The United States is a member of CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.
Mexico's Pachuca defeated the LA Galaxy on penalties to win the inaugual North American SuperLiga in 2007.
On a regulation size field, the edge of the penalty box is 18 yards from the goal line.
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.
England played its first-ever international soccer match on November 30, 1872 against Scotland.