The ninth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off this summer in Australia and New Zealand. It's the biggest Women's World Cup tournament ever, with a total of 32 countries competing between July 20 to August 20. Whether you're a diehard soccer fan or you only tune in when the Olympics and the World Cup roll around, this event is definitely cause for excitement - especially for the US. The US women's soccer team played its first match in 1985, and it's been a force to be reckoned with ever since.
In fact, the US women's national team enters the tournament as the defending champions, and they just might pull off another record-breaking win in 2023. Wondering how many times the US women's team has won the World Cup, and what those victories were like? Keep reading to bask in the glory of the USWNT's World Cup wins.
How Many World Cups Has the US Women's Soccer Team Won?
The FIFA Women's World Cup started in 1991, and since then, the US women's soccer team has won four of the eight tournaments, taking home the trophy in 1991, 1999, 2015, and 2019. Going into the 2023 Women's World Cup, the USWNT is bidding to become the first team to win three titles in succession, per FIFA.
Thanks to these four wins, the US holds the record for winning the most Women's World Cup tournaments, followed by Germany with two wins; Japan and Norway have one apiece. Even in the years the US didn't win, the team has never gone home without a medal.
If you're impressed, just wait until you learn how the team's four victories went down. Keep reading for a look back at their wins.
- Additional reporting by Lauren Mazzo