United States at the FIFA World Cup

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The United States men's national soccer team have participated in ten World Cups: their best result occurred during their first appearance at the 1930 World Cup when they finished in third place.[1] After the 1950 World Cup, in which the United States upset England in group play 1–0, the U.S. was absent from the finals until 1990. The United States has participated in every World Cup since 1990 until 2014, but they did not qualify for the 2018 competition for the first time since 1986 after a loss to Trinidad and Tobago.

The World Cup is an international football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. The current format of the World Cup involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[2]

Overall record[]

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Semi-finals[Note 1] 3rd 3 2 0 1 7 6 Squad –
Italy 1934 Round of 16 16th 1 0 0 1 1 7 Squad 1 1 0 0 4 2
France 1938 Withdrew Withdrew
Brazil 1950 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 4 8 Squad 4 1 1 2 8 15
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 7 9
Sweden 1958 4 0 0 4 5 21
Chile 1962 2 0 1 1 3 6
England 1966 4 1 2 1 4 5
Mexico 1970 6 3 0 3 11 9
West Germany 1974 4 0 1 3 6 10
Argentina 1978 5 1 2 2 3 7
Spain 1982 4 1 1 2 4 8
Mexico 1986 6 3 2 1 8 3
Italy 1990 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 8 Squad 10 5 4 1 11 4
United States 1994 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 3 4 Squad Qualified as hosts
France 1998 Group stage 32nd 3 0 0 3 1 5 Squad 16 8 6 2 27 14
South Korea Japan 2002 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 1 2 7 7 Squad 16 8 4 4 25 11
Germany 2006 Group stage 25th 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad 18 12 4 2 35 11
South Africa 2010 Round of 16 12th 4 1 2 1 5 5 Squad 18 13 2 3 42 16
Brazil 2014 15th 4 1 1 2 5 6 Squad 16 11 2 3 26 14
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 16 7 4 5 37 16
Qatar 2022 To be determined 3 * 1 2 0 5 2
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Qualified as co-host Qualified as co-host
Total 10/23 0 titles 33 8 6 19 37 62 - 157 78 38 41 271 183
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

By match[]

World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1930 Group stage  Belgium 3–0 W Montevideo B. McGhee, T. Florie, B. Patenaude
 Paraguay 3–0 W Montevideo B. Patenaude (3)
Semi-finals  Argentina 1–6 L Montevideo J. Brown
1934 Round of 16  Italy 1–7 L Rome A. Donelli
1950 Group stage  Spain 1–3 L Curitiba G. Pariani
 England 1–0 W Belo Horizonte J. Gaetjens
 Chile 2–5 L Recife F. Wallace, J. Maca
1990 Group stage  Czechoslovakia 1–5 L Florence P. Caligiuri
 Italy 0–1 L Rome —
 Austria 1–2 L Florence B. Murray
1994 Group stage   Switzerland 1–1 D Pontiac E. Wynalda
 Colombia 2–1 W Pasadena A. Escobar (o.g.), E. Stewart
 Romania 0–1 L Pasadena —
Round of 16  Brazil 0–1 L Stanford —
1998 Group stage  Germany 0–2 L Paris —
 Iran 1–2 L Lyon B. McBride
 FR Yugoslavia 0–1 L Nantes —
2002 Group stage  Portugal 3–2 W Suwon J. O'Brien, J. Costa (o.g.), B. McBride
 South Korea 1–1 D Daegu C. Mathis
 Poland 1–3 L Daejeon L. Donovan
Round of 16  Mexico 2–0 W Jeonju B. McBride, L. Donovan
Quarter-finals  Germany 0–1 L Ulsan —
2006 Group stage  Czech Republic 0–3 L Gelsenkirchen —
 Italy 1–1 D Kaiserslautern C. Zaccardo (o.g.)
 Ghana 1–2 L Nuremberg C. Dempsey
2010 Group stage  England 1–1 D Rustenburg C. Dempsey
 Slovenia 2–2 D Johannesburg L. Donovan, M. Bradley
 Algeria 1–0 W Pretoria L. Donovan
Round of 16  Ghana 1–2 (a.e.t.) L Rustenburg L. Donovan
2014 Group stage  Ghana 2–1 W Natal C. Dempsey, J. Brooks
 Portugal 2–2 D Manaus J. Jones, C. Dempsey
 Germany 0–1 L Recife —
Round of 16  Belgium 1–2 (a.e.t.) L Salvador J. Green

By opponent[]

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Played Goals Scored Goals Conceded
 Algeria 1 0 0 1 1 0
 Argentina 0 0 1 1 1 6
 Austria 0 0 1 1 1 2
 Belgium 1 0 1 2 4 2
 Brazil 0 0 1 1 0 1
 Chile 0 0 1 1 2 5
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 2 1
 Czech Republic 0 0 1 1 0 3
 Czechoslovakia 0 0 1 1 1 5
 England 1 1 0 2 2 1
 FR Yugoslavia 0 0 1 1 0 1
 Germany 0 0 3 3 0 4
 Ghana 1 0 2 3 4 5
 Iran 0 0 1 1 1 2
 Italy 0 1 2 3 2 9
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 2 0
 Paraguay 1 0 0 1 3 0
 Poland 0 0 1 1 1 3
 Portugal 1 1 0 2 5 4
 Romania 0 0 1 1 0 1
 Slovenia 0 1 0 1 2 2
 South Korea 0 1 0 1 1 1
 Spain 0 0 1 1 1 3
  Switzerland 0 1 0 1 1 1

Results[]

Uruguay 1930[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4 Advance to the knockout stage
2  Paraguay 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 2
3  Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]

All times local (UYT)

United States 3–0 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 18,346
Referee: (Argentina)
United States 3–0 Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 18,306
Referee: (Argentina)

Semi-finals[]

Argentina 6–1 United States
Report
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 72,886
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

Italy 1934[]

Round of 16[]

Italy 7–1 United States
Report
Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Rene Mercet (Switzerland)

Brazil 1950[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to final round
2  England 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
3  Chile 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 2
4  United States 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

All times local BRT (UTC-03)

Spain 3–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 9,511
Referee: (Brazil)
Main article: United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup)
United States 1–0 England
Report
Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 10,151
Referee: (Italy)
Chile 5–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 8,501
Referee: Mario Gardelli (Brazil)

Italy 1990[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
3  Austria 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 2
4  United States 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

United States 1–5 Czechoslovakia
Report
Stadio Comunale, Florence
Attendance: 33,266
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Italy 1–0 United States
Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,423
Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)
Austria 2–1 United States
Report
Stadio Comunale, Florence
Attendance: 34,857
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

United States 1994[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  United States (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Colombia 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Source: FIFA
(H) Host


Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D  Argentina 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 F  Belgium 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
3 A  United States 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 E  Italy 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
5 B  Russia 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
6 C  South Korea 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: FIFA


United States 1–1  Switzerland
Report
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac
Attendance: 73,425
Referee: Francisco Oscar Lamolina (Argentina)
United States 2–1 Colombia
Report
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 93,869
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
United States 0–1 Romania
Report
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 93,869
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Round of 16[]

Brazil 1–0 United States
Report
Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Attendance: 84,147
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

France 1998[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  FR Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
3  Iran 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  United States 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: FIFA


All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Germany 2–0 United States
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
United States 1–2 Iran
Report
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
United States 0–1 FR Yugoslavia
Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

South Korea–Japan 2002[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
3  Portugal 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3
4  Poland 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Host

All times local (UTC+9)

United States 3–2 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 37,306
South Korea 1–1 United States
Report
Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 60,778
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Poland 3–1 United States
Report
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 26,482
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Round of 16[]

Mexico 0–2 United States
Report
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 36,380
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Quarter-finals[]

Germany 1–0 United States
Report
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 37,337
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Germany 2006[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ghana 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  United States 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria


All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

United States 0–3 Czech Republic
Report
FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
Italy 1–1 United States
Report
Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Ghana 2–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

South Africa 2010[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Slovenia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Algeria 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

All times local (UTC+02)

England 1–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 38,646
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)[3]
Slovenia 2–2 United States
Report
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 45,573
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)[4]
United States 1–0 Algeria
Report
Attendance: 35,827
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Round of 16[]

United States 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Report
Attendance: 34,976

Brazil 2014[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
4  Ghana 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Ghana 1–2 United States
Report
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 39,760
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
United States 2–2 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 40,123
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
United States 0–1 Germany
Report
Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Attendance: 41,876
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Round of 16[]

Belgium 2–1 (a.e.t.) United States
Report
Attendance: 51,227
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Record players[]

No. Name Matches World Cups
1 Landon Donovan 12 2002, 2006 and 2010
2 Cobi Jones 11 1994, 1998 and 2002
Earnie Stewart 11 1994, 1998 and 2002
DaMarcus Beasley 11 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014
5 Brian McBride 10 1998, 2002 and 2006
Claudio Reyna 10 1998, 2002 and 2006
Clint Dempsey 10 2006, 2010 and 2014
8 Tab Ramos 9 1990, 1994 and 1998
Eddie Pope 9 1998, 2002 and 2006
10 Marcelo Balboa 8 1990, 1994 and 1998
Eric Wynalda 8 1990, 1994 and 1998
Michael Bradley 8 2010 and 2014
Tim Howard 8 2010 and 2014

Tim Howard world record On July 1, 2014, Howard was named man of the match, despite the United States losing 2–1 to Belgium after extra time in the round of 16.[5] During the match, he broke the record for most saves in a World Cup match with 15.[6][7][8][Note 2] After breaking this record, his performance was celebrated worldwide on the internet, with the hashtag #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave trending on Twitter.[9]

Top goalscorers[]

See also: List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers
Player Goals 1930 1934 1950 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Landon Donovan 5 2 3
Bert Patenaude 4 4
Clint Dempsey 4 1 1 2
Brian McBride 3 1 2
Michael Bradley 1 1
Jim Brown 1 1
Paul Caligiuri 1 1
Aldo Donelli 1 1
Tom Florie 1 1
Joe Gaetjens 1 1
Julian Green 1 1
Joe Maca 1 1
Clint Mathis 1 1
Bart McGhee 1 1
Bruce Murray 1 1
John O'Brien 1 1
Gino Pariani 1 1
Earnie Stewart 1 1
Frank Wallace 1 1
Eric Wynalda 1 1
John Brooks 1 1
Jermaine Jones 1 1
Own goals 3 1 1 1
Total 37 7 1 4 2 3 1 7 2 5 5

Own goals scored for opponents

  • Jeff Agoos (scored for Portugal in 2002)

Notes[]

  1. ^ "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay 1930". FIFA.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018. The United States earned 3rd place over the loser of the other semi-final, Yugoslavia, because of a better goal differential (+1 to Yugoslavia's 0). No third place match was played.
  2. ^ 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.

References[]

  1. ^ Helms, Andrew (July 1, 2014). "USA 3, Belgium 0! Or, Looking for Hope in the 1930 World Cup". The New Republic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
  3. ^ "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 5, 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  4. ^ "Referee designations for matches 17-24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 14, 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  5. ^ "Belgium 2–1 USA". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "World Cup 2014: Tim Howard makes record number of saves". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  7. ^ Bandini, Paolo (July 2, 2014). "Tim Howard reflects on 'bittersweet' World Cup record in USA defeat". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Official FIFA statistics, updated July 5, 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com. July 5, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  9. ^ "14 Things you've probably forgotten about 2014 World Cup?". FourFourTwo. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

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