A shekara mai zuwa, ya koma kungiyar 'yan wasan Amurka ta U20 a gasar
Gasar Zakarun Duniya ta 2002. A nan ne Whitney ya zura kwallo ta farko. Ya buga maki 3 (goal daya da taimako biyu) a wasanni bakwai, yayin da Amurka ta gama a matsayi na biyar.