<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKama ilivyo kwa timu ya wanawake ya Marekani ya Olimpiki ya 1998 iliyoshinda medali ya dhahabu, wachezaji wa Kombe la Dunia la soka hawakuwa na wanawake waliowakilisha.  <response>: Much like the U.S. womens 1998 gold-medal Olympic hockey team, the World Cup soccer players had no female predecessors. 