The United States women's national soccer team (sometimes referred to as USWNT) represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer.
In 2011, the team won the Four Nation Tournament (7th title through 2011), the Algarve Cup (8th title through 2011) and were runners-up at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, finishing with a 14-4-2 record. They were coached by Pia Sundhage.
2011 schedule edit
The following is a list of matches that were played in 2011.
Win
Draw
Loss
Four Nations Tournament edit
| January 21 | United States  | 1–2 |  Sweden | Chongqing, China |
| 15:35 UTC+08 | Lloyd  11' |
Report | Segerström 16' Asllani 61' |
Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Centre Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Qin Liang (CHN) Assistant referees: Zhang Lingling (CHN) Wu Chun (CHN) Fourth official: He Jin (CHN) |
| January 23 | United States | 2–1 |  Canada | Chongqing, China |
| 19:05 UTC+08 | Cheney 54' Tarpley 70' |
Report | Tancredi 56' |
Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Centre Attendance: 7,000 Referee: He Jin (CHN) Assistant referees: Fang Yang (CHN) Wu Chun (CHN) Fourth official: Qin Liang (CHN) |
| January 25 | China  | 0–2 | United States | Chongqing, China |
| 19:05 UTC+08 | Report | Lloyd 31' Rodriguez 67' |
Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Centre Referee: Wang Jia (CHN) Assistant referees: Fang Yang (CHN) Cui Yongmei (CHN) Fourth official: Margaret Domka (USA) |
Algarve Cup edit
| March 2 Group A | United States | 2–1 |  Japan | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal |
| 15:00 UTC+00 | Rodriguez 7' Rapinoe 18' |
Report | Miyama 29' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 350 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (CZE) Assistant referees: Yolanda Parga Rodriguez (ESP) Maria Luisa Villa Gutierrez (ESP) Fourth official: Alexandra Ihringova (ENG) |
| March 4 Group A | United States | 2–0 |  Norway | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal |
| 15:00 UTC+00 | Tarpley 33' Lloyd 63' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 400 Referee: Hong Eun Ah (KOR) Assistant referees: Sung Mi Cha (KOR) Kyoung Min Kim (KOR) Fourth official: Msui Mei Liu (TPE) |
| March 7 Group A | United States | 4–0 |  Finland | Quarteira, Portugal |
| 15:00 UTC+00 | Boxx 8' Lloyd 13'Morgan 45', 54' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 250 Referee: Jacqui Melksham (AUS) Assistant referees: Allyson Flynn (AUS) Sarah Ho (AUS) Fourth official: Etsuko Fukano (JPN) |
| March 9 Final | United States | 4–2 |  Iceland | Faro, Portugal |
| 17:00 UTC+00 | Lloyd 8' Cheney 43'O'Reilly 57'Morgan 87' |
Report | Ómarsdóttir 24' Gísladóttir 26' |
Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER) Assistant referees: Katrin Rafalski (GER) Marina Wozniak (GER) Fourth official: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN) |
International friendlies edit
| April 2 | England  | 2–1 | United States | London, England |
| 18:00 UTC+01 | Clarke 8' Yankey 27' |
Report | Rapinoe 39' |
Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 5,801 Referee: Sian Massey (ENG) Assistant referees: Sarah Hollins (ENG) Rebecca Scott-Mullen (ENG) Fourth official: Lucy May (ENG) |
| May 14 | United States | 2–0 | Japan | Columbus, Ohio |
| 18:30 UTC-04 | Wambach 29' Rodriguez 37' |
Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Kari Seitz (USA) Assistant referees: Veronica Perez (USA) Marlene Duffy (USA) Fourth official: Margaret Domka (USA) |
| May 18 | United States | 2–0 | Japan | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 UTC-04 | Rodriguez 28' O'Reilly 69' |
Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Moo Hackett (USA) Assistant referees: Mark Buda (USA) Daniel Fitzgerald (USA) Fourth official: Larry Stroud Jr. (USA) |
| June 5 | United States | 1–0 |  Mexico | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 14:00 UTC-04 | Cheney 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 5,852 Referee: Kari Seitz (USA) Assistant referees: Marlene Duffy (USA) Veronica Perez (USA) Fourth official: Christina Ibanez (USA) |
World Cup edit
| June 28 Group C | United States | 2–0 |  North Korea | Dresden, Germany |
| 18:15 UTC+02 | Cheney 54' Buehler 76' |
Report | Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 21,859 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER) Assistant referees: Marina Wozniak (GER) Katrin Rafalski (GER) Fourth official: Gyoengyi Gaal (HUN) |
| July 2 Group C | United States | 3–0 |  Colombia | Sinsheim, Germany |
| 18:00 UTC+02 | O'Reilly 12' Rapinoe 50'Lloyd 57' |
Report | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 25,475 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (CZE) Assistant referees: Maria Luisa Villa Gutierrez (ESP) Yolanda Parga Rodriguez (ESP) Fourth official: Jacqui Melksham (AUS) |
| July 6 Group C | Sweden | 2–1 | United States | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| 20:45 UTC+02 | Dahlkvist 16' (pen.) LePeilbet 35' (o.g.) |
Report | Wambach 67' |
Stadium: Volkswagen-Arena Attendance: 23,468 Referee: Etsuko Fukano (JPN) Assistant referees: Saori Takahashi (JPN) Zhang Lingling (CHN) Fourth official: Therese Neguel (CMR) |
| July 10 Quarterfinals | Brazil  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | United States | Dresden, Germany |
| 17:30 UTC+02 | Marta 68' (pen.), 92' |
Report | Daiane 2' (o.g.) Wambach 120+2' |
Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 25,598 Referee: Jacqui Melksham (AUS) Assistant referees: Allyson Flynn (AUS) Sarah Ho (AUS) Fourth official: Etsuko Fukano (JPN) |
| Penalties | ||||
Cristiane  Marta Daiane  Francielle |
Boxx Lloyd Wambach Rapinoe Krieger |
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| July 13 Semifinals | France  | 1–3 | United States | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| 18:00 UTC+02 | Bompastor 55' |
Report | Cheney 9' Wambach 79'Morgan 82' |
Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 25,676 Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (FIN) Assistant referees: Tonja Paavola (FIN) Anu Jokela (FIN) Fourth official: Yolanda Parga Rodriguez (ESP) |
| July 17 Final | Japan | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | United States | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 20:45 UTC+02 | Miyama 81' Sawa 117' |
Report | Morgan 69' Wambach 104' |
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 48,817 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER) Assistant referees: Marina Wozniak (GER) Katrin Rafalski (GER) Fourth official: Jenny Palmqvist (SWE) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Miyama Nagasato Sakaguchi Kumagai |
Boxx Lloyd Heath Wambach |
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International friendlies edit
| September 17 | United States | 1–1 | Canada | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 18:00 UTC-05 | Wambach 10' (pen.) |
Report | Tancredi 42' |
Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park Attendance: 16,191 Referee: Margaret Domka (USA) Assistant referees: Marlene Duffy (USA) Melanie Johnson (USA) Fourth official: Jon Freemon (USA) |
| September 22 | United States | 3–0 | Canada | Portland, Oregon |
| 20:00 UTC-07 | Wambach 63', 70' Morgan 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 18,570 Referee: Christina Ibanez (USA) Assistant referees: Veronica Perez (USA) Jeremy Hanson (USA) Fourth official: Josh Wilkens (USA) |
| November 19 | United States | 1–1 | Sweden | Glendale, Arizona |
| 19:00 UTC-06 | Heath 81' |
Report | Jakobsson 28' |
Stadium: University of Phoenix Stadium Attendance: 18,482 Referee: Kari Seitz (USA) Assistant referees: Veronica Perez (USA) Marlene Duffy (USA) Fourth official: Paul Nothman (USA) |