United States women's national soccer team

United States
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Stars and Stripes
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation (USSF)
ConfederationCONCACAF
Sub-confederationNAFU
Head coachEmma Hayes
CaptainLindsey Horan
Most capsKristine Lilly (354)
Top scorerAbby Wambach (184)
FIFA codeUSA
First colors
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Second colors
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FIFA ranking
Current 1 Increase 4 (August 16, 2024)[1]
Highest1 (various; most recently since August 2024)
Lowest5 (June 2024)
First international
 Italy 1–0 United States 
(Jesolo, Italy; August 18, 1985)
Biggest win
 United States 14–0 Dominican Republic 
(Vancouver, Canada; January 20, 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 4–0 United States 
(Hangzhou, China; September 27, 2007)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1991)
Best resultChampions (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019)
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1996)
Best resultGold Gold (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2024)
CONCACAF W Championship / CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1991)
Best resultChampions (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024)
Medal record
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 China Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Canada Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 France Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Sweden Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 China Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
CONCACAF W Championship
Gold medal – first place 1991 Haiti Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Canada Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Canada / United States Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Mexico Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mexico Team
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 United States Team
Websiteussoccer.com/uswnt
USWNT at a parade in their honor after the 2019 Championship

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

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

After mostly being ranked No. 2 from 2003 to 2008 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings,[2] the team was ranked No. 1 continuously from March 2008 to November 2014, the longest consecutive top ranking of any team.[3] Since FIFA rankings were established in 2003, the team has been ranked No. 1 for a total of 13 years; the team with the next-longest tenure, Germany, has been ranked No. 1 for a total of 41⁄2 years. The USWNT has never been ranked lower than fifth in the world.

The team was selected as the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee's Team of the Year in 1997 and 1999,[4] and Sports Illustrated chose the entire team as 1999 Sportswomen of the Year for its usual Sportsman of the Year honor.[5] On April 5, 2017, USWNT players and U.S. Soccer reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement that would, among other things, lead to a pay increase.[6] In February 2022, numerous current and former members of the USWNT settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Soccer Federation for $24 million and a requirement that male and female soccer players be paid equally, regardless of the proportion of prize money they receive, making it the first such instance in the world.[7] FIFA still distributes significantly more funds to its member associations for the men's event.[8]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Ranking for USA Women". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Payne, Marissa (December 19, 2014). "U.S. women's soccer team drops to No. 2 in FIFA rankings for first time since 2008". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "USOC Olympic Athlete and Team Awards". U.S. Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "U.S Women Finish 1999 on Top of the Sporting World as Sports Illustrated Names Women's World Cup Champs 1999". United States Soccer Federation (USSF). December 13, 1999. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Futterman, Matthew (April 5, 2017). "Women's National Team Reaches Deal With U.S. Soccer". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference nbcequality was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Sources: U.S. Men's Olympic soccer team won't be paid at Paris Games".