2015 U.S. Women’s FIFA World Cup Team: By the Numbers
By the Numbers…
2 Number of players in U.S. history to be named to Women’s World Cup rosters for non-consecutive tournaments: Brandi Chastain (1991, 1999) and Lori Chalupny (2007, 2015)
4 Number of players to have previously played in five Women’s World Cups: Kristine Lilly of the USA (1991-2007), Formiga of Brazil (1995-2011), Birgit Prinz of Germany (1995-2011) and Homare Sawa of Japan (1995-2011). Christie Rampone could join that group in Canada. Formiga and Sawa have a chance to play in their sixth tournaments this summer. Bente Nordby of Norway (1991-2007) was on five Women’s World Cup rosters but played in four tournaments.
4 Number of players on the WWC roster from the Chicago Red Stars and FC Kansas City, most of any NWSL teams.
6 Players on the roster who hail from California. Four are from New Jersey, two are from Georgia and two are from St. Louis, Mo.
7 Number of games it will take to win the 2015 Women’s World Cup, up from six in the previous six editions of the tournament.
8 U.S. players making their first Women’s World Cup roster: Ashlyn Harris, Alyssa Naeher, Whitney Engen, Julie Johnston, Meghan Klingenberg, Morgan Brian, Sydney Leroux and Christen Press.
8 Number of players on the U.S. roster who have scored in a WWC tournament.
9 Former FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup champions on the 2015 WWC roster: Harris (2002), Naeher (2008), Lori Chalupny (2002), Johnston (2012), Klingenberg (2008), Brian (2012), Heather O’Reilly (2002), Leroux (2008), Alex Morgan (2008)
9 Caps for Johnston, the least of any of the field players to make the WWC team.
11 Number of players, out of 13, who played in the 2012 Olympic gold medal game who made this WWC roster.
13 Goals by Abby Wambach in Women’s World Cup play, a U.S. record.
15 Players on the roster have played for the USA in a FIFA Women’s World Cup at the youth level.
18 Women’s World Cup matches played by Wambach, the most on the 2015 WWC roster. Rampone has played in 17 Women’s World Cup games while Boxx has 15. Other players in double figures in Women’s World Cup matches are Carli Lloyd (11), O’Reilly (11) and Hope Solo (10).
22 Age of Brian, the youngest player on the WWC roster. Johnston is 23.
23 Number of players on Women’s World Cup rosters, up from 21 for the 2011 tournament.
24 Number of nations that will participate, for the first time, in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, up from 16 that participated in the previous four editions. The 1991 and 1995 Women’s World Cups featured 12 teams.
27 Total Women’s World Cup goals scored by the USA’s WWC roster.
28 Average age of the USA’s WWC roster.
32 Goals allowed by the U.S. Women in WWC play.
36 Number of matches played by the USA in the WWC (27-4-5), most by any team.
39 Age of Rampone, the oldest player on the WWC roster. Boxx is 38.
98 Goals scored by the U.S. Women in WWC play.
101 Average caps per player on the WWC roster.
122 Number of Women’s World Cup matches combined played by the WWC roster.
304 Caps for Rampone, most of the Women’s World Cup roster, most of any active player in the world, and second most in soccer history.