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Nickname(s) | The Yanks The Stars and Stripes | ||
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Association | United States Soccer Federation | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Head coach | Pia Sundhage | ||
Captain | Christie Rampone | ||
FIFA code | USA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 1 | ||
Highest | 1 (January 2012) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; January 20, 2012) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; January 20, 2012) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Faro, Portugal; March 5, 2012) |
The 2012 United States women's national soccer team season was dominated by the 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament. The start of the year saw the team compete in the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament and then in July they participated in the main event itself. The team won both tournaments. In between they also played in Algarve Cup, the Kirin Challenge Cup and the 2012 Sweden Invitational. They also won the latter tournament.
Dominican Republic ![]() | 0–14 | ![]() |
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Report | Wambach ![]() Lloyd ![]() Buehler ![]() O'Reilly ![]() Heath ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Cheney ![]() |
United States ![]() | 13–0 | ![]() |
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Wambach ![]() Cheney ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Lloyd ![]() Lindsey ![]() Leroux ![]() Rapinoe ![]() Morgan ![]() | Report |
United States ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Lloyd ![]() O'Reilly ![]() | Report |
United States ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Heath ![]() Lloyd ![]() Morgan ![]() | Report |
Canada ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report | Morgan ![]() Wambach ![]() |
February 11 Friendly | United States ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Frisco, Texas |
15:15 UTC−06 | Morgan ![]() | Report | Wilkinson ![]() | Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 20,677 Referee: Moo Hackett ![]() Assistant referees: Veronica Perez ![]() Jennifer Jones ![]() Fourth official: Juliana Duncan ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Takase ![]() | Report |
Japan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Kinga ![]() | Report | Morgan ![]() |
Head coach: Pia Sundhage
The United States named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament. [6] [7]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Hope Solo | 30 July 1981 (aged 30) | 118 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Heather Mitts | 9 June 1978 (aged 34) | 126 | 2 | Unattached |
3 | DF | Christie Rampone (captain) | 24 June 1975 (aged 37) | 260 | 4 | Unattached |
4 | DF | Becky Sauerbrunn | 6 June 1985 (aged 27) | 24 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Kelley O'Hara | 4 August 1988 (aged 23) | 19 | 0 | Unattached |
6 | DF | Amy LePeilbet | 12 March 1982 (aged 30) | 70 | 0 | Unattached |
7 | MF | Shannon Boxx | 29 June 1977 (aged 35) | 168 | 23 | Unattached |
8 | FW | Amy Rodriguez | 17 February 1987 (aged 25) | 89 | 25 | Unattached |
9 | MF | Heather O'Reilly | 2 January 1985 (aged 27) | 166 | 34 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Carli Lloyd | 16 July 1982 (aged 30) | 135 | 36 | Unattached |
11 | FW | Sydney Leroux | 7 May 1990 (aged 22) | 14 | 7 | ![]() |
12 | FW | Lauren Cheney | 30 September 1987 (aged 24) | 67 | 18 | Unattached |
13 | FW | Alex Morgan | 2 July 1989 (aged 23) | 42 | 27 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Abby Wambach | 2 June 1980 (aged 32) | 182 | 138 | Unattached |
15 | MF | Megan Rapinoe | 5 July 1985 (aged 27) | 52 | 12 | ![]() |
16 | DF | Rachel Buehler | 26 August 1985 (aged 26) | 82 | 3 | Unattached |
17 | MF | Tobin Heath | 29 May 1988 (aged 24) | 45 | 6 | ![]() |
18 | GK | Nicole Barnhart | 10 October 1981 (aged 30) | 43 | 0 | Unattached |
United States ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Wambach ![]() | Report |
United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Wambach ![]() Leroux ![]() | Report |
![]() ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() ![]() |
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Lloyd ![]() | Report | Ōgimi ![]() |
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