Rules of the Game: Within each penalty area, a penalty mark is made 12 yards (11 m) from the midpoint between the goalposts and equidistant to them. An arc of a circle with a radius of 10 yards (9.15 m) from each penalty mark is drawn outside the penalty
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The United States is a member of CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.
The first international soccer game was played in Glasgow, Scotland in 1872.
The US Women have won the prestigious Algarve Cup tournament in Portugal five times as of 2007.