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Factbox: Profile on United States team for Women's World Cup

(Reuters) - Factbox on Women’s World Cup qualifiers the United States: Women’s World Cup record: Previous appearances in finals: (6) 1991, 1995, 199, 2003, 2007, 2011 Best performance: Winners (1991, 1999) Drawn in Group D with Australia, Sweden and Nigeria. - - Coach: Jill Ellis British-born Ellis took over as coach of the national team in May 2014, one month after the departure of Tom Sermanni. She is very familiar with the U.S. set-up, having been development director of U.S. women's soccer programs since 2011 and has been heavily involved in all aspects of the Americans' successes on the senior and youth levels. - - Key player: Abby Wambach. Age: 34. Forward Wambach’s goal-scoring record says it all - 182 goals in 241 appearances, making her the all-time leading international goal scorer. Hugely effective in the air, Wambach is a classic 'target' striker who can link-up in deadly combination with quicker strike partners such as Alex Morgan and Sydney Leroux. - - FIFA world ranking: 2 - - How they qualified: 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship winners - - Squad: Goalkeepers: Ashlyn Harris, Alyssa Naeher, Hope Solo Defenders: Lori Chalupny, Whitney Engen, Julie Johnston, Meghan Klingenberg, Ali Krieger, Kelley O’Hara, Christie Rampone, Becky Sauerbrunn Midfielders: Shannon Boxx, Morgan Brian, Tobin Heath, Lauren Holiday, Carli Lloyd, Heather O’Reilly, Megan Rapinoe Forwards: Sydney Leroux, Amy Rodriguez, Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach, Christen Press (Reporting by Simon Evans; Editing by Frank Pingue)