United States women's national soccer team
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| Association | United States Soccer Federation | |
| Confederation | CONCACAF | |
| Coach |  Tom Sermanni |
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| Most caps | Kristine Lilly (352) | |
| Top scorer | Mia Hamm (158) | |
| FIFA ranking | 1 | |
| First game | 5 April 1908 Italy (0-1) |
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| Largest win | 20 April 1991 Mexico (12-0) |
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| Largest loss | 27 September 2007 Brazil (0-4) |
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| Appearances | 7 | |
| First Apps | 1991 | |
| Best result | Winners 1991, 1999 | |
The United States women's national soccer team is the United States women's team that is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The United States team has for a long time been a great team, and is currently ranked the best team, by FIFA. The team has won two Women's World Cup titles (1991 and 1999); four Olympic Women's Gold Medals (1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012) and eight Algarve Cups (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011).
The team was also selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee's Team of the Year (1997 and 1999). Sports Illustrated chose the team as the Sportspeople of the Year (1999).
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World Cups [change]
2011 [change]
The United States lost to Japan in the finals, so United States finishes as runner-up (for the first time). They also beat Brazil, which had beaten them in the semifinals of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.
1999 [change]
The United States won their second title on this year. After they defeated China 5-4 in the penalty kicks, a lot more people began to watch Women's football. Also, after Brandi Chastain made the last penalty, she randomly slid on the grass and ripped of her shirt. This brought a lot of attention, but Brandi Chastain said "Momentary insanity, nothing more, nothing less. I wasn’t thinking about anything. I thought, ‘This is the greatest moment of my life on the soccer field."
1991 [change]
The United States won their first title on this year. They defeated Norway 2-1.
Most appearances [change]
The U.S. women's team boasts the first six players in the history of the sport to have appeared 200 times for their national team. One of them, Kristine Lilly, is the only player of either sex with 300 or more appearances.
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Kristine Lilly | 352 | 130 | 1987–2010 |
| 2 | Mia Hamm | 275 | 158 | 1987–2004 |
| 3 | Christie Rampone | 276 | 4 | 1997–present |
| 4 | Julie Foudy | 272 | 45 | 1987–2004 |
| 5 | Joy Fawcett | 239 | 27 | 1987–2004 |
| 6 | Tiffeny Milbrett | 204 | 100 | 1992–2006 |
| 7 | Kate Markgraf | 201 | 1 | 1998–2010 |
| 8 | Abby Wambach | 198 | 152 | 2001–present |
| 9 | Brandi Chastain | 192 | 30 | 1991–2004 |
| 10 | Shannon Boxx | 180 | 25 | 2003–present |
Top scorers [change]
| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Mia Hamm | 158 | 275 | 1987–2004 |
| 2 | Abby Wambach | 152 | 198 | 2001-present |
| 3 | Kristine Lilly | 130 | 352 | 1987–2010 |
| 4 | Michelle Akers | 105 | 153 | 1985–2000 |
| 5 | Tiffeny Milbrett | 100 | 204 | 1992–2006 |
| 6 | Cindy Parlow | 75 | 158 | 1995–2006 |
| 7 | Shannon MacMillan | 60 | 176 | 1994–2006 |
| 8 | Carin Jennings-Gabarra | 53 | 117 | 1987–1996 |
| 9 | Julie Foudy | 45 | 272 | 1987–2004 |
| 10 | Tisha Venturini | 44 | 132 | 1992–2000 |
