Abby Wambach

Abby Wambach is an American former soccer forward who won two Olympic gold medals and the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup with the United States national team.

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup: The seventh FIFA Women’s World Cup, held in Canada and won by the United States. Wambach ended her international career with this tournament title.
Forward (association football): An attacking association-football position whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Wambach built her career around finishing attacks as a center forward.
Mia Hamm: An American soccer forward who won two Olympic gold medals and two FIFA Women’s World Cups. Wambach succeeded Hamm as a leading U.S. goal scorer and inherited a central team role.
List of international goals scored by Abby Wambach: A record of goals Abby Wambach scored for the United States women’s national soccer team. It documents the international scoring record she held when she retired.
2012 Summer Olympics: The London Olympic Games, where the United States won the women’s soccer tournament. Wambach scored five goals as the U.S. team won gold.
Heading (association football): The technique of directing a football with the head. Wambach became renowned for scoring headers, especially in crowded penalty areas.
Megan Rapinoe: An American former soccer winger and midfielder who won two FIFA Women’s World Cups and Olympic gold. Rapinoe assisted Wambach’s celebrated equalizer against Brazil in 2011.
National Soccer Hall of Fame: The United States institution that honors people for contributions to soccer. Wambach’s induction in 2019 recognized her national-team achievements.
2004 Summer Olympics: The Athens Olympic Games, where the United States won the women’s soccer tournament. Wambach scored the extra-time winner in the gold-medal match.
Penalty area: The rectangular area in front of a soccer goal where the goalkeeper may handle the ball. Many of Wambach’s most dangerous runs and finishes occurred in this space.

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