Early years

The first U.S. national soccer team was constituted in 1885, when it played Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom.^[10] 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 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. The U.S. then earned a 3–0 victory over Paraguay, with FIFA crediting Bert Patenaude with two of the goals.^{[11][12][13][14][15]} 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.^[16] In the semifinals, the U.S. lost to Argentina 6–1. There was no third place game. However, using the overall tournament records in 1986, FIFA credited the U.S. with a third-place finish ahead of fellow semifinalist Yugoslavia.^[17] 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 U.S., as it withdrew in 1938 and the tournament wasn't held again until 1950. 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.^[18][19] In their third game of the tournament, a 5–2 defeat by Chile saw the U.S. eliminated from the tournament. The U.S. would not make another appearance in the World Cup finals for four decades.

1960s–1980s

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.^[20][21] The emergence of the North American Soccer League in the 1960s and 1970s raised hopes that the U.S. national team would soon improve and become a global force. However such hopes were not realized and by the 1980s the U.S. Soccer Federation found itself in serious financial struggles, with the national team 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).^[22]

To provide a more stable national team program and renew interest in the NASL, 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.^[21] 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.^[23]

The U.S. bid to host the 1986 FIFA 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.^[24] Costa Rica won the match 1–0, and kept the U.S. from reaching its fourth World Cup finals.^[21][25]

In 1988, U.S. Soccer attempted to re-implement its national-team-as-club concept, offering contracts to players to train with the national program full-time while occasionally loaning them to club teams as a revenue source for the federation. This brought many key veterans back into the program and allowed the team to begin playing more matches which, combined with an influx of talent from new youth clubs and leagues established across the nation in the wake of the NASL's popularity, allowed the national team to end the 1980s with optimism and higher hopes of qualifying for the 1990 World Cup than had existed for previous tournaments.

1990s

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.^[26]

In a noteworthy match, in the 1993 U.S. Cup, the U.S. beat England 2–0.^[27]

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.^[28] Escobar was later murdered in his home country, possibly in retaliation for this mistake.^[29] 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.^[30] Despite this success, the team fired Bora in 1995, reportedly because he was not interested in administrative duties.^[31]

In a 1995 friendly, the U.S. came back from 3–0 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.^[32]

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. Head coach Steve Sampson received much of the blame for the performance as a result of abruptly cutting team captain John Harkes, whom Sampson had named "Captain for Life" shortly before, as well as several other players who were instrumental to the qualifying effort, from the squad. Thomas Dooley became the captain at that point.^[33] It emerged in February 2010 that Sampson removed Harkes from the team due to Harkes allegedly having an affair with teammate Eric Wynalda's wife.^[34]

2000–2019

Claudio Reyna during practice

The U.S. qualified for the 2002 World Cup; under Bruce Arena, the U.S. reached the quarterfinals, its best finish in a World Cup since 1930. The team advanced in the group stage with a 1W–1D–1L record, beginning with a 3–2 upset 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. Brian McBride opened the scoring early, and Landon Donovan doubled the lead in the 65th minute. In the quarterfinals, where it met Germany, the U.S. lost 1–0 after being denied a penalty when Torsten Frings handled the ball to prevent a Gregg Berhalter goal. All of the U.S. games in the 2002 World Cup were played in South Korea and all their victories came wearing the white uniform, while their only defeats came while wearing the blue uniform.^[35] 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,^[36] 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).^[37] Following the tournament, Arena's contract was not renewed. After the national team remained dormant for the rest of 2006 while negotiating with various coaches, the federation hired former Chicago Fire, MetroStars and Chivas USA head coach Bob Bradley in early 2007.

Bradley began his competitive career with the national team with the 2007 Gold Cup. In the final, the United States beat Mexico 2–1, which qualified it for the 2009 Confederations Cup.^[38]

The U.S. had a notable performance at the 2009 Confederations Cup,^[39] defeating top-ranked Spain, who were on a 35-game undefeated streak, 2–0.^[40] 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.^[41]

The United States then hosted the 2009 Gold Cup.^[42] In the final, the United States was beaten by Mexico 5–0. 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, the U.S. began by beating Mexico 2–0. The February 2009 loss extended Mexico's losing streak against America on U.S. soil to 11 matches.^[43] Jozy Altidore became the youngest U.S. player to score a hat-trick, in a 3–0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.^[44] Near the end of the summer of 2009, the United States lost 2–1 to Mexico at Estadio Azteca. On October 10, 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.

Landon Donovan at the 2010 World Cup

In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the U.S. team was drawn in 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 Finals group for the first time since 1930. In the round of 16, the U.S. was eliminated by Ghana, 2–1.^[45] On FIFA's ranking of World Cup teams the U.S. finished in 12th place out of the 32-team field.

The U.S. again hosted the Gold Cup in 2011. The U.S. advanced past the group stage, then defeated Jamaica 2–0 in the quarterfinals and Panama 1–0 in the semifinals before losing to Mexico 4–2 in the final. Later in the summer, Bob Bradley was relieved of his duties and former German national team manager Jürgen Klinsmann was hired as head coach.

The U.S. had some success in friendlies in 2012 and 2013. The U.S. team won 1–0 in Italy on February 29, 2012, the team's first-ever win over Italy. On June 2, 2013, the U.S. played a friendly against Germany at a sold-out RFK Stadium in Washington D.C., with the U.S. winning 4–3. In July 2013, the U.S. hosted the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup where it went undefeated in the group stage and won 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.^{[46][47][48][49]} The 12 game winning streak ended September 6, 2013, when the U.S. lost to Costa Rica 3–1 in San José.^[50] In 2013 the national team played the final round of qualification,^[51][52] and by defeating Mexico in September, the U.S. clinched a spot in the 2014 World Cup.^[53]

The U.S. absorbed many German elements leading up to the 2014 World Cup. U.S.'s German head coach Jürgen Klinsmann surprised the U.S. soccer world by calling up five "Jürgen Americans"—half-blooded Germans born and professionally trained in Germany—to the 23-men squad in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.^{[54][55][56][57]} The U.S. was drawn into Group G, along with Ghana, Germany, and Portugal.^[58] The U.S. took revenge on the Ghanaians, winning 2–1.^[59] 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.^[60] This was the first time that the team made two consecutive trips to the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup.^[61] 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^{[62][note 2]} during the match.^[63]

Clint Dempsey with the U.S. in 2011

The national team's next tournament under Klinsmann was 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. The fourth-place finish was the worst Gold Cup performance by the national team since 2000, and 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 FIFA Confederations Cup, the U.S. 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. The U.S. 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 at the Copa América, 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 had a record 6–0 win over Honduras.^[64] Four days later, the team traveled to Panama City, drawing Panama 1–1. After beating Trinidad and Tobago 2–0, 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 CONCACAF 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.^[65] Many pundits and analysts called this the worst result and worst performance in the history of the national team.^[66]

Following Arena's resignation on October 13, 2017, assistant coach Dave Sarachan was named interim head coach during the search for a permanent replacement.^[67] 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.^[68][69] 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.^[70][71]

2019–present

Christian Pulisic at the 2022 World Cup

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. Throughout the late 2010s and early 2020s, an influx of new young talent 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. With a 1–0 friendly victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 18, 2021, the team set a program record for wins in a calendar year, with 17 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws.^[72] The young group has been widely described as America's golden generation.^[73][74][75]

The United States qualified for the 2022 World Cup by finishing third in the final qualifying round. The qualifying campaign included an unbeaten record at home and a draw away to Mexico at Estadio Azteca.^[76] 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.^[77]

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.^[78] In July 2023, the U.S. with a different squad lost to Panama in a penalty shootout in the 2023 Gold Cup.^[79]

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.^[80] 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.^[81]

Uniform and crest

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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 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.^[82]

Rivalries

Supporters

Sam's Army at a U.S. vs. Jamaica match

There have been two main supporter groups backing the United States men's national soccer team, Sam's Army and The American Outlaws. Sam's Army started shortly after the 1994 World Cup in the United States^[99] and were active through 2014. Sam's Army members wore red to matches and sung or chanted throughout the match. They often brought huge U.S. flags and other banners to the game.

The American Outlaws was started in Lincoln, Nebraska in 2007 as a local supporters' group.^[100] The group's membership attempted to address a lack of consistency from game to game in supporter organization and social events on match days.^[101] 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. Some branches of the American Outlaws have their own scarves specific to their branch.

The U.S. men's national team has had a tremendous following on social media, especially Twitter and Instagram in recent years. Interest in young American players and the attention they bring has led to an increase in foreign investment in U.S. players.^[102]

Home stadium

RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. has hosted over 20 USMNT matches.

The United States does not have a dedicated national stadium like most other national teams; instead, the team has played their home matches at 121 venues in 30 states and the District of Columbia. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, located in the national capital of Washington, D.C., has hosted 24 matches, the most of any stadium.^[103] The state of California has hosted 117 matches, the most of any state, and the Los Angeles metropolitan area has hosted 79 matches at several venues in and around the city of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted 20 matches from 1965 to 2000, but fell out of use due to its age. The Rose Bowl, a 92,000-seat venue in Pasadena, has hosted 17 national team matches, as well as the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final, the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, and the 1984 Olympics Gold Medal Match.^[104]

Media coverage

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports has the English language rights for U.S. Soccer broadcasts from 2022 to 2030. All matches are streaming live on HBO Max with matches also on TNT and TBS. In June 2021, CBS Sports acquired partial rights to select U.S. Soccer matches, including FIFA 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 FIFA World Cup away qualifiers, whose rights are distributed by the host country.^[105] Therefore, these matches can often be found on other networks such as Univision and Paramount+.

2023

United States  v  Serbia

January 25 Friendly	United States	1–2	Serbia	Los Angeles, California
22:00 ET	Vazquez 29'	Report	Ilić 43' Simić 46'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 11,475 Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

United States  v  Colombia

January 28 Friendly	United States	0–0	Colombia	Carson, California
19:30 ET		Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Grenada  v  United States

March 24 Nations League GS	Grenada	1–7	United States	St. George's, Grenada
20:00 ET	Hippolyte 32'	Report	Pepi 4', 53' Aaronson 20' McKennie 31', 34' Pulisic 49' Zendejas 72'	Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Attendance: 7,032 Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

United States  v  El Salvador

March 27 Nations League GS	United States	1–0	El Salvador	Orlando, Florida
19:30 ET	Pepi 62'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 18,947 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

United States  v  Mexico

April 19 Continental Clásico	United States	1–1	Mexico	Glendale, Arizona
22:22 ET	Ferreira 81'	Report	Antuna 55'	Stadium: State Farm Stadium Attendance: 55,730 Referee: Bryan Lopez (Guatemala)

United States  v  Mexico

June 15 Nations League SF	United States	3–0	Mexico	Paradise, Nevada
19:00 PT	Pulisic 37', 46' Pepi 78'	Report		Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Canada  v  United States

June 18 Nations League F	Canada	0–2	United States	Paradise, Nevada
20:30 ET		Report	Richards 12' Balogun 34'	Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

United States  v  Jamaica

June 24 Gold Cup GS	United States	1–1	Jamaica	Chicago, Illinois
21:30 ET	Vázquez 88'	Report	Lowe 13'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 36,666 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Saint Kitts and Nevis  v  United States

June 28 Gold Cup GS	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–6	United States	St. Louis, Missouri
21:30 ET		Report	Mihailovic 12', 79' Reynolds 14' Ferreira 16', 25', 50'	Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 21,216 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

United States  v  Trinidad and Tobago

July 2 Gold Cup GS	United States	6–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Charlotte, North Carolina
19:00 ET	Ferreira 14', 38', 45+3' (pen.) Cowell 65' Busio 79' Vázquez 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 40,243 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

United States  v  Canada

July 9 Gold Cup QF	United States	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Canada	Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 ET	Vázquez 88' Kennedy 114' (o.g.)	Report	Vitória 90+3' (pen.) Shaffelburg 109'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,979 Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
	Penalties
	Vázquez Cowell Busio Ferreira		Vitória Fraser Miller Russell-Rowe Brym

United States  v  Panama

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
	Ferreira Mihailovic Morris Gressel Miazga Roldan		Escobar Díaz Martínez Bárcenas Waterman Carrasquilla

United States  v  Uzbekistan

September 9 Friendly	United States	3–0	Uzbekistan	St. Louis, Missouri
17:30 EDT	Weah 4' Pepi 90+1' Pulisic 90+5' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 15,569 Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)

United States  v  Oman

September 12 Friendly	United States	4–0	Oman	Saint Paul, Minnesota
20:30 EDT	Balogun 13' Aaronson 60' Pepi 79' Al-Braiki 81' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 13,665 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

United States  v  Germany

October 14 Friendly	United States	1–3	Germany	East Hartford, Connecticut
15:00 ET	Pulisic 27'	Report	Gündoğan 39' Füllkrug 58' Musiala 61'	Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Attendance: 37,743 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

United States  v  Ghana

October 17 Friendly	United States	4–0	Ghana	Nashville, Tennessee
20:30 ET	Reyna 10', 39' Pulisic 19' (pen.) Balogun 22'	Report		Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 18,468 Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

United States  v  Trinidad and Tobago

November 16 Nations League QF 1st Leg	United States	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Austin, Texas
21:00 ET	Pepi 81' Robinson 86' Reyna 89'	Report		Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 19,850 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Trinidad and Tobago  v  United States

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	Moore 43' Jones 57'	Report	Robinson 25'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Note: United States won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified to the 2024 Copa América.

2024

United States  v  Slovenia

January 20 Friendly	United States	v	Slovenia	San Antonio, Texas
15:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Toyota Field

United States  v  Jamaica

March 21 Nations League SF	United States	v	Jamaica	Arlington, Texas
19:00 ET				Stadium: AT&T Stadium

United States  v TBD

March 24 Nations League 3rd/F	United States	v	TBD	Arlington, Texas
				Stadium: AT&T Stadium

United States  v  Bolivia

June 23 2024 Copa América	United States	v	Bolivia	Arlington, Texas
17:00 CDT				Stadium: AT&T Stadium

Panama  v  United States

June 27 2024 Copa América	Panama	v	United States	Atlanta, Georgia
18:00 EDT				Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

United States  v  Uruguay

July 1 2024 Copa América	United States	v	Uruguay	Kansas City, Missouri
20:00 CDT				Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

Current squad

The following 24 players were named to the squad for the January Training Camp, January 8–16, 2024.^{[109][110][111]}
Caps and goals are updated as of November 20, 2023, after the match against Trinidad and Tobago.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Drake Callender	(1997-10-07) October 7, 1997	0	0	Inter Miami
	1GK	Roman Celentano	(2000-09-14) September 14, 2000	0	0	FC Cincinnati
	1GK	Patrick Schulte	(2001-03-13) March 13, 2001	0	0	Columbus Crew
	2DF	Miles Robinson	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997	27	3	FC Cincinnati
	2DF	Shaq Moore	(1996-11-02) November 2, 1996	17	1	Nashville SC
	2DF	James Sands	(2000-07-06) July 6, 2000	13	0	New York City FC
	2DF	DeJuan Jones	(1997-06-24) June 24, 1997	7	0	New England Revolution
	2DF	John Tolkin	(2002-07-31) July 31, 2002	3	0	New York Red Bulls
	2DF	Caleb Wiley	(2004-12-22) December 22, 2004	1	0	Atlanta United
	2DF	Nathan Harriel	(2001-04-23) April 23, 2001	0	0	Philadelphia Union
	2DF	Ian Murphy	(2000-01-16) January 16, 2000	0	0	FC Cincinnati
	2DF	Nkosi Tafari	(1997-03-23) March 23, 1997	0	0	FC Dallas
	3MF	Aidan Morris	(2001-11-16) November 16, 2001	4	0	Columbus Crew
	3MF	Josh Atencio	(2002-01-31) January 31, 2002	0	0	Seattle Sounders
	3MF	Aziel Jackson	(2001-10-25) October 25, 2001	0	0	St. Louis City
	3MF	Jack McGlynn	(2003-07-07) July 7, 2003	0	0	Philadelphia Union
	3MF	Timothy Tillman	(1999-01-04) January 4, 1999	0	0	Los Angeles FC
	3MF	Sean Zawadzki	(2000-04-21) April 21, 2000	0	0	Columbus Crew
	4FW	Esmir Bajraktarevic	(2005-03-10) March 10, 2005	0	0	New England Revolution
	4FW	Bernard Kamungo	(2002-01-01) January 1, 2002	0	0	FC Dallas
	4FW	Diego Luna	(2003-09-07) September 7, 2003	0	0	Real Salt Lake
	4FW	Duncan McGuire	(2001-02-05) February 5, 2001	0	0	Orlando City
	4FW	Brian White	(1996-02-03) February 3, 1996	0	0	Vancouver Whitecaps

Recent call-ups

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	Matt Turner	(1994-06-24) June 24, 1994	37	0	Nottingham Forest	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
GK	Ethan Horvath	(1995-06-09) June 9, 1995	9	0	Nottingham Forest	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
GK	Gabriel Slonina	(2004-05-15) May 15, 2004	1	0	Eupen	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
GK	Sean Johnson	(1989-05-31) May 31, 1989	13	0	Toronto FC	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
GK	Josh Cohen	(1992-08-08) August 8, 1992	0	0	Atlanta United	2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals PRE
GK	Zack Steffen	(1995-04-02) April 2, 1995	29	0	Colorado Rapids	v.  El Salvador; March 27, 2023
DF	Jackson Ragen	(1998-09-24) September 24, 1998	0	0	Seattle Sounders	Training Camp January 8–16, 2024INJ
DF	Tim Ream	(1987-10-05) October 5, 1987	55	1	Fulham	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
DF	Antonee Robinson	(1997-08-08) August 8, 1997	39	4	Fulham	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
DF	Sergiño Dest	(2000-11-03) November 3, 2000	32	2	PSV	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
DF	Cameron Carter-Vickers	(1997-12-31) December 31, 1997	16	0	Celtic	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
DF	Chris Richards	(2000-03-28) March 28, 2000	14	1	Crystal Palace	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
DF	Joe Scally	(2002-12-31) December 31, 2002	8	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
DF	Kristoffer Lund	(2002-05-14) May 14, 2002	3	0	Palermo	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
DF	Mark McKenzie	(1999-02-25) February 25, 1999	13	0	Genk	v.  Oman; September 12, 2023
DF	DeAndre Yedlin	(1993-07-09) July 9, 1993	81	0	Inter Miami	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF	Aaron Long	(1992-10-12) October 12, 1992	35	3	Los Angeles FC	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF	Matt Miazga	(1995-07-19) July 19, 1995	28	1	FC Cincinnati	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF	Bryan Reynolds	(2001-06-28) June 28, 2001	7	1	Westerlo	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF	Jalen Neal	(2003-08-24) August 24, 2003	6	0	LA Galaxy	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF	Walker Zimmerman	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993	42	3	Nashville SC	2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
DF	Auston Trusty	(1998-08-12) August 12, 1998	2	0	Sheffield United	2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
DF	Joshua Wynder	(2005-05-02) May 2, 2005	0	0	Benfica	v.  Mexico; April 19, 2023
DF	Jonathan Gómez	(2003-09-01) September 1, 2003	2	0	Mirandés	v.  Colombia; January 28, 2023
DF	Sam Rogers	(1999-05-17) May 17, 1999	1	0	Lillestrøm	v.  Colombia; January 28, 2023
MF	Yunus Musah	(2002-11-29) November 29, 2002	33	0	Milan	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
MF	Giovanni Reyna	(2002-11-13) November 13, 2002	24	7	Borussia Dortmund	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
MF	Luca de la Torre	(1998-05-23) May 23, 1998	20	0	Celta Vigo	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
MF	Malik Tillman	(2002-05-28) May 28, 2002	8	0	PSV	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
MF	Lennard Maloney	(1999-10-08) October 8, 1999	2	0	Heidenheim	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
MF	Paxten Aaronson	(2003-08-26) August 26, 2003	1	0	Eintracht Frankfurt	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
MF	Weston McKennie	(1998-08-28) August 28, 1998	49	11	Juventus	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 16, 2023 INJ
MF	Johnny Cardoso	(2001-09-20) September 20, 2001	9	0	Real Betis	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 16, 2023 PRE
MF	Tanner Tessmann	(2001-09-24) September 24, 2001	2	0	Venezia	v.  Oman; September 12, 2023
MF	Benjamin Cremaschi	(2005-03-02) March 2, 2005	1	0	Inter Miami	v.  Oman; September 12, 2023
MF	Cristian Roldan	(1995-06-03) June 3, 1995	37	0	Seattle Sounders	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Jackson Yueill	(1997-03-19) March 19, 1997	16	0	San Jose Earthquakes	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Gianluca Busio	(2002-05-28) May 28, 2002	13	1	Venezia	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Djordje Mihailovic	(1998-11-10) November 10, 1998	11	3	Colorado Rapids	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Alan Soñora	(1998-08-03) August 3, 1998	5	0	Huracán	2023 CONCACAF Gold CupINJ
MF	Kellyn Acosta	(1995-07-24) July 24, 1995	58	2	Los Angeles FC	v.  Mexico; April 19, 2023
MF	Paxton Pomykal	(1999-12-17) December 17, 1999	3	0	FC Dallas	v.  Mexico; April 19, 2023
MF	Eryk Williamson	(1997-06-11) June 11, 1997	6	0	Portland Timbers	v.  Colombia; January 28, 2023
FW	Cade Cowell	(2003-10-14) October 14, 2003	8	1	Guadalajara	Training Camp January 8–16, 2024WD
FW	Brenden Aaronson	(2000-10-22) October 22, 2000	38	8	Union Berlin	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
FW	Ricardo Pepi	(2003-01-09) January 9, 2003	22	10	PSV	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
FW	Folarin Balogun	(2001-07-03) July 3, 2001	8	3	Monaco[lower-alpha 1]	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
FW	Alejandro Zendejas	(1998-02-07) February 7, 1998	7	1	América	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
FW	Kevin Paredes	(2003-05-07) May 7, 2003	3	0	VfL Wolfsburg	v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
FW	Christian Pulisic (captain)	(1998-09-18) September 18, 1998	64	28	Milan	v.  Ghana; October 17, 2023
FW	Timothy Weah	(2000-02-22) February 22, 2000	35	5	Juventus	v.  Ghana; October 17, 2023
FW	Jordan Morris	(1994-10-26) October 26, 1994	55	11	Seattle Sounders	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW	Jesús Ferreira	(2000-12-24) December 24, 2000	23	15	FC Dallas	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW	Brandon Vázquez	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998	8	4	Monterrey	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW	Julian Gressel	(1993-12-16) December 16, 1993	6	0	Inter Miami	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW	Taylor Booth	(2001-05-31) May 31, 2001	2	0	Utrecht	2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
FW	Paul Arriola	(1995-02-05) February 5, 1995	50	10	FC Dallas	v.  Mexico; April 19, 2023 PRE
FW	Daryl Dike	(2000-06-03) June 3, 2000	10	3	West Bromwich Albion	v.  El Salvador; March 27, 2023
FW	Matthew Hoppe	(2001-03-13) March 13, 2001	8	1	San Jose Earthquakes	v.  Colombia; January 28, 2023
FW	Emmanuel Sabbi	(1997-12-24) December 24, 1997	1	0	Le Havre	v.  Colombia; January 28, 2023

• ^PRE = Preliminary squad
• ^INJ = Injured
• ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Most appearances

Cobi Jones is the United States' most capped player with 164 appearances.

Top goalscorers

Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey are the United States' joint all-time top scorer with 57 goals

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
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	11/22	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

CONCACAF Championship 1963–1989, CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991–present

CONCACAF Gold Cup record

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1963	Did not enter
1965
1967
1969	Did not qualify
1971	Did not enter
1973	Did not qualify
1977
1981
1985	Group stage	6th	4	2	1	1	4	3	—
1989	Runners-up	2nd	8	4	3	1	6	3	—
1991	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	10	3	Squad
1993	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	5	5	Squad
1996	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	8	3	Squad
1998	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	6	2	Squad
2000	Quarterfinals	5th	3	2	1	0	6	2	Squad
2002	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	9	1	Squad
2003	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	13	4	Squad
2005	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	11	3	Squad
2007	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	13	3	Squad
2009	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	12	8	Squad
2011	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	9	6	Squad
2013	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	20	4	Squad
2015	Fourth place	4th	6	3	2	1	12	5	Squad
2017	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	13	4	Squad
2019	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	15	2	Squad
2021	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	11	1	Squad
2023	Semifinals	4th	5	2	3	0	16	4	Squad
Total	19/27	7 titles	102	75	16	11	199	66

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history
First Match	Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 United States  (May 15, 1985; St. Louis, United States)
Biggest Win	United States 6–0  Cuba (July 18, 2015; Baltimore, United States)  United States 6–0  Trinidad and Tobago (June 22, 2019; Cleveland, United States)  United States 6–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis (June 28, 2023; St. Louis, United States)  United States 6–0  Trinidad and Tobago (July 2, 2023; Charlotte, United States)
Biggest Defeat	United States 0–5 Mexico  (July 26, 2009; East Rutherford, United States)
Best Result	Champions in 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2021
Worst Result	Group stage in 1985

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League phase													Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pos.	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank		Year	Pos.	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	A	A	1st	4	3	0	1	15	3		3rd		2021	1st	2	2	0	0	4	2	Squad
2022–23	A	D	1st	4	3	1	0	14	2		1st		2023	1st	2	2	0	0	5	0	Squad
2023–24	Bye		N/A										2024	Semifinals	2	1	0	1	4	2
Total				8	6	1	1	29	5	2 titles			Total		6	5	0	1	13	4

CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	United States 7–0 Cuba  (October 11, 2019; Washington, D.C., United States)
Biggest Win	United States 7–0 Cuba  (October 11, 2019; Washington, D.C., United States)
Biggest Defeat	Canada 2–0 United States  (October 15, 2019; Toronto, Canada)
Best Result	Champions in 2019–20, 2022–23
Worst Result	—

Copa América

South American Championship 1916–1967, Copa América 1975–present

Copa América record

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1916–1991	Not invited
1993	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	3	6
1995	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	6	7
1997–2004	Not invited
2007	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	2	8
2011–2015	Not invited
2016	Fourth place	4th	6	3	0	3	7	8
2019–2021	Not invited
2024	Qualified
Total	Invitation	0 titles	18	5	2	11	18	29

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1896	No soccer tournament
1900	Did not enter
1904	Silver	2nd	3	1	1	1	2	7
	Bronze	3rd	3	0	1	2	0	6
1908	Did not enter
1912
1920
1924	Round of 16	12th	2	1	0	1	1	3
1928	Round of 16	9th	1	0	0	1	2	11
1932	No soccer tournament
1936	Round of 16	9th	1	0	0	1	0	1
1948	Round of 16	11th	1	0	0	1	0	9
1952	Round of 32	17th	1	0	0	1	0	8
1956	Quarterfinals	5th	1	0	0	1	1	9
1960	Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	0	10
1976	Did not qualify
1980	Qualified, later withdrew
1984	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	2
1988	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	3	5
Since 1992	See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
Total	11/19	2nd	22	3	6	13	13	71

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	5	5
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	5	3
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	1	3
2005	Did not qualify
2009	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	0	3	8	9
2013	Did not qualify
2017
Total	4/10	Runners-up	15	6	1	8	19	20

FIFA Confederations Cup history
First Match	Saudi Arabia 3–0 United States  (October 15, 1992; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Biggest Win	United States 5–2  Ivory Coast (October 19, 1992; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Biggest Defeat	Saudi Arabia 3–0 United States  (October 15, 1992; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)  United States 0–3 Brazil  (June 18, 2009; Pretoria, South Africa)
Best Result	Runners-up in 2009
Worst Result	Group stage in 2003