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United States

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	The Red, White, and Blue Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Bob Bradley
Captain	Carlos Bocanegra
Most caps	Cobi Jones (164)
Top scorer	Landon Donovan (37)
FIFA code	USA
First colors Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current	22
Highest	4 (April 2006)
Lowest	35 (October 1997)
First international
Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada  (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official:  Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916)
Biggest win
USA 8 - 0 Barbados  (Carson, CA, USA; June 15, 2008)
Biggest defeat
Norway 11 - 0 USA (Oslo, Norway; 11 August 1948)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1930)
Best result	3rd, 1930
Gold Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1991)
Best result	Winners, 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007
Confederations Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1992)
Best result	3rd, 1992, 1999

Olympic medal record
Men's Football (3 appearances before 1930, first 1896)
	1904 St Louis	Team
	1904 St Louis	Team

The United States men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, since the 1970s the sport has steadily grown in popularity, and the men's national team has risen to become one of the strongest teams in CONCACAF, is ranked 22nd in the FIFA World Rankings, and has appeared in the last five FIFA World Cups.

History

The 19th century: first internationals outside the United Kingdom

In 1885, the United States and Canada played the first unofficial international match held outside the United Kingdom. Canada defeated the U.S. 1-0 in Newark, New Jersey. The United States had their revenge the following year when they beat Canada 1-0, also in Newark. These two matches were the only internationals played outside the U.K. in the 19th century. Thirty years later, the United States played its first official international match under the auspices of the US Football Association against Sweden in Stockholm, where the U.S. won 3-2.

The 1904 Summer Olympic Games: double medallists

The U.S. has earned both silver and bronze medals in men's soccer at the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri. The tournament only featured three teams: Galt F.C. from Canada, and Christian Brothers' College and St. Rose Parish from the United States. Galt defeated both American teams to win the gold, while Christian Brothers' defeated St. Rose in their third match, after two scoreless draws.

1930: the first World Cup

In the 1930 World Cup, the U.S. won its first match in World Cup history, beating Belgium 3-0 at the Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo, Uruguay. The match occurred simultaneously with another across town at the Estadio Pocitos where France defeated Mexico.

In the next match, the United States again won 3-0, this time against Paraguay. For many years, FIFA credited Bert Patenaude with the first and third goals, and his team-mate Tom Florie with the second. Other sources described the second goal as having been scored by Patenaude or by Paraguayan Ramon Gonzales. . In November 2006, FIFA announced that it had accepted evidence from "various historians and football fans" that Patenaude scored all three goals, and was thus the first person to score a hat-trick in a World Cup finals tournament.

Having reached the semifinals with two wins, the American side lost 6-1 to Argentina. Although no criteria for the judgement has been released, FIFA list the U.S. as finishing in third place, above fellow semifinalists Yugoslavia. This is still the team's highest World Cup finish.

1950 World Cup: upset of England

In the 1950 World Cup, the United States lost its first match 3-1 against Spain, but then won 1-0 against England in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in football history, England having recently beaten the rest of Europe 6-1 in an exhibition match. Defeat to Chile by a 5-2 margin in the third group match saw the U.S. eliminated from the tournament. It would be four decades before the United States would again make another appearance at the World Cup.

1950s-1970s

Despite the United States' relative success in early international tournaments, soccer remained a niche sport in the U.S. for many years. In the three decades after the 1950 World Cup the only victories for the United States came against Haiti, Bermuda, Honduras, Canada, Poland, and China.

The 1980s

After the enthusiasm caused by the creation and rise of the North American Soccer League in the 1970s, it seemed as though the U.S. men's national team would soon become a powerful force in world football. Such hopes were not realized, however, and the United States was not considered a strong side in this era. From 1981 to 1983, only two international matches were played.

Team America in the NASL

To provide a more stable national team program and renew interest in the NASL, U.S. Soccer entered the national team into the league for the 1984 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 team instead of their own clubs. Embarrassingly, Team America finished the season at the bottom of the league. Recognizing that it had not achieved its objectives, U.S Soccer cancelled this experiment, and the national team was withdrawn from the NASL.

The 1984 Summer Olympics

U.S. Soccer made the decision to target the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and the 1986 World Cup as means of rebuilding the national team and its fan base. The International Olympic Committee provided what appeared to be a major boost to the United States' chances of advancing beyond the group stage when it declared that Olympic teams from outside Europe and South America could field full senior teams, including professionals. U.S. Soccer immediately rearranged its Olympic roster, cutting many collegiate players and replacing them with professionals. Despite this, the U.S. finished 1-1-1 and failed to make the second round.

Failure to qualify for the 1986 World Cup

The United States did bid to host the 1986 World Cup after Colombia withdrew due to economic concerns. However, Mexico beat out the U.S. and Canada to host the tournament, despite concerns that the tournament would have to be moved again because of a major earthquake that hit Mexico shortly before the tournament.

In the last game of the qualifying tournament, the U.S. needed only a draw against Costa Rica, whom they had beaten 3-0 in the Olympics the year before, in order to reach the final qualification group against Honduras and Canada. Controversially, U.S. Soccer scheduled the game to be played at El Camino College in Torrance, California, an area with many Costa Rican expatriates, and marketed the game almost exclusively to the Costa Rican community, even providing Costa Rican folk dances as half time entertainment. A 35th minute goal by Evaristo Coronado won the match for Costa Rica, and kept the United States from reaching a second World Cup finals.

Rebuilding for the 1990 World Cup

By the end of 1985 the NASL had folded, and there was no senior outdoor league operating in the United States. As a result, many top American players, such as John Kerr, Paul Caligiuri, Eric Eichmann, and Bruce Murray moved overseas, primarily to Europe.

In 1988, U.S. Soccer attempted to reimplement its national-team-as-club concept, offering contracts to national team players in order to build an international team with something of a club ethos, while loaning them out to their club teams, saving U.S. Soccer the expense of their salaries. This brought many key veterans back to the team, while the success of the NASL a decade earlier had created an influx of talent from burgeoning grass-roots level clubs and youth programs. Thus U.S. Soccer sought to establish a more stable foundation for participation in the 1990 World Cup than had existed for previous tournaments.

The 1990s: Rebirth for American soccer

The 1990 World Cup

In 1989, FIFA named the United States hosts of the 1994 World Cup, but it did so under significant international criticism because of the perceived weakness of the national team and the lack of a professional outdoor league. This criticism was diminished somewhat when a 1-0 win against Trinidad and Tobago, its first away win in nearly two years, in the last match of the 1989 CONCACAF Championship earned the United States its first World Cup finals appearance in 40 years.

For the 1990 World Cup in Italy, two of the team's more experienced players, Rick Davis and Hugo Perez, were recovering from serious injuries and unavailable for selection, and manager Bob Gansler selected many inexperienced players and recent college graduates. . They were beaten 5-1 by Czechoslovakia in its opening game, Caligiuri scoring the consolation goal. The match against host team Italy resulted in a 1-0 defeat. In the U.S.’s last game, the team fell 2-1 to Austria. The U.S. was eliminated with a 0-3 record.

CONCACAF success

In March 1991 the United States won the North America Cup, tying Mexico 2-2 and beating Canada 2-0. This was followed in May by a 1-0 victory over Uruguay in the World Series of Soccer. The national team then went undefeated in the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup, beating Mexico 2-0 in the semifinals and Honduras 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw in the final. In 1992, the U.S. continued its run of success, taking the U.S. Cup with victories over Ireland and Portugal, followed by a draw with Italy.

Hosting the 1994 World Cup

Having qualified automatically as host, The U.S. opened its tournament schedule with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland in the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, Michigan, 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, who was later murdered in his home country, it is believed, for this mistake, the United States won 2-1. Despite a 1-0 loss to Romania in its final group game, the U.S. made it to the knockout round for the first time since 1930.

In the second round, the U.S. lost 1-0 to eventual champions Brazil.

1998 World Cup: 32nd out of 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, and so finished in last place in its group, and 32nd 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 ironically named "Captain for Life" shortly before, as well as several other players who were instrumental to the qualifying effort, from the squad.

The 2000s: a power in CONCACAF

The 2002 World Cup: quarterfinalists

The United States, now led by successful MLS and college coach Bruce Arena, won their second Gold Cup as hosts of the 2002 tournament. Arena used the competition as preparation for his team's campaign in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. The establishment of Major League Soccer had an effect on the development of the national team similar to that of the NASL during the 1980s. Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley emerged as talented, young stars, while experienced veterans like Brian McBride, Cobi Jones, and Claudio Reyna entered the prime of their careers. These players helped form the core of the team that earned the United States' best finish at the World Cup since 1930. In the Group Stage, a 3-2 win over Portugal, a 1-1 draw with co-host and eventual fourth place finisher, South Korea, and a 3-1 defeat to already eliminated Poland were sufficient to reach the knockout rounds. In the Round of 16 the U.S. faced continental rivals Mexico for the first time in a World Cup, defeating them 2-0. In the quarterfinals the United States lost 1-0 to eventual runners-up Germany.

The United States followed up this success by winning its third Gold Cup, and second out of three, in 2005.

The 2006 World Cup: disappointment

After finishing top of the CONCACAF qualification tournament, the U.S. was drawn into Group E along with the Czech Republic, Italy, and Ghana. Since three of the teams were ranked in the top 10 of the FIFA World Rankings at the time, it was considered a Group of Death.

The United States opened its tournament with a 3-0 loss to the Czech Republic. The team then drew 1-1 against Italy, and was knocked out of the tournament when beaten 2-1 by Ghana in its final group match.

2007 and beyond

After failing to maintain his 2002 success at the 2006 World Cup, Bruce Arena was eventually replaced by his assistant with the national team and Chivas USA manager Bob Bradley, whose reign began with four wins and one draw in friendlies leading up to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, hosted by the United States.

They won all three of their group stage matches, against Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, and El Salvador. With a 2-1 win over Panama in the quarterfinals, they advanced to face Canada in the semifinals, in which the U.S. registered a 2-1 win. In the final, the United States came from behind to beat Mexico 2-1.

The team's disappointing Copa América 2007 campaign ended after three defeats in the group stage against Argentina, Paraguay, and Colombia. The decision by U.S. Soccer to field what many considered a second tier team was questioned by fans and media alike.

After winning seven of eight matches against Barbados, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, and Cuba in the Second and Third Rounds of qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the U.S. will compete throughout 2009 in the Fourth Round, or hexagonal, against Honduras, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, and El Salvador. Due to its victory in the 2007 Gold Cup, the United States will also participate in the 2009 Confederations Cup, and has been drawn against Italy, Brazil, and Egypt for the Group Stage. Finally, the U.S. will also compete in the 2009 Gold Cup, and has an automatic berth into the competition along with Canada and Mexico.

One of the hallmarks of Bradley's tenure as national team manager has been his willingness to cap a large number of players, many of whom for the very first time. This practice has been praised by those wanting to see a more diverse player pool for the national team, as well as criticized by those hoping for more consistency and leadership from core players. This has coincided with many young American players like Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey, Freddy Adu, and Maurice Edu making their first moves to European clubs, meaning that more American players are gaining experience at the highest levels of club and international soccer than at any other time in the team's history.

Schedule and recent results

Matches from the past six months, as well as any future scheduled matches.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	U.S. goals (Goal #)
August 20, 2008	Estadio Mateo Flores	Guatemala	WC Q R3	0-1 W	Bocanegra (10)
September 6, 2008	Estadio Pedro Marrero	Cuba	WC Q R3	0-1 W	Dempsey (12)
September 10, 2008	Toyota Park	Trinidad and Tobago	WC Q R3	3-0 W	Bradley (3) Dempsey (13) Ching (8)
October 11, 2008	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	Cuba	WC Q R3	6-1 W	Beasley (16,17) Donovan (37) Ching (9) Altidore (2) Onyewu (5)
October 15, 2008	Hasely Crawford Stadium	Trinidad and Tobago	WC Q R3	2-1 L	Davies (1)
November 19, 2008	Dick's Sporting Goods Park	Guatemala	WC Q R3	2-0 W	Cooper (2) Adu (1)
January 24, 2009	The Home Depot Center	Sweden	F
February 11, 2009	Columbus Crew Stadium	Mexico	WC Q R4
March 28, 2009	Estadio Cuscatlán	El Salvador	WC Q R4
April 1, 2009	TBD	Trinidad and Tobago	WC Q R4
June 3, 2009	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá	Costa Rica	WC Q R4
June 6, 2009	TBD	Honduras	WC Q R4
June 15, 2009	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	Italy	CC G
June 18, 2009	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	Brazil	CC G
June 21, 2009	Royal Bafokeng Stadium	Egypt	CC G
August 12, 2009	Estadio Azteca	Mexico	WC Q R4
September 5, 2009	TBD	El Salvador	WC Q R4
September 9, 2009	Hasely Crawford Stadium	Trinidad and Tobago	WC Q R4
October 10, 2009	Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano	Honduras	WC Q R4
October 14, 2009	TBD	Costa Rica	WC Q R4

World Cup Qualifying

Third Round Group 1

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Third Round Group A

Fourth Round

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Fourth Round

Confederations Cup

Group Stage Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Current squad

Squad for January training camp

The following 23-man squad was named for the annual January training camp beginning on January 4, 2009 in Carson, California. The training camp will be made up of players from MLS and Scandinavian leagues, all of which are currently in the offseason or on winter breaks, and will allow the coaching staff to observe players on the fringes of the national team. The training camp will culminate with the friendly match against Sweden on January 24, 2009.

Caps and goals are current as of the completion of the 2-0 2010 World Cup Qualifying Third Round win against Guatemala on November 19, 2008.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Jon Busch	(1976-08-18) August 18, 1976 (age 48)	1	0	Chicago Fire
	1GK	Will Hesmer	(1981-11-23) November 23, 1981 (age 43)	0	0	Columbus Crew
	1GK	Troy Perkins	(1981-07-20) July 20, 1981 (age 43)	0	0	Vålerenga
	1GK	Matt Pickens	(1982-04-05) April 5, 1982 (age 42)	0	0	Unattached
	2DF	Jason Hernandez	(1983-08-26) August 26, 1983 (age 41)	0	0	San Jose Earthquakes
	2DF	Jonathan Bornstein	(1984-11-07) November 7, 1984 (age 40)	13	1	Chivas USA
	2DF	Ugo Ihemelu	(1983-04-03) April 3, 1983 (age 41)	1	0	Colorado Rapids
	2DF	Danny Califf	(1980-03-17) March 17, 1980 (age 44)	21	1	Midtjylland
	2DF	Sean Franklin	(1985-03-21) March 21, 1985 (age 39)	0	0	Los Angeles Galaxy
	2DF	Chris Wingert	(1982-06-16) June 16, 1982 (age 42)	0	0	Real Salt Lake
	2DF	Marvell Wynne	(1986-05-08) May 8, 1986 (age 38)	1	0	Toronto FC
	3MF	Brian Carroll	(1981-07-20) July 20, 1981 (age 43)	6	0	Columbus Crew
	3MF	Ricardo Clark	(1983-02-10) February 10, 1983 (age 41)	16	1	Houston Dynamo
	3MF	Eddie Gaven	(1986-10-25) October 25, 1986 (age 38)	5	0	Columbus Crew
	3MF	Stuart Holden	(1985-08-01) August 1, 1985 (age 39)	0	0	Houston Dynamo
	3MF	Jack Jewsbury	(1981-04-13) April 13, 1981 (age 43)	0	0	Kansas City Wizards
	3MF	Sacha Kljestan	(1985-09-09) September 9, 1985 (age 39)	12	0	Chivas USA
	3MF	Robbie Rogers	(1987-05-12) May 12, 1987 (age 37)	0	0	Columbus Crew
	3MF	John Thorrington	(1979-10-17) October 17, 1979 (age 45)	3	0	Chicago Fire
	4FW	Brian Ching	(1978-05-24) May 24, 1978 (age 46)	32	9	Houston Dynamo
	4FW	Kenny Cooper	(1984-10-21) October 21, 1984 (age 40)	3	2	FC Dallas
	4FW	Charlie Davies	(1986-06-25) June 25, 1986 (age 38)	4	1	Hammarby
	4FW	Chris Rolfe	(1983-01-17) January 17, 1983 (age 41)	9	0	Chicago Fire

- Jason Hernandez and Ugo Ihemelu were called-up to replace Cory Gibbs, who withdrew for personal reasons, and Clarence Goodson, who withdrew after not being fully recovered from ankle surgery.

Geoff Cameron withdrew with a hamstring injury.

Chad Marshall withdrew with a knee injury.

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a matchday squad in the last six months, but were not named to the squad for the January training camp beginning on January 4, 2009 in Carson, California.

Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Most Recent Call-Up
Goalkeepers
Tim Howard	(1979-03-06) March 6, 1979 (age 45)	35	0	Everton	v  Cuba; October 11, 2008
Brad Guzan	(1984-09-09) September 9, 1984 (age 40)	11	0	Aston Villa	v  Guatemala; November 19, 2008
Defenders
Jay DeMerit	(1979-12-04) December 4, 1979 (age 45)	9	0	Watford	v  Guatemala; August 20, 2008
Carlos Bocanegra	(1979-05-25) May 25, 1979 (age 45)	62	10	Stade Rennais	v  Cuba; October 11, 2008
Steve Cherundolo	(1979-02-19) February 19, 1979 (age 45)	51	2	Hannover 96	v  Cuba; October 11, 2008
Oguchi Onyewu	(1982-05-13) May 13, 1982 (age 42)	38	5	Standard de Liège	v  Cuba; October 11, 2008
Frankie Hejduk	(1974-08-05) August 5, 1974 (age 50)	81	6	Columbus Crew	v  Trinidad and Tobago; October 15, 2008
Michael Orozco	(1986-02-07) February 7, 1986 (age 38)	1	0	San Luis	v  Trinidad and Tobago; October 15, 2008
Heath Pearce	(1984-08-13) August 13, 1984 (age 40)	21	0	Hansa Rostock	v  Trinidad and Tobago; October 15, 2008
Cory Gibbs	(1980-01-14) January 14, 1980 (age 45)	19	0	Colorado Rapids	v  Guatemala; November 19, 2008
Clarence Goodson	(1982-05-17) May 17, 1982 (age 42)	2	0	Start	v  Guatemala; November 19, 2008
Drew Moor	(1984-01-15) January 15, 1984 (age 41)	5	0	FC Dallas	v  Guatemala; November 19, 2008
Michael Parkhurst	(1984-01-24) January 24, 1984 (age 40)	4	0	Nordsjælland	v  Guatemala; November 19, 2008
Midfielders
Eddie Lewis	(1974-05-17) May 17, 1974 (age 50)	82	10	Los Angeles Galaxy	v  Trinidad and Tobago; September 20, 2008
Michael Bradley	(1987-07-31) July 31, 1987 (age 37)	25	3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v  Cuba; October 11, 2008
DaMarcus Beasley	(1982-05-24) May 24, 1982 (age 42)	82	17	Rangers	v  Trinidad and Tobago; October 15, 2008
Maurice Edu	(1986-04-18) April 18, 1986 (age 38)	10	0	Rangers	v  Trinidad and Tobago; October 15, 2008
Danny Szetela	(1987-06-17) June 17, 1987 (age 37)	3	0	Brescia	v  Trinidad and Tobago; October 15, 2008
José Francisco Torres	(1987-10-29) October 29, 1987 (age 37)	2	0	Pachuca	v  Trinidad and Tobago; October 15, 2008
Freddy Adu	(1989-06-02) June 2, 1989 (age 35)	12	1	Monaco	v  Guatemala; November 19, 2008
Pablo Mastroeni	(1976-08-26) August 26, 1976 (age 48)	62	0	Colorado Rapids	v  Guatemala; November 19, 2008
Forwards
Eddie Johnson	(1984-03-31) March 31, 1984 (age 40)	37	12	Cardiff City	v  Trinidad and Tobago; September 20, 2008
Clint Dempsey	(1983-03-09) March 9, 1983 (age 41)	46	13	Fulham	v  Cuba; October 11, 2008
Landon Donovan	(1982-03-04) March 4, 1982 (age 42)	105	37	Bayern Munich	v  Cuba; October 11, 2008
Jozy Altidore	(1989-11-06) November 6, 1989 (age 35)	6	2	Villarreal	v  Guatemala; November 19, 2008
Davy Arnaud	(1980-06-22) June 22, 1980 (age 44)	2	0	Kansas City Wizards	v  Guatemala; November 19, 2008
Conor Casey	(1981-07-25) July 25, 1981 (age 43)	9	0	Colorado Rapids	v  Guatemala; November 19, 2008

Competitive record

The United States has competed at the Olympics (when that tournament was considered a full international tournament), the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Confederations Cup, as well as NAFC and CONCACAF regional tournaments. The U.S. has also played in the Copa America by invitation, as well as several minor tournaments.

The best result for the United States in a World Cup came in 1930 when they finished third. The U.S. took the silver and bronze medals at the 1904 Olympics. In the Confederations Cup, the United States has finished third in both the 1992 and 1999 editions.

In regional competitions, the United States had never finished higher than second until the 1991 Gold Cup. Since then, they have won four titles. In 1995, the U.S. finished fourth at the Copa América.

Famous former players

Template:Famous players

Centurians and top scorers

Centurians

The following players have won 100 or more caps with the national team:

Top scorers

The following players are the top scorers in national team history:

Head coaches

Honors

International

• FIFA World Cup

Third Place (1): 1930

• Summer Olympics

Silver Medal (1): 1904

Bronze Medal (1): 1904

• FIFA Confederations Cup

Third Place (2): 1992, 1999

Regional

• CONCACAF Championship and CONCACAF Gold Cup

Winners (4): 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007

Runners-up (3): 1989, 1993, 1998

Third Place (2): 1996, 2003

* - Before the FIFA World Cup began in 1930 the Football Tournament at the Summer Olympics was considered both a full international tournament and the World Championship of Football. Since then it has become a mostly youth international tournament (Currently U-23 plus 3 "overage" players), at least for men. This is why Uruguay, for example, considers its gold medals from the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics as equal to its World Cup wins in 1930 and 1950.

See also

• Soccer in the United States
• United States women's national soccer team
• United States Soccer Federation
• U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year
• US National Soccer Team Players Association
• England v United States (1950)
• Major League Soccer
• U.S. Men's National Soccer Team (Record)
• United States Men's National Soccer Team 2008 Results
• United States U-23 men's national soccer team
• United States U-20 men's national soccer team
• United States and Mexico football rivalry

Notes

1. "November 2008 World Rankings".
2. As the U.S. v Canada match was unofficial, the first official match outside Britain was held in 1901 between Argentina and Uruguay.
3. "FIFA: USA - Paraguay match report". FIFA. Retrieved 2006-06-09.
4. "CNN/Sports Illustrated - Bert Patenaude". CNN. Retrieved 2006-06-09.
5. "Planet World Cup - World Cup Trivia". PlanetWorldCup.com. Retrieved 2006-06-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
6. "The Football Association 20 World Cup Facts". The FA. Retrieved 2006-06-09.
7. "FIFA World Cup hat-tricks" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
8. U.S. Soccer Team Hindered
9. ESPNsoccernet - World Cup - 'Winning is the only option'
10. "Sampson destroyed US unity with late changes to lineup". SoccerTimes.com. Retrieved 2006-06-08.
11. FIFA match report, accessed on June 16, 2006
12. "Ghana 2-1 USA". BBC. Retrieved 2006-06-23.
13. "U.S. defeats Mexico again in Gold Cup final". MSNBC. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
14. "South American soccer federation miffed at U.S." ESPNsoccernet. 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
15. Krishnaiyer, Kartik (2008-08-15). "Bob Bradley's US Squad Stale and Predictable". Major League Soccer Talk.
16. Bradley Calls 25 Players to Begin Training Camp on Jan. 4 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., retrieved 2008-12-30
17. Head Coach Bob Bradley Calls Defenders Jason Hernandez and Ugo Ihemelu To Join Men's National Team Training Camp in Carson, Calif., retrieved 2009-1-11 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
18. U.S. Men's National Team Settles Into January Training Camp, retrieved 2009-1-11 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
19. Marshall Forced to Leave MNT Camp with Injury, retrieved 2009-1-11 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

External links

• Official Website
• USA National Team Blog
• Archive of U.S. national team results 1885–1979
• Archive of U.S. national team results 1980-
• Bert Patenaude's hat-trick, the first ever hat-trick scored in the FIFA World Cup
• Photo essay on the history of U.S. Soccer, from the perspective of a fashionista.
• US National Soccer Players

v t e United States squad – 1930 FIFA World Cup third place
MF Auld FW Bookie MF Brown GK Douglas FW Florie (c) DF Gallagher DF Gentle MF Gonsalves FW McGhee DF Moorhouse MF Oliver FW Patenaude MF Slone DF Tracey DF Vaughn DF Wood Coach: Millar

v t e United States squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup
MF Amrhein DF Czerkiewicz FW Dick FW Donelli MF Fiedler MF Florie MF Gallagher MF Gonsalves DF Harker GK Hjulian MF Lehman MF Lynch DF Martinelli FW McLean DF Moorhouse FW Nilsen MF Pietras DF Rapp FW Ryan Coach: Gould

v t e United States squad – 1950 FIFA World Cup
GK Borghi GK Gard DF Annis DF Coombes DF Keough DF Maca MF Bahr MF Colombo MF McIlvenny FW Craddock FW DiOrio FW Gaetjens FW Pariani FW E. Souza FW J. Souza FW Wallace FW Wolanin Coach: Jeffrey

v t e United States squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Meola 2 Trittschuh 3 Doyle 4 Banks 5 Windischmann (c) 6 Harkes 7 Ramos 8 Bliss 9 Sullivan 10 Vermes 11 Wynalda 12 Krumpe 13 Eichmann 14 Stollmeyer 15 Armstrong 16 Murray 17 Balboa 18 Keller 19 Henderson 20 Caligiuri 21 Covone 22 Vanole Coach: Gansler

v t e United States squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Meola (c) 2 Lapper 3 Burns 4 Kooiman 5 Dooley 6 Harkes 7 Pérez 8 Stewart 9 Ramos 10 Wegerle 11 Wynalda 12 Sommer 13 Jones 14 Klopas 15 Moore 16 Sorber 17 Balboa 18 Friedel 19 Reyna 20 Caligiuri 21 Clavijo 22 Lalas Coach: Milutinović

v t e United States squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Friedel 2 Hejduk 3 Pope 4 Burns 5 Dooley (c) 6 Regis 7 Wegerle 8 Stewart 9 Moore 10 Ramos 11 Wynalda 12 Agoos 13 Jones 14 Preki 15 Deering 16 Sommer 17 Balboa 18 Keller 19 Maisonneuve 20 McBride 21 Reyna 22 Lalas Coach: Sampson

v t e United States squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Friedel 2 Hejduk 3 Berhalter 4 Mastroeni 5 O'Brien 6 Regis 7 Lewis 8 Stewart 9 Moore 10 Reyna (c) 11 Mathis 12 Agoos 13 Jones 14 Cherundolo 15 Wolff 16 Llamosa 17 Beasley 18 Keller 19 Meola 20 McBride 21 Donovan 22 Sanneh 23 Pope Coach: Arena

v t e United States squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Howard 2 Albright 3 Bocanegra 4 Mastroeni 5 O'Brien 6 Cherundolo 7 Lewis 8 Dempsey 9 Johnson 10 Reyna (c) 11 Ching 12 Berhalter 13 Conrad 14 Olsen 15 Convey 16 Wolff 17 Beasley 18 Keller 19 Hahnemann 20 McBride 21 Donovan 22 Onyewu 23 Pope Coach: Arena

Preceded by1989 Costa Rica	North American Champions 1991 (First title)	Succeeded by1993 Mexico
Preceded by2000 Canada	North American Champions 2002 (Second title)	Succeeded by2003 Mexico
Preceded by2003 Mexico	North American Champions 2005 (Third title) 2007 (Fourth title)	Succeeded byIncumbent

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v t e Soccer in the United States
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World (FIFA)	FIFA World Cup U-20 U-17 FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Gold Cup Olympic Games Youth Olympic Games
Asia (AFC)	AFC Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 AFC Challenge Cup AFC Solidarity Cup Asian Games Regional ASEAN CAFA EAFF SAFF WAFF Arabian Gulf Cup East Asian Games Far Eastern Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
Africa (CAF)	CAF Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 CAF African Nations Championship African Games Regional CECAFA COSAFA UNIFFAC WAFU Central African Games Indian Ocean Island Games
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South America (CONMEBOL)	CONMEBOL Copa América U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 South American Games Regional Bolivarian Games
Oceania (OFC)	OFC Nations Cup U-23 U-19 U-17 Regional Melanesia Cup Polynesia Cup Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games
Europe (UEFA)	UEFA European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 UEFA Nations League Regional Central European Cup Balkan Cup Baltic Cup British Home Championship Nordic Championship
Inter-Continental	CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions CPF Panamerican Championship CAF-AFC Afro-Asian Cup of Nations AFC–OFC Challenge Cup FIFA Arab Cup Palestine Cup Kuneitra Cup Overseas Cup Afro-Asian Games Arab Games Francophone Games GANEFO Goodwill Games Islamic Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Cup Mediterranean Games Pan American Games
Non-FIFA	CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup FIFI Wild Cup UIAFA Great European Tournament Island Games Micronesian Games Universiade World Unity Football Alliance
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

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