Rules of the Game: For FIFA matches, the ball should have a circumference of not more than 70 cm (28 ins) and not less than 68 cm (27 ins).
Unlike the Olympics, FIFA recognizes the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland- as separate entities.
The CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup, first held in 1963, has been won seven times by Mexico and four times by the USA.
Of the U.S. WNT coaches who coached more than four games, only Tony DiCicco was born in the United States.
Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane have both been named FIFA World Player of the Year three times.