Alex Morgan says a "monumental step forward" has been taken after the women's national team reached an agreement with US Soccer on equal pay.
The players will receive $24m (£17.7m) and US Soccer has pledged equal pay for the men's and women's teams across all competitions, including the World Cup.
The squad members filed a discrimination lawsuit.
Morgan told Good Morning America that it was an incredible day.
This is a monumental step forward in feeling valued, feeling respected and just mending our relationship with US Soccer that has been full of tension, said the two-time World Cup winner.
It is great to take that step forward. I see this as a win for our team and women in general.
USA team-mate Megan Rapinoe said that this is the moment that US Soccer changed for the better.
Something like this is never going to happen again and we can move forward in making soccer the best sport we possibly can in this country and setting up the next generation so much better than we ever had it.
The United States won the Women's World Cup for the fourth time in 2019.
Five senior members of the USA's World Cup-winning team, including Morgan and Rapinoe, initially filed a complaint against the national federation for wage discrimination in 2016
A court dismissed the equal pay bid in May 2020, leading to an appeal.
The US Soccer Federation tried to resolve its gender pay dispute by offering the same contracts to its men and women's national teams.
In a joint statement on Tuesday, US Soccer and the USWNT said that they would resolve their longstanding dispute over equal pay if a new collective bargaining agreement is reached.
Getting to this day has not been easy. The USWNT players have achieved unprecedented success while working to achieve equal pay for themselves and future athletes.
We recognize the legacy of the past USWNT leaders who helped to make this day possible, as well as all of the women and girls who will follow.
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