U.S. women’s national team coach Tony DiCicco announced his 20-player 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup team May 17 during a press conference at NIKEtown Chicago. DiCicco was not required to name his roster until June 9, when all 16 competing nations must submit their official squads to FIFA, but he will now have a month to prepare his complete Women’s World Cup team. The U.S. opens play against Denmark June 19 at Giants Stadium. The U.S. team features six players that were a part of the squad that won the first-ever Women’s World Cup in China in 1991. All six also played in Sweden in 1995. Six other players will be competing in their second Women’s World Cup, including Brandi Chastain, who played in 1991 but not in 1995. Eight players are on a World Cup roster for the first time. The U.S. team also features 13 of the 16 members of the 1996 Olympic champions. “The naming of this team was a three-year process,” said DiCicco. “These players were tested and challenged and proved themselves in a process that started the day after the Olympics. For the players that will be playing in their third World Cup, making this team is a testament to their dedication to their sport and their commitment to evolve as players, as well as their relationships on and off the field. For the younger players that are making the World Cup team for the first time, they forced these veterans to reach new heights and helped make us the best possible team we can be. I’m proud of each and every one of them and my thoughts go out to the players that were on the short side of our decisions. I know some of those players will be key to our future.” The U.S. team features eight players who have played 115 or more international matches and averages 87 caps per player. The team’s average age is 24.5 years. Here is the U.S. roster for Women’s World Cup ’99:
| No. | Name | Pos. | Age | Hometown | Caps/Goals |
| 1 | Briana Scurry* | GK | 27 | Dayton, Minn. | 88/0 |
| 2 | Lorrie Fair | D | 20 | Los Altos, Calif. | 46/1 |
| 3 | Christie Pearce | D | 23 | Point Pleasant, N.J. | 48/2 |
| 4 | Carla Overbeck** | D | 31 | Chapel Hill, N.C. | 142/7 |
| 5 | Tiffany Roberts* | M | 22 | San Ramon, Calif. | 71/6 |
| 6 | Brandi Chastain* | D | 30 | San Jose, Calif. | 92/20 |
| 7 | Sara Whalen | D | 23 | Greenlawn, N.Y. | 32/2 |
| 8 | Shannon MacMillan | F | 24 | Escondido, Calif. | 76/19 |
| 9 | Mia Hamm** | F | 27 | Chapel Hill, N.C. | 171/107 |
| 10 | Michelle Akers** | M | 33 | Oviedo, Fla. | 139/102 |
| 11 | Julie Foudy** | M | 28 | Mission Viejo, Calif. | 152/30 |
| 12 | Cindy Parlow | F | 21 | Memphis, Tenn. | 53/20 |
| 13 | Kristine Lilly** | M | 27 | Wilton, Conn. | 177/71 |
| 14 | Joy Fawcett** | D | 31 | Huntington Beach, Calif. | 139/18 |
| 15 | Tisha Venturini* | M | 26 | Modesto, Calif. | 121/41 |
| 16 | Tiffeny Milbrett* | F | 26 | Portland, Ore. | 115/56 |
| 17 | Danielle Fotopoulos | F | 23 | Altamonte Springs, Fla. | 21/7 |
| 18 | Saskia Webber* | GK | 27 | Princeton, N.J. | 25/0 |
| 19 | Tracy Ducar | GK | 25 | N. Andover, Mass. | 23/0 |
| 20 | Kate Sobrero | D | 22 | Bloomfield Hills, Mich. | 23/0 |