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United States
Nickname(s)	Yanks The Red, White & Blue
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Bob Bradley
Asst coach	Peter Nowak
Captain	Carlos Bocanegra
Most caps	Cobi Jones (164)
Top scorer	Eric Wynalda (34) Landon Donovan (34)
FIFA code	USA
FIFA ranking	19
Highest FIFA ranking	4 (April 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking	35 (October 1997)
Elo ranking	28 (Tied with Japan)
Highest Elo ranking	11 (July & September 2005)
Lowest Elo ranking	85 (October 1968)
Home colours 　 Away colours
First international
Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada  (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official:  Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916)
Biggest win
USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands  (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador  (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA 7 - 0 Barbados  (Foxborough, MA, USA; August 20, 2000)
Biggest defeat
Norway 11 - 0 USA (Oslo, Norway; 11 August 1948)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1930)
Best result	Semi-finals 1930
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	9 (First in 1991)
Best result	Winners, 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007
Confederations Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1992)
Best result	3rd, 1992, 1999

The United States men's national soccer team is the national soccer (association football) team of the United States and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. They are currently ranked 19th in the FIFA World Rankings,^[1] and have qualified for five consecutive FIFA World Cups. The strength of the country's youth program was demonstrated when they won the U-19 Milk Cup in 2005.^[2]

Contents 1 History 1.1 First international outside Britain 1.2 1930: The first World Cup 1.2.1 First win ever 1.2.2 First World Cup hat-trick 1.2.3 Semi-finalists 1.3 1950: Victory against England 1.4 1980s 1.4.1 Team America in the NASL 1.4.2 1984 Olympics 1.4.3 Failure to qualify for 1986 World Cup 1.4.4 National Team begins to revive 1.5 1990s 1.5.1 1990 World Cup 1.5.2 CONCACAF Cup Success 1.5.3 1994 World Cup hosts 1.5.4 Disappointment in France 1.6 2000s 1.6.1 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan 1.6.2 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany 1.6.3 Recent history 2 Schedule and recent results 3 Current squad 3.1 Friendly v. South Africa 3.2 Recent call-ups 4 Competitive Record 5 Notable former players 6 Top 5 Scorers 7 Head coaches 8 Honors 9 See also 10 Notes 11 External links 12 Titles

In 1885, the U.S. and Canada played the first unofficial international match held outside of Great Britain. The Canadians defeated the Americans 1-0 in Newark, New Jersey.^[3] The American side had their revenge the following year, in 1886, when they beat the Canadians 1-0, also in Newark. These two matches were the only internationals played outside of the United Kingdom in the 19th century. Thirty years later, the Americans would play their first official international match by travelling to face Sweden in Stockholm, where the USA won 1-0.

In the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the U.S. won the first match in World Cup history, defeating Belgium 3-0 at Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo, Uruguay. The match occurred simultaneously with another "first game" across town in Estadio Pocitos where France defeated Mexico. FIFA has commemorated the American victory as the first World Cup match on two occasions, in 1987 and 2005.^[4]

In the next fixture, USA again won 3-0, this time against Paraguay. Some controversy had ensued for seven decades over the scoring, as American Bert Patenaude may or may not have scored the first hat-trick in World Cup history. FIFA had generally maintained that Patenaude scored only two goals, the second of the three goals being credited to teammate Tom Florie.^[5] but his teammates and the U.S. Soccer Federation among other sources credited Patenaude with notching three.^[6][7] Other sources claimed that it was an own goal by Paraguayan Ramon Gonzales.^[8][9]
However, FIFA announced on 10 November 2006 that it had accepted evidence from "various historians and football fans" and received confirmation from the United States Soccer Federation that Patenaude scored all three goals, and was indeed the first person to score a hat-trick in World Cup play, clearing up a 76-year-old error.^[10][11]

In that first World Cup, the American side lost a one-sided match to Argentina, 6-1, after advancing to the semi-finals. This is still the all-time highest World Cup finish by the men's team. The 1930 tournament was unique in that no third place match was played and no third place trophy was awarded to either the United States or fellow semi-finalists Yugoslavia. However, FIFA documents have listed the U.S. finish as 3rd place, a designation that was apparently retroactive. It remains unclear whether FIFA simply chose to list the U.S. above Yugoslavia for alphabetical reasons or because the U.S. had a superior goal difference to Yugoslavia over the course of the tournament. Some British soccer historians have claimed that the U.S. team at that competition was loaded with non-native players from British professional leagues, but the facts do not support that assertion. There were six British-born players on the 1930 team, all of whom played in the team's three World Cup matches. At the time of the 1930 World Cup, the combined experience of those six players in British professional leagues was two games, both by a single player in the English Third Division (equivalent to today's Football League One). Four of the six had come to the United States as teenagers or younger. Three of the six never played professionally in Britain; their pro careers were entirely in North America. In the 1920s, there was a thriving professional league in the United States, and the league survived into the mid-1930s. Two of the six did have significant professional careers in Britain, but not until after 1930. All 16 members of the 1930 World Cup team were living in the United States by 1928.^[12]

The 1950 FIFA World Cup is memorable in the English-speaking world for the U.S. team pulling off one of the greatest upsets in football history, handing England a devastating result in its first ever World Cup loss, 1-0, after England had recently beaten the rest of Europe 6-1 in an exhibition match. A recent movie named The Miracle Match commemorates the upset. Like England, the U.S. failed to advance from group play after losing to Chile and Spain. It would be four decades before the USA would again make an equivalent impression at the highest international level.

After the growing enthusiasm caused by the rise of the North American Soccer League (NASL) in the 1970s, it seemed at times as if the U.S. national team would soon become powerful players in world soccer. Such hopes were not realized, and USA were not considered a strong side in this era. From 1981 to 1983, only two international matches were played.

To provide a more stable national team program, and renew interest in the domestic league, the U.S. national team, playing as Team America, was added as a member of the NASL in the 1984 season. This side lacked the continuity and regularity of training of conventional club sides, and many players were unwilling to play for this team instead of their own clubs. Team America finished the season at the bottom of the league. Recognizing that it had not achieved their objectives, USSF cancelled this experiment and the national team was withdrawn from the NASL.

USSF targeted the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, and the 1986 FIFA World Cup as means of building a national team fan base. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) provided what appeared to be a major boost to the U.S.'s chances of advancing beyond the group stage when it declared that Olympic teams from outside Europe and South America could field their full international teams, including professionals. USSF immediately rearranged its Olympic team roster, cutting many of the collegiate players, and replacing them with professionals. Despite this, the U.S. finished 1-1-1 and failed to make the second round.

The USSF had applied to host the 1986 World Cup, but Mexico eventually won the right to hold the tournament.

In the last game of the qualifying tournament, U.S. needed only a tie against Costa Rica, whom they had beaten 3-0 in the Olympics the year before, to reach the finals. The USSF, controversially, scheduled the game at El Camino College in Torrance, California, in an area with many Costa Rican expatriates, and allowed the game to be marketed almost exclusively to the Costa Rican community, even providing Costa Rican folk dances as half time entertainment.^[2] A 35th minute goal by Evaristo Coronado won the match for Costa Rica, and eliminated the U.S. from the World Cup.^[3]

By the end of 1985, there was no domestic senior outdoor league,^[13] and many top U.S. players, such as John Kerr, Paul Caligiuri, Eric Eichmann and Bruce Murray moved overseas, primarily to Europe.

In 1988, USSF offered contracts to national team players, to build a team for international matches with something of a club ethos. The national team owned the players' contracts, then loaned these players out to their club teams. This brought several players back to the sport, and combined with an influx of talent from a burgeoning grass-roots level, the team qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and won the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

In 1989, FIFA named the U.S. as host of the 1994 World Cup, but it was under significant international criticism for this decision because of the weakness of the national side and the lack of a top level professional league. This criticism was relieved somewhat when, by winning their first game on the road in nearly two years in a 1-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago through a 35th minute goal by Paul Caligiuri, U.S.A. reached the 1990 World Cup in Italy, its first World Cup finals berth in 40 years.

For the World Cup, coach Bob Gansler selected many inexperienced recent college graduates ahead of seasoned professionals like Rick Davis and Hugo Perez. They were beaten 5-1 by Czechoslovakia in its opening game, Caligiuri scoring the consolation goal. A more defensive approach in the match against host team Italy resulted in a 1-0 defeat. In the U.S.’s last game, the team fell 2-1 to Austria, despite the dismissal of Austrian Peter Artner in the 34th minute. The U.S. were eliminated with a 0-3 record.

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

The controversy over the United States having been awarded the 1994 FIFA World Cup, despite soccer being relatively unpopular in the country had continued until the tournament started. Despite soccer's lowly position in the U.S. sports' hierarchy, the 1994 tournament still holds the World Cup record for attendance at nearly 70,000 per match.^[14] The U.S. opened its tournament schedule with a 1-1 tie against Switzerland in the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, Michigan, the first World Cup game played indoors. In its second game, the U.S. faced Colombia, ranked fourth in the world, at the Rose Bowl. Aided by an own goal from Andrés Escobar, who was later murdered in his home country for this mistake, the U.S. won 2-1. Despite a 1-0 loss to Romania in its final group game, the U.S. made it to the knockout round for the first time in modern history, avoiding the ignominy of becoming the first host nation not to advance from the group stage.

In the second round, the U.S. lost to eventual champion Brazil, 1-0. Brazil played much of the match with only 10 players after a red card was given to Leonardo for "shattering Tab Ramos's skull with a brutally-delivered elbow."^[15] Brazil were the superior team, but Leonardo ended the tournament for arguably the US' most talented midfielder.

In the 1998 World Cup, the team lost all three group matches, including a loss to Iran, and finished in last place in its group. In fact, the team finished in last place overall-- placing 32nd in the field of 32. Head coach Steve Sampson received much of the blame for the performance, after abruptly cutting team captain John Harkes and several other players who were significant to the qualifying effort.^[16]

The team won the 2002 Gold Cup to set up the team's best performance since 1930 in the 2002 World Cup, when the US team reached the quarterfinals. The knockout stage was reached through a 3-2 win over Portugal and a 1-1 tie with co-host and eventual fourth place finisher, South Korea.

This set the stage for a Round 2 face-off with familiar continental rivals Mexico. The U.S. emerged victorious in the first World Cup showdown between the two old adversaries, 2-0. The team lost 1-0 to eventual runners-up Germany in the quarterfinals. Michael Ballack, who scored the winner in the match, said that the Germans were "lucky" to win the game,^[17] reflecting the view that the United States were the better team.^[18] Goalkeeper Oliver Kahn is often given credit for the victory.^[19][20] Former Germany captain and national icon Franz Beckenbauer said, "America were clearly the better team for 90 minutes."^[21]

USA won its second Gold Cup of the last three with the 2005 Gold Cup.

Additional information: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group E

Additional information: 2006 FIFA World Cup seeding

Although it finished at the top of its qualifying group, the United States was unseeded (only top 8 teams received seeds). After changes were made to the seeding process from past processes, more weight was given to a team's/nation's previous World Cup success. The United States was drawn in Group E for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, along with Czech Republic, Italy and Ghana. With three of the top 10 sides in the FIFA rankings in the group, it was considered a Group of Death.

The USA opened with a 3-0 loss to Czech Republic.^[22] The team then drew 1-1 against Italy, helped by an Italian own goal: red cards were shown to Pablo Mastroeni and Eddie Pope just before and immediately following the halftime break for reckless tackles, forcing the US team to play nearly all of the second half with nine players to Italy's ten. The USA was knocked out in its final group match against Ghana, who defeated the Americans 2-1.^[23]

After going winless in Italy 1934, Italy 1990, France 1998, and Germany 2006, the U.S. is left still searching for its first victory in a World Cup held on European soil. The tie against Italy was USA's first point earned in a World Cup on European soil; the Cristian Zaccardo own goal was also the only goal conceded by Italy until France scored in the final on a penalty kick.

After the tournament, Arena's contract was not renewed. After a five-month search that ended with favorite Jürgen Klinsmann declining the position, Chivas USA coach Bob Bradley was hired on an interim and later fulltime basis. He will also lead the Under-23 squad, which will play in the 2008 Summer Olympics. The 2007 season began with a January training camp under Bradley, followed by a 3-1 win over Denmark,^[24] a 2-0 win over archrivals Mexico, a 3-1 win over Ecuador, a 0-0 draw with Guatemala and a 4-1 win over China.

The team started their 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign on June 7, 2007, with a 1-0 victory over Guatemala at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. They defeated Trinidad & Tobago 2-0 on June 9, 2007 also at the Home Depot Center. They then completed group play with a 4-0 win over El Salvador on June 12, 2007 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and clinched a place in the quarterfinals as winner of Group B.

On June 16, 2007, with a 2-1 win over Panama in the quarterfinals, they advanced to face Canada on June 21, 2007. USA beat Canada with a score of 2-1. Landon Donovan scored on a penalty kick while Frankie Hejduk scored with an assist from Donovan. Kasey Keller made his 100th appearance for the U.S. National Team. In the final match, the USA came from behind to beat their eternal rivals Mexico 2-1 in the tournament's final at Chicago's Soldier Field.^[25] The match saw Landon Donovan equal Eric Wynalda's all time goal tally of 34 goals for the national side before Benny Feilhaber's 77th minute strike sent the Americans to their fourth CONCACAF Gold Cup victory, thus leveling them with rival Mexico for most Gold Cup victories.^[26]

On June 28, 2007, the National Team started their Copa America 2007 campaign with a 1-4 loss against Argentina, continued it with a 1-3 setback to Paraguay on 2 July, and concluded it on 5 July with a 0-1 loss to Colombia. The decision by the USSF to field what many considered a second tier team was questioned^[27] as the U.S. National Team finished last in the tournament.

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

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score1	Competition	USA scorers	Match Report
June 28, 2007	Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo	Argentina	1-4	CAG	Eddie Johnson	US Soccer
July 2, 2007	Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas	Paraguay	1-3	CAG	Ricardo Clark	US Soccer
July 5, 2007	Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto	Colombia	0-1	CAG		US Soccer
August 22, 2007	Ullevi, Gothenburg	Sweden	0-1	F		US Soccer
September 9, 2007	Soldier Field, Chicago	Brazil	2-4	F	Carlos Bocanegra Clint Dempsey	US Soccer
October 17, 2007	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Switzerland	1-0	F	Michael Bradley	US Soccer
November 17, 2007 [4]	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	1-0	F	Steve Cherundolo	US Soccer
January 19, 2008	The Home Depot Center, Carson	Sweden		F
February 6, 2008	Reliant Stadium, Houston	Mexico		F

¹ - United States score always listed first

Key

• F = Friendly
• GCX = Gold Cup Group Stage, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, and Finals
• CAG = Copa America Group Stage

The following players were named to the team for the November 17 friendly v. South Africa.

Caps and goals as of November 17, 2007.

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club 1 GK Tim Howard March 6, 1979 (1979-03-06) (age 28) 24 0 Everton 2 DF Dan Califf March 17, 1980 (1980-03-17) (age 27) 18 1 AaB Aalborg 3 DF Carlos Bocanegra May 25, 1979 (1979-05-25) (age 28) 53 7 Fulham 4 MF Michael Bradley July 31, 1987 (1987-07-31) (age 20) 14 1 Heerenveen 5 MF Benny Feilhaber January 19, 1985 (1985-01-19) (age 22) 14 2 Derby County 6 DF Steve Cherundolo February 19, 1979 (1979-02-19) (age 28) 43 2 Hannover 96 7 MF DaMarcus Beasley May 24, 1982 (1982-05-24) (age 25) 72 15 Rangers 8 FW Clint Dempsey March 9, 1983 (1983-03-09) (age 24) 36 9 Fulham 13 DF Jonathan Bornstein November 7, 1984 (1984-11-07) (age 23) 12 1 Chivas USA 14 DF Heath Pearce August 13, 1984 (1984-08-13) (age 23) 10 0 Hansa Rostock 17 FW Jozy Altidore November 6, 1989 (1989-11-06) (age 18) 1 0 Red Bull New York 18 GK Brad Guzan September 9, 1984 (1984-09-09) (age 23) 4 0 Chivas USA 19 MF Maurice Edu April 18, 1986 (1986-04-18) (age 21) 2 0 Toronto FC 21 DF Jonathan Spector March 1, 1986 (1986-03-01) (age 21) 11 0 West Ham United 22 DF Oguchi Onyewu May 13, 1982 (1982-05-13) (age 25) 28 2 Standard Liege 25 MF Freddy Adu June 2, 1989 (1989-06-02) (age 18) 3 0 Benfica 26 MF Sacha Kljestan September 9, 1985 (1985-09-09) (age 22) 4 0 Chivas USA

The following players have been called up to the national team in the last six months, but were not named to the roster facing South Africa.

Goalkeepers

Player	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Kasey Keller	11/29/1969	Fulham	102 (0)	Copa America 2007
Marcus Hahnemann	6/15/1972	Reading	7 (0)	v Switzerland, October 17, 2007
Chris Seitz	3/2/1987	Real Salt Lake	0 (0)	v Switzerland, October 17, 2007

Defenders

Player	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Marvell Wynne	5/8/1986	Toronto FC	1 (0)	Copa America 2007
Bobby Boswell	3/15/1983	D.C. United	3 (0)	Copa America 2007
Jimmy Conrad	2/12/1977	Kansas City Wizards	23 (1)	Copa America 2007
Drew Moor	1/15/1984	FC Dallas	2 (0)	Copa America 2007
Frank Simek	10/13/1984	Sheffield Wednesday	5 (0)	v Brazil, September 9, 2007
Jay DeMerit	12/4/1979	Watford	6 (0)	v Switzerland, October 17, 2007

Midfielders

Player	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Eddie Gaven	10/25/1986	Columbus Crew	5 (0)	Copa America 2007
Ben Olsen	5/3/1977	D.C. United	37 (6)	Copa America 2007
Kyle Beckerman	4/23/1982	Real Salt Lake	3 (0)	Copa America 2007
Ricardo Clark	5/10/1983	Houston Dynamo	10 (1)	Copa America 2007
Justin Mapp	10/18/1984	Chicago Fire	8 (0)	Copa America 2007
Lee Nguyen	10/7/1986	PSV Eindhoven	3 (0)	Copa America 2007
Pablo Mastroeni	8/26/1976	Colorado Rapids	57 (0)	v Sweden, August 22, 2007
Bobby Convey	5/27/1983	Reading	45 (1)	v Brazil, September 9, 2007
Kerry Zavagnin	7/2/1974	Kansas City Wizards	21 (0)	v Brazil, September 9, 2007
Danny Szetela	6/7/1987	Racing de Santander	1 (0)	v Switzerland, October 17, 2007
Eddie Lewis	5/17/1974	Derby County	74 (8)	v Switzerland, October 17, 2007

Forwards

Player	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Herculez Gomez	4/6/1982	Colorado Rapids	2 (0)	Copa America 2007
Charlie Davies	6/25/1986	Hammarby IF	3 (0)	v Sweden, August 22, 2007
Brian Ching	5/24/1978	Houston Dynamo	25 (5)	v Sweden, August 22, 2007
Kamani Hill	12/28/1985	VfL Wolfsburg	2 (0)	v Sweden, August 22, 2007
Eddie Johnson	3/31/1984	Kansas City Wizards	31 (11)	v Brazil, September 9, 2007
Josh Wolff	2/25/1977	TSV 1860 Munich	49 (8)	v Brazil, September 9, 2007
Davy Arnaud	6/22/1980	Kansas City Wizards	1 (0)	v Brazil, September 9, 2007
Landon Donovan	3/4/1982	Los Angeles Galaxy	96 (34)	v Brazil, September 9, 2007
Taylor Twellman	2/29/1980	New England Revolution	29 (6)	v Switzerland, October 17, 2007
Sal Zizzo	4/3/1987	Hannover 96	1 (0)	v Switzerland, October 17, 2007
Robbie Findley	8/4/1985	Real Salt Lake	1 (0)	v Switzerland, October 17, 2007

Main article: U.S. Men's National Soccer Team Cup Results

The U.S. men's national team has competed at the FIFA World Cup, Olympics when that tournament was considered a full international cup, the Confederations Cup and the North American Football Confederations and CONCACAF regional tournaments. The U.S. has also played by invitation in the Copa America, as well as several minor cups.

Its best result in the World Cup came in 1930 when the U.S. was a semi-finalist. While the U.S. took the silver and bronze medals at the 1904 Olympics, these teams were not sanctioned by any recognized national organization and are not considered full internationals. However, the 1924 and 1928 games were considered full internationals as the evolving concept of an amateur allowed the entering of full international teams. In the Confederations Cup, the U.S. finished third in 1992 and 1999.

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

For All Time Player Statistics see: United States men's national soccer team (player statistics)

Jeff Agoos Desmond Armstrong Marcelo Balboa Walter Bahr Mike Burns Paul Caligiuri Fernando Clavijo Rick Davis Thomas Dooley John Doyle Brad Friedel Joe Gaetjens Billy Gonsalves John Harkes Chris Henderson Cobi Jones Jovan Kirovski Alexi Lalas Brian Maisonneuve Arnie Mausser

Brian McBride Ruben Mendoza Tony Meola Joe-Max Moore Bruce Murray Bert Patenaude Hugo Perez Eddie Pope Preki Brian Quinn Tab Ramos Claudio Reyna Werner Roth Tony Sanneh Juergen Sommer Mike Sorber Earnie Stewart Peter Vermes Roy Wegerle Eric Wynalda

1. Landon Donovan (34)
2. Eric Wynalda (34)
3. Brian McBride (30)
4. Joe-Max Moore (24)
5. Bruce Murray (21)

Thomas Cahill (1916-1924) George Burford (1924-1925) Nat Agar (1925-1927) George Burford (1927-1928) Robert Millar (1929-1933) David Gould (1933-1934) Bill Lloyd (1934-1937) No Coach from 1938-1946 Andrew Brown (1947-1948) Walter Giesler (1948-1949) Bill Jeffrey (1949-1952) John Woods (1952-1953) Erno Schwarz (1953-1955) George Meyer (1957) Jim Reed (1959-1961) John Herberger (1964) George Meyer (1965) Phil Woosnam (1968)

Gordon Jago (1969) Bob Kehoe (1971-1972) Max Wosniak (1973) Eugene Chyzowych (1973) Gordon Bradley (1973) Dettmar Cramer (1974) Al Miller (1975) Manny Schellscheidt (1975) Walter Chyzowych (1976-1980) Bob Gansler (1982) Alkis Panagoulias (1983-1985) Lothar Osiander (1986-1988) Bob Gansler (1989-1991) John Kowalski (1991) Bora Milutinović (1991-1995) Steve Sampson (1995-1998) Bruce Arena (1998-2006) Bob Bradley (2006-present)

• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 4
  

1991, 2002, 2005, 2007

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v • d • e United States squad - 1930 FIFA World Cup Semi-finalists
MF Auld • FW Bookie • MF Brown • GK Douglas • FW Florie • DF Gallagher • DF Gentle • MF Gonsalves • FW McGhee • DF Moorhouse • MF Oliver • FW Patenaude • MF Slone • DF Tracey • DF Vaughn • DF Wood • Coach: Millar

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

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

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

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

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

v • d • e United States squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Friedel • 2 Hejduk • 3 Berhalter • 4 Mastroeni • 5 O'Brien • 6 Regis • 7 Lewis • 8 Stewart • 9 Moore • 10 Reyna • 11 Mathis • 12 Agoos • 13 Jones • 14 Cherundolo • 15 Wolff • 16 Llamosa • 17 Beasley • 18 Keller • 19 Meola • 20 McBride • 21 Donovan • 22 Sanneh • 23 Pope • Coach: Arena

v • d • e United States squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Howard • 2 Albright • 3 Bocanegra • 4 Mastroeni • 5 O'Brien • 6 Cherundolo • 7 Lewis • 8 Dempsey • 9 Johnson • 10 Reyna • 11 Ching • 12 Berhalter • 13 Conrad • 14 Olsen • 15 Convey • 16 Wolff • 17 Beasley • 18 Keller • 19 Hahnemann • 20 McBride • 21 Donovan • 22 Onyewu • 23 Pope • Coach: Arena

Preceded by 1989 Costa Rica	North American Champions 1991 (First title)	Succeeded by 1993 Mexico
Preceded by 2000 Canada	North American Champions 2002 (Second title)	Succeeded by 2003 Mexico
Preceded by 2003 Mexico	North American Champions 2005 (Third title) 2007 (Fourth title)	Succeeded by Incumbent

National sports teams of the United States v • d • e
A1 GP | American Football | Australian Football | Bandy | Baseball | Basketball (F, M) | Cricket | Equestrian | Field Hockey (F, M) | Handball | Ice Hockey (F, M) | Rugby League | Rugby Union (F, M) | Skiing | Football (Soccer) (F, M) | Softball | Tennis (F, M) | Volleyball (F, M)
Soccer in the United States v • d • e
USSF Men's team Venues, (cap) List of clubs Men's U20 team Men's U23 team Women's team MNT Stats League system SSS Champions History
Competitions in American Soccer
MLS USL First Division USL Second Division PDL USL Super-20 MISL NPSL/WPSL PCSL
Cup Competitions in American Soccer
Open Cup MLS Cup Southwest Cup George F. Donnelly Cup
International football v • d • e
FIFA | World Cup | Confederations Cup | U-20 World Cup | U-17 World Cup | Olympics | Asian Games | All-Africa Games | Pan American Games | Island Games | World Rankings | Player of the Year | Teams | Codes
Asia: AFC – Asian Cup      Africa: CAF – African Cup of Nations      North America: CONCACAF – Gold Cup      South America: CONMEBOL – Copa América      Oceania: OFC – Nations Cup      Europe: UEFA – European Championship      Non-FIFA: NF-Board – VIVA World Cup
National football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) v • d • e
Anguilla • Antigua and Barbuda • Aruba • Bahamas • Barbados • Belize • Bermuda • British Virgin Islands • Canada • Cayman Islands • Costa Rica • Cuba • Dominica • Dominican Republic • El Salvador • French Guiana • Grenada • Guadeloupe • Guatemala • Guyana • Haiti • Honduras • Jamaica • Martinique • Mexico • Montserrat • Netherlands Antilles • Nicaragua • Panama • Puerto Rico • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint-Martin • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Sint Maarten • Suriname • Trinidad and Tobago • Turks and Caicos Islands • U.S. Virgin Islands • United States
2006 FIFA World Cup finalists v • d • e
Champions: Italy  Runners-up: France  Third place: Germany  Fourth place: Portugal  Eliminated in Quarter-finals: Argentina • Brazil • England • Ukraine Eliminated in Round of 16 Australia • Ecuador • Ghana • Mexico • Netherlands • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland Eliminated in Group Stage Angola • Costa Rica • Côte d'Ivoire • Croatia • Czech Republic • Iran • Japan • Korea Republic • Paraguay • Poland • Saudi Arabia • Serbia & Montenegro • Togo • Trinidad and Tobago • Tunisia • United States