United States National Football Team

The United States men's national soccer team is controlled by U.S. Soccer. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, since the 1970s the sport has steadily grown in popularity. The men's national team has risen to become the strongest team in CONCACAF, is ranked 14th in the FIFA World Rankings, and has appeared in the last five FIFA World Cups.



Competitive Record

FIFA World Cup record
1930 - Third place
1934 - Round 1
1938 - Withdrew
1950 - Round 1
1954 - Did not qualify
1958 - Did not qualify
1962 - Did not qualify
1966 - Did not qualify
1970 - Did not qualify
1974 - Did not qualify
1978 - Did not qualify
1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Did not qualify
1990 - Round 1
1994 - Round of 16
1998 - Round 1
2002 - Quarter-finals
2006 - Round 1
2010 - Qualified

FIFA Confederations Cup
1992 - Third place
1995 - Did not qualify
1997 - Did not qualify
1999 - Third place
2001 - Did not qualify
2003 - Round 1
2005 - Did not qualify
2009 - Second place

CONCACAF Championship and Gold Cup
1963 - Did not enter
1965 - Did not enter
1967 - Did not enter
1969 - Did not qualify
1971 - Did not enter
1973 - Did not qualify
1977 - Did not qualify
1981 - Did not qualify
1985 - Round 1
1989 - Second place
1991 - Champions
1993 - Second place
1996 - Third place
1998 - Second place
2000 - Quarter-finals
2002 - Champions
2003 - Third place
2005 - Champions
2007 - Champions
2009 - Qualified

NAFC Championship
1947 - Third place
1949 - Second place
1990 - Third place
1991 - Second place

Other tournaments
Kirin Cup
1993 - Third place

Carlsberg Cup
1994 - Fourth place

Joe Robbie Cup
1994 - Third place

U.S. Cup
1992 - Champions
1993 - Third place
1995 - Champions
1996 - Third place
1997 - Fourth place
1999 - Second place
2000 - Champions

Copa América record
1993 - Round 1
1995 - Fourth place
2007 - Round 1