2011 United States women's national soccer team season

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

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The following is a list of matches that were played in 2011.
  Win   Draw   Loss

Four Nations Tournament

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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

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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

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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

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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
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

International friendlies

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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)

References

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U.S. Soccer