United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team (USMNT) represents the United States in men's international soccer competitions. The team is governed by the United States Soccer Federation, which is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF.
The U.S. has appeared in eleven FIFA World Cups, including the first in 1930, where they reached the semifinals; their third-place finish, which was later awarded through overall tournament records, the best result ever by a team from outside UEFA and CONMEBOL. They returned in 1934 and 1950, defeating England 1–0 in the latter, but did not qualify again until 1990. As host in 1994, the U.S. received an automatic berth and lost to Brazil in the round of 16. They qualified for the next five World Cups (seven consecutive appearances between 1990 and 2014), a feat shared with only seven other nations.[9] The U.S. reached the quarterfinals at the 2002 World Cup, and eliminated top-ranked Spain in the 2009 Confederations Cup semifinals before losing to Brazil in the final.
The United States also competes in continental tournaments, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup, CONCACAF Nations League and Copa América. The U.S. has won seven Gold Cups, three Nations League titles, and finished fourth in two Copa América editions in 1995 and 2016. The team's head coach is Gregg Berhalter, who was re-appointed in June 2023.[10]
History edit
Early years edit
The first United States national soccer team was constituted in 1885, when it played Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom.[11] Canada defeated the U.S. 1–0 in Newark, New Jersey. The U.S. had its revenge the following year when it beat Canada 1–0, also in Newark, although neither match was officially recognized. The U.S. earned both silver and bronze medals in men's soccer at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Olympics through Christian Brothers College and St. Rose Parish, though the tournament is declared official only by the IOC (FIFA doesn't endorse tournaments held before 1908). The U.S. played its first official international match under the auspices of U.S. Soccer on August 20, 1916, against Sweden in Stockholm, where the U.S. won 3–2.
The U.S. fielded a team in the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, the first ever World Cup to be played. The U.S. began group play by beating Belgium 3–0, and then earned a 3–0 victory over Paraguay, with FIFA crediting Bert Patenaude with two of the goals.[12][13][14][15][16] In November 2006, FIFA announced that it had accepted evidence that Patenaude scored all three goals against Paraguay, and was thus the first person to score a hat trick in a World Cup.[17] In the semifinals, the Stars and Stripes lost to Argentina 6–1. There was no third place game; however, using the overall tournament records in 1986, FIFA credited the Americans with a third-place finish ahead of fellow semifinalist Yugoslavia.[18] This remains the U.S. team's best World Cup result, and is the highest finish of any team from outside of South America and Europe.
The U.S. qualified for the 1934 World Cup by defeating Mexico 4–2 in Italy a few days before the finals started. In a straight knock-out format, the team first played host Italy and lost 7–1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament. At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, the U.S. again lost to Italy in the first round and were eliminated, although this time with a score of 1–0. Italy went on to win both tournaments, being a dominant team of that era.
The 1950 World Cup in Brazil was the next World Cup appearance for the United States, as it withdrew in 1938 and the tournament wasn't held again until 1950 due to World War II. The U.S. lost its first match 3–1 against Spain, but then won 1–0 against England at Independência Stadium in Belo Horizonte. Striker Joe Gaetjens was the goal scorer. Called "The Miracle on Grass", the result is considered one of the greatest upsets in the history of the World Cup.[19][20] In their third game of the tournament, a 5–2 defeat by Chile saw the U.S. eliminated from the tournament.
1960s–1980s edit
The national team spent the mid-to-late 20th century in near complete irrelevance in both the international game and the domestic sporting scene. There was only one World Cup berth for CONCACAF during this period until 1982.[21][22] Playing only two matches from 1981 to 1983, U.S. Soccer targeted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1986 World Cup as means of rebuilding the national team and its fan base. The International Olympic Committee declared that teams from outside Europe and South America could field full senior teams, including professionals (until then, the amateur-only rule had heavily favored socialist countries from Eastern Europe whose players were professionals in all but name). The U.S. had a very strong showing at the tournament, beating Costa Rica, tying Egypt, losing only to favorite Italy and finishing 1–1–1 but didn't make the second round, losing to Egypt on a tiebreaker (both had three points).[23]
To provide a more stable national team program and renew interest in the North American Soccer League, U.S. Soccer entered the national team into the NASL league schedule for the 1983 season as Team America. This team lacked the continuity and regularity of training that conventional clubs enjoy, and many players were unwilling to play for the national team instead of their own clubs when conflicts arose.[22] Team America finished the season at the bottom of the league, with U.S. Soccer canceling the experiment and withdrawing the national team from the NASL after one season. By the end of 1984, the NASL had folded, leaving the U.S. without a single professional-level outdoor soccer league.[24]
The U.S. bid to host the 1986 World Cup after Colombia withdrew from contention due to economic concerns, but FIFA selected Mexico to host the tournament. In the last game of CONCACAF qualifying for the 1986 World Cup, the U.S. needed only a tie against Costa Rica to reach the final qualification group against Honduras and Canada. U.S. Soccer scheduled the game to be played in Torrance, California, an area with many Costa Rican expatriates, and marketed the game almost exclusively to the Costa Rican community.[25] Costa Rica won the match 1–0, and kept the U.S. from reaching its fourth World Cup finals.[22][26]
1990s edit
On July 4, 1988, FIFA named the U.S. as the host of the 1994 World Cup under significant international criticism given the perceived weakness of the national team and the lack of a professional outdoor league. The success of the 1984 Summer Olympics played a major role in FIFA's decision. Criticism diminished somewhat when a 1–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago, the first road win for the U.S. in nearly two years, in the last match of the 1989 CONCACAF Championship, earned the U.S. its first World Cup appearance in 40 years, although their journey was significantly eased by the disqualification of CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico.
The team was coached by Bob Gansler, Wisconsin-Milwaukee and U20 national team coach, in preparation for the 1990 World Cup in Italy, with two of the team's more experienced players, Rick Davis and Hugo Perez, recovering from serious injuries and unavailable for selection. Rather than fill out his team with veteran professionals from U.S. indoor soccer leagues, Gansler and his assistant Stejem Mark chose to select many younger players with better conditioning for the outdoor game, including several collegiate players such as Virginia goalkeeper Tony Meola. The U.S. entered the tournament as massive underdogs and suffered defeats in all three of its group games to Czechoslovakia, Italy, and Austria. Defenders Jimmy Banks and Desmond Armstrong became the first African Americans to appear in a World Cup match for the United States.[27]
In a noteworthy match, in the 1993 U.S. Cup, the U.S. beat England 2–0.[28] After qualifying automatically as the host of the 1994 World Cup under Bora Milutinović, the U.S. opened the tournament schedule with a 1–1 tie against Switzerland in the Pontiac Silverdome in the suburbs of Detroit, the first World Cup game played indoors. In its second game, the U.S. faced Colombia, then ranked fourth in the world, at the Rose Bowl. Aided by an own goal from Andrés Escobar, the U.S. won 2–1.[29] Escobar was later murdered in his home country, possibly in retaliation for this mistake.[30] Despite a 1–0 loss to Romania in its final group game, the U.S. made it past the initial round for the first time since 1930. In the round of 16, the U.S. lost 1–0 to the eventual champion Brazil.[31] The team later fired Bora in 1995 reportedly because he was not interested in administrative duties.[32]
In a 1995 friendly, the U.S. came back from 3–0 down to win 4–3 against Saudi Arabia, the biggest comeback in the team's history. That same year, the team participated as guests in the 1995 Copa América, where they finished first in their group after beating Chile and Argentina, advancing to the quarterfinals. In that stage, the U.S. defeated Mexico on penalties, and then lost to Brazil 1–0 in the semifinals. The United States finished fourth after losing to Colombia 4–1.[33]
In the 1998 World Cup in France, the team lost all three group matches, 2–0 to Germany, 2–1 to Iran, and 1–0 to Yugoslavia, finishing dead last in the field of 32.
2000s edit
The U.S. qualified for the 2002 World Cup; under Bruce Arena, the team reached the quarterfinals, its best finish in a World Cup since 1930. The team advanced from the group stage with four points, beginning with a 3–2 win over Portugal, followed by a 1–1 tie with co-host and eventual semifinalist, South Korea. The third and final match was a 3–1 loss to Poland; the team still got to the round of 16 when South Korea defeated Portugal. This set the stage for a face-off with continental rivals Mexico, the first time they met in a World Cup. The U.S. won the game 2–0, with Brian McBride opening the scoring early, and Landon Donovan doubling the lead in the 65th minute. In the quarterfinals, where it met Germany, the USMNT lost 1–0 after being controversially denied a penalty when Torsten Frings handled the ball to prevent a Gregg Berhalter goal. Donovan won the Best Young Player for the tournament.
In the 2006 World Cup, after finishing top of the CONCACAF qualification tournament, the U.S. was drawn into Group E along with the Czech Republic, Italy, and Ghana. The United States opened the tournament with a 3–0 loss to the Czech Republic. The team then tied 1–1 against eventual winners Italy,[34] and then were knocked out of the tournament when they were beaten 2–1 by Ghana in its final group match, with Clint Dempsey scoring the U.S.'s only goal in the tournament (the goal against Italy had been an own goal by Italian defender Cristian Zaccardo).[35] Following the tournament, Arena's contract was not renewed; after the national team remained dormant for the rest of 2006, the federation hired former Chicago Fire and MetroStars head coach Bob Bradley in early 2007.
After winning the 2007 Gold Cup against Mexico, the USMNT qualified for the 2009 Confederations Cup.[36] The U.S. shocked the soccer world by defeating top-ranked Spain, who were on a 35-game undefeated streak, 2–0.[37] With the win, the United States advanced to its first-ever final in a men's FIFA tournament. The team lost 3–2 to Brazil after leading 2–0 at half-time.[38] Hosting the 2009 Gold Cup,[39] the United States was beaten by Mexico 5–0 in the final; this defeat broke the U.S. team's 58-match home unbeaten streak against CONCACAF opponents, and was the first home loss to Mexico since 1999.
In the fourth round of the 2010 World Cup qualification, Jozy Altidore became the youngest U.S. player to score a hat-trick, in a 3–0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.[40] On October 10, 2009, the U.S. secured qualification to the 2010 World Cup with a 3–2 win over Honduras. Four days later, the U.S. finished in first place in the group with a 2–2 tie against Costa Rica.
2010s edit
In the 2010 World Cup, the USMNT was drawn into Group C against England, Slovenia and Algeria. After drawing against England 1–1 and Slovenia 2–2, the U.S. defeated Algeria 1–0 with a stoppage-time goal from Landon Donovan, taking first place in a World Cup group for the first time since 1930. In the round of 16, the U.S. was eliminated by Ghana, 2–1.[41]
After losing to Mexico 4–2 in the final of the 2011 Gold Cup, Bob Bradley was relieved of his duties and former Germany manager Jürgen Klinsmann was hired as head coach. The U.S. won 1–0 in Genoa, Italy on February 29, 2012, the team's first-ever win over Italy. In July 2013, the United States were named North American champions for the fifth time after winning the Gold Cup with a 1–0 victory over Panama in the final, with Landon Donovan winning the tournament's golden ball award. A 4–3 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in an international friendly match in Sarajevo represented the 12th straight win for the USMNT, the longest winning streak for any team in the world at that time.[42][43][44][45] The 12-game winning streak ended September 6, 2013, when the U.S. lost to Costa Rica 3–1 in San José[46] in the final round of qualification. The U.S. eventually clinched a spot in the 2014 World Cup.[47]
The Americans were drawn into Group G, along with Ghana, Germany, and Portugal.[48] The U.S. took revenge on the Ghanaians, winning 2–1.[49] They tied their second group game against Portugal 2–2. In the final game of the group stage, the U.S. fell to Germany 1–0, but moved on to the knockout stage on goal difference.[50] This was the first time that the team made two consecutive trips to the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup.[51] In the round of 16, the U.S. lost 2–1 to Belgium in extra time, despite goalkeeper Tim Howard making a World Cup record 15 saves[52][note 2] during the match.[53]
In the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the U.S. were eliminated by Jamaica 2–1 in the semifinals, before losing to Panama on penalties in the third place match. This was the first time the team failed to make the tournament final since 2003. In the 2015 CONCACAF Cup playoff to determine the region's entry to the 2017 Confederations Cup, the Stars and Stripes were defeated 3–2 by Mexico at the Rose Bowl.
In June 2016, the U.S. played as hosts of Copa América Centenario. The U.S. topped Group A on goal difference against Colombia, and then beat Ecuador 2–1 in the quarterfinals, but then fell to Argentina 4–0 and lost to Colombia again 1–0 in the third place match. They finished fourth overall, tying their best finish ever in 1995.
Following consecutive losses to Mexico and Costa Rica in the opening games of the final round of qualification for the 2018 World Cup, Klinsmann was removed as national team coach and technical director and replaced by previous U.S. head coach Bruce Arena. World Cup qualification resumed on March 24, 2017, where Arena and his team achieved a record 6–0 win over Honduras.[54] The U.S. got their third ever result in World Cup qualification at the Estadio Azteca when they drew 1–1 against Mexico. In July 2017, the U.S. won their sixth Gold Cup with a 2–1 win over Jamaica in the final. Following a 2–1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago on October 10, 2017, the U.S. failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, missing the tournament for the first time since 1986.[55] Many pundits and analysts called this the worst result and worst performance in the history of the national team.[56]
Following Arena's resignation on October 13, 2017, assistant coach Dave Sarachan was named interim head coach during the search for a permanent replacement.[57] The search for a permanent head coach was delayed by the USSF presidential election in February 2018 and the hiring of Earnie Stewart as general manager in June 2018.[58][59] Gregg Berhalter, coach of the Columbus Crew and a former USMNT defender, was announced as the team's new head coach on December 2, 2018.[60][61]
Under Berhalter the team lost in the 2019 Gold Cup final 1–0 against Mexico, denying them a chance at becoming back-to-back champions.
2020s edit
Throughout the late 2010s and early 2020s, an influx of new young talent, widely described as America's golden generation,[62][63][64] began to grow into a host of players playing for top European clubs, with Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams, Yunus Musah, Timothy Weah, Sergiño Dest, and Gio Reyna being some of the more notable names. This new group won the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League in 2021 with a classic 3–2 victory against Mexico in the final. An entirely different team also won the Gold Cup against Mexico later that summer, contributing to a record for wins in a calendar year, with 17 wins, three ties, and two losses.[65]
The United States qualified for the 2022 World Cup by finishing third in the final qualifying round. Grouped with England, Iran, and Wales in Group B, the team advanced to the knockout stage as runners-up with five points and without losing a game. There, they faced the Netherlands, suffering a 3–1 defeat. Midfielder Kellyn Acosta became the first Asian-American to appear for the U.S. at a World Cup.[66]
After Berhalter's contract expired in December 2022, the U.S. searched for an interim head coach. Under B.J. Callaghan, in June 2023, the United States successfully defended their Nations League trophy by winning the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League. The team conceded no goals in the finals, winning 3–0 against Mexico and 2–0 against Canada in the final.[67] In July 2023, the U.S. with a different squad lost to Panama in a penalty shootout in the 2023 Gold Cup.[68]
The United States automatically qualified for the 2026 World Cup as co-host in February 2023, and secured a spot at the U.S.-hosted 2024 Copa America by defeating Trinidad and Tobago 4–2 over two legs in November 2023.[69] Gregg Berhalter was reappointed as coach of the United States on June 16, 2023, and he will lead the team until the end of the 2026 World Cup.[70] In March 2024, the United States won the CONCACAF Nations League, achieving the team's third title in a row after defeating Mexico 2–0 in the final.[71]
Team image edit
Uniform and crest edit
Since their first unofficial game against Canada, the most common U.S. uniform has been white tops with blue shorts. In 1950, the U.S. adopted a Peru-styled diagonal stripe or "sash" across the shirt. The stripe has been on the third uniforms for 2003, 2004, and 2006, as well as the 2010 home, road, and third uniforms. An additional color scheme based on the U.S. flag has been occasionally used (most prominently in the 1994 World Cup and 2012–13 qualifiers as well the 1983 Team America franchise of the North American Soccer League) comprising a shirt with red and white stripes with blue shorts.
German brand Adidas provided the uniform for the United States from 1984 until 1994. Since 1995, American company Nike has been the uniform supplier.[72]
Uniform suppliers edit
| Kit supplier | Period | Contract duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas | 1975–1994 | 1975–1994 | [73] |
| Nike | 1995–present | 1995–2021 | |
| 2022–2031 | [74][75] |
Rivalries edit
Mexico edit
Despite being two of CONCACAF's superpowers, this rivalry did not intensify until the late 20th century, when the teams began to frequently compete in CONCACAF.
The two teams met in the 2002 World Cup on June 17, in the round of 16, with the United States winning 2–0.[76] On August 15, 2012, the United States defeated Mexico at Estadio Azteca in the first victory for the U.S. against Mexico on Mexican soil in 75 years.[77] Ever since their first meeting in 1934, the two teams have met 77 times, with Mexico leading the overall series 36W–17T–24L, outscoring the U.S. 145–92. However, since the 1990s, the tide began to change due to a rapid growth of soccer in the U.S. During the 21st century, the series has favored the U.S. 19W–8T–9L. Either the United States or Mexico has won every edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup except one (the 2000 Gold Cup was won by Canada).
Canada edit
The U.S. has a second, newer, less bitter rival in Canada. The United States has historically been the stronger side, having qualified for 11 World Cups while Canada has qualified for two.
Canada defeated the United States for the first time in 34 years,[78] 2–0 at BMO Field in Toronto, on October 15, 2019. On November 15 of that year, the United States beat Canada 4–1 in Orlando, Florida. Almost two years later, America defeated Canada 1–0 in a 2021 Gold Cup matchup in Kansas City, Kansas. In 2022 World Cup qualifying, Canada tied 1–1 in Nashville, Tennessee in September 2021 and defeated the U.S. 2–0 in Hamilton, Ontario in January 2022. On June 18, 2023, the United States defeated Canada 2–0 in the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League final in Las Vegas, Nevada.[79] The U.S. defeated Canada yet again in a 2023 Gold Cup quarterfinal matchup, this time 3–2 on penalties. The United States currently leads the series 18W–11T–11L.
Supporters edit
There have been two main supporter groups backing U.S. Soccer teams, Sam's Army and The American Outlaws. Sam's Army started shortly after the 1994 World Cup in the United States[80] and were active through 2014. Sam's Army members wore red to matches and sung or chanted throughout the match, and often brought huge U.S. flags and other banners to the game.
The American Outlaws began in Lincoln, Nebraska in 2007 as a local supporters' group.[81] The group's membership attempted to address a lack of consistency from game to game in supporter organization and social events on match days.[82] To achieve this goal, the American Outlaws became a nationwide, non-profit supporters' group. Some American Outlaws members wear U.S. flag bandanas over their faces and commonly wear soccer supporter scarves.[citation needed] Some branches of the American Outlaws have their own scarves specific to their branch.[citation needed]
The U.S. men's national team has a tremendous following on social media, especially Twitter and Instagram. Interest in young American players and the attention they bring has led to an increase in foreign investment in U.S. players[83], soccer development programs and sports clubs[84].
Home stadium edit
The United States does not have a dedicated national stadium like other national teams; instead, the team has played their home matches at 121 venues in 30 states and the District of Columbia.[citation needed] Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, located in the national capital of Washington, D.C., has hosted 24 matches, the most of any stadium.[85] The state of California has hosted 117 matches, the most of any state, and greater Los Angeles has hosted 79 matches at several venues in and around the city of LA. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted 20 matches from 1965 to 2000, but fell out of use due to its age.[citation needed] The Rose Bowl, a 92,000-seat venue in Pasadena, has hosted 17 national team matches, as well as the 1994 World Cup final, the 1999 Women's World Cup final, and the 1984 Olympics gold medal match.[86]
Media coverage edit
TNT Sports has the English language rights for U.S. Soccer broadcasts from 2022 to 2030. All matches are streaming live on Max with matches also on TNT and TBS. In June 2021, CBS Sports acquired partial rights to select U.S. Soccer matches, including World Cup qualifiers and the Nations League finals, to be broadcast on CBS Sports Network and the Paramount+ streaming service. Telemundo has the Spanish language rights to all U.S. Soccer broadcasts from 2023 to 2030. These agreements do not apply to World Cup away qualifiers, whose rights are distributed by the host country.[87] Therefore, these matches can be found on other networks such as Univision and Paramount+.
Results and fixtures edit
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023 edit
| June 15 Nations League SF | United States | 3–0 | Mexico | Paradise, Nevada |
| 19:00 PT | Report | Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador) |
| June 18 Nations League F | Canada | 0–2 | United States | Paradise, Nevada |
| 20:30 ET | Report | Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras) |
| June 24 Gold Cup GS | United States | 1–1 | Jamaica | Chicago, Illinois |
| 21:30 ET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 36,666 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico) |
| June 28 Gold Cup GS | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–6 | United States | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 21:30 ET | Report |
| Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 21,216 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
| July 2 Gold Cup GS | United States | 6–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 19:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 40,243 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
| July 9 Gold Cup QF | United States | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Canada | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 19:30 ET | Report |
| Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,979 Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| July 12 Gold Cup SF | United States | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Panama | San Diego, California |
| 19:30 ET | Ferreira 105' | Report | I. Anderson 99' | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 31,690 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
| Penalties | ||||
| September 9 Friendly | United States | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 17:30 EDT | Report | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 15,569 Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras) |
| September 12 Friendly | United States | 4–0 | Oman | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 20:30 EDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 13,665 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
| October 14 Friendly | United States | 1–3 | Germany | East Hartford, Connecticut |
| 15:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Attendance: 37,743 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) |
| October 17 Friendly | United States | 4–0 | Ghana | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 20:30 ET | Report | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 18,468 Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico) |
| November 16 Nations League QF 1st Leg | United States | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Austin, Texas |
| 21:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 19,850 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica) |
| November 20 Nations League QF 2nd Leg | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 (2–4 agg.) | United States | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 19:00 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) | |
| Note: United States won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified to the 2024 Copa América. | ||||
2024 edit
| January 20 Friendly | United States | 0–1 | Slovenia | San Antonio, Texas |
| 15:00 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 9,191 Referee: Pierre Luc Lauziere (Canada) |
| March 21 Nations League SF | United States | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Jamaica | Arlington, Texas |
| 19:00 ET | Report |
| Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 40,926 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras) |
| March 24 Nations League F | United States | 2–0 | Mexico | Arlington, Texas |
| 21:15 ET | Report | Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 59,471 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) |
| June 8 Friendly | United States | v | Colombia | Landover, Maryland |
| 17:30 EDT | Stadium: Commanders Field |
| June 12 Friendly | United States | v | Brazil | Orlando, Florida |
| 19:00 ET | Stadium: Camping World Stadium |
| June 23 2024 Copa América | United States | v | Bolivia | Arlington, Texas |
| 17:00 CDT | Stadium: AT&T Stadium |
| June 27 2024 Copa América | Panama | v | United States | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 18:00 EDT | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| July 1 2024 Copa América | United States | v | Uruguay | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 20:00 CDT | Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium |
All-time results edit
The following table shows the United States all-time international record, correct as of March 24, 2024.
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 775 | 344 | 164 | 267 | 1165 | 995 | +170 |
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Staff edit
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Gregg Berhalter |
| Assistant coaches | B. J. Callaghan Mikey Varas Vincent Cavin[88] |
| Goalkeeping coach | Fabian Otte[89] |
| Scout and opponent analyst | Eric Laurie |
| Head performance expert | Steve Tashjian |
| Movement and conditioning coach | Darcy Norman |
| Set piece coach | Lars Knudsen |
Technical staff
| Position | Name | Start date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting director | Matt Crocker | April 2023 | [90] |
| Vice president of sporting | Oguchi Onyewu | May 2023 | [91] |
Players edit
Current squad edit
The following 27 players were named to the training squad preparatory for the 2024 Copa América.[92]
Caps and goals are updated as of March 24, 2024, after the match against Mexico.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Matt Turner | June 24, 1994 | 39 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | |
| GK | Sean Johnson | May 31, 1989 | 13 | 0 | Toronto FC | |
| GK | Ethan Horvath | June 9, 1995 | 9 | 0 | Cardiff City | |
| DF | Tim Ream | October 5, 1987 | 56 | 1 | Fulham | |
| DF | Antonee Robinson | August 8, 1997 | 41 | 4 | Fulham | |
| DF | Miles Robinson | March 14, 1997 | 29 | 3 | FC Cincinnati | |
| DF | Shaq Moore | November 2, 1996 | 18 | 1 | Nashville SC | |
| DF | Chris Richards | March 28, 2000 | 16 | 1 | Crystal Palace | |
| DF | Cameron Carter-Vickers | December 31, 1997 | 16 | 0 | Celtic | |
| DF | Mark McKenzie | February 25, 1999 | 13 | 0 | Genk | |
| DF | Joe Scally | December 31, 2002 | 9 | 0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| DF | Kristoffer Lund | May 14, 2002 | 3 | 0 | Palermo | |
| MF | Weston McKennie | August 28, 1998 | 51 | 11 | Juventus | |
| MF | Tyler Adams | February 14, 1999 | 38 | 2 | Bournemouth | |
| MF | Yunus Musah | November 29, 2002 | 35 | 0 | Milan | |
| MF | Giovanni Reyna | November 13, 2002 | 26 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | |
| MF | Luca de la Torre | May 23, 1998 | 20 | 0 | Celta Vigo | |
| MF | Johnny Cardoso | September 20, 2001 | 11 | 0 | Real Betis | |
| MF | Malik Tillman | May 28, 2002 | 10 | 0 | PSV Eindhoven | |
| MF | Timothy Tillman | January 4, 1999 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles FC | |
| FW | Christian Pulisic (captain) | September 18, 1998 | 66 | 28 | Milan | |
| FW | Brenden Aaronson | October 22, 2000 | 40 | 8 | Union Berlin | |
| FW | Timothy Weah | February 22, 2000 | 37 | 5 | Juventus | |
| FW | Ricardo Pepi | January 9, 2003 | 23 | 10 | PSV Eindhoven | |
| FW | Josh Sargent | February 20, 2000 | 23 | 5 | Norwich City | |
| FW | Folarin Balogun | July 3, 2001 | 10 | 3 | Monaco[a] | |
| FW | Haji Wright | March 27, 1998 | 9 | 4 | Coventry City | |
Recent call-ups edit
The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Drake Callender | October 7, 1997 | 0 | 0 | Inter Miami CF | 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
| GK | Patrick Schulte | March 13, 2001 | 1 | 0 | Columbus Crew | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| GK | Roman Celentano | September 14, 2000 | 0 | 0 | FC Cincinnati | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| GK | Gabriel Slonina | May 15, 2004 | 1 | 0 | Eupen | v. Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023 |
| GK | Josh Cohen | August 8, 1992 | 0 | 0 | Atlanta United FC | 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals PRE |
| DF | Sergiño Dest | November 3, 2000 | 33 | 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
| DF | James Sands | July 6, 2000 | 13 | 0 | New York City FC | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| DF | DeJuan Jones | June 24, 1997 | 8 | 0 | New England Revolution | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| DF | John Tolkin | July 31, 2002 | 4 | 0 | New York Red Bulls | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| DF | Caleb Wiley | December 22, 2004 | 2 | 0 | Atlanta United FC | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| DF | Nathan Harriel | April 23, 2001 | 0 | 0 | Philadelphia Union | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| DF | Ian Murphy | January 16, 2000 | 0 | 0 | FC Cincinnati | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| DF | Nkosi Tafari | March 23, 1997 | 0 | 0 | FC Dallas | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| DF | Jackson Ragen | September 24, 1998 | 0 | 0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Training Camp January 8–16, 2024 INJ |
| DF | DeAndre Yedlin | July 9, 1993 | 81 | 0 | FC Cincinnati | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| DF | Aaron Long | October 12, 1992 | 35 | 3 | Los Angeles FC | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| DF | Matt Miazga | July 19, 1995 | 28 | 1 | FC Cincinnati | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| DF | Bryan Reynolds | June 28, 2001 | 7 | 1 | Westerlo | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| DF | Jalen Neal | August 24, 2003 | 6 | 0 | LA Galaxy | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| DF | Walker Zimmerman | May 19, 1993 | 42 | 3 | Nashville SC | 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
| DF | Auston Trusty | August 12, 1998 | 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
| MF | Aidan Morris | November 16, 2001 | 5 | 0 | Columbus Crew | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| MF | Josh Atencio | January 31, 2002 | 1 | 0 | Seattle Sounders FC | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| MF | Aziel Jackson | October 25, 2001 | 1 | 0 | St. Louis City SC | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| MF | Jack McGlynn | July 7, 2003 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Union | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| MF | Sean Zawadzki | April 21, 2000 | 1 | 0 | Columbus Crew | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| MF | Lennard Maloney | October 8, 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1. FC Heidenheim | v. Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023 |
| MF | Paxten Aaronson | August 26, 2003 | 1 | 0 | Vitesse | v. Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023 |
| MF | Tanner Tessmann | September 24, 2001 | 2 | 0 | Venezia | v. Oman; September 12, 2023 |
| MF | Benjamin Cremaschi | March 2, 2005 | 1 | 0 | Inter Miami CF | v. Oman; September 12, 2023 |
| MF | Cristian Roldan | June 3, 1995 | 37 | 0 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| MF | Jackson Yueill | March 19, 1997 | 16 | 0 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| MF | Gianluca Busio | May 28, 2002 | 13 | 1 | Venezia | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| MF | Djordje Mihailovic | November 10, 1998 | 11 | 3 | Colorado Rapids | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| MF | Alan Soñora | August 3, 1998 | 5 | 0 | Huracán | 2023 CONCACAF Gold CupINJ |
| FW | Esmir Bajraktarevic | March 10, 2005 | 1 | 0 | New England Revolution | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| FW | Bernard Kamungo | January 1, 2002 | 1 | 0 | FC Dallas | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| FW | Diego Luna | September 7, 2003 | 1 | 0 | Real Salt Lake | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| FW | Duncan McGuire | February 5, 2001 | 1 | 0 | Orlando City SC | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| FW | Brian White | February 3, 1996 | 1 | 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | v. Slovenia; January 20, 2024 |
| FW | Cade Cowell | October 14, 2003 | 8 | 1 | Guadalajara | Training Camp January 8–16, 2024WD |
| FW | Alejandro Zendejas | February 7, 1998 | 7 | 1 | América | v. Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023 |
| FW | Kevin Paredes | May 7, 2003 | 3 | 0 | VfL Wolfsburg | v. Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023 |
| FW | Jordan Morris | October 26, 1994 | 55 | 11 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| FW | Jesús Ferreira | December 24, 2000 | 23 | 15 | FC Dallas | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| FW | Brandon Vázquez | October 14, 1998 | 8 | 4 | Monterrey | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| FW | Julian Gressel | December 16, 1993 | 6 | 0 | Inter Miami CF | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| FW | Taylor Booth | May 31, 2001 | 2 | 0 | Utrecht | 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
- PRE = Preliminary squad
- INJ = Injured
- WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
Individual records edit
- As of 24 March 2024.[93]
- Players in bold are still active with the national team.
Most appearances edit
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobi Jones | 164 | 15 | 1992–2004 |
| 2 | Landon Donovan | 157 | 57 | 2000–2014 |
| 3 | Michael Bradley | 151 | 17 | 2006–2019 |
| 4 | Clint Dempsey | 141 | 57 | 2004–2017 |
| 5 | Jeff Agoos | 134 | 4 | 1988–2003 |
| 6 | Marcelo Balboa | 127 | 13 | 1988–2000 |
| 7 | DaMarcus Beasley | 126 | 17 | 2001–2017 |
| 8 | Tim Howard | 121 | 0 | 2002–2017 |
| 9 | Jozy Altidore | 115 | 42 | 2007–2019 |
| 10 | Claudio Reyna | 112 | 8 | 1994–2006 |
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clint Dempsey | 57 | 141 | 0.404 | 2004–2017 |
| Landon Donovan | 57 | 157 | 0.363 | 2000–2014 | |
| 3 | Jozy Altidore | 42 | 115 | 0.365 | 2007–2019 |
| 4 | Eric Wynalda | 34 | 106 | 0.321 | 1990–2000 |
| 5 | Brian McBride | 30 | 95 | 0.316 | 1993–2006 |
| 6 | Christian Pulisic | 28 | 66 | 0.424 | 2016–present |
| 7 | Joe-Max Moore | 24 | 100 | 0.240 | 1992–2002 |
| 8 | Bruce Murray | 21 | 85 | 0.247 | 1985–1993 |
| 9 | Eddie Johnson | 19 | 63 | 0.302 | 2004–2014 |
| 10 | Earnie Stewart | 17 | 101 | 0.168 | 1990–2004 |
| DaMarcus Beasley | 17 | 126 | 0.135 | 2001–2017 | |
| Michael Bradley | 17 | 151 | 0.113 | 2006–2019 |
Competitive record edit
The U.S. has competed at the FIFA World Cup, the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the CONCACAF Nations League, and the Summer Olympics. The team has also played in the now-defunct FIFA Confederations Cup, the Copa América by invitation, as well as several minor tournaments.
The best result for the United States in a World Cup tournament came in 1930 when the team reached the semifinals. The team included six naturalized internationals, five of them from Scotland and one from England.[94] The best result in the modern era is the 2002 World Cup, when the U.S. reached the quarter-finals. The worst World Cup tournament results in the modern era were group stage eliminations in 1990, 1998, and 2006, although the country failed to even qualify for the final tournament in 2018. The United States reached the round of 16 in 1994, 2010, 2014, and 2022.
In the Confederations Cup, the United States finished in third place in both 1992 and 1999, and were runner-up in 2009. The United States appeared in their first intercontinental tournament final at the 2009 Confederations Cup,[95] where they lost to Brazil 3–2 after leading 2–0 at halftime.
The U.S. men's soccer team have played in the Summer Olympics since 1924. From that tournament to 1980, only amateur and state-sponsored Eastern European players were allowed on Olympic teams. The Olympics became a full international tournament in 1984 after the IOC allowed full national teams from outside FIFA CONMEBOL & UEFA confederations. Ever since 1992 the men's Olympic event has been age-restricted, under 23 plus three overage players, and participation has been by the United States men's national under-23 soccer team.
In regional competitions, the United States has won the CONCACAF Gold Cup seven times, with their most recent title in 2021.[96] They won the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League in 2021.[97] Their best ever finish at the Copa América was fourth place at the 1995 and 2016 editions,[98][99] while they will play as hosts in 2024.
FIFA World Cup edit
| FIFA World Cup | Qualification | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 1930 | Semifinals[note 3] | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | Squad | Qualified as invitees | ||||||
| 1934 | Round of 16 | 16th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Squad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1938 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |
| 1954 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1958 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1994 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
| 1998 | Group stage | 32nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Squad | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 14 | |
| 2002 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 11 | |
| 2006 | Group stage | 25th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 11 | |
| 2010 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Squad | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | ||
| 2018 | Did not qualify | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 16 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | |
| 2026 | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | ||||||||||||||
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| 2034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Semifinals | 12/23 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 66 | — | 168 | 84 | 40 | 44 | 287 | 191 | |
| FIFA World Cup history | |
|---|---|
| First match | United States 3–0 Belgium (July 13, 1930; Montevideo, Uruguay) |
| Biggest win | United States 3–0 Belgium (July 13, 1930; Montevideo, Uruguay) United States 3–0 Paraguay (July 17, 1930; Montevideo, Uruguay) |
| Biggest defeat | Italy 7–1 United States (May 27, 1934; Rome, Italy) |
| Best result | Third place at the 1930 FIFA World Cup |
| Second-best result | 8th place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| Worst result | 32nd place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup |
| Second-worst result | 25th place at the 2006 FIFA World Cup |
CONCACAF Gold Cup edit
CONCACAF Championship 1963–1989, CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991–present
| CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1963 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1965 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see United States women s national soccer team The United States men s national soccer team USMNT represents the United States in men s international soccer competitions The team is governed by the United States Soccer Federation which is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF United StatesNickname s The Stars and Stripes 1 The Yanks 2 USMNTAssociationUnited States Soccer Federation USSF ConfederationCONCACAF North America Sub confederationNAFU North America Head coachGregg BerhalterCaptainChristian PulisicMost capsCobi Jones 164 Top scorerClint Dempsey Landon Donovan 57 Home stadiumVariousFIFA codeUSAFirst colorsSecond colorsFIFA rankingCurrent11 2 April 4 2024 3 Highest4 April 2006 4 Lowest35 July 2012 5 First international Sweden 2 3 United States Stockholm Sweden August 20 1916 6 Biggest win United States 8 0 Barbados Carson United States June 15 2008 Biggest defeat Norway 11 0 United States Oslo Norway August 6 1948 7 World CupAppearances11 first in 1930 Best resultThird place 1930 CONCACAF Championship Gold CupAppearances19 first in 1985 Best resultChampions 1991 2002 2005 2007 2013 2017 2021 Nations League FinalsAppearances3 first in 2021 Best resultChampions 2021 2023 2024 Copa AmericaAppearances5 first in 1993 Best resultFourth place 1995 2016 FIFA Confederations CupAppearances4 first in 1992 Best resultRunners up 2009 Medal record FIFA World Cup 1930 Uruguay Team CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991 United States Team 2002 United States Team 2005 United States Team 2007 United States Team 2013 United States Team 2017 United States Team 2021 United States Team 1989 North America Team 1993 North America Team 1998 United States Team 2009 United States Team 2011 United States Team 2019 North America Team 1996 United States Team 2003 North America Team CONCACAF Nations League 2021 United States Team 2023 United States Team 2024 United States Team FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 South Africa Team 1992 Saudi Arabia Team 1999 Mexico Team Olympic Games note 1 1904 St Louis Team 1904 St Louis TeamWebsiteUSMNT The U S has appeared in eleven FIFA World Cups including the first in 1930 where they reached the semifinals their third place finish which was later awarded through overall tournament records the best result ever by a team from outside UEFA and CONMEBOL They returned in 1934 and 1950 defeating England 1 0 in the latter but did not qualify again until 1990 As host in 1994 the U S received an automatic berth and lost to Brazil in the round of 16 They qualified for the next five World Cups seven consecutive appearances between 1990 and 2014 a feat shared with only seven other nations 9 The U S reached the quarterfinals at the 2002 World Cup and eliminated top ranked Spain in the 2009 Confederations Cup semifinals before losing to Brazil in the final The United States also competes in continental tournaments including the CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Nations League and Copa America The U S has won seven Gold Cups three Nations League titles and finished fourth in two Copa America editions in 1995 and 2016 The team s head coach is Gregg Berhalter who was re appointed in June 2023 10 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 2 1960s 1980s 1 3 1990s 1 4 2000s 1 5 2010s 1 6 2020s 2 Team image 2 1 Uniform and crest 2 1 1 Uniform suppliers 2 2 Rivalries 2 2 1 Mexico 2 2 2 Canada 2 3 Supporters 2 4 Home stadium 2 5 Media coverage 3 Results and fixtures 3 1 2023 3 2 2024 3 3 All time results 4 Staff 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Recent call ups 6 Individual records 6 1 Most appearances 6 2 Top goalscorers 7 Competitive record 7 1 FIFA World Cup 7 2 CONCACAF Gold Cup 7 3 CONCACAF Nations League 7 4 Copa America 7 5 Summer Olympics 7 6 FIFA Confederations Cup 7 7 Head to head record 8 Honors 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksHistory editMain article History of the United States men s national soccer team Early years edit The first United States national soccer team was constituted in 1885 when it played Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom 11 Canada defeated the U S 1 0 in Newark New Jersey The U S had its revenge the following year when it beat Canada 1 0 also in Newark although neither match was officially recognized The U S earned both silver and bronze medals in men s soccer at the 1904 St Louis Summer Olympics through Christian Brothers College and St Rose Parish though the tournament is declared official only by the IOC FIFA doesn t endorse tournaments held before 1908 The U S played its first official international match under the auspices of U S Soccer on August 20 1916 against Sweden in Stockholm where the U S won 3 2 nbsp The first U S official formation in 1916 Stockholm Olympic Stadium Sweden The U S fielded a team in the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay the first ever World Cup to be played The U S began group play by beating Belgium 3 0 and then earned a 3 0 victory over Paraguay with FIFA crediting Bert Patenaude with two of the goals 12 13 14 15 16 In November 2006 FIFA announced that it had accepted evidence that Patenaude scored all three goals against Paraguay and was thus the first person to score a hat trick in a World Cup 17 In the semifinals the Stars and Stripes lost to Argentina 6 1 There was no third place game however using the overall tournament records in 1986 FIFA credited the Americans with a third place finish ahead of fellow semifinalist Yugoslavia 18 This remains the U S team s best World Cup result and is the highest finish of any team from outside of South America and Europe The U S qualified for the 1934 World Cup by defeating Mexico 4 2 in Italy a few days before the finals started In a straight knock out format the team first played host Italy and lost 7 1 eliminating the U S from the tournament At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin the U S again lost to Italy in the first round and were eliminated although this time with a score of 1 0 Italy went on to win both tournaments being a dominant team of that era The 1950 World Cup in Brazil was the next World Cup appearance for the United States as it withdrew in 1938 and the tournament wasn t held again until 1950 due to World War II The U S lost its first match 3 1 against Spain but then won 1 0 against England at Independencia Stadium in Belo Horizonte Striker Joe Gaetjens was the goal scorer Called The Miracle on Grass the result is considered one of the greatest upsets in the history of the World Cup 19 20 In their third game of the tournament a 5 2 defeat by Chile saw the U S eliminated from the tournament 1960s 1980s edit The national team spent the mid to late 20th century in near complete irrelevance in both the international game and the domestic sporting scene There was only one World Cup berth for CONCACAF during this period until 1982 21 22 Playing only two matches from 1981 to 1983 U S Soccer targeted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1986 World Cup as means of rebuilding the national team and its fan base The International Olympic Committee declared that teams from outside Europe and South America could field full senior teams including professionals until then the amateur only rule had heavily favored socialist countries from Eastern Europe whose players were professionals in all but name The U S had a very strong showing at the tournament beating Costa Rica tying Egypt losing only to favorite Italy and finishing 1 1 1 but didn t make the second round losing to Egypt on a tiebreaker both had three points 23 To provide a more stable national team program and renew interest in the North American Soccer League U S Soccer entered the national team into the NASL league schedule for the 1983 season as Team America This team lacked the continuity and regularity of training that conventional clubs enjoy and many players were unwilling to play for the national team instead of their own clubs when conflicts arose 22 Team America finished the season at the bottom of the league with U S Soccer canceling the experiment and withdrawing the national team from the NASL after one season By the end of 1984 the NASL had folded leaving the U S without a single professional level outdoor soccer league 24 The U S bid to host the 1986 World Cup after Colombia withdrew from contention due to economic concerns but FIFA selected Mexico to host the tournament In the last game of CONCACAF qualifying for the 1986 World Cup the U S needed only a tie against Costa Rica to reach the final qualification group against Honduras and Canada U S Soccer scheduled the game to be played in Torrance California an area with many Costa Rican expatriates and marketed the game almost exclusively to the Costa Rican community 25 Costa Rica won the match 1 0 and kept the U S from reaching its fourth World Cup finals 22 26 1990s edit On July 4 1988 FIFA named the U S as the host of the 1994 World Cup under significant international criticism given the perceived weakness of the national team and the lack of a professional outdoor league The success of the 1984 Summer Olympics played a major role in FIFA s decision Criticism diminished somewhat when a 1 0 win against Trinidad and Tobago the first road win for the U S in nearly two years in the last match of the 1989 CONCACAF Championship earned the U S its first World Cup appearance in 40 years although their journey was significantly eased by the disqualification of CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico The team was coached by Bob Gansler Wisconsin Milwaukee and U20 national team coach in preparation for the 1990 World Cup in Italy with two of the team s more experienced players Rick Davis and Hugo Perez recovering from serious injuries and unavailable for selection Rather than fill out his team with veteran professionals from U S indoor soccer leagues Gansler and his assistant Stejem Mark chose to select many younger players with better conditioning for the outdoor game including several collegiate players such as Virginia goalkeeper Tony Meola The U S entered the tournament as massive underdogs and suffered defeats in all three of its group games to Czechoslovakia Italy and Austria Defenders Jimmy Banks and Desmond Armstrong became the first African Americans to appear in a World Cup match for the United States 27 In a noteworthy match in the 1993 U S Cup the U S beat England 2 0 28 After qualifying automatically as the host of the 1994 World Cup under Bora Milutinovic the U S opened the tournament schedule with a 1 1 tie against Switzerland in the Pontiac Silverdome in the suburbs of Detroit the first World Cup game played indoors In its second game the U S faced Colombia then ranked fourth in the world at the Rose Bowl Aided by an own goal from Andres Escobar the U S won 2 1 29 Escobar was later murdered in his home country possibly in retaliation for this mistake 30 Despite a 1 0 loss to Romania in its final group game the U S made it past the initial round for the first time since 1930 In the round of 16 the U S lost 1 0 to the eventual champion Brazil 31 The team later fired Bora in 1995 reportedly because he was not interested in administrative duties 32 In a 1995 friendly the U S came back from 3 0 down to win 4 3 against Saudi Arabia the biggest comeback in the team s history That same year the team participated as guests in the 1995 Copa America where they finished first in their group after beating Chile and Argentina advancing to the quarterfinals In that stage the U S defeated Mexico on penalties and then lost to Brazil 1 0 in the semifinals The United States finished fourth after losing to Colombia 4 1 33 In the 1998 World Cup in France the team lost all three group matches 2 0 to Germany 2 1 to Iran and 1 0 to Yugoslavia finishing dead last in the field of 32 2000s edit nbsp Claudio Reyna during practice The U S qualified for the 2002 World Cup under Bruce Arena the team reached the quarterfinals its best finish in a World Cup since 1930 The team advanced from the group stage with four points beginning with a 3 2 win over Portugal followed by a 1 1 tie with co host and eventual semifinalist South Korea The third and final match was a 3 1 loss to Poland the team still got to the round of 16 when South Korea defeated Portugal This set the stage for a face off with continental rivals Mexico the first time they met in a World Cup The U S won the game 2 0 with Brian McBride opening the scoring early and Landon Donovan doubling the lead in the 65th minute In the quarterfinals where it met Germany the USMNT lost 1 0 after being controversially denied a penalty when Torsten Frings handled the ball to prevent a Gregg Berhalter goal Donovan won the Best Young Player for the tournament In the 2006 World Cup after finishing top of the CONCACAF qualification tournament the U S was drawn into Group E along with the Czech Republic Italy and Ghana The United States opened the tournament with a 3 0 loss to the Czech Republic The team then tied 1 1 against eventual winners Italy 34 and then were knocked out of the tournament when they were beaten 2 1 by Ghana in its final group match with Clint Dempsey scoring the U S s only goal in the tournament the goal against Italy had been an own goal by Italian defender Cristian Zaccardo 35 Following the tournament Arena s contract was not renewed after the national team remained dormant for the rest of 2006 the federation hired former Chicago Fire and MetroStars head coach Bob Bradley in early 2007 After winning the 2007 Gold Cup against Mexico the USMNT qualified for the 2009 Confederations Cup 36 The U S shocked the soccer world by defeating top ranked Spain who were on a 35 game undefeated streak 2 0 37 With the win the United States advanced to its first ever final in a men s FIFA tournament The team lost 3 2 to Brazil after leading 2 0 at half time 38 Hosting the 2009 Gold Cup 39 the United States was beaten by Mexico 5 0 in the final this defeat broke the U S team s 58 match home unbeaten streak against CONCACAF opponents and was the first home loss to Mexico since 1999 In the fourth round of the 2010 World Cup qualification Jozy Altidore became the youngest U S player to score a hat trick in a 3 0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago 40 On October 10 2009 the U S secured qualification to the 2010 World Cup with a 3 2 win over Honduras Four days later the U S finished in first place in the group with a 2 2 tie against Costa Rica 2010s edit nbsp Landon Donovan at the 2010 World Cup In the 2010 World Cup the USMNT was drawn into Group C against England Slovenia and Algeria After drawing against England 1 1 and Slovenia 2 2 the U S defeated Algeria 1 0 with a stoppage time goal from Landon Donovan taking first place in a World Cup group for the first time since 1930 In the round of 16 the U S was eliminated by Ghana 2 1 41 After losing to Mexico 4 2 in the final of the 2011 Gold Cup Bob Bradley was relieved of his duties and former Germany manager Jurgen Klinsmann was hired as head coach The U S won 1 0 in Genoa Italy on February 29 2012 the team s first ever win over Italy In July 2013 the United States were named North American champions for the fifth time after winning the Gold Cup with a 1 0 victory over Panama in the final with Landon Donovan winning the tournament s golden ball award A 4 3 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in an international friendly match in Sarajevo represented the 12th straight win for the USMNT the longest winning streak for any team in the world at that time 42 43 44 45 The 12 game winning streak ended September 6 2013 when the U S lost to Costa Rica 3 1 in San Jose 46 in the final round of qualification The U S eventually clinched a spot in the 2014 World Cup 47 The Americans were drawn into Group G along with Ghana Germany and Portugal 48 The U S took revenge on the Ghanaians winning 2 1 49 They tied their second group game against Portugal 2 2 In the final game of the group stage the U S fell to Germany 1 0 but moved on to the knockout stage on goal difference 50 This was the first time that the team made two consecutive trips to the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup 51 In the round of 16 the U S lost 2 1 to Belgium in extra time despite goalkeeper Tim Howard making a World Cup record 15 saves 52 note 2 during the match 53 nbsp Clint Dempsey with the U S in 2011 In the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup the U S were eliminated by Jamaica 2 1 in the semifinals before losing to Panama on penalties in the third place match This was the first time the team failed to make the tournament final since 2003 In the 2015 CONCACAF Cup playoff to determine the region s entry to the 2017 Confederations Cup the Stars and Stripes were defeated 3 2 by Mexico at the Rose Bowl In June 2016 the U S played as hosts of Copa America Centenario The U S topped Group A on goal difference against Colombia and then beat Ecuador 2 1 in the quarterfinals but then fell to Argentina 4 0 and lost to Colombia again 1 0 in the third place match They finished fourth overall tying their best finish ever in 1995 Following consecutive losses to Mexico and Costa Rica in the opening games of the final round of qualification for the 2018 World Cup Klinsmann was removed as national team coach and technical director and replaced by previous U S head coach Bruce Arena World Cup qualification resumed on March 24 2017 where Arena and his team achieved a record 6 0 win over Honduras 54 The U S got their third ever result in World Cup qualification at the Estadio Azteca when they drew 1 1 against Mexico In July 2017 the U S won their sixth Gold Cup with a 2 1 win over Jamaica in the final Following a 2 1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago on October 10 2017 the U S failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup missing the tournament for the first time since 1986 55 Many pundits and analysts called this the worst result and worst performance in the history of the national team 56 Following Arena s resignation on October 13 2017 assistant coach Dave Sarachan was named interim head coach during the search for a permanent replacement 57 The search for a permanent head coach was delayed by the USSF presidential election in February 2018 and the hiring of Earnie Stewart as general manager in June 2018 58 59 Gregg Berhalter coach of the Columbus Crew and a former USMNT defender was announced as the team s new head coach on December 2 2018 60 61 Under Berhalter the team lost in the 2019 Gold Cup final 1 0 against Mexico denying them a chance at becoming back to back champions 2020s edit nbsp Christian Pulisic at the 2022 World Cup Throughout the late 2010s and early 2020s an influx of new young talent widely described as America s golden generation 62 63 64 began to grow into a host of players playing for top European clubs with Christian Pulisic Weston McKennie Tyler Adams Yunus Musah Timothy Weah Sergino Dest and Gio Reyna being some of the more notable names This new group won the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League in 2021 with a classic 3 2 victory against Mexico in the final An entirely different team also won the Gold Cup against Mexico later that summer contributing to a record for wins in a calendar year with 17 wins three ties and two losses 65 The United States qualified for the 2022 World Cup by finishing third in the final qualifying round Grouped with England Iran and Wales in Group B the team advanced to the knockout stage as runners up with five points and without losing a game There they faced the Netherlands suffering a 3 1 defeat Midfielder Kellyn Acosta became the first Asian American to appear for the U S at a World Cup 66 After Berhalter s contract expired in December 2022 the U S searched for an interim head coach Under B J Callaghan in June 2023 the United States successfully defended their Nations League trophy by winning the 2022 23 CONCACAF Nations League The team conceded no goals in the finals winning 3 0 against Mexico and 2 0 against Canada in the final 67 In July 2023 the U S with a different squad lost to Panama in a penalty shootout in the 2023 Gold Cup 68 The United States automatically qualified for the 2026 World Cup as co host in February 2023 and secured a spot at the U S hosted 2024 Copa America by defeating Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 over two legs in November 2023 69 Gregg Berhalter was reappointed as coach of the United States on June 16 2023 and he will lead the team until the end of the 2026 World Cup 70 In March 2024 the United States won the CONCACAF Nations League achieving the team s third title in a row after defeating Mexico 2 0 in the final 71 Team image editUniform and crest edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to United States Men s national soccer team kits Since their first unofficial game against Canada the most common U S uniform has been white tops with blue shorts In 1950 the U S adopted a Peru styled diagonal stripe or sash across the shirt The stripe has been on the third uniforms for 2003 2004 and 2006 as well as the 2010 home road and third uniforms An additional color scheme based on the U S flag has been occasionally used most prominently in the 1994 World Cup and 2012 13 qualifiers as well the 1983 Team America franchise of the North American Soccer League comprising a shirt with red and white stripes with blue shorts German brand Adidas provided the uniform for the United States from 1984 until 1994 Since 1995 American company Nike has been the uniform supplier 72 Uniform suppliers edit Kit supplier Period Contractduration Notes Adidas 1975 1994 1975 1994 73 Nike 1995 present 1995 2021 2022 2031 74 75 Rivalries edit Mexico edit Main article Mexico United States soccer rivalry Despite being two of CONCACAF s superpowers this rivalry did not intensify until the late 20th century when the teams began to frequently compete in CONCACAF The two teams met in the 2002 World Cup on June 17 in the round of 16 with the United States winning 2 0 76 On August 15 2012 the United States defeated Mexico at Estadio Azteca in the first victory for the U S against Mexico on Mexican soil in 75 years 77 Ever since their first meeting in 1934 the two teams have met 77 times with Mexico leading the overall series 36W 17T 24L outscoring the U S 145 92 However since the 1990s the tide began to change due to a rapid growth of soccer in the U S During the 21st century the series has favored the U S 19W 8T 9L Either the United States or Mexico has won every edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup except one the 2000 Gold Cup was won by Canada Canada edit See also Canada United States sports rivalries Soccer The U S has a second newer less bitter rival in Canada The United States has historically been the stronger side having qualified for 11 World Cups while Canada has qualified for two Canada defeated the United States for the first time in 34 years 78 2 0 at BMO Field in Toronto on October 15 2019 On November 15 of that year the United States beat Canada 4 1 in Orlando Florida Almost two years later America defeated Canada 1 0 in a 2021 Gold Cup matchup in Kansas City Kansas In 2022 World Cup qualifying Canada tied 1 1 in Nashville Tennessee in September 2021 and defeated the U S 2 0 in Hamilton Ontario in January 2022 On June 18 2023 the United States defeated Canada 2 0 in the 2022 23 CONCACAF Nations League final in Las Vegas Nevada 79 The U S defeated Canada yet again in a 2023 Gold Cup quarterfinal matchup this time 3 2 on penalties The United States currently leads the series 18W 11T 11L Supporters edit nbsp Sam s Army at a U S vs Jamaica match There have been two main supporter groups backing U S Soccer teams Sam s Army and The American Outlaws Sam s Army started shortly after the 1994 World Cup in the United States 80 and were active through 2014 Sam s Army members wore red to matches and sung or chanted throughout the match and often brought huge U S flags and other banners to the game The American Outlaws began in Lincoln Nebraska in 2007 as a local supporters group 81 The group s membership attempted to address a lack of consistency from game to game in supporter organization and social events on match days 82 To achieve this goal the American Outlaws became a nationwide non profit supporters group Some American Outlaws members wear U S flag bandanas over their faces and commonly wear soccer supporter scarves citation needed Some branches of the American Outlaws have their own scarves specific to their branch citation needed The U S men s national team has a tremendous following on social media especially Twitter and Instagram Interest in young American players and the attention they bring has led to an increase in foreign investment in U S players 83 soccer development programs and sports clubs 84 Home stadium edit See also United States men s national team results by home stadium nbsp RFK Stadium in Washington D C has hosted over 20 USMNT matches The United States does not have a dedicated national stadium like other national teams instead the team has played their home matches at 121 venues in 30 states and the District of Columbia citation needed Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium located in the national capital of Washington D C has hosted 24 matches the most of any stadium 85 The state of California has hosted 117 matches the most of any state and greater Los Angeles has hosted 79 matches at several venues in and around the city of LA The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted 20 matches from 1965 to 2000 but fell out of use due to its age citation needed The Rose Bowl a 92 000 seat venue in Pasadena has hosted 17 national team matches as well as the 1994 World Cup final the 1999 Women s World Cup final and the 1984 Olympics gold medal match 86 Media coverage edit TNT Sports has the English language rights for U S Soccer broadcasts from 2022 to 2030 All matches are streaming live on Max with matches also on TNT and TBS In June 2021 CBS Sports acquired partial rights to select U S Soccer matches including World Cup qualifiers and the Nations League finals to be broadcast on CBS Sports Network and the Paramount streaming service Telemundo has the Spanish language rights to all U S Soccer broadcasts from 2023 to 2030 These agreements do not apply to World Cup away qualifiers whose rights are distributed by the host country 87 Therefore these matches can be found on other networks such as Univision and Paramount Results and fixtures editMain articles United States men s national soccer team results and United States men s national soccer team records and statistics Further information 2023 in American soccer and 2024 in American soccer The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled Win Draw Loss Fixture 2023 edit United States nbsp v nbsp Mexico June 15 Nations League SFUnited States nbsp 3 0 nbsp MexicoParadise Nevada19 00 PT Pulisic nbsp 37 46 Pepi nbsp 78 Report Stadium Allegiant Stadium Attendance 65 000Referee Ivan Barton El Salvador Canada nbsp v nbsp United States June 18 Nations League FCanada nbsp 0 2 nbsp United StatesParadise Nevada20 30 ET Report Richards nbsp 12 Balogun nbsp 34 Stadium Allegiant Stadium Attendance 35 000Referee Said Martinez Honduras United States nbsp v nbsp Jamaica June 24 Gold Cup GSUnited States nbsp 1 1 nbsp JamaicaChicago Illinois21 30 ET Vazquez nbsp 88 Report Lowe nbsp 13 Stadium Soldier Field Attendance 36 666Referee Cesar Ramos Mexico Saint Kitts and Nevis nbsp v nbsp United States June 28 Gold Cup GSSaint Kitts and Nevis nbsp 0 6 nbsp United StatesSt Louis Missouri21 30 ET Report Mihailovic nbsp 12 79 Reynolds nbsp 14 Ferreira nbsp 16 25 50 Stadium CityPark Attendance 21 216Referee Juan Gabriel Calderon Costa Rica United States nbsp v nbsp Trinidad and Tobago July 2 Gold Cup GSUnited States nbsp 6 0 nbsp Trinidad and TobagoCharlotte North Carolina19 00 ET Ferreira nbsp 14 38 45 3 pen Cowell nbsp 65 Busio nbsp 79 Vazquez nbsp 90 4 Report Stadium Bank of America Stadium Attendance 40 243Referee Mario Escobar Guatemala United States nbsp v nbsp Canada July 9 Gold Cup QFUnited States nbsp 2 2 a e t 3 2 p nbsp CanadaCincinnati Ohio19 30 ET Vazquez nbsp 88 Kennedy nbsp 114 o g Report Vitoria nbsp 90 3 pen Shaffelburg nbsp 109 Stadium TQL Stadium Attendance 24 979Referee Marco Ortiz Mexico PenaltiesVazquez nbsp Cowell nbsp Busio nbsp Ferreira nbsp nbsp Vitoria nbsp Fraser nbsp Miller nbsp Russell Rowe nbsp Brym United States nbsp v nbsp Panama July 12 Gold Cup SFUnited States nbsp 1 1 a e t 4 5 p nbsp PanamaSan Diego California19 30 ET Ferreira nbsp 105 Report I Anderson nbsp 99 Stadium Snapdragon Stadium Attendance 31 690Referee Walter Lopez Guatemala PenaltiesFerreira nbsp Mihailovic nbsp Morris nbsp Gressel nbsp Miazga nbsp Roldan nbsp nbsp Escobar nbsp Diaz nbsp Martinez nbsp Barcenas nbsp Waterman nbsp Carrasquilla United States nbsp v nbsp Uzbekistan September 9 FriendlyUnited States nbsp 3 0 nbsp UzbekistanSt Louis Missouri17 30 EDT Weah nbsp 4 Pepi nbsp 90 1 Pulisic nbsp 90 5 pen Report Stadium CityPark Attendance 15 569Referee Nelson Salgado Honduras United States nbsp v nbsp Oman September 12 FriendlyUnited States nbsp 4 0 nbsp OmanSaint Paul Minnesota20 30 EDT Balogun nbsp 13 Aaronson nbsp 60 Pepi nbsp 79 Al Braiki nbsp 81 o g Report Stadium Allianz Field Attendance 13 665Referee Mario Escobar Guatemala United States nbsp v nbsp Germany October 14 FriendlyUnited States nbsp 1 3 nbsp GermanyEast Hartford Connecticut15 00 ET Pulisic nbsp 27 Report Gundogan nbsp 39 Fullkrug nbsp 58 Musiala nbsp 61 Stadium Pratt amp Whitney Stadium Attendance 37 743Referee Fernando Guerrero Mexico United States nbsp v nbsp Ghana October 17 FriendlyUnited States nbsp 4 0 nbsp GhanaNashville Tennessee20 30 ET Reyna nbsp 10 39 Pulisic nbsp 19 pen Balogun nbsp 22 Report Stadium Geodis Park Attendance 18 468Referee Marco Ortiz Mexico United States nbsp v nbsp Trinidad and Tobago November 16 Nations League QF 1st LegUnited States nbsp 3 0 nbsp Trinidad and TobagoAustin Texas21 00 ET Pepi nbsp 81 Robinson nbsp 86 Reyna nbsp 89 Report Stadium Q2 Stadium Attendance 19 850Referee Oshane Nation Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago nbsp v nbsp United States November 20 Nations League QF 2nd LegTrinidad and Tobago nbsp 2 1 2 4 agg nbsp United StatesPort of Spain Trinidad and Tobago19 00 ET Moore nbsp 43 Jones nbsp 57 Report Robinson nbsp 25 Stadium Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee Walter Lopez Guatemala Note United States won 4 2 on aggregate and qualified to the 2024 Copa America 2024 edit United States nbsp v nbsp Slovenia January 20 FriendlyUnited States nbsp 0 1 nbsp SloveniaSan Antonio Texas15 00 ET Report Gradisar nbsp 26 Stadium Toyota Field Attendance 9 191Referee Pierre Luc Lauziere Canada United States nbsp v nbsp Jamaica March 21 Nations League SFUnited States nbsp 3 1 a e t nbsp JamaicaArlington Texas19 00 ET Burke nbsp 90 6 o g Wright nbsp 96 109 Report Leigh nbsp 1 Stadium AT amp T Stadium Attendance 40 926Referee Selvin Brown Honduras United States nbsp v nbsp Mexico March 24 Nations League FUnited States nbsp 2 0 nbsp MexicoArlington Texas21 15 ET Adams nbsp 45 Reyna nbsp 63 Report Stadium AT amp T Stadium Attendance 59 471Referee Drew Fischer Canada United States nbsp v nbsp Colombia June 8 FriendlyUnited States nbsp v nbsp ColombiaLandover Maryland17 30 EDT Stadium Commanders Field United States nbsp v nbsp Brazil June 12 FriendlyUnited States nbsp v nbsp BrazilOrlando Florida19 00 ET Stadium Camping World Stadium United States nbsp v nbsp Bolivia June 23 2024 Copa AmericaUnited States nbsp v nbsp BoliviaArlington Texas17 00 CDT Stadium AT amp T Stadium Panama nbsp v nbsp United States June 27 2024 Copa AmericaPanama nbsp v nbsp United StatesAtlanta Georgia18 00 EDT Stadium Mercedes Benz Stadium United States nbsp v nbsp Uruguay July 1 2024 Copa AmericaUnited States nbsp v nbsp UruguayKansas City Missouri20 00 CDT Stadium Arrowhead Stadium All time results edit Main article United States men s national soccer team records and statistics The following table shows the United States all time international record correct as of March 24 2024 Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Total 775 344 164 267 1165 995 170 worldfootball net FIFA comStaff editSee also List of United States men s national soccer team head coaches Coaching staff Position Name Head coach nbsp Gregg Berhalter Assistant coaches nbsp B J Callaghan nbsp Mikey Varas nbsp Vincent Cavin 88 Goalkeeping coach nbsp Fabian Otte 89 Scout and opponent analyst nbsp Eric Laurie Head performance expert nbsp Steve Tashjian Movement and conditioning coach nbsp Darcy Norman Set piece coach nbsp Lars Knudsen Technical staff Position Name Start date Ref Sporting director nbsp Matt Crocker April 2023 90 Vice president of sporting nbsp Oguchi Onyewu May 2023 91 Players editFor all past and present players who have appeared for the national team see List of United States men s international soccer players Current squad edit The following 27 players were named to the training squad preparatory for the 2024 Copa America 92 Caps and goals are updated as of March 24 2024 after the match against Mexico No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club 1 GK Matt Turner 1994 06 24 June 24 1994 age 29 39 0 nbsp Nottingham Forest 1 GK Sean Johnson 1989 05 31 May 31 1989 age 34 13 0 nbsp Toronto FC 1 GK Ethan Horvath 1995 06 09 June 9 1995 age 28 9 0 nbsp Cardiff City 2 DF Tim Ream 1987 10 05 October 5 1987 age 36 56 1 nbsp Fulham 2 DF Antonee Robinson 1997 08 08 August 8 1997 age 26 41 4 nbsp Fulham 2 DF Miles Robinson 1997 03 14 March 14 1997 age 27 29 3 nbsp FC Cincinnati 2 DF Shaq Moore 1996 11 02 November 2 1996 age 27 18 1 nbsp Nashville SC 2 DF Chris Richards 2000 03 28 March 28 2000 age 24 16 1 nbsp Crystal Palace 2 DF Cameron Carter Vickers 1997 12 31 December 31 1997 age 26 16 0 nbsp Celtic 2 DF Mark McKenzie 1999 02 25 February 25 1999 age 25 13 0 nbsp Genk 2 DF Joe Scally 2002 12 31 December 31 2002 age 21 9 0 nbsp Borussia Monchengladbach 2 DF Kristoffer Lund 2002 05 14 May 14 2002 age 22 3 0 nbsp Palermo 3 MF Weston McKennie 1998 08 28 August 28 1998 age 25 51 11 nbsp Juventus 3 MF Tyler Adams 1999 02 14 February 14 1999 age 25 38 2 nbsp Bournemouth 3 MF Yunus Musah 2002 11 29 November 29 2002 age 21 35 0 nbsp Milan 3 MF Giovanni Reyna 2002 11 13 November 13 2002 age 21 26 8 nbsp Nottingham Forest 3 MF Luca de la Torre 1998 05 23 May 23 1998 age 26 20 0 nbsp Celta Vigo 3 MF Johnny Cardoso 2001 09 20 September 20 2001 age 22 11 0 nbsp Real Betis 3 MF Malik Tillman 2002 05 28 May 28 2002 age 22 10 0 nbsp PSV Eindhoven 3 MF Timothy Tillman 1999 01 04 January 4 1999 age 25 1 0 nbsp Los Angeles FC 4 FW Christian Pulisic captain 1998 09 18 September 18 1998 age 25 66 28 nbsp Milan 4 FW Brenden Aaronson 2000 10 22 October 22 2000 age 23 40 8 nbsp Union Berlin 4 FW Timothy Weah 2000 02 22 February 22 2000 age 24 37 5 nbsp Juventus 4 FW Ricardo Pepi 2003 01 09 January 9 2003 age 21 23 10 nbsp PSV Eindhoven 4 FW Josh Sargent 2000 02 20 February 20 2000 age 24 23 5 nbsp Norwich City 4 FW Folarin Balogun 2001 07 03 July 3 2001 age 22 10 3 nbsp Monaco a 4 FW Haji Wright 1998 03 27 March 27 1998 age 26 9 4 nbsp Coventry City Recent call ups edit The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call up GK Drake Callender 1997 10 07 October 7 1997 age 26 0 0 nbsp Inter Miami CF 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals GK Patrick Schulte 2001 03 13 March 13 2001 age 23 1 0 nbsp Columbus Crew v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 GK Roman Celentano 2000 09 14 September 14 2000 age 23 0 0 nbsp FC Cincinnati v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 GK Gabriel Slonina 2004 05 15 May 15 2004 age 20 1 0 nbsp Eupen v nbsp Trinidad and Tobago November 20 2023 GK Josh Cohen 1992 08 08 August 8 1992 age 31 0 0 nbsp Atlanta United FC 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals PRE DF Sergino Dest 2000 11 03 November 3 2000 age 23 33 2 nbsp PSV Eindhoven 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals DF James Sands 2000 07 06 July 6 2000 age 23 13 0 nbsp New York City FC v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 DF DeJuan Jones 1997 06 24 June 24 1997 age 26 8 0 nbsp New England Revolution v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 DF John Tolkin 2002 07 31 July 31 2002 age 21 4 0 nbsp New York Red Bulls v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 DF Caleb Wiley 2004 12 22 December 22 2004 age 19 2 0 nbsp Atlanta United FC v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 DF Nathan Harriel 2001 04 23 April 23 2001 age 23 0 0 nbsp Philadelphia Union v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 DF Ian Murphy 2000 01 16 January 16 2000 age 24 0 0 nbsp FC Cincinnati v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 DF Nkosi Tafari 1997 03 23 March 23 1997 age 27 0 0 nbsp FC Dallas v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 DF Jackson Ragen 1998 09 24 September 24 1998 age 25 0 0 nbsp Seattle Sounders FC Training Camp January 8 16 2024 INJ DF DeAndre Yedlin 1993 07 09 July 9 1993 age 30 81 0 nbsp FC Cincinnati 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup DF Aaron Long 1992 10 12 October 12 1992 age 31 35 3 nbsp Los Angeles FC 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup DF Matt Miazga 1995 07 19 July 19 1995 age 28 28 1 nbsp FC Cincinnati 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup DF Bryan Reynolds 2001 06 28 June 28 2001 age 22 7 1 nbsp Westerlo 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup DF Jalen Neal 2003 08 24 August 24 2003 age 20 6 0 nbsp LA Galaxy 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup DF Walker Zimmerman 1993 05 19 May 19 1993 age 31 42 3 nbsp Nashville SC 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals DF Auston Trusty 1998 08 12 August 12 1998 age 25 2 0 nbsp Sheffield United 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals MF Aidan Morris 2001 11 16 November 16 2001 age 22 5 0 nbsp Columbus Crew v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 MF Josh Atencio 2002 01 31 January 31 2002 age 22 1 0 nbsp Seattle Sounders FC v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 MF Aziel Jackson 2001 10 25 October 25 2001 age 22 1 0 nbsp St Louis City SC v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 MF Jack McGlynn 2003 07 07 July 7 2003 age 20 1 0 nbsp Philadelphia Union v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 MF Sean Zawadzki 2000 04 21 April 21 2000 age 24 1 0 nbsp Columbus Crew v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 MF Lennard Maloney 1999 10 08 October 8 1999 age 24 2 0 nbsp 1 FC Heidenheim v nbsp Trinidad and Tobago November 20 2023 MF Paxten Aaronson 2003 08 26 August 26 2003 age 20 1 0 nbsp Vitesse v nbsp Trinidad and Tobago November 20 2023 MF Tanner Tessmann 2001 09 24 September 24 2001 age 22 2 0 nbsp Venezia v nbsp Oman September 12 2023 MF Benjamin Cremaschi 2005 03 02 March 2 2005 age 19 1 0 nbsp Inter Miami CF v nbsp Oman September 12 2023 MF Cristian Roldan 1995 06 03 June 3 1995 age 28 37 0 nbsp Seattle Sounders FC 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup MF Jackson Yueill 1997 03 19 March 19 1997 age 27 16 0 nbsp San Jose Earthquakes 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup MF Gianluca Busio 2002 05 28 May 28 2002 age 22 13 1 nbsp Venezia 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup MF Djordje Mihailovic 1998 11 10 November 10 1998 age 25 11 3 nbsp Colorado Rapids 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup MF Alan Sonora 1998 08 03 August 3 1998 age 25 5 0 nbsp Huracan 2023 CONCACAF Gold CupINJ FW Esmir Bajraktarevic 2005 03 10 March 10 2005 age 19 1 0 nbsp New England Revolution v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 FW Bernard Kamungo 2002 01 01 January 1 2002 age 22 1 0 nbsp FC Dallas v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 FW Diego Luna 2003 09 07 September 7 2003 age 20 1 0 nbsp Real Salt Lake v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 FW Duncan McGuire 2001 02 05 February 5 2001 age 23 1 0 nbsp Orlando City SC v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 FW Brian White 1996 02 03 February 3 1996 age 28 1 0 nbsp Vancouver Whitecaps FC v nbsp Slovenia January 20 2024 FW Cade Cowell 2003 10 14 October 14 2003 age 20 8 1 nbsp Guadalajara Training Camp January 8 16 2024WD FW Alejandro Zendejas 1998 02 07 February 7 1998 age 26 7 1 nbsp America v nbsp Trinidad and Tobago November 20 2023 FW Kevin Paredes 2003 05 07 May 7 2003 age 21 3 0 nbsp VfL Wolfsburg v nbsp Trinidad and Tobago November 20 2023 FW Jordan Morris 1994 10 26 October 26 1994 age 29 55 11 nbsp Seattle Sounders FC 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup FW Jesus Ferreira 2000 12 24 December 24 2000 age 23 23 15 nbsp FC Dallas 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup FW Brandon Vazquez 1998 10 14 October 14 1998 age 25 8 4 nbsp Monterrey 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup FW Julian Gressel 1993 12 16 December 16 1993 age 30 6 0 nbsp Inter Miami CF 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup FW Taylor Booth 2001 05 31 May 31 2001 age 22 2 0 nbsp Utrecht 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals PRE Preliminary squad INJ Injured WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non injury issue Individual records editFurther information List of United States men s international soccer players As of 24 March 2024 93 Players in bold are still active with the national team Most appearances edit nbsp Cobi Jones is the United States most capped player with 164 appearances Rank Player Caps Goals Career 1 Cobi Jones 164 15 1992 2004 2 Landon Donovan 157 57 2000 2014 3 Michael Bradley 151 17 2006 2019 4 Clint Dempsey 141 57 2004 2017 5 Jeff Agoos 134 4 1988 2003 6 Marcelo Balboa 127 13 1988 2000 7 DaMarcus Beasley 126 17 2001 2017 8 Tim Howard 121 0 2002 2017 9 Jozy Altidore 115 42 2007 2019 10 Claudio Reyna 112 8 1994 2006 Top goalscorers edit nbsp nbsp Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey are the United States joint all time top scorers with 57 goals Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career 1 Clint Dempsey 57 141 0 404 2004 2017 Landon Donovan 57 157 0 363 2000 2014 3 Jozy Altidore 42 115 0 365 2007 2019 4 Eric Wynalda 34 106 0 321 1990 2000 5 Brian McBride 30 95 0 316 1993 2006 6 Christian Pulisic 28 66 0 424 2016 present 7 Joe Max Moore 24 100 0 240 1992 2002 8 Bruce Murray 21 85 0 247 1985 1993 9 Eddie Johnson 19 63 0 302 2004 2014 10 Earnie Stewart 17 101 0 168 1990 2004 DaMarcus Beasley 17 126 0 135 2001 2017 Michael Bradley 17 151 0 113 2006 2019Competitive record editFurther information Category United States men s national soccer team results See also United States men s national soccer team results and United States men s national soccer team records and statistics The U S has competed at the FIFA World Cup the CONCACAF Gold Cup the CONCACAF Nations League and the Summer Olympics The team has also played in the now defunct FIFA Confederations Cup the Copa America by invitation as well as several minor tournaments The best result for the United States in a World Cup tournament came in 1930 when the team reached the semifinals The team included six naturalized internationals five of them from Scotland and one from England 94 The best result in the modern era is the 2002 World Cup when the U S reached the quarter finals The worst World Cup tournament results in the modern era were group stage eliminations in 1990 1998 and 2006 although the country failed to even qualify for the final tournament in 2018 The United States reached the round of 16 in 1994 2010 2014 and 2022 In the Confederations Cup the United States finished in third place in both 1992 and 1999 and were runner up in 2009 The United States appeared in their first intercontinental tournament final at the 2009 Confederations Cup 95 where they lost to Brazil 3 2 after leading 2 0 at halftime The U S men s soccer team have played in the Summer Olympics since 1924 From that tournament to 1980 only amateur and state sponsored Eastern European players were allowed on Olympic teams The Olympics became a full international tournament in 1984 after the IOC allowed full national teams from outside FIFA CONMEBOL amp UEFA confederations Ever since 1992 the men s Olympic event has been age restricted under 23 plus three overage players and participation has been by the United States men s national under 23 soccer team In regional competitions the United States has won the CONCACAF Gold Cup seven times with their most recent title in 2021 96 They won the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League in 2021 97 Their best ever finish at the Copa America was fourth place at the 1995 and 2016 editions 98 99 while they will play as hosts in 2024 FIFA World Cup edit Main article United States at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup Qualification Year Round Position Pld W D L F A Squad Pld W D L F A nbsp 1930 Semifinals note 3 3rd 3 2 0 1 7 6 Squad Qualified as invitees nbsp 1934 Round of 16 16th 1 0 0 1 1 7 Squad 1 1 0 0 4 2 nbsp 1938 Withdrew Withdrew nbsp 1950 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 4 8 Squad 4 1 1 2 8 15 nbsp 1954 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 7 9 nbsp 1958 4 0 0 4 5 21 nbsp 1962 2 0 1 1 3 6 nbsp 1966 4 1 2 1 4 5 nbsp 1970 6 3 0 3 11 9 nbsp 1974 4 0 1 3 6 10 nbsp 1978 5 1 2 2 3 7 nbsp 1982 4 1 1 2 4 8 nbsp 1986 6 3 2 1 8 3 nbsp 1990 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 8 Squad 10 5 4 1 11 4 nbsp 1994 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 3 4 Squad Qualified as hosts nbsp 1998 Group stage 32nd 3 0 0 3 1 5 Squad 16 8 6 2 27 14 nbsp nbsp 2002 Quarterfinals 8th 5 2 1 2 7 7 Squad 16 8 4 4 25 11 nbsp 2006 Group stage 25th 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad 18 12 4 2 35 11 nbsp 2010 Round of 16 12th 4 1 2 1 5 5 Squad 18 13 2 3 42 16 nbsp 2014 15th 4 1 1 2 5 6 Squad 16 11 2 3 26 14 nbsp 2018 Did not qualify 16 7 4 5 37 16 nbsp 2022 Round of 16 14th 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad 14 7 4 3 21 10 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2026 Qualified as co hosts Qualified as co hosts nbsp nbsp nbsp 2030 To be determined To be determined nbsp 2034 Total Semifinals 12 23 37 9 8 20 40 66 168 84 40 44 287 191 FIFA World Cup history First match nbsp United States 3 0 Belgium nbsp July 13 1930 Montevideo Uruguay Biggest win nbsp United States 3 0 Belgium nbsp July 13 1930 Montevideo Uruguay nbsp United States 3 0 Paraguay nbsp July 17 1930 Montevideo Uruguay Biggest defeat nbsp Italy 7 1 United States nbsp May 27 1934 Rome Italy Best result Third place at the 1930 FIFA World Cup Second best result 8th place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Worst result 32nd place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Second worst result 25th place at the 2006 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup edit Main article United States at the CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Championship 1963 1989 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991 present CONCACAF Championship amp CONCACAF Gold Cup record Qualification record Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA nbsp 1963 Did not enter Did not enter nbsp 1965 nbsp 1967 nbsp 1969 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 3 span dat, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. | ||||||||||||||||