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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. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] 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 .
The team played its first match at the Mundialito tournament on August 18, 1985, coached by Mike Ryan, in which they lost 1–0 to Italy.In March 2004, two of its stars, Mia Hamm (who retired later that year after a post-Olympic team tour of the US) and Michelle Akers (who had already retired), were the only two women and the only two Americans named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest ...
1985–1989 Win Draw Defeat M Opponent Date Result Event 1 Italy August 18, 1985 0–1 Mundialito: 2 Denmark August 21, 1985 2–2 Mundialito: 3 England August 23, 1985
USWNT history at the Olympics. The USWNT has medaled in all but one Olympic Games, which came during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The U.S. won silver in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and bronze ...
The USWNT has pretty much owned the top of the FIFA rankings since they began in 2003, occupying the No. 1 spot without interruption from June 2017 until August 2023.
The USWNT and Brazil have some history at the Olympics. The teams faced each other in the final in both 2004 and 2008, with the USWNT winning each time. Although no one from those USWNT teams is ...
The United States team lifted their 4th championship trophy in 2019. The United States women's national soccer team is the most successful women's national team in the history of the Women's World Cup, having won four titles, earning second-place once and third-place finishes three times.
The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States in international women's soccer. 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 ...