International Career
Cheney made her first appearance and start for the senior U.S. women's team on January 26, 2007, against Germany. She earned her second cap and scored her first goals, against Mexico on April 14, 2007. She was named the 2007 U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year. She was named to the U.S. roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics after Abby Wambach was forced to withdraw from the Olympics with a broken leg. She appeared in three games as a substitute. In 2010, she was the second-leading scorer on the team with seven goals in 13 total matches, starting seven.
She scored the opening goal for the U.S. team in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, against North Korea on June 28, 2011. Cheney started in all six World Cup games, scoring two goals and leading the team with three assists to earn a spot on the Women's World Cup All-Star Team.
In 2012, Cheney led the USA with seven assists in five games at CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying in Vancouver, including four assists during the USA's 14-0 rout of the Dominican Republic. She played in all six games at the Olympics, starting five, and came off the bench in the gold medal game to play the final 23 minutes after she had suffered a minor injury in the semifinal.
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