United States men's national soccer team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The United States men's national football team represents the United States of America in international association football (soccer) competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, the sport has steadily grown in popularity since the 1970's. The team is, according to the FIFA World Rankings, ranked 12th in the world, and first among CONCACAF members,[1] and has appeared in the last five FIFA World Cups.
[edit] History
[edit] The 19th century: first internationals outside the United Kingdom
In 1885, the United States and Canada played the first international match held outside the United Kingdom. Canada defeated the U.S. 1–0 in Newark, New Jersey,[2] The United States had its revenge the following year when it beat Canada 1–0, also in Newark. Thirty years later, the United States played its first official international match under the auspices of U.S. Soccer against Sweden in Stockholm, where the U.S. won 3–2.
[edit] The 1904 Summer Olympic Games: double medalists
The U.S. earned both silver and bronze medals in men's soccer at the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri. The tournament only featured three teams: Galt F.C. from Canada and Christian Brothers College and St. Rose Parish from the United States. Galt defeated both American teams to win the gold. Christian Brothers defeated St. Rose in a third match after two scoreless draws.
[edit] 1930: the first World Cup
In the 1930 World Cup, the U.S. won its first match in World Cup history, beating Belgium 3–0 at the Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo, Uruguay. The match occurred simultaneously with another across town at the Estadio Pocitos where France defeated Mexico.
In the next match, the United States again won 3–0, this time against Paraguay. For many years, FIFA credited Bert Patenaude with the first and third goals and his teammate Tom Florie with the second.[3] Other sources described the second goal as having been scored by Patenaude[4][5] or by Paraguayan Ramon Gonzales.[6] In November 2006, FIFA announced that it had accepted evidence from "various historians and football fans" that Patenaude scored all three goals, and was thus the first person to score a hat trick in a World Cup finals tournament.[7]
Having reached the semifinals with two wins, the American side lost 6–1 to Argentina. Although FIFA released no criteria for the judgment, it lists the U.S. as finishing in third place, above fellow semifinalist Yugoslavia. This is still the team's highest World Cup finish.
[edit] The 1932 Summer Olympic Games: unofficial tournament
Due to FIFA not wanting interference with the newly founded FIFA World Cup no offical tournament was fielded in the 1932 Olympic Games. FIFA claimed the tournament would not be popular in the United States, so it would not be cost efficient to assist in the running of the tournament during struggling economic times. As a result, an informal tournament was organized including local rivals with the United States finishing first, followed by Mexico and Canada. The Olympic Tournament was reinstated in the 1936 Olympic Games.
[edit] 1950 World Cup: The Upset of England
In the 1950 World Cup, the United States lost its first match 3–1 against Spain, but then won 1–0 against England in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in football history, England having recently beaten the rest of Europe 6–1 in an exhibition match. Sports Illustrated and Soccer Digest have called the game the "Miracle on Grass."[8] A defeat to Chile by a 5–2 margin in the third group match saw the U.S. eliminated from the tournament. It would be four decades before the United States would make another appearance at the World Cup.
[edit] 1950s-1970s
Despite the United States' relative success in early international tournaments, soccer remained a niche sport in the U.S. for many years. In the three decades after the 1950 World Cup, the only victories for the United States came against Haiti, Bermuda, Honduras, Canada, Poland, and China.
[edit] The 1980s
After the enthusiasm caused by the creation and rise of the North American Soccer League in the 1970s, it seemed as though the U.S. men's national team would soon become a powerful force in world football. Such hopes were not realized, however, and the United States was not considered a strong side in this era. From 1981 to 1983, only two international matches were played.
[edit] Team America in the NASL
To provide a more stable national team program and renew interest in the NASL, U.S. Soccer entered the national team into the league 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 team instead of their own clubs. Embarrassingly, Team America finished the season at the bottom of the league. Recognizing that it had not achieved its objectives, U.S Soccer cancelled this experiment, and the national team was withdrawn from the NASL.
[edit] The 1984 Summer Olympics
U.S. Soccer made the decision to target the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and the 1986 World Cup as means of rebuilding the national team and its fan base. The International Olympic Committee provided what appeared to be a major boost to the United States' chances of advancing beyond the group stage when it declared that Olympic teams from outside Europe and South America could field full senior teams as long as those senior players had never played in a World Cup, including professionals. U.S. Soccer immediately rearranged its Olympic roster, cutting many collegiate players and replacing them with professionals. Despite this, the U.S. finished 1–1–1 and failed to make the second round.
[edit] Failure to qualify for the 1986 World Cup
The United States did bid to host the 1986 World Cup after Colombia withdrew due to economic concerns. However, Mexico beat out the U.S. and Canada to host the tournament, despite concerns that the tournament would have to be moved again because of a major earthquake that hit Mexico shortly before the tournament.
In the last game of the qualifying tournament, the U.S. needed only a draw against Costa Rica, whom the U.S. had beaten 3–0 in the Olympics the year before, in order to reach the final qualification group against Honduras and Canada. U.S. Soccer scheduled the game to be played at El Camino College in Torrance, California, an area with many Costa Rican expatriates, and marketed the game almost exclusively to the Costa Rican community, even providing Costa Rican folk dances as halftime entertainment.[1] A 35th minute goal by Evaristo Coronado won the match for Costa Rica and kept the United States from reaching its fourth World Cup finals.[2]
[edit] Rebuilding for the 1990 World Cup
By the end of 1984, the NASL had folded and there was no senior outdoor soccer league operating in the United States.[9] As a result, many top American players, such as John Kerr, Paul Caligiuri, Eric Eichmann, and Bruce Murray, moved overseas, primarily to Europe.
In 1988, U.S. Soccer attempted to reimplement its national-team-as-club concept, offering contracts to national team players in order to build an international team with something of a club ethos, while loaning them out to their club teams, saving U.S. Soccer the expense of their salaries. This brought many key veterans back to the team, while the success of the NASL a decade earlier had created an influx of talent from burgeoning grass-roots level clubs and youth programs. Thus U.S. Soccer sought to establish a more stable foundation for participation in the 1990 World Cup than had existed for previous tournaments.
[edit] The 1990s: Rebirth for American soccer
[edit] The 1990 World Cup
In 1989, FIFA named the United States hosts of the 1994 World Cup, but it did so under significant international criticism because of the perceived weakness of the national team and the lack of a professional outdoor league. This criticism diminished somewhat when a 1–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago, the U.S.'s first away win in nearly two years, in the last match of the 1989 CONCACAF Championship, earned the United States its first World Cup appearance in 40 years.
For the 1990 World Cup in Italy, two of the team's more experienced players, Rick Davis and Hugo Perez, were recovering from serious injuries and unavailable for selection, and manager Bob Gansler selected many inexperienced players and recent college graduates. The U.S. lost 5–1 to Czechoslovakia in its opening game, Caligiuri scoring the consolation goal. 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. The U.S. was eliminated with an 0–3 record.
[edit] CONCACAF success
In March 1991, the United States 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 CONCACAF Gold Cup, beating Mexico 2–0 in the semifinals and Honduras 4–3 on penalty kicks after a 0–0 draw in the final. In 1992, the U.S. continued its run of success, taking the U.S. Cup with victories over Ireland and Portugal, followed by a draw with Italy.
[edit] Hosting the 1994 World Cup
Having qualified automatically as host, The U.S. opened its tournament schedule with a 1–1 draw 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. Aided by an own goal from Andrés Escobar, who was later murdered in his home country, it is believed, for this mistake, the United States won 2–1.[10] 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 since 1930.
In the second round, the U.S. lost 1–0 to the eventual champion Brazil.[11]
[edit] 1998 World Cup: 32nd out of 32
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, and so finished in last place in its group and 32nd in the field of 32. Head coach Steve Sampson received much of the blame for the performance as a result of abruptly cutting team captain John Harkes, whom Sampson had ironically named "Captain for Life" shortly before, as well as several other players who were instrumental to the qualifying effort, from the squad.[12]
[edit] The 2000s: a power in CONCACAF
[edit] The 2002 World Cup: quarterfinalists
The United States won the 2002 Gold Cup to set up the team's best performance since 1930 in the 2002 World Cup, when the U.S. 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.
The United States followed up this success by winning its third Gold Cup, and second out of three, in 2005.
[edit] The 2006 World Cup: disappointment
After finishing top of the CONCACAF qualification tournament, the U.S. was drawn into Group E along with the Czech Republic, Italy, and Ghana. Since three of the teams were ranked in the top 10 of the FIFA World Rankings at the time, it was considered a Group of Death.
The United States opened its tournament with a 3–0 loss to the Czech Republic. The team then drew 1–1 against Italy,[13] the only game which the Italians failed to win before the tournament final against France. The United States was then knocked out of the tournament when beaten 2–1 by Ghana in its final group match.[14]
[edit] 2007 and beyond
After failing to maintain his 2002 success at the 2006 World Cup, Bruce Arena was eventually replaced by his assistant with the national team and Chivas USA manager Bob Bradley, whose reign began with four wins and one draw in friendlies leading up to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, hosted by the United States.
The U.S. won all three of its group stage matches, against Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, and El Salvador. With a 2–1 win over Panama in the quarterfinals, the U.S. advanced to face Canada in the semifinals, winning 2–1. In the final, the United States came from behind to beat Mexico 2–1.[15]
The team's disappointing Copa América 2007 campaign ended after three defeats in the group stage against Argentina, Paraguay, and Colombia. The decision by U.S. Soccer to field what many considered a second-tier team was questioned by fans and media alike.[16]
One of the hallmarks of Bradley's tenure as national team manager has been his willingness to cap a large number of players, many for their first time. This practice has been praised by those wanting to see a more diverse player pool for the national team, as well as criticized by those hoping for more consistency and leadership from core players.[17] This has coincided with many young MLS players like Freddy Adu, Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey, Maurice Edu, Michael Parkhurst, Brad Guzan, and Eddie Johnson making their first moves to European clubs, meaning that more American players are gaining experience at the highest levels of club and international soccer than at any other time in the team's history.
[edit] Schedule and recent results
Matches from the past six months, as well as any future scheduled matches.
[edit] 2010 World Cup
|
|
The U.S. won seven of eight matches against Barbados, Cuba, Guatemala, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Second and Third Rounds of qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. This qualified the U.S. for the Fourth Round, or hexagonal, against Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago.
The U.S. began the Fourth Round by defeating Mexico 2–0, a win that extended the United States' unbeaten streak against Mexico on U.S. soil to 11 matches.[18] Six weeks later, in the second match of the Fouth Round, the United States made a late rally to earn a 2–2 draw away to El Salvador.[19] Four days later, Jozy Altidore became the youngest U.S. player to score a hat-trick, and lead the United States to a 3–0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.[20] Following another six week break from qualifying, the U.S. travelled to Costa Rica, where they were soundly defeated 3–1.[21] The United States rebounded three days later when they defeated Honduras 2–1. As of the completion if its most recent qualifier on June 6, 2009, the United States has registered three wins, one loss, and one draw in the Fourth Round, and is in second place, two points behind Costa Rica with five games remaining.
[edit] 2009 Confederations Cup
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
Wikinews has related news: USA upsets Spain, wins 2–0 in FIFA Confederations Cup semifinal |
For the 2009 Confederations Cup the U.S. was drawn into Group B with Brazil, Egypt, and Italy. After losing 3–1 to Italy, and 3–0 to Brazil, the United States made an unlikely comeback to finish second in the group and reach the semi-final on the second tie-breaker, goals scored, having scored four goals to Italy's three. This was achieved on the final day of group play when the United States beat Egypt 3–0 while Italy lost 0–3 to Brazil.[22]
In the semi-finals, the U.S. defeated Spain 2–0.[23] At the time, Spain was atop the FIFA World Rankings, and they were on a record run of 15 straight wins, and 35 games undefeated (a record shared with Brazil). With the win, the Americans advanced to their first-ever final in a men's FIFA tournament; however, they lost 2–3 to Brazil after leading 2–0 at half-time.[24]
[edit] 2009 Gold Cup
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
 Honduras |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
 Haiti |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
 Grenada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 0 |
The United States hosted the 2009 Gold Cup, and was drawn into Group B with Grenada, Haiti, and Honduras. The U.S. began group play with an 0–4 win over Grenada, moving them to the top of Group B after one game played.
[edit] Current squad
[edit] Matchday squad v. Grenada
The following 18-man matchday squad was named for the 0–4 2009 Gold Cup win against Grenada at Qwest Field on July 4, 2009.
Caps and goals are current as of the completion of the 0–4 2009 Gold Cup win against Grenada at Qwest Field on July 4, 2009.
|
[edit] Squad for 2009 Gold Cup
The following players were named to the 30-man squad for the 2009 Gold Cup, but were not named to the 18-man matchday squad for the 0–4 2009 Gold Cup win against Grenada at Qwest Field on July 4, 2009.
Caps and goals are current as of the completion of the 0–4 2009 Gold Cup win against Grenada at Qwest Field on July 4, 2009.
|
[edit] Recent call-ups
The following players were named to a matchday squad in the last six months, but were not named to the 30-man squad for the 2009 Gold Cup.
Caps and goals are current as of the completion of the 0–4 2009 Gold Cup win against Grenada at Qwest Field on July 4, 2009.
| Player | DoB (Age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Most Recent Call-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| Marcus Hahnemann | June 15, 1972 | 6 | 0 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers |
 El Salvador; March 26, 2009 |
| Tim Howard | March 6, 1979 | 43 | 0 | Everton |
 Brazil; June 28, 2009 |
| Defenders | |||||
| Ugo Ihemelu | April 3, 1983 | 2 | 0 | Colorado Rapids |
 Sweden; January 24, 2009 |
| Chris Wingert | June 16, 1982 | 1 | 0 | Real Salt Lake |
Sweden; January 24, 2009 |
| Frankie Hejduk | August 5, 1974 | 84 | 7 | Columbus Crew |
 Trinidad and Tobago; April 1, 2009 |
| Carlos Bocanegra | May 25, 1979 | 69 | 11 |  Rennes |
Brazil; June 28, 2009 |
| Danny Califf | March 17, 1980 | 23 | 1 |  Midtjylland |
Brazil; June 28, 2009 |
| Jay DeMerit | December 4, 1979 | 15 | 0 | Watford |
Brazil; June 28, 2009 |
| Oguchi Onyewu | May 13, 1982 | 47 | 5 |  Standard Liège |
Brazil; June 28, 2009 |
| Jonathan Spector | March 1, 1986 | 18 | 0 | West Ham United |
Brazil; June 28, 2009 |
| Marvell Wynne | May 8, 1986 | 3 | 0 |  Toronto FC |
Brazil; June 28, 2009 |
| Midfielders | |||||
| Brian Carroll | July 20, 1981 | 7 | 0 | Columbus Crew |
Sweden; January 24, 2009 |
| Eddie Gaven | October 22, 1986 | 6 | 0 | Columbus Crew |
Sweden; January 24, 2009 |
| John Thorrington | October 17, 1979 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Fire |
Sweden; January 24, 2009 |
| Maurice Edu | April 18, 1986 | 11 | 0 |  Rangers |
Trinidad and Tobago; April 1, 2009 |
| Pablo Mastroeni | December 26, 1976 | 65 | 0 | Colorado Rapids |
Honduras; June 6, 2009 |
| Michael Bradley | July 31, 1987 | 33 | 6 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach |
 Spain; June 24, 2009 |
| DaMarcus Beasley | May 24, 1982 | 89 | 17 | Rangers |
Brazil; June 28, 2009 |
| José Francisco Torres | October 29, 1987 | 5 | 0 |  Pachuca |
Brazil; June 28, 2009 |
| Forwards | |||||
| Chris Rolfe | January 17, 1983 | 10 | 0 | Chicago Fire |
Sweden; January 24, 2009 |
| Eddie Johnson | March 31, 1984 | 37 | 12 | Fulham |
Trinidad and Tobago; April 1, 2009 |
| Clint Dempsey | March 9, 1983 | 56 | 16 | Fulham |
Brazil; June 28, 2009 |
| Landon Donovan | March 4, 1982 | 115 | 41 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Brazil; June 28, 2009 |
[edit] Competitive record
The United States has competed at the Olympics (when that tournament was considered a full international tournament), the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Confederations Cup, as well as NAFC and CONCACAF regional tournaments. The U.S. has also played in the Copa America by invitation, as well as several minor tournaments.
The best result for the United States in a World Cup came in 1930 when they finished third. The U.S. took the silver and bronze medals at the 1904 Olympics. In the Confederations Cup, the United States has finished third in both 1992 and 1999, and was runner-up in the 2009 Confederations Cup.
In regional competitions, the United States had 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.
[edit] Centurions and top scorers
[edit] CenturionsThe United States has had more players win 100 caps than any other nation.
|
[edit] Top scorersThe following players are the top scorers in national team history:
|
[edit] Head coaches
|
|
[edit] Honors
[edit] International
- Third Place (1): 1930
[edit] Regional
* - Before the FIFA World Cup began in 1930 the Football Tournament at the Summer Olympics was between 1908 and 1928 considered both a full international tournament and the World Championship of Football. Since then it has become a mostly youth international tournament (Currently U-23 plus 3 "overage" players), at least for men. This is why Uruguay, for example, considers its gold medals from the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics as equal to its World Cup wins in 1930 and 1950.
[edit] See also
- Soccer in the United States
- United States women's national soccer team
- United States Soccer Federation
- U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year
- US National Soccer Team Players Association
- England v United States (1950)
- Major League Soccer
- U.S. Men's National Soccer Team (Record)
- United States Men's National Soccer Team 2008 Results
- United States U-23 men's national soccer team
- United States U-20 men's national soccer team
- United States and Mexico football rivalry
[edit] Notes
- ^ "June 2009 World Rankings". http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html.
- ^ but the match was not officially recognised. The first official match outside Britain was held in 1901 between Argentina and Uruguay.
- ^ "FIFA: USA - Paraguay match report". FIFA. http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_1097.html. Retrieved on 2006-06-09.
- ^ "CNN/Sports Illustrated - Bert Patenaude". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/hof/patenaude/. Retrieved on 2006-06-09.
- ^ "Planet World Cup - World Cup Trivia". PlanetWorldCup.com. http://www.planetworldcup.com/STATS/statrecs.html. Retrieved on 2006-06-09.
- ^ "The Football Association 20 World Cup Facts". The FA. http://www.thefa.com/Features/EuropeanLeagues/Postings/2002/05/12004.htm. Retrieved on 2006-06-09.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup hat-tricks" (PDF). FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/infoplus/IP-399_03A_hat-tricks.pdf. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0906/soccer.biggest.us.wins.in.history/content.10.html
- ^ U.S. Soccer Team Hindered
- ^ Lewis, Michael. "Escobar's memory lives on". CNN Sports Illustrated. July 1, 2000. Retrieved on July 4, 2009.
- ^ ESPNsoccernet - World Cup - 'Winning is the only option'
- ^ "Sampson destroyed US unity with late changes to lineup". SoccerTimes.com. http://www.soccertimes.com/oped/1998/jun27.htm. Retrieved on 2006-06-08.
- ^ "Match Report: Italy - USA". FIFA. 17 June 2006. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410025/report.html. Retrieved on June 16, 2006.
- ^ "Ghana 2-1 USA". BBC Sport (BBC). 22 June 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853408.stm. Retrieved on 12 February 2009.
- ^ "U.S. defeats Mexico again in Gold Cup final". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19392141/. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
- ^ "South American soccer federation miffed at U.S.". ESPNsoccernet. 2007-07-04. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=443456&cc=3888. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
- ^ Krishnaiyer, Kartik (2008-08-15). "Bob Bradley’s US Squad Stale and Predictable". Major League Soccer Talk. http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/bob-bradleys-us-squad-stale-and-predictable/341.
- ^ Davis, Noah (2009-02-12). "United States Rain On Mexico's World Cup Hopes". Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/8/main/2009/02/12/1105528/united-states-rain-on-mexicos-wc-hopes. Retrieved on 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Hejduk, Altidore lead U.S. rally for draw in El Salvador". USA Today. Associated Press. 2009-03-29. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/national/2009-03-28-usa-elsalvador_N.htm. Retrieved on 2009-06-25.
- ^ Blum, Ronald (2009-04-01). "Altidore hat trick against Trinidad & Tobago". USA Today. Associated Press. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-04-01-3106056220_x.htm. Retrieved on 2009-06-25.
- ^ Galarcep, Ives (2009-06-04). "U.S. team overwhelmed in every facet by Costa Rica". ESPNsoccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=652582&sec=us&root=us&cc=5901. Retrieved on 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Egypt 0-3 USA". BBC Sport. 2009-06-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8109905.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-30.
- ^ "Spain 0-2 United States". BBC Sport. 2009-06-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8114585.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-30.
- ^ United States 2–3 Brazil - BBC Sport
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Archive of U.S. national team results 1885–1979
- Archive of U.S. national team results 1980-
- Bert Patenaude's hat-trick, the first ever hat-trick scored in the FIFA World Cup
- Photo essay on the history of U.S. Soccer, from the perspective of a fashionista.
- US National Soccer Players
| 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 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
