2001–2015 |0.29 |- |5 |align=left|Carli Lloyd |'''64''' |316 |2005–2021 |0.20 |- |6 |align=left|Tiffeny Milbrett |'''63''' |206 |1991–2005 |0.31 |- |rowspan=2|7 |align=left|Heather O'Reilly |rowspan=2|'''55''' |231 |2002–2016 |0.24 |- |align=left|Julie Foudy |274 |1988–2004 |0.20 |- |9 |align=left|Alex Morgan |'''53''' | 224 | 2010–2024 | 0.24 |- |10 |align=left|Shannon MacMillan |'''50''' |177 |1993–2005 |0.28 |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+Most shutouts |- !width=35|Rank !Player !Shutouts !width=40|Caps !width=80|Years !width=40|{{tooltip|Avg|Average}} |- |1 |align=left|Hope Solo |'''102''' |202 |2000–2016 |0.51 |- |2 |align=left|Briana Scurry |'''72''' |175 |1994–2008 |0.41 |- |3 |align=left|Alyssa Naeher |'''69''' |115 |2014–2024 |0.60 |- |4 |align=left|Nicole Barnhart |'''24''' |54 |2004–2013 |0.44 |- |5 |align=left|Siri Mullinix |'''21''' |45 |1999–2004 |0.47 |- |6 |align=left|'''Casey Murphy''' |'''15''' |20 |2021– |0.75 |- |rowspan=2|7 |align=left|Mary Harvey |rowspan=2|'''13''' |27 |1989–1996 |0.48 |- |align=left|Saskia Webber |28 |1992–2000 |0.46 |- |9 |align=left|Amy Allmann |'''10''' |24 |1987–1991 |0.42 |- |rowspan=3|10 |align=left| Kim Maslin-Kammerdeiner |rowspan=3|'''9''' |17 |1988–1991 |0.53 |- |align=left| LaKeysia Beene |18 |2000–2003 |0.50 |- |align=left|Ashlyn Harris |25 |2013–2022 |0.36 |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center;" |+Captains |- !Years as captain !Player !Caps !Goals !Years !class="unsortable"| Ref. |- |1985 |align=left|Denise Bender |4 |0 |1985 |<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2010/03/US-Women-Set-To-Face-Mexico-in-San-Diego.aspx |title=US Women Set To Face Mexico in San Diego |date=March 26, 2010 |publisher=United States Soccer Federation (USSF) |access-date=December 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809115220/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2010/03/US-Women-Set-To-Face-Mexico-in-San-Diego.aspx |archive-date=August 9, 2010}}</ref> |- |1986–1987 |align=left|Emily Pickering |15 |2 |1985–1992 |<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://blog.lijsoccer.com/2011/08/02/PatGreccosWallOfFameEmilyPickering.aspx |title=Pat Grecco's Wall of Fame: Emily Pickering |date=August 2, 2011 |publisher=Long Island Junior Soccer |access-date=October 18, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141926/http://blog.lijsoccer.com/2011/08/02/PatGreccosWallOfFameEmilyPickering.aspx |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> |- |1988–1991 |align=left|Lori Henry |39 |3 |1985–1991 | |- |1991 |align=left|April Heinrichs |46 |35 |1986–1991 |<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/heinrichs.htm |title=Head Coach U.S. Women's National Team |website=Soccertimes.com |access-date=October 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053353/http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/heinrichs.htm|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |1993–2000 |align=left|Carla Overbeck |170 |4 |1988–2000 |<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Carla Overbeck |url=http://www.ncsoccerhalloffame.com/coverbeck2.htm |publisher=North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame |access-date=October 18, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080624/http://www.ncsoccerhalloffame.com/coverbeck2.htm |archive-date=September 17, 2017 }}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|2000–2004 |align=left|Julie Foudy |274 |45 |1988–2004 |<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Hamm, Foudy enshrined into Hall of Fame |url=http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=457315&cc=5901 |publisher=Espnfc.com |access-date=March 10, 2013 |archive-date=January 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117114508/http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=457315&cc=5901 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |align=left|Joy Fawcett |241 |27 |1987–2004 | |- |2004–2008 |align=left|Kristine Lilly |354 |130 |1987–2010 | |- |2008–2015 |align=left|Christie Pearce |311 |4 |1997–2015 | |- |2016–2018<br>2021–2023 |align=left|Becky Sauerbrunn |219 |0 |2008–2024 |<ref name="lloyd_sauerbrunn">{{#invoke:cite|news|title=Carli Lloyd and Beckey Sauerbrunn Named New Captains of U.S. WNT |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/01/09/18/07/160109-wnt-carli-lloyd-and-becky-sauerbrunn-named-new-captains-of-us-wnt |access-date=October 4, 2018 |publisher=United States Soccer Federation (USSF) |date=January 9, 2016 |archive-date=September 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927205725/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/01/09/18/07/160109-wnt-carli-lloyd-and-becky-sauerbrunn-named-new-captains-of-us-wnt |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="morgan_pinoe"/><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last1=Kassouf |first1=Jeff |title=Becky Sauerbrunn named USWNT captain, again |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2021/01/17/becky-sauerbrunn-named-uswnt-captain-again-vlatko-andonovski/ |access-date=January 18, 2021 |publisher=The Equalizer |date=January 17, 2021 |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120012932/https://equalizersoccer.com/2021/01/17/becky-sauerbrunn-named-uswnt-captain-again-vlatko-andonovski/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |2016–2020 |align=left|Carli Lloyd |316 |134 |2005–2021 |<ref name="lloyd_sauerbrunn" /> |- |2018–2020 |align=left|Megan Rapinoe |203 |63 |2006–2023 |<ref name="morgan_pinoe" /> |- | 2018–2020<br>2023–2024 |align=left|Alex Morgan |224 |123 |2010–2024 |<ref name="morgan_pinoe">{{#invoke:cite|news|last1=Kassouf |first1=Jeff |title=USWNT notebook: Scheduling, captains and other updates from World Cup qualifying camp |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2018/10/03/uswnt-notebook-captains-europe-january-camp-world-cup-qualifying/ |access-date=October 4, 2018 |publisher=The Equalizer |date=October 3, 2018 |archive-date=October 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004145018/https://equalizersoccer.com/2018/10/03/uswnt-notebook-captains-europe-january-camp-world-cup-qualifying/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WC23 Caps">{{#invoke:cite|news|title=Lindsey Horan and Alex Morgan named USWNT captains ahead of 2023 FIFA Womens World Cup |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/07/lindsey-horan-and-alex-morgan-named-uswnt-captains-ahead-of-2023-fifa-womens-world-cup |date=July 7, 2023 |publisher=USSoccer}}</ref> |- |2023– |align=left|'''Lindsey Heaps''' |176 |40 |2013– |<ref name="WC23 Caps"/> |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" |+Most goals in a match{{efn|The goal record for most scored in a match by a member of the USWNT is five, which has been accomplished by nine players}} |- !width=35|Rank !Player !width=40|Goals !Date !Opponent !Location !Competition !Line-up |- |rowspan=9| 1 |Brandi Chastain |rowspan=9| '''5''' |April 18, 1991<ref name=wnt_records>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=WNT Records |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/womens-national-team/records/wnt-records |publisher=United States Soccer Federation (USSF) |access-date=March 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626121039/http://www.ussoccer.com/womens-national-team/records/wnt-records |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |{{#invoke:flag|icon|Mexico}} Mexico<ref name=wnt_records/> |Port-au-Prince, Haiti |World Cup Qualifying Tournament |Substitute (41') {{small|(80 minute match}}) |- |Michelle Akers |November 24, 1991<ref name=wnt_records/> |{{#invoke:flag|icon|Chinese Taipei}} Chinese Taipei<ref name=wnt_records/> |Foshan, China |1991 FIFA World Cup |Starting {{small|(80 minute match}}) |- |Tiffeny Milbrett |November 2, 2002<ref name=wnt_records/> |{{#invoke:flag|icon|Panama}} Panama<ref name=wnt_records/> |Seattle, United States |2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup |Starting |- |Abby Wambach |October 23, 2004<ref name=wnt_records/> |{{#invoke:flag|icon|Ireland}} Republic of Ireland<ref name=wnt_records/> |Houston, United States |International Friendly |Starting |- |Amy Rodriguez |January 20, 2012<ref name=wnt_records/> |{{#invoke:flag|icon|Dominican Republic}} Dominican Republic<ref name=wnt_records/> |rowspan=2|Vancouver, Canada |rowspan=2|2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament |Substitute (46') |- |Sydney Leroux |January 22, 2012<ref name=wnt_records/> |{{#invoke:flag|icon|Guatemala}} Guatemala<ref name=wnt_records/> |Substitute (46') |- |Crystal Dunn |February 15, 2016<ref name=wnt_records/> |{{#invoke:flag|icon|Puerto Rico}} Puerto Rico<ref name=wnt_records/> |Frisco, United States |2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament |Starting |- |Alex Morgan |June 11, 2019<ref name=wnt_records/> |{{#invoke:flag|icon|Thailand}} Thailand<ref name=wnt_records/> |Reims, France |2019 FIFA World Cup |Starting |- |Carli Lloyd |September 16, 2021<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Carli Lloyd Nets Record-tying Five Goals as U.S. Women's National Team Tops Paraguay 9–0 |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/09/international-friendly-uswnt-9-vs-paraguay-0-match-report-stats |publisher=U.S. Soccer |date=September 16, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323035934/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/09/international-friendly-uswnt-9-vs-paraguay-0-match-report-stats |url-status=live }}</ref> |{{#invoke:flag|icon|PAR}} Paraguay |Cleveland, United States |International Friendly |Starting |}

'''Notes''' {{notelist}}

====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:<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://nwslsoccer.com/news-2/oct---dec-2013/u-s--soccer-announces-all-time-wnt-best-xi |title=U.S. Soccer Announces All-Time WNT Best XI |date=December 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827134420/http://nwslsoccer.com/news-2/oct---dec-2013/u-s--soccer-announces-all-time-wnt-best-xi |archive-date=August 27, 2016}}</ref> * 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: {{#invoke:flag|icon|ENG}} Jill Ellis: 132 *Most wins: {{#invoke:flag|icon|ENG}} Jill Ellis: 106

==Team records== Biggest victory: 14–0 vs. Dominican Republic, January 20, 2012

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

Longest winning streak: 18 games, 25 July 1990 to 25 May 1991

Longest unbeaten streak: 51 games, 8 December 2004 to 22 September 2007

Longest losing streak: 3 games, 30 August 1991 to 4 October 1991; 12 March 1993 to 7 April 1993; and 7 October 2022 to 10 November 2022

Longest winless streak: 5 games, 17 December 2000 to 11 March 2001

==Competitive record== {{For|more results in minor tournaments|History of the United States women's national soccer team}}

===FIFA Women's World Cup=== {{Main|United States at the 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.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !colspan=9|FIFA Women's World Cup record |- !Host !Result !{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}} !{{Abbr|W|Won}} !{{Abbr|D*|Drawn}} !{{Abbr|L|Lost}} !{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}} !{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}} !Coach |- | {{#invoke:flag|icon|PRC}} 1991 | style="background:gold;"| '''Champions''' ||6||6||0||0||25||5||Anson Dorrance |- | {{#invoke:flag|icon|SWE}} 1995 | style="background:#cfaa88;"| Third place ||6||4||1||1||15||5||rowspan=2| Tony DiCicco |- |style="border: 3px solid red"| {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} 1999 | style="background:gold;"| '''Champions''' ||6||5||1||0||18||3 |- |style="border: 3px solid red"| {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} 2003 | style="background:#cfaa88;"| Third place ||6||5||0||1||15||5||April Heinrichs |- | {{#invoke:flag|icon|PRC}} 2007 | style="background:#cfaa88;"| Third place ||6||4||1||1||12||7||Greg Ryan |- | {{#invoke:flag|icon|GER}} 2011 | style="background:silver;"| Runners-up ||6||3||2||1||13||7||Pia Sundhage |- | {{#invoke:flag|icon|CAN}} 2015 | style="background:gold;"| '''Champions''' ||7||6||1||0||14||3||rowspan=2|Jill Ellis |- | {{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA|1974}} 2019 | style="background:gold;"| '''Champions''' ||7||7||0||0||26||3 |- | {{#invoke:flag|icon|AUS}}{{#invoke:flag|icon|NZL}} 2023 |Round of 16||4||1||3||0||4||1||Vlatko Andonovski |- | {{#invoke:flag|icon|BRA}} 2027 ||colspan=8|''To be determined'' |- |style="border: 3px solid red"|{{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}}{{#invoke:flag|icon|JAM}}{{#invoke:flag|icon|MEX}}{{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} 2031 ||colspan=8|''Qualified as co-hosts'' |- | {{#invoke:flag|icon|GBR}} 2035 ||colspan=8|''To be determined'' |- ! 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 by Sweden. The team won a record-extending fifth Olympic gold medal in 2024, their first since 2012.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !colspan=9|{{#invoke:flag|icon|IOC}} Olympic Games record |- !width=85 | Year !Result !{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}} !{{Abbr|W|Won}} !{{Abbr|D*|Drawn}} !{{Abbr|L|Lost}} !{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}} !{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}} !Coach |- | style="border: 3px solid red"|{{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} 1996 | style="background:gold;"| '''Gold medal''' ||5||4||1||0||9||3||Tony DiCicco |- | {{#invoke:flag|icon|AUS}} 2000 | style="background:silver;"| Silver medal ||5||3||1||1||9||5||rowspan=2| April Heinrichs |- | {{#invoke:flag|icon|GRE}} 2004 | style="background:gold;"| '''Gold medal''' ||6||5||1||0||12||4 |- | {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHN}} 2008 | style="background:gold;"| '''Gold medal''' ||6||5||0||1||12||5||rowspan=2| Pia Sundhage |- |{{#invoke:flag|icon|GBR}} 2012 | style="background:gold;"| '''Gold medal''' ||6||6||0||0||16||6 |- |{{#invoke:flag|icon|BRA}} 2016 |Quarter-finals||4||2||2||0||6||3||Jill Ellis |- |{{#invoke:flag|icon|JPN}} 2020 |style="background:#cfaa88;"|Bronze medal ||6||2||2||2||12||10|| Vlatko Andonovski |- |{{#invoke:flag|icon|FRA}} 2024 | style="background:gold;"| '''Gold medal''' || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 2 ||Emma Hayes |- |style="border: 3px solid red"|{{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} 2028 |colspan=8|''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=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !colspan=9|CONCACAF W Championship record |- !width=90 | Year !Result !{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}} !{{Abbr|W|Won}} !{{Abbr|D*|Drawn}} !{{Abbr|L|Lost}} !{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}} !{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}} !Coach |- |{{flagicon|HAI}} 1991 |style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''||5||5||0||0||49||0||rowspan=2|Anson Dorrance |- | style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|USA}} 1993 |style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''||3||3||0||0||13||0 |- |{{flagicon|CAN}} 1994 |style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''||4||4||0||0||16||1||Tony DiCicco |- |{{flagicon|CAN}} 1998||colspan=8|''Did not participate''{{sup|1}} |- | style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|USA}} 2000 |style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''||5||4||1||0||24||1||rowspan=2|April Heinrichs |- |style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|CAN}}{{flagicon|USA}} 2002 |style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''||5||5||0||0||24||1 |- |style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|USA}} 2006 |style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''||2||2||0||0||4||1||Greg Ryan |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} 2010 |style="background:#cfaa88;"|Third place||5||4||0||1||22||2||Pia Sundhage |- | style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|USA}} 2014 |style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''||5||5||0||0||21||0||rowspan=2|Jill Ellis |- | style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|USA}} 2018 |style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''||5||5||0||0||26||0 |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} 2022 |style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''||5||5||0||0||13||0||Vlatko Andonovski |- | style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|USA}} 2026 |colspan=8| ''Qualified'' |- !Total ||10/12||44||42||1||1||212||6|| |} {{sup|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=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !colspan=9|CONCACAF W Gold Cup record |- !width=85 | Year !Result !{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}} !{{Abbr|W|Won}} !{{Abbr|D*|Drawn}} !{{Abbr|L|Lost}} !{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}} !{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}} !Coach |- |style="border: 3px solid red"|{{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} 2024 |style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team won the inaugural CONCACAF Gold Cup |url=https://www.soccersat.com/news/The-US-Women-National-Soccer-Team-won-the-inaugural-CONCACAF-Gold-Cup |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=www.soccersat.com |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326215248/https://www.soccersat.com/news/The-US-Women-National-Soccer-Team-won-the-inaugural-CONCACAF-Gold-Cup |url-status=live }}</ref> |6 |4 |1 |1 |15 |4 |Twila Kilgore |- | {{flagicon|unknown}} 2029 |colspan=8| ''To be determined'' <ref>{{Cite web |title=Concacaf announces 2025 to 2029 women's national team competitions |url=https://www.concacaf.com/news/concacaf-announces-2025-to-2029-women-s-national-team-competitions/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Concacaf |date=September 16, 2024 |archive-date=March 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312131900/https://www.concacaf.com/news/concacaf-announces-2025-to-2029-women-s-national-team-competitions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- !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.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; " |- !colspan=9|{{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} SheBelieves Cup record |- !width=85 | Year !width=110 |Result !Matches !width=50 | Wins !width=50 | Draws !Losses !width=50 | GF !width=50 | GA !Coach |- |2016 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||3||3||0||0||4||1||rowspan=4|Jill Ellis |- |2017 |style="background:#9acdff;"|4th place||3||1||0||2||1||4 |- |2018 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||3||2||1||0||3||1 |- |2019 |style="background:silver;"|{{hs|2}}Runners-up||3||1||2||0||5||4 |- |2020 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||3||3||0||0||6||1||rowspan=4|Vlatko Andonovski |- |2021 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||3||3||0||0||9||0 |- |2022 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''|||3||2||1||0||10||0 |- |2023 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''|||3||3||0||0||5||1 |- |2024 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''|| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 3 || Twila Kilgore |- |2025 |style="background:silver;"|{{hs|2}}Runners-up|| 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 3 || rowspan=2|Emma Hayes |- |2026 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''|| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 |- class=sortbottom style="font-weight:bold;" !Total|| 11/11 || 32 || 24 || 5 || 3 || 56 || 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.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; " |- !colspan=9|{{#invoke:flag|icon|United States}} Tournament of Nations record |- !width=85 | Year !width=110 |Result !Matches !width=50 | Wins !width=50 | Draws !Losses !width=50 | GF !width=50 | GA !Coach |- |2017 |style="background:silver;"|{{hs|2}}Runners-up||3||2||0||1||7||4||rowspan=2|Jill Ellis |- |2018 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||3||2||1||0||9||4 |- class=sortbottom style="font-weight:bold;" !colspan=2| Total||6||4||1||1||16||8|| |}

====Algarve Cup==== The Algarve Cup was 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,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Reynolds |first=Mike |title=In Demand Serves Up Algarve Cup Action |url=http://www.multichannel.com/distribution/demand-serves-algarve-cup-action/142094 |work=Multichannel News |publisher=NewBay Media, LLC |access-date=February 27, 2014 |date=March 8, 2013 |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228123850/http://www.multichannel.com/distribution/demand-serves-algarve-cup-action/142094 |url-status=live }}</ref> and it has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup."<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Women's game thriving in the Algarve |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/germany2011/news/newsid=1395062/index.html|work=FIFA|access-date=March 13, 2014|date=March 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313094122/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/germany2011/news/newsid=1395062/index.html|archive-date=March 13, 2014}}</ref> Since 2016, the SheBelieves Cup replaced it on the U.S. team's schedule. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; " |- !colspan=9|{{#invoke:flag|icon|Portugal}} Algarve Cup record |- !width=85 | Year !width=110 |Result !Matches !width=50 | Wins !width=50 | Draws !Losses !width=50 | GF !width=50 | GA !Coach |- |1994 |style="background:silver;"|{{hs|2}}Runners-up||3||2||0||1||6||1||rowspan=2|Tony DiCicco |- |1995 |style="background:#9acdff;"|4th place||4||2||1||1||8||5 |- |1996||colspan=8 rowspan=2 |{{hs|-1}}''Did not enter'' |- |1997 |- |1998 |style="background:#cfaa88;"|{{hs|3}}3rd place||4||3||0||1||10||6||rowspan=2|Tony DiCicco |- |1999 |style="background:silver;"|{{hs|2}}Runners-up||4||2||1||1||8||4 |- |2000 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||4||4||0||0||11||1||rowspan=5|April Heinrichs |- |2001||6th place||4||1||0||3||5||9 |- |2002||5th place||4||2||1||1||8||6 |- |2003 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||4||2||2||0||5||2 |- |2004 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||4||3||0||1||11||5 |- |2005 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||4||4||0||0||9||0||rowspan=3|Greg Ryan |- |2006 |style="background:silver;"|{{hs|2}}Runners-up||4||2||2||0||9||1 |- |2007 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||4||4||0||0||8||3 |- |2008 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||4||4||0||0||12||1||rowspan=5|Pia Sundhage |- |2009 |style="background:silver;"|{{hs|2}}Runners-up||4||3||1||0||5||1 |- |2010 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||4||4||0||0||9||3 |- |2011 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||4||4||0||0||12||3 |- |2012 |style="background:#cfaa88;"|{{hs|3}}3rd place||4||3||0||1||11||2 |- |2013 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||4||3||1||0||11||1||rowspan=2|Tom Sermanni |- |2014||7th place||4||1||1||2||7||7 |- |2015 |style="background:gold;"|{{hs|1}}'''Champions'''||4||3||1||0||7||1||Jill Ellis |- class=sortbottom style="font-weight:bold;" !colspan=2|Total||79||56||11||12||172||62||<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-algarve.html |title=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004221554/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-algarve.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |}

==Honors== {{col-begin}} {{col-3}}

=== Major competitions === *'''World Cup''' :''Champions (4):'' 1991, 1999, 2015, 2019 :''Runners-up:'' 2011 :''Third place (3):'' 1995, 2003, 2007

*'''Olympic Games''' :''Gold medalists (5):'' 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2024 :''Silver medalists:'' 2000 :''Bronze medalists:'' 2020

*'''CONCACAF W Championship''' :''Champions (9):'' 1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022 :''Third place:'' 2010

*'''CONCACAF W Gold Cup''' :''Champions:'' 2024

===Continental=== *'''CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament''' :''Champions (5):'' 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020

===Friendly=== *'''Algarve Cup''' :''Champions (10):'' 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 {{col-3}} *'''U.S. Cup'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-uscup.html US Cup (Women)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101052757/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/wom-uscup.html |date=November 1, 2012 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions (7):'' 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002

*'''Four Nations Tournament'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-china-4nat.html Four Nations Tournament (Women – Held in China)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128032801/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-china-4nat.html |date=January 28, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions (7):'' 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011

*'''Peace Queen Cup'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-peacecup06.html 2006 Peace Queen Cup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523191418/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/wom-peacecup06.html |date=May 23, 2008 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-peacecup08.html 2008 Peace Queen Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105616/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-peacecup08.html |date=February 3, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions (2):'' 2006, 2008

*'''Albena Cup''' :''Champions:'' 1991

*'''SheBelieves Cup''' :''Champions (8):'' 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026

*'''Tournament of Nations''' :''Champions:'' 2018

*'''DFB Centenary Tournament'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/dfb100-women.html DFB Centenary Tournament 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105625/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/dfb100-women.html |date=February 3, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions:'' 2000

*'''Pacific Cup'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-pacific00.html Pacific Cup (Women) 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105623/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-pacific00.html |date=February 3, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions:'' 2000

*'''Brazil Cup'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-brazilcup96.html Brazil Cup 1996] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105627/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-brazilcup96.html |date=February 3, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions:'' 1996 {{col-3}} *'''North America Cup'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/northamcup-wom87.html North America Cup 1987] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130213547/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/northamcup-wom87.html |date=January 30, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/northamcup-wom90.html North America Cup 1990] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828102855/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/northamcup-wom90.html |date=August 28, 2019 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions:'' 1990

*'''Canada Cup'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/canadacup-wom90.html Canada Cup 1990] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105618/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/canadacup-wom90.html |date=February 3, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions:'' 1990

*'''Australia Cup'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/australiacup-wom.html Australia Cup 1999–2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131002429/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/australiacup-wom.html |date=January 31, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions:'' 2000

*'''Tournoi International'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-feminin95.html Tournoi International Feminin 1995] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105616/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-feminin95.html |date=February 3, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions:'' 1995

*'''Chiquita Cup'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chiquita-wom94.html Chiquita Cup 1994] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105617/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chiquita-wom94.html |date=February 3, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions:'' 1994

*'''Tri-Nations Tournament'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/trinidad-wom94.html Tri-Nations Tournament 1994 (Trinidad)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105617/https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/trinidad-wom94.html |date=February 3, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions:'' 1994

*'''Goodwill Games'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-goodwill98.html Goodwill Games 1998] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105619/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-goodwill98.html |date=February 3, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions:'' 1998

*'''Columbus Cup'''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/columbus-wom93.html Columbus Cup 1993] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105625/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/columbus-wom93.html |date=February 3, 2023 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2013.</ref> :''Champions:'' 1993 {{col-end}}

==FIFA World Ranking== {{Image frame | caption=A line chart depicting the history of the U.S.'s year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings. | content = {{Chart|definition=United States year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings.chart|data=United States year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings.tab|Width=400}} }} {{See also|FIFA Women's World Rankings}} ''Last update was on December 31, 2025''<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/women|title=Women's Ranking|publisher=FIFA|date=December 11, 2025|access-date=March 8, 2026}}</ref>

{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} '''Best Ranking'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} '''Worst Ranking'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} '''Best Mover'''&nbsp;&nbsp;{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} '''Worst Mover'''&nbsp;&nbsp;

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- !colspan=9 style="background: #B22234; color: #FFFFFF;|{{flagdeco|United States}} United States' {{color|#FFFFFF|FIFA World Ranking}} history |- !rowspan=2 style="background-color: #3C3B6E; color: #FFFFFF;|Year !rowspan=2 style="background-color: #3C3B6E; color: #FFFFFF;|Rank at<br/>year end !colspan=2 style="background-color: #3C3B6E; color: #FFFFFF;|Best !colspan=2 style="background-color: #3C3B6E; color: #FFFFFF;|Worst |- !style="background-color: #3C3B6E; color: #FFFFFF;|Rank !style="background-color: #3C3B6E; color: #FFFFFF;|Move !style="background-color: #3C3B6E; color: #FFFFFF;|Rank !style="background-color: #3C3B6E; color: #FFFFFF;|Move |- | 2003 || 2 || 1 || {{steady}} || 2 || {{decrease}} 1 |- | 2004 || 2 || 2 || {{steady}} || 2 || {{steady}} |- | 2005 || 2 || 1 || {{increase}} 1 || 2 || {{decrease}} 1 |- | 2006 || 2 || 2 || {{steady}} || 2 || {{steady}} |- | 2007 || 2 || 1 || {{increase}} 1 || 2 || {{decrease}} 1 |- | 2008 || 1 || 1 || {{increase}} 1 || 1 || {{steady}} |- | 2009 || 1 || 1 || {{steady}} || 1 || {{steady}} |- | 2010 || 1 || 1 || {{steady}} || 1 || {{steady}} |- | 2011 || 1 || 1 || {{steady}} || 1 || {{steady}} |- | 2012 || 1 || 1 || {{steady}} || 1 || {{steady}} |- | 2013 || 1 || 1 || {{steady}} || 1 || {{steady}} |- | 2014 || 2 || 1 || {{steady}} || 2 || {{decrease}} 1 |- | 2015 || 1 || 1 || {{increase}} 1 || 2 || {{steady}} |- | 2016 || 1 || 1 || {{steady}} || 1 || {{steady}} |- | 2017 || 1 || 1 || {{increase}} 1 || 2 || {{decrease}} 1 |- | 2018 || 1 || 1 || {{steady}} || 1 || {{steady}} |- | 2019 || 1 || 1 || {{steady}} || 1 || {{steady}} |- | 2020 || 1 || 1 || {{steady}} || 1 || {{steady}} |- | 2021 || 1 || 1 || {{steady}} || 1 || {{steady}} |- | 2022 || 1 || 1 || {{steady}} || 1 || {{steady}} |- | 2023 || 2 || 1 || {{steady}} || 3 || {{decrease}} 2 |- | 2024 || 1 || 1 || style="border: 3px solid green" | {{increase}} 4 || style="border: 3px solid gold" |5 || style="border: 3px solid red"|{{decrease}} 2 |- | 2025 || 2 || style="border: 3px solid blue"|1 || {{steady}} || 2 || {{decrease}} 1 |}

==See also== {{#invoke:Portal|portal|North America|United States|Sports|Association football|Women's association football}} * ''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

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <!-- <ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Wine II|first=Donald|date=February 20, 2020|title=Black History Month: Kim Crabbe becomes first black woman called into USWNT|url=https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2020/2/20/21143935/black-history-month-kim-crabbe-usa-uswnt-color-barrier-first-black-woman-player|access-date=August 11, 2021|website=Stars and Stripes FC|language=en|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811203302/https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2020/2/20/21143935/black-history-month-kim-crabbe-usa-uswnt-color-barrier-first-black-woman-player|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.amnestyusa.org/homophobia-olympics-in-the-former-soviet-union/|title=Homophobia Olympics in the Former Soviet Union|date=May 24, 2012|website=Amnesty International USA|language=en-US|access-date=July 9, 2019|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126154813/https://www.amnestyusa.org/homophobia-olympics-in-the-former-soviet-union/|url-status=live}}</ref> --> }}

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{Official website}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215210059/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=usa/ FIFA profile] *[https://scorum.com/en-us/football/@jon.bonomo/wc-france-19-usa-stump-france-in-paris-showdown Scorum]

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