United States women's national soccer team results (1985–1999)

1980s The team was founded in 1985, and played 31 matched before the end of the decade.

1985

DateCompetitionLocationOpponentResultUS scorersAugust 18, 1985Mundialito TournamentJesolo, ItalyItaly0–1n/aAugust 21, 1985MundialitoJesolo, ItalyDenmark2–2Michelle Akers, Emily PickeringAugust 23, 1985MundialitoCaorle, ItalyEngland1–3Michelle AkersAugust 24, 1985MundialitoJesolo, ItalyDenmark0–1n/a

1986 DateCompetitionLocationOpponentResultUS scorersJuly 7, 1986FriendlyBlaine, MinnesotaCanada2–0Marcia McDermott, Joan DunlapJuly 9, 1986FriendlyBlaine, MinnesotaCanada1–2Lisa GmitterJuly 9, 1986FriendlyBlaine, MinnesotaCanada3–0April Heinrichs (2), Marcia McDermottJuly 20, 1986MundialitoJesolo, ItalyChina2–1April Heinrichs, Marcia McDermottJuly 22, 1986MundialitoJesolo, ItalyBrazil2–1Emily Pickering, April HeinrichsJuly 25, 1986MundialitoJesolo, ItalyJapan3–1April Heinrichs, Marcia McDermott (2)July 26, 1986MundialitoJesolo, ItalyItaly0–1n/a

1987 DateCompetitionLocationOpponentResultUS scorersJuly 5, 1987FriendlyBlaine, MinnesotaNorway3–0Shannon Higgins, April HeinrichsJuly 7, 1987FriendlyBlaine, MinnesotaCanada4–2Denise Boyer-Murdich, Carin Jennings, April Heinrichs (2)July 9, 1987FriendlyBlaine, MinnesotaSweden1–2April HeinrichsJuly 11, 1987North America CupBlaine, MinnesotaNorway0–1n/aAugust 3, 1987FriendlyTianjin, ChinaChina2–0Carin Jennings (2)August 13, 1987FriendlyShenyang, ChinaChina1–1Kristine LillyDecember 12, 1987Women's World Invitation TournamentTaipei, TaiwanJapan1–0Lori HenryDecember 15, 1987Women's World Invitation TournamentTaipei, TaiwanNew Zealand0–1n/aDecember 16, 1987Women's World Invitation TournamentTaipei, TaiwanAustralia6–0Lori Henry, Michelle Akers, Joy Biefeld, April Heinrichs (2), Lisa GmitterDecember 19, 1987Women's World Invitation TournamentTaipei, TaiwanCanada4–0Michelle Akers (2), Lisa Gmitter, Wendy GebauerDecember 20, 1987Women's World Invitation TournamentTaipei, TaiwanTaiwan1–2Joy Biefeld

1988 DateCompetitionLocationOpponentResultUS scorersJune 1, 1988FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament Group CPanyu, ChinaJapan5–2Lori Henry, Tracey Bates, Carin Jennings (3)June 3, 1988FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament Group CPanyu, ChinaSweden1–1Debbie BelkinJune 5, 1988FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament Group CPanyu, ChinaCzechoslovakia0–0n/aJune 8, 1988FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament QuarterfinalPanyu, ChinaNorway0–1n/aJuly 22, 1988MundialitoRimini, ItalyWest Germany2–1Carin Jennings (2)July 24, 1988MundialitoRimini, ItalyItaly1–2Joy BiefeldJuly 27, 1988Mundialito SemifinalRimini, ItalyEngland0–2n/aJuly 29, 1988Mundialito 3rd Place MatchRimini, ItalyFrance1–0Wendy Gebauer

1989 DateCompetitionLocationOpponentResultUS scorersJune 21, 1989FriendlySardinia, ItalyPoland0–0n/a

1990s The 1990s saw a surge of popularity with the team, introducing the first Concacaf Championships, Women's World Cups, Olympic Tournament, and Algarve Cups, all of which were won at least once by the US. The team became national heroes after winning the 1999 World Cup.

1990 DateCompetitionLocationOpponentResultUS scorersJuly 25, 1990FriendlyWinnipeg, ManitobaNorway4–0Carin Jennings, Michelle Akers-Stahl, April Heinrichs, Mia HammJuly 27, 1990Canada CupWinnipeg, ManitobaCanada4–1Kristine Lilly, Carin Jennings, Mia Hamm, Wendy GebauerJuly 29, 1990Canada Cup finalWinnipeg, ManitobaNorway4–2Carin Jennings, Michelle Akers-Stahl, April Heinrichs (2)August 5, 1990North America CupBlaine, MinnesotaSoviet Union8–0Shannon Higgins, Carin Jennings, Mia Hamm (2), Michelle Akers-Stahl (3), April HeinrichsAugust 9, 1990North America CupBlaine, MinnesotaEngland3–0Michelle Akers-Stahl (2), April HeinrichsAugust 11, 1990North America CupBlaine, MinnesotaWest Germany3–0Michelle Akers-Stahl (2), April Heinrichs

1991 DateCompetitionLocationOpponentResultUS scorersNotesApril 1, 1991Grand Hotel Varna TournamentVarna, BulgariaYugoslavia8–0Tracey Bates, Shannon Higgins, April Heinrichs (2), Michelle Akers-Stahl (3), Wendy GebauerApril 2, 1991Grand Hotel Varna TournamentVarna, BulgariaBulgaria3–0Joy Biefeld, Mia Hamm, Michelle Akers-StahlApril 3, 1991Grand Hotel Varna TournamentVarna, BulgariaHungary6–0Julie Foudy (2), April Heinrichs, Carin Jennings, Wendy Gebauer (2)April 5, 1991Grand Hotel Varna TournamentVarna, BulgariaFrance2–0Kristine Lilly, Michelle Akers-StahlApril 7, 1991Grand Hotel Varna Tournament FinalVarna, BulgariaSoviet Union5–0Kristine Lilly, April Heinrichs, Michelle Akers-Stahl (3)April 18, 1991CONCACAF World Cup QualifierPort-au-Prince, HaitiMexico12–0Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, April Heinrichs (2), Michelle Akers-Stahl (2), Brandi Chastain (5), Carin JenningsApril 20, 1991CONCACAF World Cup QualifierPort-au-Prince, HaitiMartinique12–0Joy Biefeld (2), Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm (2), April Heinrichs (3), Michelle Akers-Stahl (2), Brandi Chastain, Wendy GebauerApril 22, 1991CONCACAF World Cup QualifierPort-au-Prince, HaitiTrinidad & Tobago10–0Mia Hamm (2), Tracey Bates, Carin Jennings (2), Wendy Gebauer (2), Michelle Akers-Stahl (2), Brandi ChastainApril 25, 1991CONCACAF World Cup QualifierPort-au-Prince, HaitiHaiti10–0Joy Biefeld, Tracey Bates (2), Kristine Lilly, Carin Jennings (2), Michelle Akers-Stahl (2), April Heinrichs (2)April 28, 1991CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier FinalPort-au-Prince, HaitiCanada5–0Kristine Lilly, Michelle Akers-Stahl (3), April HeinrichsMay 18, 1991FriendlyLyon, FranceFrance4–0Debbie Belkin, April Heinrichs (2), Michelle Akers-StahlMay 25, 1991FriendlyHirson, FranceEngland3–1April Heinrichs, Michelle Akers-Stahl, Carin JenningsMay 28, 1991FriendlyVianen, NetherlandsNetherlands3–4Kristine Lilly, Mia Hamm, Carin JenningsMay 30, 1991FriendlyKaiserslautern, GermanyGermany4–2Carin Jennings (2), Michelle Akers-Stahl (2)June 5, 1991FriendlyOdense, DenmarkDenmark0–1n/aAugust 4, 1991FriendlyChangchun, ChinaChina1–2Michelle Akers-StahlAugust 8, 1991FriendlyYanji, ChinaChina2–2Mia Hamm, Michelle Akers-StahlAugust 10, 1991FriendlyAnshan, ChinaChina3–0Michelle Akers-Stahl (3)August 30, 1991FriendlyNew Britain, ConnecticutNorway0–1n/aSeptember 1, 1991FriendlyMedford, MassachusettsNorway1–2Kristine LillyOctober 4, 1991FriendlyOakford, PennsylvaniaChina1–2Shannon HigginsOctober 12, 1991FriendlyFairfax, VirginiaChina2–0Kristine Lilly, Michelle Akers-StahlNovember 17, 1991Women's World Cup Group BPanyu, ChinaSweden3–2Carin Jennings (2), Mia HammNovember 19, 1991Women's World Cup Group BPanyu, ChinaBrazil5–0April Heinrichs (2), Carin Jennings, Michelle Akers-Stahl, Mia HammNovember 21, 1991Women's World Cup Group BFoshan, ChinaJapan3–0Michelle Akers-Stahl (2), Wendy GebauerNovember 24, 1991Women's World Cup QuarterfinalFoshan, ChinaChinese Taipei7–0Michelle Akers-Stahl (5), Julie Foudy, Joy BiefeldNovember 27, 1991Women's World Cup semifinalGuangzhou, ChinaGermany5–2Carin Jennings (3), April Heinrichs (2)November 30, 1991Women's World Cup finalGuangzhou, ChinaNorway2–1Michelle Akers-Stahl (2)

1992 DateCompetitionLocationOpponentScoreUS scorersAugust 14, 1992FriendlyMedford, MassachusettsNorway1–3Mia HammAugust 16, 1992FriendlyNew Britain, ConnecticutNorway2–4Tiffeny Milbrett, Own Goal

1993 DateCompetitionLocationOpponentScoreUS scorersMarch 11, 1993Cyprus TournamentAgia, CyprusDenmark2–0Mia Hamm, Michelle Akers-StahlMarch 12, 1993Cyprus TournamentAgai, CyprusNorway0–1n/aMarch 14, 1993Cyprus TournamentAgai, CyprusGermany0–1n/aApril 7, 1993FriendlyOakford, PennsylvaniaGermany1–2Joy FawcettApril 10, 1993FriendlyDecatur, GeorgiaGermany3–0Kristine Lilly (2), Tisha VenturiniJune 12, 1993Columbus CupCincinnati, OhioCanada7–0Sarah Rafanelli, Joy Fawcett, Kristine Lilly, Carin Gabarra, Tiffeny Milbrett, Michelle Akers-Stahl (2)June 15, 1993Columbus CupMansfield, OhioItaly5–0Tisha Venturini, Mia Hamm (2), Carin Gabarra, Kristine LillyJune 19, 1993FriendlyColumbus, OhioItaly1–0Mia HammJune 21, 1993FriendlyPontiac, MichiganCanada3–0Joy Fawcett (2), Michelle Akers-StahlJuly 7, 1993FriendlyHamilton, OntarioAustralia6–0Danielle Egan, Mia Hamm (3), Kristine Lilly, Sarah RafanelliJuly 10, 1993FriendlyHamilton, OntarioJapan7–0Sarah Rafanelli (3), Mia Hamm (2), Nancy Kramarz, Tisha VenturiniJuly 12, 1993FriendlyHamilton, OntarioChinese Taipei3–1Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Tisha VenturiniJuly 14, 1993FriendlyHamilton, OntarioRussia2–0Linda Hamilton, Kristine LillyJuly 17, 1993FriendlyHamilton, OntarioChina1–2Julie FoudyAugust 4, 1993CONCACAF Women's Invitational ChampionshipNew Hyde Park, New YorkNew Zealand3–0Kristine Lilly, Carin Gabarra, Sarah RafanelliAugust 6, 1993CONCACAF Women's Invitational ChampionshipNew Hyde Park, New YorkTrinidad & Tobago9–0Joy Fawcett, Kristine Lilly, Tisha Venturini, Carin Gabarra, Christina Kaufman, Michelle Akers-Stahl (2), Sarah RafanelliAugust 8, 1993CONCACAF Women's Invitational TournamentNew Hyde Park, New YorkCanada1–0Joy Fawcett

1994 DateCompetitionLocationOpponentScoreUS scorersMarch 16, 1994Algarve CupSilves, PortugalPortugal5–0Julie Foudy, Kristine Lilly, Carin Gabarra (2), Tiffeny MilbrettMarch 18, 1994Algarve CupVila Real Santo Antonio, PortugalSweden1–0Mia HammMarch 20, 1994Algarve Cup finalFaro, PortugalNorway0–1n/aApril 10, 1994Tri-Nations TournamentScarborough, TobagoTrinidad & Tobago3–1Tiffany Roberts, Julie Foudy, Kristine LillyApril 14, 1994Tri-Nations TournamentSan Fernando, TrinidadCanada4–1Carin Gabarra (2), Michelle Akers-Stahl (2)April 17, 1994Tri-Nations TournamentPort of Spain, TrinidadCanada3–0Tisha Venturini, Michelle Akers-Stahl, Shannon MacMillanJuly 31, 1994Chiquita CupFairfaxGermany2–1Mia Hamm, Michelle Akers-StahlAugust 3, 1994Chiquita CupPiscataway, New JerseyChina1–0Julie FoudyAugust 7, 1994Chiquita CupWorcester, MassachusettsNorway4–1Mia Hamm (2), Michelle Akers-Stahl, Own GoalAugust 13, 1994CONCACAF World Cup QualifierMontreal, QuebecMexico9–0Kristine Lilly (2), Tisha Venturini, Jennifer Lalor, Tiffany Roberts, Carin Gabarra, Mia Hamm (2)August 17, 1994CONCACAF World Cup QualifierMontreal, QuebecTrinidad & Tobago11–1Amanda Cromwell, Tisha Venturini (2), Kristine Lilly, Carin Gabarra (2), Mia Hamm (4), Michelle Akers-StahlAugust 19, 1994CONCACAF World Cup QualifierMontreal, QuebecJamaica10–0Carla Overbeck (2), Tiffany Roberts, Kristine Lilly (2), Carin Gabarra, Sara Rafanelli, Michelle Akers-Stahl (2), Tiffeny MilbrettAugust 21, 1994CONCACAF World Cup QualifierMontreal, QuebecCanada6–0Mia Hamm, Tiffany Roberts, Carin Gabarra, Julie Foudy, Michelle Akers-Stahl, Own Goal

1995