Ryan subsequently left Solo out of the third-place match with Norway the following day. lost 4-0, and led Solo to publicly criticize coach Greg Ryan for his decision. in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, but was replaced by Briana Scurry for a match with Brazil. Prior to that distinction, Solo was the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. She moved on to play in Göteberg, Sweden in the Swedish Premier League and later the Olympique Lyonnais in France, before being drafted by the Saint Louis Athletica in the Women's Professional Soccer league, where she was named Goalkeeper of the Year in 2009. After graduating college, Solo was drafted into the Women's United Soccer Association in 2003, playing for the Philadelphia Charge, only to see the league lose large sums of money and disband that same year.

Solo switched to the goalkeeper position when she began attending the University of Washington, where she quickly developed a reputation as a fierce defender and eventually became the school's all-time leader in shutouts, saves and goals against average. After leading her school to three straight league titles, she helped them win a state championship in her senior year. Solo began her soccer career with the Three Rivers Soccer Club and later played forward at Richland High School. Though her parents divorced when she was six and she went to live with her mother, Solo remained close to her father, who became instrumental in her success.

Born on Jin Richland, WA, Solo learned how to play soccer from her father, a Vietnam War veteran who sometimes was without a home.

Having become one of the premier goalkeepers in women's soccer, Hope Solo helped the United States team win a gold medal in a thrilling victory over Brazil in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

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