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First Womens Soccer Team EVER
this team was the Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C. and supported the troups in WWI -
First Organized Women's League
the league was made up of two team, and played only two seasons. -
First Game
the first game was played in a Mudialito tournament, with Mike Ryan as coach. -
World Cup Champions
US beat Norway 2-1, Michelle Akers scoring both goals -
Tony DiCicco begins coaching
Tony DiCicco is the winningest head coac of the womens national team ever -
Chiquita Cup Champions
they won the four-time international event -
Women's League
The first national women's league wasn't launched until 1995 -
Hosts of 1999 World Cup
this was declared in February -
Women's Soccer Becomes an Olympic Sport
Women's Soccer was officially added to the Olympics, making practically another World Cup -
Olympic Gold
US defeated China 1-2 -
World Cup Gold
They beat China in a shootout in the Rose Bowl Stadium filled witrh over 90,000 people, the largest attendence in women's sports history, and one of the largest for a world sports tournament. -
First League
The WUSA (women's united soccer association) was the first league to pay professional women soccer players -
WUSA Folds
The fundong for the WUSA wasn't great enough, and after three seasons the organization folded -
Olympic Gold
US beat Brazil 2-1 -
Olympic Gold Medal
US beat Brazil 1-0 -
2011 World Cup Brazil Defeat
The US beat Brazil on penalty kicks, only getting there because they tied it in the 2nd minute of overtime, Abby Wambach with a haeder goal assisted by a left-foot cross from megan Rapinoe. they did this playing a man down, Rachael Buehler having been given a redcard earlier on, leading to a controversial PK by Brazil's Marta. this is one of the most iconic, non-final matches in Women's Soccer -
Silver against Japan
they lost to Japan in penalty kicks, 5-3 -
Olympic Gold Medal
Beat Japan 2-2 in a "rematch", both goals scored by Carli Lloyd (she also is the only woman ever to score the winning goal in two separate Olympic finals, in 2008 and 2012)
