United States at the FIFA World Cup

The United States men's national soccer team (USMNT) have participated in eleven editions of the FIFA World Cup, an international Football competition contested by men's national teams representing members of FIFA. The tournament is held every four years by the top qualifying teams from the continental confederations under FIFA. The United States is a member of CONCACAF, which governs the sport in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, and has the second-most World Cup appearances from the confederation behind Mexico.

The United States participated in the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and finished in the semifinals, which was later declared a third place finish, their best result to date. The tournament also featured the first hat-trick scored at a World Cup, awarded to American striker Bert Patenaude following recognition by FIFA in 2006. After the 1950 World Cup, in which the United States upset England in group play 1–0, the U.S. was absent from the tournament until 1990. The United States participated in every World Cup from 1990 through 2014, but did not qualify in 2018, marking first time the team had missed a World Cup since 1986. They returned to the World Cup by qualifying for the 2022 edition.

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.

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 3rd 3 2 0 1 7 6 Squad Qualified as invitees
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 Round of 16 TBD 3 1 2 0 2 1 Squad 14 7 4 3 21 10
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Qualified as co-host Qualified as co-host
Total Semi-finals 11/22 36 9 8 19 39 63 - 168 84 40 44 287 191


*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out

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
2022 Group stage  Wales 1–1 D Al Rayyan T. Weah
 England 0–0 D Al Khor
 Iran 1–0 W Doha C. Pulisic
Round of 16  Netherlands Al Rayyan

By opponent

 Czechoslovakia and  FR Yugoslavia results listed under Czech Republic and Serbia respectively.

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 2 2 1 8
 England 1 2 0 3 2 1
 Germany 0 0 3 3 0 4
 Ghana 1 0 2 3 4 5
 Iran 1 0 1 2 2 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
 Serbia 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
 Wales 0 1 0 1 1 1

Results

Uruguay 1930

Group stage

Pos Team 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
Source:[citation needed]

All times local (UYT)

United States 3–0 Belgium
McGhee 23'
Florie 45'
Patenaude 69'
Report
Attendance: 18,346
Referee: José Macías (Argentina)

United States 3–0 Paraguay
Patenaude 10', 15', 50' Report
Attendance: 18,306
Referee: José Macías (Argentina)

Semi-finals

Argentina 6–1 United States
Monti 20'
Scopelli 56'
Stábile 69', 87'
Peucelle 80', 85'
Report Brown 89'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 72,886

Italy 1934

Round of 16

Italy 7–1 United States
Schiavio 18', 29', 64'
Orsi 20', 69'
Ferrari 63'
Meazza 90'
Report Donelli 57'
Attendance: 25,000

Brazil 1950

Group stage

Pos Team 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
Igoa 81'
Basora 83'
Zarra 89'
Report Pariani 17'
Attendance: 9,511
Referee: Mario Vianna (Brazil)

United States 1–0 England
Gaetjens 38' Report
Attendance: 10,151
Referee: Generoso Dattilo (Italy)

Chile 5–2 United States
Robledo 16'
Cremaschi 32', 60'
Prieto 54'
Riera 82'
Report Wallace 47'
Maca 48' (pen.)

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
Caligiuri 60' Report Skuhravý 26', 78'
Bílek 40' (pen.)
Hašek 50'
Luhový 90+3'

Italy 1–0 United States
Giannini 11' Report
Attendance: 73,423

Austria 2–1 United States
Ogris 49'
Rodax 63'
Report Murray 83'
Attendance: 34,857

United States 1994

Group stage

Pos Team 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 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
Wynalda 44' Report Bregy 39'

United States 2–1 Colombia
Escobar 35' (o.g.)
Stewart 52'
Report Valencia 90'
Attendance: 93,869
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)

United States 0–1 Romania
Report Petrescu 18'
Attendance: 93,869

Round of 16

Brazil 1–0 United States
Bebeto 72' Report
Attendance: 84,147

France 1998

Group stage

Pos Team 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
Möller 9'
Klinsmann 65'
Report
Attendance: 45,500

United States 1–2 Iran
McBride 87' Report Estili 40'
Mahdavikia 84'
Attendance: 39,100

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
O'Brien 4'
J. Costa 29' (o.g.)
McBride 36'
Report Beto 39'
Agoos 71' (o.g.)
Attendance: 37,306

South Korea 1–1 United States
Ahn Jung-hwan 78' Report Mathis 24'
Attendance: 60,778

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Germany 1–0 United States
Ballack 39' Report
Attendance: 37,337

Germany 2006

Group stage

Pos Team 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)


Italy 1–1 United States
Report

Ghana 2–1 United States
Report

South Africa 2010

Group stage

Pos Team 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

Slovenia 2–2 United States
Report

United States 1–0 Algeria
Report

Round of 16

United States 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Report

Brazil 2014

Group stage

Pos Team 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
A. Ayew 82' Report Dempsey 1'
Brooks 86'
Attendance: 39,760

United States 2–2 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 40,123

United States 0–1 Germany
Report
Attendance: 41,876

Round of 16

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

Qatar 2022

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Iran 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Wales 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
United States 1–1 Wales
Report

England 0–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 68,463

Iran 0–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 42,127

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Record players

Rank Player 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. During the match, he broke the record for most saves in a World Cup match with 15. After breaking this record, his performance was celebrated worldwide on the internet, with the hashtag #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave trending on Twitter.

Top goalscorers

Player Goals 1930 1934 1950 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2022
Landon Donovan 5 2 3
Bert Patenaude 4 4
Clint Dempsey 4 1 1 2
Brian McBride 3 1 2
Michael Bradley 1 1
John Brooks 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
Jermaine Jones 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
Christian Pulisic 1 1
Earnie Stewart 1 1
Frank Wallace 1 1
Timothy Weah 1 1
Eric Wynalda 1 1
Own goals 3 1 1 1
Total 39 7 1 4 2 3 1 7 2 5 5 2

Own goals scored for opponents

Media coverage

The English television rights to the FIFA World Cup have been held by Fox Sports since the 2018 edition and are set to run through 2026. The rights were originally set to expire in 2022, but that tournament's move to a November–December schedule prompted FIFA to award the 2026 rights to appease Fox, who had prior commitments to air other sporting events during the period. The 2022 World Cup broadcast was criticized for ignoring Qatar's human rights issues. Telemundo holds the Spanish television rights to broadcast the FIFA World Cup in the United States; their contract was also renewed through 2026.


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