United States women's national soccer team

The United States Women's National Soccer Team (often called the "WNT") is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. It is the first women's soccer team in America made up of full-time professionals and is also one of the most successful women's national football teams. The WNT has won two Women's World Cups (1991 coach Anson Dorrance, 1999 coach Tony DiCicco); two Olympic women's tournaments (1996 coach Tony DiCicco, 2004 coach April Heinrichs) and four Algarve Cups (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 coach April Heinrichs). The national under-19 side also won the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002.

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WNT - United States Soccer Federation - Football - Women's World Cup - Olympic women's tournaments - Algarve Cup - April Heinrichs - FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship - 2002

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The WNT played its first match on August 18, 1985 coached by Mike Ryan. In March 2004, two of its stars, Mia Hamm (who retired later that year after a post-Olympic team tour of the USA) and Michelle Akers (who had already retired), were the only two women named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers chosen by Pelé as part of FIFA's centenary observances.

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2004 - Mia Hamm - Olympic - Michelle Akers - FIFA 100 - Pelé - FIFA

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