Before dominating the pitch on a world stage, the women of the U.S. national soccer team were tough little girls playing in neighborhood parks and backyards.
The team took time before traveling to Canada to the 2015 World Cup to dig through old photos and share a few of their best #ThrowbackThursday snaps. Megan Rapinoe's bowl cut (we all had one), defender Julie Johnston's toothless smile and Hope Solo in a pink dress with stuffed bunnies -- it's all here and it's all adorable.
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If only the team would consider wearing little Shannon Boxx's shiny yellow shorts..
1. Megan Rapinoe
A photo posted by Megan Rapinoe (@mrapinoe) on May 28, 2015 at 8:22am PDT
2. Hope Solo
3. Alex Morgan
A photo posted by Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) on Jan 23, 2014 at 9:53am PST
A photo posted by U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) on Jun 11, 2015 at 12:34pm PDT
4. Carli Lloyd
5. Christen Press
A photo posted by Christen Press (@christenpress) on Mar 19, 2015 at 4:19pm PDT
6. Julie Johnston
A photo posted by Julie Johnston (@juliejohnston2) on Oct 31, 2013 at 8:21am PDT
7. Sydney Leroux
A photo posted by Sydney Leroux Dwyer (@sydneyleroux) on Mar 19, 2015 at 6:53pm PDT
8. Shannon Boxx
9. Ashlyn Harris
10. Morgan Brian
11. Christie Rampone
12. Abby Wambach
A photo posted by U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) on Jun 11, 2015 at 10:44am PDT
13. Heather O'Reilly
14. Ali Krieger
#tbt to that moment your Mother asks you to strike a pose... #werk #Imissthat4Runner A photo posted by Ali Krieger (@akrieger11) on Apr 16, 2015 at 6:32pm PDT