What if?

What if North Carolina Courage had won?

Real result: Chicago Red Stars beat North Carolina Courage 3–1 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by July 13, 2019, 62 days later, after 1 reign that never happened.

The alternate belt: Reign

What if North Carolina Courage had won?

Real result: Utah Royals FC beat North Carolina Courage 1–0 · the game

History snaps back fast: the belt is back on its real path by July 4, 2018, 18 days later.

The alternate belt: Chicago

What if Kansas City Current had won?

Real result: Chicago Red Stars beat Kansas City Current 4–0 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by April 22, 2023, 220 days later, after 1 reign that never happened.

The alternate belt: Louisville

What if Washington Spirit had won?

Real result: Orlando Pride beat Washington Spirit 3–2 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by August 14, 2026, 300 days later, after 11 reigns that never happened.

The alternate belt: Utah → KC Current → Chicago → Orlando → Louisville → Spirit → Wave → Orlando → Angel City → Louisville → KC Current

What if Kansas City Current had won?

Real result: Orlando Pride beat Kansas City Current 2–1 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by March 29, 2025, 266 days later, after 3 reigns that never happened.

The alternate belt: Spirit → KC Current → Orlando

What if Seattle Reign FC had won?

Real result: FC Kansas City beat Seattle Reign FC 2–1 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by August 1, 2015, 335 days later, after 6 reigns that never happened.

The alternate belt: Chicago → Courage → Houston → Spirit → FC Kansas City → Houston

What if Chicago Red Stars had won?

Real result: Portland Thorns FC beat Chicago Red Stars 2–0 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by September 30, 2016, 100 days later, after 5 reigns that never happened.

The alternate belt: Courage → FC Kansas City → Chicago → FC Kansas City → Chicago

What if Angel City FC had won?

Real result: Orlando Pride beat Angel City FC 1–0 · the game

History snaps back fast: the belt is back on its real path by November 5, 2023, 34 days later, after 1 reign that never happened.

The alternate belt: Reign

What if Racing Louisville FC had won?

Real result: Utah Royals beat Racing Louisville FC 2–1 · the game

It takes a while: the belt is back on its real path by August 7, 2026, 82 days later, after 3 reigns that never happened.

The alternate belt: Courage → Spirit → Gotham

What if Utah Royals had won?

Real result: Chicago Stars FC beat Utah Royals 3–2 · the game

History snaps back fast: the belt is back on its real path by August 7, 2026, 33 days later, after 1 reign that never happened.

The alternate belt: Gotham

What if Chicago Stars FC had won?

Real result: Boston Legacy FC beat Chicago Stars FC 2–0 · the game

History snaps back fast: the belt is back on its real path by August 14, 2026, 35 days later, after 3 reigns that never happened.

The alternate belt: Angel City → Louisville → KC Current

What if Boston Legacy FC had won?

Real result: Washington Spirit beat Boston Legacy FC 2–1 · the game

The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to Houston Dash, not Kansas City Current.

The alternate belt: Thorns → Spirit → Boston → Houston

What if Washington Spirit had won?

Real result: San Diego Wave FC beat Washington Spirit 1–0 · the game

The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to Houston Dash, not Kansas City Current.

The alternate belt: Courage → Houston → Bay FC → Spirit → Boston → Houston

What if San Diego Wave FC had won?

Real result: Gotham FC beat San Diego Wave FC 1–0 · the game

The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to Angel City FC, not Kansas City Current.

The alternate belt: Reign → Angel City

What if Gotham FC had won?

Real result: Denver Summit FC beat Gotham FC 3–0 · the game

The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to Gotham FC, not Kansas City Current.

What if Denver Summit FC had won?

Real result: Kansas City Current beat Denver Summit FC 4–1 · the game

The belt never finds its way back. Today it would belong to Denver Summit FC, not Kansas City Current.