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Below are the rosters for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament in China. The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players, including at least two goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
The team is fielded by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the governing body of soccer in the United States, and competes as a member of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). The United States competed in their first international match on August 18, 1985, a 1–0 loss in the ...
The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the first FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national football teams. It took place in Guangdong , China from 16 to 30 November 1991. FIFA , football's international governing body selected China as host nation as Guangdong had hosted a prototype world championship three years earlier ...
The Triple-Edged Sword was the forward line of the victorious United States women's national soccer team at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.The line-up in coach Anson Dorrance's 4–3–3 formation consisted of center forward Michelle Akers (then Michelle Akers-Stahl) and wingers Carin Jennings-Gabarra (then Carin Jennings) and April Heinrichs.
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 ...
The success of 1999 would lead to the world’s first professional women’s soccer league, the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA). Though it lasted for only three seasons, it was a start.
November 21, 1991 Women's World Cup Group B Foshan, China: Japan: 3–0 Michelle Akers-Stahl (2), Wendy Gebauer [7] November 24, 1991 Women's World Cup Quarterfinal Foshan, China Chinese Taipei: 7–0 Michelle Akers-Stahl (5), Julie Foudy, Joy Biefeld [8] November 27, 1991 Women's World Cup semifinal Guangzhou, China: Germany: 5–2
The largest crowd for a women's game at Wembley Stadium is 87,192 for the European Championship final between England and Germany on July 31, 2022, which England won 2-1.