The U.S. Governing body for the sport did not have soccer in its name until 1945, when it became the U.S. Soccer Football Association.
The mascot for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany was a lion named Goleo VI. He had a talking soccer ball sidekick named Pille.
The United States is a member of CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.
The first appearance of organized women's soccer in the US may have been in 1922, when a team sponsored by English company Dick, Kerr toured the country -and beat several top men's teams.
America's best performance in the World Cup since 1930 came in 2002, when the Yanks made it to the quarterfinals.
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