United States women's national soccer team
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| Nickname(s) |
USWNT Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks |
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| Association | United States Soccer Federation |
| Confederation |
CONCACAF (North, Central America and the Caribbean) |
| Sub-confederation | NAFU (North America) |
| Head coach | Jillian Ellis |
| Captain |
Carli Lloyd Becky Sauerbrunn |
| Most caps | Kristine Lilly (354) |
| Top scorer | Abby Wambach (184) |
| FIFA code | USA |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 1  (December 23, 2016)
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| Highest | 1 (July 2003 – September 2003, March 2005 – May 2005, March 2007 – September 2007, March 2008 – November 2014, July 2015–) |
| Lowest | 2 (October 2003 – February 2005, June 2005 – February 2007, October 2007 – February 2008, December 2014 – June 2015) |
| First international | |
 Italy 1–0 United States  (Jesolo, Italy; August 18, 1985) |
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| Biggest win | |
United States 14–0 Dominican Rep.  (Vancouver, BC, Canada; January 20, 2012) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Brazil 4–0 United States (Hangzhou, China; September 27, 2007) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1991) |
| Best result |
 Winners (1991, 1999, 2015) |
| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup |
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| Appearances | 8 (first in 1991) |
| Best result |
Winners (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1996) |
| Best result |
Winners (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States in international soccer competitions at the senior level. It 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 three Women's World Cup titles (including the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991), four Olympic women's gold medals, seven CONCACAF Gold Cup wins, and ten Algarve Cups. It medaled in every single World Cup and Olympic tournament in women's soccer history from 1991 to 2015, before being knocked out in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Olympics, after a penalty shoot-out.
After being ranked No. 2 on average from 2003 to 2008 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, the team was ranked No. 1 continuously from March 2008 to December 2014, falling back behind Germany, the only other team to occupy the No. 1 position in the rankings' history. The team is currently ranked No. 1, moving back into the position on July 10, 2015, due to its victory in the 2015 World Cup. The team was selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee's Team of the Year in 1997 and 1999, and Sports Illustrated chose the entire team as 1999 Sportswomen of the Year for its usual Sportsman of the Year honor.
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.
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