Following their most recent World Cup win , the team was honored with their own ticker tape parade in New York City , the first for a women 's sports team , and they also received the Outstanding Team award during the 2015 ESPY Awards and a Teen Choice Award for Favourite Female Athlete ( s ) . They were honored by Glamour Magazine as " Women of the Year . " Sports Illustrated celebrated them with 25 covers of the magazine – one of several members of the team , one of Head Coach Jill Ellis , and then one cover for each member of the 23 player squad The team was again honored on October 27 , 2015 , when President Barack Obama welcomed them to the White House . The president stated , " This team taught all America 's children that playing like a girl means you 're a badass . " He then amended , saying perhaps he should use a different word choice , and said , " Playing like a girl means you 're the best . " The USWNT 's success ushered in an uncertain following year . In the second of two matches against China later that year , the USWNT lost for the first time on US soil since 2004 . 2016 then saw the US only manage a draw against Colombia in the final group stage match of the Olympic soccer tournament , which was followed by a draw against rival Sweden on August 12 , 2016 in the quarter-finals . During the penalty kick phase that followed the overtime period , Alex Morgan had her kick blocked by Sweden 's GK and Christen Press 's PK missed the Goal entirely – giving Sweden the win by a 4 – 3 PK margin . The devastating loss marked the only time that the USWNT did not advance to the gold medal game of the Olympics . It was also the first time that the USWNT failed to advance to the Semi-Final round of a major tournament . Shortly afterwards , US Goal Keeper Hope Solo made news by suggesting that Sweden 's game strategy and excessively ' safe ' style of play was inconsistent with the spirit of the sport which is commonly called ' the beautiful game ' . Solo 's use of the word ' cowards ' to describe Sweden 's players drew criticism from multiple sources , including at least one of her current teammates , along with ex-USWNT player and ESPN Commentator , Julie Foudy . On August 24 , 2016 , US Soccer 's governing body suspended Solo for 6 months . Hope Solo is appealing the suspension
2015 ESPY Awards
2015 ESPY Awards
History of the United States women's national soccer team