Kristine Lilly became the most capped player in the history of the world on May 21, 1998, in Kobe, Japan, when she played in her 152nd game to pass Norway's Heidi Stoere ... In 1998, she set the U.S. record for consecutive games started with 62 ... Hailed as the best flank midfielder in the world, Kristine Lilly also saw considerable action at forward in 1998, as she scored eight goals with 11 assists, good for fourth-leading scorer on the team ... A member of the gold medal winning team at the 1998 Goodwill Games ... A member of the gold medal winning team at the 1996 Olympics ... Played every minute of the USA's five matches at the '96 Olympics ...
Currently the U.S. Women's National Team all-time appearance leader and third all-time leading scorer ... Scored her 50th career international goal against England in Portland, Ore. on May 11, 1997 ... Kristine Lilly's three goals at the 1995 Women's World Championship in Sweden tied for the team lead with Tisha Venturini and Tiffeny Milbrett ... Named to the all-tournament team at U.S. Women's Cup '95, '96 and '97 ... Named U.S. Soccer's 1993 Female Athlete of the Year ...
As a 20-year old, Kristine Lilly was a member of the team which won the title at the first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup in China in 1991 ... Through the end of 1998, she had started an amazing 159 of the 163 games she has played for the USA, missing only eight matches during that span, and has played the full 90 minutes in an astounding 134 of those games ... Through the end of 1998, the 11-year national team veteran had appeared in 87% of the games the women's national team has played in its history ... Kristine Lilly has played over 1,000 minutes a year for the USA for six consecutive years and is the USA's all-time leader in minutes played ... The first of nine U.S. women to reach 100 career caps.
