United States men's national soccer team‎

{{Main|History of the United States men's national soccer team}}

The first United States national soccer team was constituted on November 28, 1885, when it played Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom.{{cite web |title=U.S. Soccer Timeline |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/history/timeline |publisher=U.S. Soccer Federation |accessdate=July 16, 2024}} Canada defeated the U.S. 1–0 at Clark Field in the East Newark neighborhood of Kearny, New Jersey.{{cite web|url=https://ussoccerhistory.org/ASHA/ASHA/hudson.html|title=West Hudson: A Cradle of American Soccer|website=ussoccerhistory.org|date=March 26, 2001|access-date=July 29, 2024|last1=Allaway|first1=Roger}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2476591/2021/03/25/us-soccer-hall-of-fame-treasures/|title=The hidden treasures of the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame archives|website=nytimes.com/athletic|date=March 25, 2021|accessdate=July 29, 2024}} A second match in East Newark the following year resulted in the U.S. defeating Canada 1–0, although neither match was officially recognized.{{cite web |last=Courtney |first=Barrie |date=April 23, 2015 |title=USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html |publisher=RSSSF |accessdate=July 16, 2024}} The U.S. earned both silver and bronze medals in men's tournament at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis through Christian Brothers College and St. Rose Parish, though the tournament is declared official only by the IOC; FIFA does not endorse tournaments held before 1908.{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Scott |date=July 20, 2012 |title=The Joy of Six: Olympic football tournament stories |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/jul/20/joy-of-six-olympic-football-tournament |work=The Guardian |accessdate=July 16, 2024}} 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.{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Jack |date=March 1, 2013 |title=U.S. Teams to Wear Classic White |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/u-s-teams-to-wear-classic-white/ |work=The New York Times |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}

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The U.S. fielded a team in the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, the first edition of the World Cup. 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/18/bert-patenaude-usa-world-cup-hat-trick|title=Bert Patenaude, the forgotten hero who scored the first ever World Cup hat-trick|access-date=July 21, 2015|date=July 19, 2015|first=Jack|last=Williams|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721230328/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/18/bert-patenaude-usa-world-cup-hat-trick|url-status=live}}{{cite web| title=FIFA: USA – Paraguay match report| publisher=FIFA| url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_1097.html| access-date=June 9, 2006| archive-date=September 6, 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906092929/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_1097.html| url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Bert Patenaude |work=CNN |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/hof/patenaude/ |access-date=August 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703091614/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/hof/patenaude/ |archive-date=July 3, 2010 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web| title=FIFA World Cup hat-tricks| publisher=FIFA| url=https://www.fifa.com/infoplus/IP-399_03A_hat-tricks.pdf | access-date=November 10, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061119092914/http://www.fifa.com/infoplus/IP-399_03A_hat-tricks.pdf |archive-date=November 19, 2006}} In the semifinals, the U.S. lost to Argentina 6–1 and were eliminated. 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.{{cite web| url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/uruguay1930/awards/index.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205021223/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/uruguay1930/awards/index.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 5, 2015| title=1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay – Awards| publisher=FIFA| access-date=October 22, 2017}} 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 tournament opened.{{cite news |last=Turner |first=Elliott |date=September 10, 2013 |title=USA vs Mexico: a short history of Concacaf's greatest rivalry |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/10/usa-mexico-world-cup-concacaf-rivalry |work=The Guardian |accessdate=July 16, 2024}} In a straight knock-out format, the team first played host Italy and lost 7–1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament.{{cite news |last=Molinaro |first=John F. |date=November 21, 2009 |title=1934 World Cup: Italy wins for Il Duce |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/1934-world-cup-italy-wins-for-il-duce-1.845220 |work=CBC Sports |accessdate=July 16, 2024}} At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, the U.S. lost 1–0 to Italy in the first round and were eliminated. Italy went on to win both tournaments.{{cite news |last=Doyle |first=Paul |date=November 24, 2011 |title=The forgotten story of ... football, farce and fascism at the 1936 Olympics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/nov/24/forgotten-story-football-1936-olympics |work=The Guardian |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}

The 1950 World Cup in Brazil was the next World Cup appearance for the United States, as it withdrew in 1938 and the tournament was not 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 lone goalscorer in the match, which was called "The Miracle on Grass" and considered one of the greatest upsets in the history of the World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/27321.html|title=The Miracle on Grass as USA beat England|date=June 9, 2010|publisher=ESPN|access-date=October 22, 2017|archive-date=January 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113120026/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/27321.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=USA shock England in 1950: The miracle on grass|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/videos/y=2017/m=2/video=usa-shock-england-in-1950-the-miracle-on-grass-2867277.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704183202/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/videos/y=2017/m=2/video=usa-shock-england-in-1950-the-miracle-on-grass-2867277.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 4, 2017|publisher=FIFA|access-date=October 23, 2017|date=November 15, 2012}} The U.S. were eliminated from the tournament in their third game, a 5–2 defeat to Chile.{{cite news |date=April 2, 2022 |title=When England-USA served up one of the World Cup's biggest upsets |url=https://inside.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/news/the-miracle-belo-horizonte-1165849 |work=FIFA.com |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}

The national team spent the mid-to-late 20th century in near complete irrelevance in both the international game and the domestic sporting scene. CONCACAF had only one World Cup berth until 1982.{{cite web |url=http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/2014/04/10/the-drought-us-soccer-1950-1990/ |title=The World Cup drought: US Soccer, 1950–1990 |first=Ed |last=Farnsworth |date=April 10, 2014 |work=The Philly Soccer Page |access-date=October 13, 2017 |archive-date=October 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014035224/http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/2014/04/10/the-drought-us-soccer-1950-1990/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Carlisle |first=Jeff |date=June 7, 2010 |title=The bad old days |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/columns/story/_/id/5253790/ce/us/us-team-decades-futility?ver=us |work=ESPN Soccernet |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611072035/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/columns/story/_/id/5253790/ce/us/us-team-decades-futility?ver=us |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |accessdate=December 11, 2022}} Playing only two matches from 1981 to 1983, U.S. Soccer targeted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1986 World Cup to rebuild 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. The U.S. finished with a 1–1–1 record in the group stage of the tournament but did not qualify for the second round, losing to Egypt on a tiebreaker.{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2017 |title='God is not an American': the debacle that was USA's 1986 World Cup campaign |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/may/31/usa-1986-world-cup-qualifying-soccer |access-date=December 6, 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202235547/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/may/31/usa-1986-world-cup-qualifying-soccer |url-status=live }}

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. 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.{{cite news |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/22/sports/us-soccer-team-hindered.html |title=U.S. Soccer Team Hindered |date=April 22, 1985 |access-date=May 5, 2010 |first=Alex |last=Yannis |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104212421/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/22/sports/us-soccer-team-hindered.html |url-status=live }}

The 1986 World Cup was hosted by Mexico after Colombia withdrew from contention due to economic concerns and the United States lost their subsequent bid to host. 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.{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/michael_lewis/news/2000/11/10/lewis_history/ |title=Learning from history |first=Michael |last=Lewis |date=November 10, 2000 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=May 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010617224412/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/michael_lewis/news/2000/11/10/lewis_history/ |archive-date=June 17, 2001 |url-status=dead }} Costa Rica won the match 1–0, and kept the U.S. from reaching its fourth World Cup finals.{{cite web| title=World Cup 1986 Qualifying| url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/86q.html| publisher=Recreation Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation| access-date=August 20, 2014| archive-date=July 15, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715135544/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/86q.html| url-status=live}}

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 Olympics played a role in FIFA's decision. The U.S. qualified for the 1990 World Cup with a 1–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago in the last match of the 1989 CONCACAF Championship. Mexico had been disqualified from the CONCACAF Championship for using ineligible players in a youth tournament, which allowed a chance for the U.S. to qualify for their first World Cup in 40 years.{{cite news |last=Zeigler |first=Mark |date=October 10, 2017 |title=The game that changed everything for US soccer |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2017/10/09/the-game-that-changed-everything-for-us-soccer/ |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |url-access=subscription |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}

The team was coached by Bob Gansler, Wisconsin-Milwaukee and U20 national team coach, in preparation for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Two of the team's more experienced players, Rick Davis and Hugo Perez, were unavailable for selection while recovering from injuries. 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 major underdogs and lost 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.{{Cite web |title=World Cup Veteran Jimmy Banks Passes Away at Age 54 |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/04/world-cup-veteran-jimmy-banks-passes-away-at-age-54 |access-date=February 17, 2023 |publisher=U.S. Soccer Federation |language=en |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426205450/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/04/26/19/02/20190426-news-mnt-1990-world-cup-jimmy-banks-passes-away |url-status=live }}

During the 1993 U.S. Cup, a tournament designed to prepare for the upcoming World Cup, the U.S. beat England 2–0.{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-englands-new-low-as-us-pile-on-the-misery-dooley-and-lalas-add-a-further-chapter-to-taylors-tale-of-woe-as-the-americans-go-one-better-than-their-forebears-in-belo-horizonte-1490806.html| location=London| work=The Independent| first=Joe| last=Lovejoy| title=Football: England's new low as U.S. pile on the misery: Dooley and Lalas add a further chapter to Taylor's tale of woe as the Americans go one better than their forebears in Belo Horizonte| date=June 10, 1993| access-date=August 22, 2017| archive-date=June 6, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606084733/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-englands-new-low-as-us-pile-on-the-misery-dooley-and-lalas-add-a-further-chapter-to-taylors-tale-of-woe-as-the-americans-go-one-better-than-their-forebears-in-belo-horizonte-1490806.html| url-status=live}} 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 near Los Angeles. Aided by an own goal from Andrés Escobar, the U.S. won 2–1;{{cite magazine |last=Lewis |first=Michael |title=Escobar's memory lives on |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/michael_lewis/news/2000/06/30/lewis_insider/ |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=July 1, 2000 |access-date=July 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430031213/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/michael_lewis/news/2000/06/30/lewis_insider/ |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |url-status=dead }} Escobar was later murdered in his home country, possibly in retaliation for this mistake.{{cite magazine| date=July 2, 2014| url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2014/07/02/ap-soc-wcup-colombia-murder-soccer-player-1st-ld-writethru| title=Colombians recall 1994 murder of soccer player| magazine=Sports Illustrated| access-date=August 20, 2014| archive-date=August 21, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821213750/http://www.si.com/soccer/2014/07/02/ap-soc-wcup-colombia-murder-soccer-player-1st-ld-writethru| url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web |last=Palmer |first=Kevin |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=370490&root=worldcup&&cc=5901 |title=Winning is the only option |work=ESPN |date=June 9, 2006 |access-date=May 5, 2010 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019130415/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=370490&root=worldcup&&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }} U.S. Soccer later fired Milutinović in 1995 because he was reportedly not interested in administrative duties in addition to coaching.{{cite news| title=World Cup-winning Coach Is Fired, Eyed By U.S. Team| date=June 3, 1995| url=http://articles.philly.com/1995-06-03/sports/25688992_1_carlos-alberto-parreira-brendan-malone-back-to-back-nba-titles| work=Philadelphia Inquirer| access-date=June 28, 2014| archive-date=April 7, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407123813/http://articles.philly.com/1995-06-03/sports/25688992_1_carlos-alberto-parreira-brendan-malone-back-to-back-nba-titles| url-status=dead}}

The U.S. were invited to play in the 1995 Copa América, where they finished first in their group after defeating Chile and Argentina in an upset victory.{{cite news |last=Maurer |first=Pablo |date=June 22, 2024 |title='Where on earth are we?': The story of the USMNT at Copa America '95 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5574523/2024/06/22/usmnt-copa-america-1995/ |work=The Athletic |url-access=subscription |accessdate=July 16, 2024}} In the quarterfinals, 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 in the third-place match.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/95safull.html Copa América 1995] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226140510/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/95safull.html |date=February 26, 2021 }} by Martín Tabeira at the RSSSF

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 last in the field of 32. The tournament was marred by disputes between the players and head coach Steve Sampson, who resigned shortly after the tournament.{{cite news |date=June 29, 1998 |title=U.S. Soccer coach resigns after frustrating World Cup |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/06/29/us-soccer-coach-resigns-after-frustrating-world-cup/ |work=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}

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Under former D.C. United head coach Bruce Arena, the U.S. qualified for the 2002 World Cup and reached the quarterfinals, their best finish in a World Cup since 1930. The team earned four points in the group stage, 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 advanced to the round of 16 when South Korea defeated Portugal. The U.S. met continental rivals Mexico for the first time in a World Cup, and won the game 2–0, with goals from Brian McBride and Landon Donovan. In the quarterfinals, the USMNT met Germany and lost 1–0 after being controversially denied a penalty when Torsten Frings handled the ball to prevent a Gregg Berhalter goal.{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Michael |date=June 2, 2022 |title=20 Years Later: USMNT Players Remember Run to 2002 World Cup Quarterfinals |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/06/20-years-later-usmnt-players-remember-run-to-2002-world-cup-quarterfinals |publisher=U.S. Soccer Federation |accessdate=July 16, 2024}} Donovan won the Best Young Player for the tournament.{{cite news |last=Lynch |first=Kyle |date=October 8, 2014 |title=A look back at Landon Donovan's World Cup career |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/a-look-back-at-landon-donovans-world-cup-career |publisher=NBC Sports |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}

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,{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410025/index.html#nosticky |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924232246/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410025/index.html#nosticky |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |title=Match Report: Italy – USA |date=June 17, 2006 |publisher=FIFA}} 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).{{cite news |title=Ghana 2–1 USA |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853408.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=June 22, 2006 |access-date=February 12, 2009 |archive-date=June 24, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060624185207/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853408.stm |url-status=live }} Following the tournament, Arena's contract was not renewed; his assistant, former Chicago Fire and MetroStars head coach Bob Bradley, became interim head coach in December 2006 and was selected for the full-time role in May 2007.{{cite news |date=January 4, 2007 |title=New U.S. coach Bradley welcomes challenge |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2007/01/04/new-us-coach-bradley-welcomes-challenge/ |work=Los Angeles Daily News |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=July 18, 2024}}{{cite news |last=Litsky |first=Frank |date=May 17, 2007 |title=Bradley Takes Reins as Coach of U.S. Team |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/sports/soccer/17soccer.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=July 18, 2024}}

After winning the 2007 Gold Cup against Mexico, the USMNT qualified for the 2009 Confederations Cup.{{cite news| title=U.S. continues dominance vs. Mexico in Gold Cup final| first=Mike| last=Dodd| work=USA Today| date=June 25, 2007| url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2007-06-24-usa-mexico-goldcup_N.htm| access-date=August 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821071652/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2007-06-24-usa-mexico-goldcup_N.htm |archive-date=August 21, 2014}} The U.S. shocked the soccer world by defeating top-ranked Spain, who were on a 35-game undefeated streak, 2–0.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8114585.stm| title=Spain 0–2 United States| date=June 25, 2009| work=BBC Sport| access-date=June 30, 2009| first=Saj| last=Chowdhury| archive-date=June 25, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625012125/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8114585.stm| url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news| title=United States 2–3 Brazil| first=Phil| last=Dawkes| date=June 28, 2007| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8120561.stm| work=BBC Sport| access-date=August 20, 2014| archive-date=May 8, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508011528/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8120561.stm| url-status=live}} Hosting the 2009 Gold Cup, 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 and their first home loss in a competitive match since 1998.{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Grahame L. |date=July 27, 2009 |title=Mexico routs the U.S., 5-0 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jul-27-sp-soccer-gold-cup27-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=July 18, 2024}}

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.{{cite news |first=Ronald |last=Blum |title=Altidore hat trick against Trinidad & Tobago |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-04-01-3106056220_x.htm |work=USA Today |agency=Associated Press |date=April 1, 2009 |access-date=June 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628141002/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-04-01-3106056220_x.htm |archive-date=June 28, 2009 |url-status=live }} 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 final round of qualification with a 2–2 tie against Costa Rica.{{cite news |date=October 14, 2009 |title=Emotional U.S. scores late to tie Costa Rica 2-2 |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2009/10/14/emotional-u-s-scores-late-to-tie-costa-rica-2-2/ |work=The Mercury News |accessdate=July 18, 2024}}

File:Landon Donovan vs Algeria.jpg 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.{{cite news| title=USA vs. Ghana: In World Cup 2010, Americans eliminated by Ghana| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/26/AR2010062600597.html| date=June 27, 2010| last=Goff| first=Steven| newspaper=The Washington Post| access-date=August 20, 2014| archive-date=August 22, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822032801/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/26/AR2010062600597.html| url-status=live}}

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.{{cite news |last=Longman |first=Jeré |date=July 29, 2011 |title=A Fresh Face for U.S. Soccer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/30/sports/soccer/klinsmann-named-coach-of-us-soccer-team.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=July 18, 2024}} The U.S. won 1–0 in Genoa, Italy on February 29, 2012, the team's first-ever win over Italy.{{cite news |last=Parker |first=Graham |date=March 1, 2012 |title=USA's five greatest soccer results |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/mar/01/usa-italy-greatest-soccer-results-five |work=The Guardian |accessdate=July 18, 2024}} In July 2013, the United States became 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.{{cite news |last=Strauss |first=Ben |date=July 28, 2013 |title=One Goal, but Plenty for U.S. to Celebrate in Gold Cup Final |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/29/sports/soccer/one-goal-but-plenty-for-us-to-celebrate-in-gold-cup-final.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=July 18, 2024}} A 4–3 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in an international friendly match in Sarajevo represented the 12th consecutive win for the USMNT, the longest active winning streak for any team in the world at that time.{{cite news |url = http://espnfc.com/us/en/gamecast/statistics/id/370689/statistics.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |title = Bosnia-Herzegovina vs US match |work = ESPN FC |date = August 14, 2013 |access-date = August 14, 2013 |archive-date = August 17, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130817063211/http://espnfc.com/us/en/gamecast/statistics/id/370689/statistics.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |url-status = live }}{{cite news |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/53203/usa-closes-in-on-spanish-record.html |title=USA closes in on Spanish record |date=August 14, 2013 |work=Soccer America |first=Patrick |last=Kennedy |access-date=August 20, 2014 |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821163300/http://www.socceramerica.com/article/53203/usa-closes-in-on-spanish-record.html |url-status=live }} The winning streak ended September 6, when the U.S. lost to Costa Rica 3–1 in San José in the final round of qualification.{{cite news |url = http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/357555/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |title = U.S. win streak ends in Costa Rica |date = September 6, 2013 |work = ESPN FC |access-date = September 11, 2013 |archive-date = September 10, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130910023510/http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/357555/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |url-status = live }} The U.S. eventually clinched a spot in the 2014 World Cup.{{citation |url=http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1549673/us-blanks-mexico-books-berth-brazil?cc=5901 |title=Donovan helps U.S. book Brazil berth |date=September 11, 2013 |work=ESPN FC |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-date=September 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914022046/http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1549673/us-blanks-mexico-books-berth-brazil?cc=5901 |url-status=live }}

The Americans were drawn into Group G, along with Ghana, Germany, and Portugal.{{cite news|title=US World Cup draw: The worst of all possible worlds (almost)|url=http://www.cbssports.com/general/eye-on-sports/24366670/us-world-cup-draw-the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-almost|last=Hinnen|first=Jerry|work=CBS Sports|date=December 6, 2013|access-date=August 20, 2014|archive-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045049/http://www.cbssports.com/general/eye-on-sports/24366670/us-world-cup-draw-the-worst-of-all-possible-worlds-almost|url-status=live}} The U.S. won 2–1 in their rematch with Ghana,{{cite news |title=Team USA stuns World Cup rival Ghana behind Brooks' late winner |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/usa-stuns-world-cup-rival-ghana-behind-john-brooks-late-winner-061614 |first=Jamie |last=Trecker |work=Fox Sports |date=June 16, 2014 |access-date=August 20, 2014 |archive-date=July 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711081207/http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/usa-stuns-world-cup-rival-ghana-behind-john-brooks-late-winner-061614 |url-status=live }} and then 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.{{cite news |title = USA advances, despite loss to Germany |url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/06/26/usa-germany-world-cup/11319459/ |first = Ashley M. |last = Williams |newspaper = USA Today |date = June 26, 2014 |access-date = August 20, 2014 |archive-date = August 30, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140830015052/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/06/26/usa-germany-world-cup/11319459/ |url-status = live }} This was the first time that the team made two consecutive trips to the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup.{{cite web |last=Bezjak |first=Lou |url=http://www.scnow.com/news/article_c077ea46-fd81-11e3-b3d7-0017a43b2370.html |title=U.S. run in World Cup bringing out a lot of Pee Dee soccer fans |newspaper=The Morning News |location=Florence, South Carolina |date=June 26, 2014 |access-date=August 20, 2014 |quote=It’s the first time in U.S. soccer history it has advanced to the knockout stage of back-to-back World Cups. |archive-date=November 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118184228/https://www.scnow.com/news/article_c077ea46-fd81-11e3-b3d7-0017a43b2370.html |url-status=live }} 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{{cite web |url = http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/39/98/53/eng_56_0701_bel-usa_usa_playerstatistics_neutral.pdf |title = Official FIFA statistics, updated July 5, 2014 |date=July 5, 2014 |access-date=December 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160701145714/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/39/98/53/eng_56_0701_bel-usa_usa_playerstatistics_neutral.pdf |archive-date = July 1, 2016 }}{{NoteTag|FIFA's initial match statistics showed 16 saves, and many news sources continue to use this number. The official FIFA statistics were updated on July 5, 2014, to show 15 saves.}} during the match.{{cite web |title = World Cup 2014: Tim Howard makes record number of saves |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28122559 |publisher = BBC Sport |date = July 2, 2014 |access-date = July 3, 2014 |archive-date = July 3, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140703075803/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28122559 |url-status = live }}

File:Clint Dempsey 20110622.jpg with the U.S. in 2011]]

In the 2015 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. It marked the first time the team failed to make the tournament final since 2003.{{cite news |last=Futterman |first=Matthew |date=July 23, 2015 |title=U.S. Men's Soccer Team Upset by Jamaica in Gold Cup Semifinal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-upset-by-jamaica-in-gold-cup-semifinal-1437611577 |work=Wall Street Journal |url-access=subscription |accessdate=July 18, 2024}}{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Caitlin |date=July 25, 2015 |title=USA cap miserable Gold Cup with penalty shootout loss to Panama |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/25/usa-panama-gold-cup-third-place |work=The Guardian |accessdate=July 18, 2024}} In the 2015 CONCACAF Cup playoff to determine the region's entry to the 2017 Confederations Cup, the U.S. were defeated 3–2 by Mexico at the Rose Bowl.{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=Martin |date=October 11, 2015 |title=Mexico defeats U.S. in CONCACAF Cup, advances to Confederations Cup |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2015/10/11/united-states-mexico-concacaf-cup-peralta-aguilar/73764434/ |work=USA Today |accessdate=July 18, 2024}} The results led to criticism of Klinsmann's coaching style, particularly the lack of a cohesive identity.{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=Martin |date=October 9, 2015 |title=Jurgen Klinsmann facing major pressure in CONCACAF Cup vs. Mexico |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2015/10/09/jurgen-klinsmann-concacaf-cup-usmnt-mexico/73660222/ |work=USA Today |accessdate=July 18, 2024}}

In June 2016, the U.S. hosted the Copa América Centenario, a special edition of the Copa América to commemorate the centenary of the tournament and its first to be played outside of South America.{{cite news |last=Burke |first=Elias |date=May 5, 2024 |title=Copa America guest nations: The history, the controversy and how they have performed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5304765/2024/05/05/copa-america-guest-nations-usmnt-japan-qatar/ |work=The Athletic |url-access=limited |accessdate=July 18, 2024}} In their third Copa América appearance, the U.S. topped Group A on goal difference against Colombia despite losing to them, and then beat Ecuador 2–1 in the quarterfinals.{{cite news |last=Caley |first=Michael |date=June 13, 2016 |title=U.S. has been good at Copa America, but its luck has been better |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2016/06/13/u-s-has-been-good-at-copa-america-but-its-luck-has-been-better/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |accessdate=July 18, 2024}}{{cite news |last=Pentz |first=Matt |date=June 16, 2016 |title=Clint Dempsey guides U.S. to 2-1 victory over Ecuador, berth in Copa America semifinals |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/clint-dempsey-guides-us-to-2-1-victory-over-ecuador-berth-in-copa-america-semifinals/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-access=limited |accessdate=July 18, 2024}} The team lost 4–0 to Argentina in the semifinals and 1–0 to Colombia again in the third place match. The U.S. finished fourth overall, tying their best finish ever in 1995.{{cite news |last=Dart |first=Tom |date=June 25, 2016 |title=USA end Copa América with Colombia loss but show fight and flair in defeat |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/25/usa-beaten-colombia-copa-america-centenario |work=The Guardian |accessdate=July 18, 2024}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/03/25/03/54/20170324-recap-mnt-beat-honduras-6-0-world-cup-qualifying-march-24-2017-san-jose |title=USA Cruises to 6–0 Win vs. Honduras in Critical World Cup Qualifier |date=March 24, 2017 |publisher=U.S. Soccer Federation |access-date=March 27, 2017 |archive-date=March 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327104905/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/03/25/03/54/20170324-recap-mnt-beat-honduras-6-0-world-cup-qualifying-march-24-2017-san-jose |url-status=live }} The U.S. earned 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.{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=Martin |date=October 10, 2017 |title=U.S. men's national soccer team fails to qualify for 2018 World Cup |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2017/10/10/usmnt-world-cup-qualification-trinidad-tobago/752568001/ |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=October 10, 2017 |archive-date=October 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011024218/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2017/10/10/usmnt-world-cup-qualification-trinidad-tobago/752568001/ |url-status=live }} Many pundits and analysts called this the worst result and worst performance in the history of the national team.{{cite news|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-worst-loss-in-the-history-of-u-s-mens-soccer/|title=The Worst Loss In The History Of U.S. Men's Soccer|last1=Caley|first1=Michael|last2=Foster|first2=Geoff|last3=Paine|first3=Neil|date=October 11, 2017|work=FiveThirtyEight|access-date=May 21, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162544/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-worst-loss-in-the-history-of-u-s-mens-soccer/|url-status=live}}

Following Arena's resignation on October 13, 2017, assistant coach Dave Sarachan was named interim head coach during the search for a permanent replacement.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2017/10/24/bruce-arenas-assistant-named-interim-coach-of-u-s-soccer-team/|title=USA soccer names Bruce Arena's assistant as interim coach, but the search goes on|last=Goff|first=Steven|date=October 24, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203055543/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2017/10/24/bruce-arenas-assistant-named-interim-coach-of-u-s-soccer-team/|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news |last=Goff |first=Steven |date=September 6, 2018 |title=When will USMNT hire a coach? Ahead of high-profile friendlies, the search is taking shape. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2018/09/06/when-will-usmnt-hire-a-coach-ahead-of-high-profile-friendlies-the-search-is-taking-shape/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107202425/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2018/09/06/when-will-usmnt-hire-a-coach-ahead-of-high-profile-friendlies-the-search-is-taking-shape/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Tenorio |first=Paul |date=December 2, 2018 |title=With Berhalter hired as USMNT head coach, U.S. Soccer provides details on much-criticized search process |url=https://theathletic.com/688634/2018/12/02/gregg-berhalter-hired-usmnt-head-coach/ |work=The Athletic |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-date=December 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203060121/https://theathletic.com/688634/2018/12/02/gregg-berhalter-hired-usmnt-head-coach/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite news |last=Goff |first=Steven |date=December 2, 2018 |title=Gregg Berhalter is announced as coach of U.S. men's soccer team |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/12/02/gregg-berhalter-is-announced-coach-us-mens-soccer-team/?noredirect=on |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-date=January 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106104414/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/12/02/gregg-berhalter-is-announced-coach-us-mens-soccer-team/?noredirect=on |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url = https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/12/02/gregg-berhalter-usmnt-manager-us-soccer-earnie-stewart-jay |title = U.S. Soccer's process and its impact on Berhalter's hire |website = SI.com |access-date = December 3, 2018 |language = en |archive-date = December 4, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181204005727/https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/12/02/gregg-berhalter-usmnt-manager-us-soccer-earnie-stewart-jay |url-status = live }}

Under Berhalter the team lost in the 2019 Gold Cup final 1–0 against Mexico and were unable to defend their title.{{cite news |last=Sandalow |first=Brian |date=July 7, 2019 |title=Mexico topples United States to win Gold Cup |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/7/20685692/mexico-topples-united-states-to-win-gold-cup-jonathan-dos-santos-gregg-berhalter-soldier-field-2019 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |url-access=subscription |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}

File:2022 FIFA World Cup United States 1–1 Wales - (19) (Crop).png at the 2022 World Cup]]

An influx of new young talent playing for top European clubs, widely described as America's golden generation,{{Cite news |first1=Kendall |last1=Baker |first2=Thomas |last2=Oide |date=November 21, 2022 |title=World Cup tests golden generation of U.S. men's soccer |url=https://www.axios.com/2022/11/21/usmnt-world-cup-qatar-golden-generation |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=Axios |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202075956/https://www.axios.com/2022/11/21/usmnt-world-cup-qatar-golden-generation |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=December 8, 2020 |title=USMNT golden generation? Why Pulisic, Reyna & Co. are on course to make a run at 2022 World Cup |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37609449/usmnt-golden-generation-why-pulisic-reyna-co-course-make-run-2022-world-cup |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202075948/https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-usa/story/4256235/usmnt-golden-generation-why-pulisicreyna-and-co-are-on-course-to-make-a-run-at-2022-world-cup |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=American golden generation carrying big aspirations |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/usa-world-cup-qatar-2022-fixtures-coach-key-players |website=FIFA.com |access-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202075949/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/usa-world-cup-qatar-2022-fixtures-coach-key-players |url-status=live }} entered the national team in the late 2010s and early 2020s, including Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams, Timothy Weah, Sergiño Dest, and Gio Reyna. This new group won the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League in 2021 with a 3–2 victory against Mexico in the final. A different roster 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 in 2021.{{cite news|date=December 18, 2021|title=U.S. Men's National Team Defeat Bosnia And Herzegovina 1–0 To Set Record For Wins In A Calendar Year With 17|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/12/usmnt-defeat-bosnia-and-herzegovina-1-0-to-set-record-for-wins-in-a-calendar-year-with-17 |publisher=U.S. Soccer Federation |access-date=January 1, 2022|language=en|archive-date=December 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219124900/https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/12/usmnt-defeat-bosnia-and-herzegovina-1-0-to-set-record-for-wins-in-a-calendar-year-with-17|url-status=live}}

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 and were defeated 3–1. Midfielder Kellyn Acosta became the first Asian American player to appear for the U.S. at a World Cup.{{Cite web |title=History-making Asian American soccer player describes his journey to self-acceptance |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/history-making-asian-american-soccer-player-describes-journey-self-acc-rcna62119 |access-date=February 17, 2023 |website=NBC News |date=December 17, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=February 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218013632/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/history-making-asian-american-soccer-player-describes-journey-self-acc-rcna62119 |url-status=live }}

After Berhalter's contract expired in December 2022, the U.S. searched for a new head coach. Under interim manager 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 tournament, winning 3–0 against Mexico and 2–0 against Canada in the final match.{{Cite news |date=June 19, 2023 |title=Debate settled: Reyna, Balogun ensure USMNT is king of Concacaf |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37877176/reyna-balogun-ensure-united-states-kings-concacaf |publisher=ESPN |access-date=June 19, 2023}} Callaghan remained the team's manager for the 2023 Gold Cup the following month, which was played with a different roster. The U.S. were eliminated in the semifinals by Panama after losing a penalty shootout.{{cite news |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Panama upsets U.S. on penalty kicks to reach CONCACAF Gold Cup final vs. Mexico |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2023-07-12/concacaf-gold-cup-semifinals-game-recaps |work=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}

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 América by defeating Trinidad and Tobago 4–2 over two legs in November 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/689486/united-states-trinidad-and-tobago |title=United States 1-2 Trinidad and Tobago |website=ESPN |access-date=January 12, 2024}} Gregg Berhalter was reappointed as coach of the United States on June 16, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/06/gregg-berhalter-chosen-to-lead-us-mens-national-team-to-2026-fifa-world-cup |publisher=U.S. Soccer Federation |title=Gregg Berhalter Chosen To Lead U.S. Men's National Team To 2026 FIFA World Cup |access-date=July 12, 2023}} In March 2024, the United States won their third CONCACAF Nations League title by defeating Mexico 2–0 in the final.{{Cite web |title=USMNT beats Mexico 2-0 to win third straight Nations League title |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/usmnt-beats-mexico-2-0-to-win-third-straight-nations-league-title |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}} At the Copa América, the United States were eliminated in the group stage, with a 1–0 loss in the final group stage match against Uruguay involving several controversial decisions against the Americans from referee Kevin Ortega, including a potentially offside Uruguay goal and handling of yellow cards.{{Cite web |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Uruguay's controversial offside goal vs. USA: How VAR confirmed Matias Olivera opener to doom USMNT at Copa America |work=The Sporting News |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/uruguay-goal-offside-usa-var-matias-olivera-usmnt-copa-america/b5fa3cd84b6a77f199bf5c60 |access-date=July 2, 2024}} Following the team's elimination, Berhalter was fired as head coach on July 10, 2024.{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2024 |title=Reports: Gregg Berhalter fired as USMNT coach |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40480333/usa-coach-gregg-berhalter-fired-copa-america |access-date=July 10, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

On September 10, 2024, Todd Boehly and the USMNT's delegates agreed to an undisclosed exit fee for former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino, and Pochettino would subsequently be announced as the new head coach of the United States, replacing Berhalter.{{cite web |date=September 10, 2024|title=U.S. Soccer officially names Mauricio Pochettino as USMNT coach |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/u-s-soccer-officially-names-mauricio-pochettino-usmnt-coach |website=Fox Sports |access-date=November 13, 2024}} In March 2025 the U.S. lost to Panama 0–1 in stoppage time, marking the first time they've been eliminated from a CONCACAF Nations League title.

{{Commons|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. A variant with a diagonal stripe or "sash" across the shirt similar to Peru's jersey was first adopted in 1950 and used in various uniforms in the 2000s. A color scheme based on the U.S. flag—usually a shirt with red and white stripes with blue shorts—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).{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

German brand Adidas provided the uniform for the United States from 1984 to 1994. Since 1995, American company Nike has been the uniform supplier.{{cite news |last=Whittaker Snavely |first=Adam |date=March 1, 2016 |title=What's in the Shirt: An informal history of Nike and U.S. Soccer |url=https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2016/3/1/11138752/us-soccer-kit-nike-adidas-contract-history |work=Stars and Stripes FC |accessdate=July 16, 2024}} The final Adidas jersey was a denim-inspired blue shirt with white stars paired with red shorts.{{cite news |last=Siegel |first=Alan |date=May 19, 2014 |title=The Horrifying True Story of the Ugliest Jerseys in U.S. Soccer History |url=https://slate.com/culture/2014/05/u-s-soccer-denim-kit-the-horrifying-true-story-of-the-ugliest-jerseys-in-american-soccer-history.html |work=Slate |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}

{{Main|Mexico–United States soccer rivalry}}

The United States and Mexico have been the most successful teams in CONCACAF and are major rivals.

The two countries first met in 1934 during a World Cup qualifier in Rome that the U.S. won; Mexico won the following 24 meetings and were perennial qualifiers for the World Cup. Since 1980, the U.S. has had more wins against Mexico, particularly in home matches and major tournaments.{{cite news |last=Bonn |first=Kyle |date=March 23, 2022 |title=What is the USMNT record at Azteca? Why USA men have never won a competitive soccer match in Mexico |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/usmnt-record-azteca-usa-competitive-soccer-match-mexico/fd7j3raybsnjimeaxb18zynv |work=The Sporting News |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}{{cite news |last=Stark |first=Harrison |date=May 29, 2014 |title=Mexico Will Play Like Never Before, and Lose Like Always |url=https://slate.com/culture/2014/05/mexico-2014-world-cup-el-tri-will-play-like-never-before-and-lose-like-always.html |work=Slate |accessdate=July 16, 2024}} They faced off in the round of 16 of the 2002 World Cup, with the United States winning 2–0.{{cite web |title=USA 2-0 Mexico (Jun 17, 2002) Final Score - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/48889/united-states-mexico |website=ESPN |access-date=May 22, 2024}} On August 15, 2012, the U.S. defeated Mexico at Estadio Azteca in the first victory for the Americans on Mexican soil in 75 years.{{cite news| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/08/mexico-united-states-friendly-rivalry-soccer.html| title=Mexico's first loss to U.S. at home, on a Mexican American's goal| work=Los Angeles Times| date=August 16, 2012| access-date=August 20, 2014| archive-date=August 9, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809065802/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/08/mexico-united-states-friendly-rivalry-soccer.html| url-status=live}} On October 10, 2015, Mexico defeated the U.S. 3–2 in the CONCACAF Cup in Pasadena, California to qualify for the 2017 Confederations Cup. Thirteen months later, on November 11, 2016, El Tri defeated the U.S. in Columbus, Ohio for their second consecutive victory on American soil, in qualification for the 2018 World Cup.{{cite web |title=Game Details |url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-details?matchid=225939 |website=Concacaf | date=March 12, 2021 |access-date=May 31, 2024}} In 2021, the United States defeated Mexico three times in a calendar year for the first time, winning the CONCACAF Nations League final, the Gold Cup final, and in 2022 World Cup qualifying.{{cite web |title=2022 Concacaf World Cup Qualifying: USA 2 - Mexico 0 {{!}} Match Report, Stats & Standings |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/11/2022-concacaf-world-cup-qualifying-usa-2-mexico-0-match-report-stats-standings |publisher=U.S. Soccer Federation |access-date=May 31, 2024}}

Ever since their first meeting in 1934, the two teams have met 78 times, with Mexico leading 37W–17T–24L, outscoring the U.S. 147–92. However, because of recent growth of soccer in the U.S., since the beginning of the 21st century, the U.S. leads the series 19W–8T–10L. Either the United States or Mexico has won every edition of the Gold Cup except one (the 2000 Gold Cup was won by Canada).

{{see also|Canada–United States sports rivalries#Soccer}}

The U.S. has a secondary rivalry with Canada, with the rivalry stemming from a generally friendly rivalry between the two countries. The United States has historically been the stronger side, having qualified for 11 World Cups while Canada has qualified for two.

On October 15, 2019, Canada defeated the United States for the first time in 34 years, at BMO Field in Toronto.{{cite news|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-beats-usa-men-soccer|title=Canada beats USA in men's soccer for first time in 34 years|work=Offside|date=October 16, 2019|access-date=December 1, 2021|archive-date=December 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201201604/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-beats-usa-men-soccer|url-status=live}} In 2022 World Cup qualifying, Canada tied 1–1 with the U.S. in Nashville, Tennessee, and defeated the USMNT 2–0 in Hamilton, Ontario. On June 18, 2023, the United States defeated Canada 2–0 in the CONCACAF Nations League final in Las Vegas.{{Cite web |last=mlssoccer |title=USMNT Player Ratings: Gio Reyna dismantles Canada in Nations League final |work=MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/usmnt-player-ratings-gio-reyna-dismantles-canada-in-nations-league-final |access-date=June 20, 2023}} The U.S. defeated Canada yet again in a 2023 Gold Cup quarterfinal matchup, this time 3–2 on penalties, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The United States currently leads the series at 18W–11T–11L.

In the 2010s, the United States began to develop a rivalry with Costa Rica.{{cite web|last1=Trahan|first1=Kevin|title=The Unlikely Rivalry Between Costa Rica and the U.S. Began With a Snow Game|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-unlikely-rivalry-between-costa-rica-and-the-us-began-with-a-snow-game/|publisher=Vice Sports|access-date=June 8, 2016|archive-date=September 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914211926/https://sports.vice.com/ca/article/the-unlikely-rivalry-between-costa-rica-and-the-us-began-with-a-snow-game|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Costa Rica keen to renew rivalry with U.S.|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/costa-rica-keen-to-renew-rivalry-with-u-s|publisher=CONCACAF|access-date=June 8, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625071050/http://www.concacaf.com/article/costa-rica-keen-to-renew-rivalry-with-u-s|archive-date=June 25, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Godfrey|first1=John|title=The US Men's Soccer Team Is Starting To Develop An Unlikely Rivalry With Costa Rica|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/us-vs-costa-rica-rivalry-at-gold-cup-2013-7/?r=AU&IR=T|website=Business Insider|access-date=June 8, 2016|archive-date=June 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630031017/http://www.businessinsider.com/us-vs-costa-rica-rivalry-at-gold-cup-2013-7/?r=AU&IR=T|url-status=live}} The impetus for the rivalry was a 2014 World Cup qualifying match played on March 22, 2013, at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado under blizzard conditions. Costa Rica filed a protest with FIFA due to field conditions after the United States won the game 1–0, but were denied recourse. The game was dubbed "Snow Clasico" for the conditions.{{Cite web|last=Wine|first=Donald|date=October 18, 2018|title=Throwback Thursday: Let it Snow Clasico|url=https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/usmnt-news/2018/10/18/17995000/throwback-thursday-tbt-usa-usmnt-snow-clasico-costa-rica-world-cup-qualifying-hex|access-date=February 15, 2022|website=Stars and Stripes FC|language=en|archive-date=February 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215094721/https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/usmnt-news/2018/10/18/17995000/throwback-thursday-tbt-usa-usmnt-snow-clasico-costa-rica-world-cup-qualifying-hex|url-status=live}} The United States have never won an away match in Costa Rica, losing 10 meetings and drawing twice.{{Cite news|last=Straus|first=Brian|date=March 29, 2022|title=High Stakes, Oddities and How the USMNT Is Approaching a Decisive Qualifier it Can Lose By 5|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2022/03/30/usmnt-costa-rica-world-cup-qualifying-finale-approach|access-date=August 30, 2022|magazine=Sports Illustrated|language=en|archive-date=August 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830233628/https://www.si.com/soccer/2022/03/30/usmnt-costa-rica-world-cup-qualifying-finale-approach|url-status=live}}

File:Sams Army.jpg at a U.S. vs Jamaica match|alt=U.S. soccer fans, dressed in red, cheer in bleachers as they hold a large U.S. flag over themselves at a soccer 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{{cite news| title=The Trials of the U.S. Soccer Fan| last=Weinbach| first=John| date=June 9, 2006| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB114981336927375669| work=The Wall Street Journal| access-date=June 12, 2010| archive-date=December 26, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226214607/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB114981336927375669| url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news| last=Foss| first=Mike| url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/04/meet-the-fans-who-are-dropping-everything-for-a-month-to-support-u-s-soccer/| title=Meet the U.S. soccer fans who are dropping everything for the World Cup| work=USA Today| date=April 9, 2014| access-date=August 20, 2014| archive-date=August 16, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816024628/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/04/meet-the-fans-who-are-dropping-everything-for-a-month-to-support-u-s-soccer| url-status=live}} The group's membership attempted to address a lack of consistency from game to game in supporter organization and social events on match days.{{cite web| url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/american-outlaws-us-soccer/story?id=24194324| title=How the American Outlaws Are Getting the US into Soccer| date=June 18, 2014| first=Rheana| last=Murray| work=ABC News| access-date=August 20, 2014| archive-date=August 21, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821182204/http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/american-outlaws-us-soccer/story?id=24194324| url-status=live}}

The U.S. men's national team has a major following on social media platforms. Interest in young American players and the attention they bring has led to an increase in foreign investment in U.S. players,{{Cite web|url=https://chasingacup.com/a-transfer-window-to-remember/|title=Increase in European USMNT player interest|website=chasingacup.com|date=February 4, 2021|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204174313/https://chasingacup.com/a-transfer-window-to-remember/|url-status=live}} soccer development programs, and sports clubs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmens.com/health/sports/the-united-states-mens-national-soccer-team-an-in-depth-analysis/|title=The United States Men's National Soccer Team: An In-Depth Analysis|website=ELMENS.com|date=May 27, 2024 |access-date=May 27, 2024}}

{{See also|United States men's national soccer team results#Results by home stadium|l1=United States men's national team results by home stadium}}

File:RFK Stadium aerial photo, 1988.JPEG 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 various venues across the country. {{As of|2025}}, the team has played in 124 stadiums in 30 states and the District of Columbia.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, located in the national capital of Washington, D.C., has hosted 24 matches, the most of any stadium.{{cite news |last=Borden |first=Sam |date=June 16, 2013 |title=To U.S. Soccer Team, Home Field Is an Ever-Changing Thing |page=D2 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/sports/soccer/to-us-soccer-team-home-field-is-a-many-changing-thing.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 4, 2015 |archive-date=June 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616053555/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/sports/soccer/to-us-soccer-team-home-field-is-a-many-changing-thing.html |url-status=live }} The state of California has hosted 119 matches, the most of any state, and greater Los Angeles has hosted 81 matches at several venues in and around the city of LA. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted 20 matches from 1965 to 2000.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} The Rose Bowl, a 92,000-seat venue in Pasadena, has hosted 17 national team matches, as well as the 1984 Olympics gold medal match, the 1994 World Cup final, and the 1999 Women's World Cup final.{{cite news |last1=Blum |first1=Ronald |last2=Wilner |first2=Barry |date=June 9, 2003 |title=USSF to propose Women's World Cup final in Carson |agency=Associated Press |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/world/2003-06-09-wwc-sites_x.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211174949/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/world/2003-06-09-wwc-sites_x.htm |archive-date=February 11, 2011 |access-date=July 15, 2017}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/about/media-services/faqs-world-cup-qualifying-television-rights|title=FAQs World Cup Qualifying Television Rights|publisher=U.S. Soccer Federation|language=en|access-date=March 15, 2017|archive-date=March 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315174856/https://www.ussoccer.com/about/media-services/faqs-world-cup-qualifying-television-rights|url-status=live}}

{{main|United States men's national soccer team results|United States men's national soccer team records and statistics}}

{{Further|2024 in American soccer|2025 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.

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| date = June 8

| time = 17:30 EDT

| round = Friendly

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 1–5

| team2 = {{fb|COL}}

| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/06/usmnt-vs-colombia-score-result-goals-stats-highlights-match-recap

| goals1 =

• Weah {{goal|58}}

| goals2 =

• J. Arias {{goal|6}}
• Borré {{goal|19}}
• Ríos {{goal|77}}
• Carrascal {{goal|85}}
• Sinisterra {{goal|88}}

| stadium = Commanders Field

| location = Landover, Maryland

| attendance = 55,494

| referee = Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

| result = L

}}

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| round = Friendly

| date = June 12

| time = 19:00 ET

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 1–1

| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/06/usmnt-vs-brazil-score-result-match-recap-highlights-goals-stats

| team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

| goals1 =

• Pulisic {{goal|26}}

| goals2 =

• Rodrygo {{goal|17}}

| stadium = Camping World Stadium

| location = Orlando, Florida

| attendance = 60,016

| referee = Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

| result = D

}}

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|round = 2024 Copa América

|date = June 23

|time = 17:00 CDT

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|BOL}}

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/06/usa-vs-bolivia-copa-america-2024-score-result-goals-stats-highlights-match-recap-june-23

|goals1 =

• Pulisic {{goal|3}}
• Balogun {{goal|44}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = AT&T Stadium

|location = Arlington, Texas

|attendance = 47,873

|referee = Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

|result = W

}}

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|round = 2024 Copa América

|date = June 27

|time = 18:00 EDT

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAN}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|USA}}

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/06/usa-vs-panama-copa-america-2024-score-result-goals-stats-highlights-match-recap-june-27

|goals1 =

• Blackman {{goal|26}}
• Fajardo {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

• Balogun {{goal|22}}

|stadium = Mercedes-Benz Stadium

|location = Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance = 59,145

|referee = Iván Barton (El Salvador)

|result = L

}}

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|round = 2024 Copa América

|date = July 1

|time = 20:00 CDT

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|URU}}

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/07/usa-vs-uruguay-copa-america-2024-score-result-goals-stats-match-recap-july-1

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• M. Olivera {{goal|66}}

|stadium = Arrowhead Stadium

|location = Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance = 55,460

|referee = Kevin Ortega (Peru)

|result = L

}}

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|round = Friendly

|date = September 7

|time = 16:05 ET

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|CAN}}

|goals1 =

• De la Torre {{goal|66}}

|goals2 =

• Shaffelburg {{goal|17}}
• David {{goal|58}}

|location = Kansas City, Kansas

|stadium = Children's Mercy Park

|attendance = 10,523

|referee = Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/09/usa-vs-canada-score-result-goals-stats-match-recap

|result = L

}}

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|round = Friendly

|date = September 10

|time = 19:00 ET

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|NZL}}

|goals1 =

• Pulisic {{goal|69}}

|goals2 =

• Waine {{goal|89}}

|location = Cincinnati, Ohio

|stadium = TQL Stadium

|attendance = 15,711

|referee = Selvin Brown (Honduras)

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/09/usa-vs-new-zealand-score-result-goals-stats-match-recap

|result = D

}}

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|round = Friendly

|date = October 12

|time = 21:00 ET

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|PAN}}

|goals1 =

• Musah {{goal|49}}
• Pepi {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2 =

|location = Austin, Texas

|stadium = Q2 Stadium

|attendance = 20,239

|referee = Katia Itzel García (Mexico)

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/10/usa-vs-panama-score-result-goals-stats-match-recap

|result = W

}}

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|round = Friendly

|date = October 15

|time = 22:30 ET

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|USA}}

|goals1 =

• Jiménez {{goal|22}}
• Huerta {{goal|49}}

|goals2 =

|location = Zapopan, Mexico

|stadium = Estadio Akron

|attendance = 43,537

|referee = Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/10/usa-vs-mexico-score-result-goals-stats-match-recap

|result = L

}}

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|round = Nations League QF 1st Leg

|date = November 14

|time = 20:00 ET

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|USA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Pepi {{goal|5}}

|location = Kingston, Jamaica

|stadium = Independence Park

|attendance = 25,500

|referee = Juan Gabriel Calderon (Costa Rica)

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/11/usa-vs-jamaica-score-result-highlights-match-recap-nov-14-concacaf-nations-league

|result = W

}}

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|round = Nations League QF 2nd Leg

|date = November 18

|time = 20:00 ET

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

|score = 4–2

|aggregatescore = 5–2

|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 =

• Pulisic {{goal|14}}
• Bernard {{goal|33|o.g.}}
• Pepi {{goal|42}}
• Weah {{goal|56}}

|goals2 =

• D. Gray {{goal|53||68}}

|location = St. Louis, Missouri

|stadium = Energizer Park

|attendance = 21,080

|referee = Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/11/usa-vs-jamaica-score-result-highlights-match-recap-nov-18-concacaf-nations-league

|result = W

|note =

}}

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| date = January 18

| time = 15:00 ET

| round = Friendly

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 3–1

| team2 = {{fb|VEN}}

| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/01/usa-vs-venezuela-score-result-highlights-match-recap-jan-18

| goals1 =

• McGlynn {{goal|37}}
• Agyemang {{goal|39}}
• Miljevic {{goal|64}}

| goals2 =

• Yriarte {{goal|68}}

| stadium = Chase Stadium

| location = Fort Lauderdale, Florida

| attendance = 18,008

| referee = Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)

| result = W

}}

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| date = January 22

| time = 19:00 ET

| round = Friendly

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/01/usa-vs-costa-rica-score-result-highlights-match-recap-jan-22

| goals1 =

• White {{goal|21}}
• Clark {{goal|77}}
• Agyemang {{goal|90}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Inter&Co Stadium

| location = Orlando, Florida

| attendance = 13,580

| referee = Cristopher Corado (Guatemala)

| result = W

}}

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| date = March 20

| time = 19:00 ET

| round = Nations League SF

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|PAN}}

| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/03/us-mens-national-team-vs-panama-score-stats-goals-highlights-match-recap-concacaf-nations-league

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

• Waterman {{goal|90+4}}

| stadium = SoFi Stadium

| location = Inglewood, California

| attendance = TBD

| referee = Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

| result = L

}}

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| date = March 23

| time = 18:00 ET

| round = Nations League 3rd

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CAN}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|USA}}

| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/03/us-mens-national-team-vs-canada-score-stats-goals-highlights-match-recap-concacaf-nations-league

| goals1 =

• Oluwaseyi {{goal|27}}
• J. David {{goal|59}}

| goals2 = Agyemang {{goal|35}}

| stadium = SoFi Stadium

| location = Inglewood, California

| attendance = TBD

| referee = Katia Itzel García (Mexico)

| result = l

}}

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| date = June 7

| time = 15:30 ET

| round = Friendly

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score =

| team2 = {{fb|TUR}}

| report =

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| goals2 =

| stadium = Pratt & Whitney Stadium

| location = East Hartford, Connecticut

| attendance =

| referee =

| result =

}}

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| date = June 10

| time = 20:00 ET

| round = Friendly

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score =

| team2 = {{fb|SUI}}

| report =

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| goals2 =

| stadium = Geodis Park

| location = Nashville, Tennessee

| attendance =

| referee =

| result =

}}

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| date = June 15

| time = 18:00 ET

| round = 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score =

| team2 = {{fb|TRI}}

| report =

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = PayPal Park

| location = San Jose, California

| attendance =

| referee =

| result =

}}

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| date = June 19

| time = 21:15 ET

| round = 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KSA}}

| score =

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| report =

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| stadium = Q2 Stadium

| location = Austin, Texas

| attendance =

| referee =

| result =

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| date = June 22

| time = 19:00 ET

| round = 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score =

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| report =

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| stadium = AT&T Stadium

| location = Arlington, Texas

| attendance =

| referee =

| result =

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| date = September 6

| time = 17:00 ET

| round = Friendly

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score =

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| report =

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Sports Illustrated Stadium

| location = Harrison, New Jersey

| attendance =

| referee =

| result =

}}

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| date = September 9

| time = 19:30 ET

| round = Friendly

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score =

| team2 = {{fb|JPN}}

| report =

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Lower.com Field

| location = Columbus, Ohio

| attendance =

| referee =

| result =

}}

{{main|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 23, 2025.{{cite web |title=USA: Historical results |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/usa-team/21/ |work=Worldfootball.net |accessdate=March 23, 2025}}

{{See also|List of United States men's national soccer team head coaches}}

Coaching staff

Technical staff

{{For|all past and present players who have appeared for the national team|List of United States men's international soccer players}}

The following 23 players were named in the preliminary squad for the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals to be held from March 20 to 23, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/03/us-mens-national-team-roster-players-squad-2025-concacaf-nations-league-finals|title=USMNT roster players squad 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals|publisher=USA Soccer|date=March 11, 2025|access-date=March 11, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.concacaf.com/nations-league/news/2025-concacaf-nations-league-finals-preliminary-rosters-announced/|title=2025 Concacaf Nations League Finals preliminary rosters announced|publisher=CONCACAF|date=24 February 2025|access-date=9 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://mcusercontent.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/5f577a5c-4002-7394-2395-98d265e07a12/25_CNLF_Preliminary_Rosters.pdf|title=CNLF Preliminary Rosters|publisher=CONCACAF|date=24 February 2025|access-date=9 March 2025}} Max Arfsten, Brian Gutiérrez and Jack McGlynn were added as injury replacements on March 18.{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/03/max-arfsten-brian-gutierrez-and-jack-mcglynn-added-to-usmnt-roster-for-concacaf-nations-league-finals|title=Max Arfsten, Brian Gutiérrez and Jack McGlynn added to USMNT roster for Concacaf Nations League Finals|publisher=USA Soccer|date=March 18, 2025|accessdate=March 18, 2025}}

Caps and goals are updated as of March 23, 2025 after the match against Canada.

{{nat fs g start|background=#002868}}

{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Matt|Turner|dab=soccer}}|age={{birth date and age|1994|6|24}}|caps=51|goals=0|club=Crystal Palace|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Patrick|Schulte}}|age={{Birth date and age|2001|03|13}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Columbus Crew|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Zack|Steffen|}}|age={{birth date and age|1995|4|2}}|caps=30|goals=0|club=Colorado Rapids|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs break|background=#002868}}

{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Cameron|Carter-Vickers}}|age={{birth date and age|1997|12|31}}|caps=19|goals=0|club=Celtic|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Chris|Richards|dab=soccer}}|age={{birth date and age|2000|3|28}}|caps=24|goals=1|club=Crystal Palace|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Maximilian|Arfsten}}|age={{birth date and age|2001|4|19}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Columbus Crew|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Tim|Ream}}|age={{birth date and age|1987|10|5}}|caps=68|goals=1|club=Charlotte FC|clubnat=USA|other=captain}}

{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Marlon|Fossey}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|11|9}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Standard Liège|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Joe|Scally}}|age={{birth date and age|2002|12|31}}|caps=21|goals=0|club=Borussia Mönchengladbach|clubnat=GER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Mark|McKenzie|dab=soccer, born 1999}}|age={{birth date and age|1999|2|25}}|caps=19|goals=0|club=Toulouse|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs break|background=#002868}}

{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Tyler|Adams}}|age={{birth date and age|1999|2|14}}|caps=44|goals=2|club=Bournemouth|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Giovanni|Reyna}}|age={{birth date and age|2002|11|13}}|caps=32|goals=8|club=Borussia Dortmund|clubnat=GER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Weston|McKennie}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|8|28}}|caps=60|goals=11|club=Juventus|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Tanner|Tessmann}}|age={{birth date and age|2001|9|24}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=Lyon|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Jack|McGlynn}}|age={{birth date and age|2003|7|7}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=Houston Dynamo|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Diego|Luna|dab=soccer, born 2003}}|age={{birth date and age|2003|9|7}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Real Salt Lake|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs break|background=#002868}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Yunus|Musah}}|age={{birth date and age|2002|11|29}}|caps=47|goals=1|club=Milan|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Josh|Sargent}}|age={{birth date and age|2000|2|20}}|caps=28|goals=5|club=Norwich City|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Christian|Pulisic}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|9|18}}|caps=78|goals=32|club=Milan|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Brian|Gutiérrez}}|age={{birth date and age|2003|6|17}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Chicago Fire FC|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Patrick|Agyemang|dab=soccer, born 2000}}|age={{birth date and age|2000|11|7}}|caps=4|goals=3|club=Charlotte FC|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Timothy|Weah}}|age={{birth date and age|2000|2|22}}|caps=44|goals=7|club=Juventus|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Brian|White|dab=soccer}}|age={{birth date and age|1996|2|3}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|clubnat=CAN}}

{{nat fs end}}

The following players have also been called up for the team within the last twelve months.

{{nat fs r start|background=#002868|color=white}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Ethan|Horvath}}|age={{birth date and age|1995|6|9}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=Cardiff City|clubnat=WAL|latest= 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Drake|Callender}}|age={{birth date and age|1997|10|7}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Inter Miami CF|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Matt|Freese}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|9|2}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=New York City FC|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Diego|Kochen}}|age={{birth date and age|2006|3|19}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Barcelona Atlètic|clubnat=ESP|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Sean|Johnson|dab=soccer}}|age={{birth date and age|1989|5|31}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=Toronto FC|clubnat=CAN|latest=2024 Copa América}}

{{nat fs break|background=#002868}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Antonee|Robinson}}|age={{birth date and age|1997|8|8}}|caps=50|goals=4|club=Fulham|clubnat=ENG|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Auston|Trusty|}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|8|12}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Celtic|clubnat=SCO|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Walker|Zimmerman}}|age={{birth date and age|1993|5|19}}|caps=44|goals=3|club=Nashville SC|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Miles|Robinson|dab=soccer}}|age={{birth date and age|1997|3|14}}|caps=32|goals=3|club=FC Cincinnati|clubnat=USA|latest= 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Shaq|Moore}}|age={{birth date and age|1996|11|2}}|caps=21|goals=1|club=FC Dallas|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|DeJuan|Jones}}|age={{birth date and age|1997|6|24}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=San Jose Earthquakes|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|John|Tolkin}}|age={{birth date and age|2002|7|31}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Holstein Kiel|clubnat=GER|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|George|Campbell|dab=soccer}}|age={{birth date and age|2001|6|22}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=CF Montréal|clubnat=CAN|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Noahkai|Banks}}|age={{birth date and age|2006|12|1}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=FC Augsburg|clubnat=GER|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Nathan|Harriel}}|age={{birth date and age|2001|4|23}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Philadelphia Union|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Jackson|Ragen}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|9|24}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Seattle Sounders FC|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Jalen|Neal}}|age={{birth date and age|2003|8|24}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=CF Montréal|clubnat=CAN|latest=v. {{fb|VEN}}; January 18, 2025^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Kristoffer|Lund}}|age={{birth date and age|2002|5|14}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=Palermo|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|MEX}}; October 15, 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Caleb|Wiley}}|age={{birth date and age|2004|12|22}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Watford|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|NZL}}; September 10, 2024}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Johnny|Cardoso}}|age={{birth date and age|2001|9|20}}|caps=18|goals=0|club=Real Betis|clubnat=ESP|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Brenden|Aaronson}}|age={{birth date and age|2000|10|22}}|caps=47|goals=8|club=Leeds United|clubnat=ENG|latest= 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Luca|de la Torre}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|5|23}}|caps=24|goals=1|club=San Diego FC|clubnat=USA|latest= 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Gianluca|Busio}}|age={{birth date and age|2002|5|28}}|caps=17|goals=1|club=Venezia|clubnat=ITA|latest= 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Djordje|Mihailovic}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|11|10}}|caps=11|goals=3|club=Colorado Rapids|clubnat=USA|latest= 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Aidan|Morris}}|age={{birth date and age|2001|11|16}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=Middlesbrough|clubnat=ENG|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Benjamin|Cremaschi}}|age={{birth date and age|2005|3|2}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Inter Miami CF|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Emeka|Eneli}}|age={{birth date and age|1999|10|18}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Real Salt Lake|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Timothy|Tillman}}|age={{birth date and age|1999|1|4}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Los Angeles FC|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Paxten|Aaronson}}|age={{birth date and age|2003|8|26}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=FC Utrecht|clubnat=NED|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Maximilian|Dietz}}|age={{birth date and age|2002|2|9}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Greuther Fürth|clubnat=GER|latest= 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Malik|Tillman}}|age={{birth date and age|2002|5|28}}|caps=17|goals=0|club=PSV Eindhoven|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|JAM}}; November 18, 2024}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Jordan|Morris}}|age={{birth date and age|1994|10|26}}|caps=55|goals=11|club=Seattle Sounders FC|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Jesús|Ferreira}}|age={{birth date and age|2000|12|24}}|caps=23|goals=15|club=Seattle Sounders FC|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Brandon|Vázquez}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|10|14}}|caps=11|goals=4|club=Austin FC|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Cade|Cowell}}|age={{birth date and age|2003|10|14}}|caps=11|goals=1|club=Guadalajara|clubnat=MEX|latest= 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Alejandro|Zendejas}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|2|7}}|caps=11|goals=1|club=América|clubnat=MEX|latest= 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Caden|Clark}}|age={{birth date and age|2003|5|27}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=CF Montréal|clubnat=CAN|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Matko|Miljevic}}|age={{birth date and age|2001|5|9}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=Huracán|clubnat=ARG|latest= 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Indiana|Vassilev}}|age={{birth date and age|2001|2|16}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Philadelphia Union|clubnat=USA|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Cole|Campbell}}|age={{birth date and age|2006|2|20}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Borussia Dortmund|clubnat=GER|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Damion|Downs}}|age={{birth date and age|2004|7|6}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=1. FC Köln|clubnat=GER|latest=2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Griffin|Yow}}|age={{birth date and age|2002|9|25}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Westerlo|clubnat=BEL|latest= 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Ricardo|Pepi}}|age={{birth date and age|2003|1|9}}|caps=33|goals=13|club=PSV Eindhoven|clubnat=NED|latest=v. {{fb|JAM}}; November 18, 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Haji|Wright}}|age={{birth date and age|1998|3|27}}|caps=15|goals=4|club=Coventry City|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|MEX}}; October 15, 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Folarin|Balogun}}|age={{birth date and age|2001|7|3}}|caps=17|goals=5|club=Monaco{{efn|name=mon|Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French soccer league system.}}|clubnat=FRA|latest=v. {{fb|PAN}}; October 12, 2024^INJ}}

{{nat fs end|background=#0B0B3F}}

• ^PRE = Preliminary squad
• ^INJ = Injured

{{Further|List of United States men's international soccer players}}

{{updated|March 23, 2025}}.{{cite web |last1=Mamrud |first1=Roberto |title=USA – Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/usa-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206151125/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/usa-recintlp.html |url-status=live }}

:Players in bold are still active with the national team.

File:US delegation at 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final at BC Place 2015-07-05 (1) (Cobi Jones).jpg is the United States' most capped player with 164 appearances.]]

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The United States 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, as well as several minor tournaments.

The best result for the United States in a World Cup tournament came in 1930 when it reached the semifinals. The team included six naturalized internationals, five of them from Scotland and one from England.{{cite web| url=http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/2014/03/19/the-us-at-the-1930-world-cup/| title=The US at the 1930 World Cup| publisher=The Philly Soccer Page| first=Ed| last=Farnsworth| date=March 19, 2014| access-date=August 20, 2014| archive-date=June 15, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140615045734/http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/2014/03/19/the-us-at-the-1930-world-cup/| url-status=live}} In the modern era, the team's best result came in 2002, when it reached the quarterfinals. Its worst World Cup tournament results in were group-stage eliminations in 1990, 1998, and 2006; the team failed to qualify altogether 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 team appeared in its first intercontinental tournament final at the 2009 Confederations Cup,{{cite news| url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/match-tracking-confederation-cup-final-us-vs-brazil/| title=Match Tracking Confederations Cup Final: Brazil 3, U.S. 2| first=Jack| last=Bell| work=The New York Times| date=June 28, 2009| access-date=August 20, 2014| archive-date=April 15, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415191146/http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/match-tracking-confederation-cup-final-us-vs-brazil/| url-status=live}} where it lost to Brazil 3–2 after leading 2–0 at halftime.

The U.S. men's soccer team first played in the Summer Olympics in 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's strongest confederations of UEFA and CONMEBOL. Since 1992 the men's Olympic event has been age-restricted, to those 23 years and younger, with the exception (since 1996) of up to three overage players; 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 its most recent title in 2021.{{cite web| url=http://www.goldcup.org/en/article/united-states-v-jamaica-final-recap| title=U.S. edges Jamaica for sixth Gold Cup title| website=GoldCup.org| location=Santa Clara, California| date=July 27, 2017| access-date=July 27, 2017| archive-date=September 6, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906051444/http://www.goldcup.org/en/article/united-states-v-jamaica-final-recap| url-status=dead}} The team has won all three CONCACAF Nations League editions that have been played so far, including the inaugural 2021 final.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacaf.com/nations-league/news/u-s-edge-mexico-in-thrilling-style-to-win-first-cnlf/|title=U.S. edge Mexico in thrilling style to win first CNLF|date=June 6, 2021|access-date=November 1, 2021|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029103539/https://www.concacaf.com/nations-league/news/u-s-edge-mexico-in-thrilling-style-to-win-first-cnlf/|url-status=live}} Its best finish at the Copa América was fourth place at the 1995 and 2016 editions,{{cite news| url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/2016-copa-america-in-america/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0| title=2016 Copa América in the U.S.| first=Jack| last=Bell| work=The New York Times| date=October 24, 2012| access-date=August 20, 2014| archive-date=May 18, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518101718/http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/2016-copa-america-in-america/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0| url-status=live}}{{cite news| url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/06/26/03/33/160625-mnt-usa-defeated-by-colombia-in-2016-copa-america-centenario-third-place-match| title=USA Defeated 1–0 by Colombia in 2016 Copa America Centenario Third Place Match|publisher=U.S. Soccer Federation| date=June 25, 2016| access-date=June 28, 2016| archive-date=June 28, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628210259/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/06/26/03/33/160625-mnt-usa-defeated-by-colombia-in-2016-copa-america-centenario-third-place-match| url-status=live}} while it competed as the host nation in 2024, failing to advance past the group stage.

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Worldwide

• FIFA World Cup
• {{bronze3}} Third place (1): 1930
• FIFA Confederations Cup
• {{silver2}} Runners-up (1): 2009
• {{bronze3}} Third place (2): 1992, 1999
• Olympic Games
• {{silver2}} Silver medal (1): 1904¹
• {{bronze3}} Bronze medal (1): 1904¹

Continental

• CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
• 22px Champions (7): 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2021
• {{silver2}} Runners-up (6): 1989, 1993, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2019
• {{bronze3}} Third place (2): 1996, 2003
• CONCACAF Nations League
• 14px Champions (3): 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24
• CONCACAF Cup
• {{silver2}} Runners-up (1): 2015

• NAFC Championship²
• {{silver2}} Runners-up (1): 1949
• {{bronze3}} Third place (1): 1947
• North American Nations Cup
• {{silver2}} Runners-up (1): 1991
• {{bronze3}} Third place (1): 1990

• U.S. Cup (3): 1992, 1995, 2000
• Marlboro Cup (2): 1989, 1989

• CONCACAF Gold Cup Fair Play Trophy (6): 2003, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023

Only official honors are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

;Notes:

1. Demonstrations matches played by club teams, officially not recognized by FIFA.{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/olympics.html | title=Football Tournament of the Olympic Games - Overview }}
2. Official senior competition organized by NAFC. It was a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF and affiliated with FIFA as the governing body of soccer in North America, from 1946 to 1961.

• Fútbol de Primera Player of the Year
• List of United States men's international soccer players born outside the United States
• U.S. National Soccer Team Players Association
• U.S. Soccer Player of the Year
• United States men's national under-17 soccer team
• United States men's national under-20 soccer team
• United States men's national under-23 soccer team
• United States women's national soccer team

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• [http://www.ussoccer.com/mens-national-team/schedule-tickets U.S. Soccer Schedule] at USSF
• [http://www.ussoccer.com/mens-national-team/results-statistics U.S. Soccer Results] at USSF
• [https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/USA U.S. Matches] at FIFA
• [https://ussoccerplayers.com/ U.S. National Soccer Team Players Association]
• [https://www.11v11.com/teams/usa/ U.S. soccer team] at Association of Football Statisticians
• [http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/usamen1.html USA Men's National Team: All-time Results, 1885–1989] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802182006/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/usamen1.html |date=August 2, 2018 }}
• [http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/usamen2.html USA Men's National Team: All-time Results, 1990–present] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811091627/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/usamen2.html |date=August 11, 2011 }}
• [https://halfspaces.com/hype-tracker/ USA Men's National Team: Current Value of Players on Team]

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