Power of Girl

Kristine Lilly

World Record for Most International Appearances in Soccer,

five FIFA Women’s Soccer World Cups + three Olympic Games

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Kristine is one of the greatest female soccer players ever.

She holds the world record with 352 international appearances and all time leader in minutes played.

Kristine is one of the most successful and decorated female athletes in U.S. history,

playing in five FIFA Women’s World Cups and three Olympic Games.

She scored in every world championship tournament she played, with the exception of one, and she's both the youngest (starting at just 16 years old) and the oldest player to ever score a goal for the U.S.!

Kristine finished her career with 130 international goals and 105 career assists.

Q&A

Who inspired you to play soccer?

My older brother was my inspiration to play soccer. Whatever he did, I wanted to do. The greatest thing he did for me was let me play. The one rule was no crying.

What has been your greatest reward?

My greatest reward is being part of the growth of the game and seeing young players being confident and enjoying playing the game of soccer. Soccer gave me so much comfort and confidence that it really was an important tool in my development

as a person.

What challenges did you face in achieving your goals?

My challenge was that I was a shy and homesick kid. I was very quiet, so meeting people was difficult. I also was real homesick when I traveled. Whenever I was away I was always trying to stay busy and be around people so I wouldn’t miss home.