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This article is about the men's national team. For the women's national team at the FIFA Women's World Cup, see United States women's national soccer team.

This is a record of the United States at the FIFA World Cup. The United States men's national soccer team has played in several World Cups, with their best result occurring during the 1930 World Cup, where the United States finished in third place.[1] In the modern era, the United States has participated in every World Cup since 1990, with their best result happening in the 2002 World Cup, where the U.S. reached the quarterfinals.

The World Cup, is an international soccer 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 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[2]

Record at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Semi-finals[3] 3rd 3 2 0 1 7 6
Italy 1934 Round 1 16th 1 0 0 1 1 7
France 1938 Withdrew
Brazil 1950 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 4 8
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 8
United States 1994 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 3 4
France 1998 Group stage 32nd 3 0 0 3 1 5
South Korea Japan 2002 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 1 2 7 7
Germany 2006 Group stage 25th 3 0 1 2 2 6
South Africa 2010 Round of 16 12th 4 1 2 1 5 5
Brazil 2014 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 5 6
Total 10/20 0 Titles 33 8 6 19 37 62

World Cup match results

Year Location Opponent Result Score
1930  Uruguay  Belgium W 3-0
 Paraguay W 3-0
 Argentina L 6-1
1934  Italy  Italy L 7-1
1938  France Did not participate N/A N/A
1950  Brazil  Spain L 3-1
 England W 1-0
 Chile L 5-2
1954   Switzerland Did not qualify N/A N/A
1958  Sweden
1962  Chile
1966  England
1970  Mexico
1974  Germany
1978  Argentina
1982  Spain
1986  Mexico
1990  Italy  Czechoslovakia L 5-1
 Italy L 1-0
 Austria L 2-1
1994  United States   Switzerland T 1-1
 Colombia W 2-1
 Romania L 1-0
 Brazil L 1-0
1998  France  Germany L 2-0
 Iran L 2-1
 Yugoslavia L 1-0
2002  South Korea /  Japan  Portugal W 3-2
 South Korea T 1-1
 Poland L 3-1
 Mexico W 2-0
 Germany L 1-0
2006  Germany  Czech Republic L 3-0
 Italy T 1-1
 Ghana L 2-1
2010  South Africa  England T 1-1
 Slovenia T 2-2
 Algeria W 1-0
 Ghana L 2-1 (OT)
2014  Brazil  Ghana W 2-1
 Portugal T 2-2
 Germany L 1-0
 Belgium L 2-1 (OT)

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

Individual tournament results

Uruguay 1930

Group 4 final standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4
 Paraguay 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 2
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0

Games

Group 4
United States 3–0 Belgium
Attendance: 18,346
Group 4
United States 3–0 Paraguay
Attendance: 18,306
Semifinal
Argentina 6–1 United States
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 72,886

Italy 1934

Game

Ro16
Italy 7–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 25,000

Brazil 1950

Group 2 final standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 6 1 6
 England 3 1 0 2 2 2 2
 Chile 3 1 0 2 5 6 2
 United States 3 1 0 2 4 8 2

Games

Spain 3–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mario Vianna (Brazil)
Main article: United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup)
United States 1–0 England
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Chile 5–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 9,000

Italy 1990

Group A final standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 6
 Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
 Austria 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 2
 United States 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Games

Group A
United States 1–5 Czechoslovakia
Report
Attendance: 33,266
Group A
Italy 1–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 73,423
Group A
Austria 2–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 34,857

USA 1994

Group A final standings

Template:1994 FIFA World Cup Group A

Ranking of third-placed teams
Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
D  Argentina 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
F  Belgium 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
A  United States 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
E  Italy 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
B  Russia 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
C  South Korea 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2

Games

Group A
United States 1–1  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 73,425
Group A
United States 2–1 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 93,869
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)
Group A
United States 0–1 Romania
Report
Attendance: 93,869
Ro16
Brazil 1–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 84,147

France 1998

Group F final standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Iran 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 United States 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0

Games

Group F
Germany 2–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 43,815
Group F
United States 1–2 Iran
Report
Attendance: 39,100
Group F
United States 0–1 Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 35,500

Korea-Japan 2002

Group D final standings

Template:2002 FIFA World Cup Group D

All times local (UTC+9)

Games

Group D
United States 3–2 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 37,306
Group D
South Korea 1–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 60,778
Group D
Poland 3–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 26,482
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Ro16
Mexico 0–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 36,380
QF
Germany 1–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 37,337

Germany 2006

Group E final standings

Template:2006 FIFA World Cup Group E

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Games

Group E
United States 0–3 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 52,000
Group E
Italy 1–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 46,000
Group E
Ghana 2–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

South Africa 2010

Group C final standings

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group C

All times local (UTC+02)

Games

Group C
England 1–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 38,646
Group C
Slovenia 2–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 45,573
Group C
United States 1–0 Algeria
Report
Attendance: 35,827
Ro16
United States 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Report
Attendance: 34,976

Brazil 2014

Group G final standings

Template:2014 FIFA World Cup Group G table

Games

Group G
Ghana 1–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 39,760
Group G
United States 2–2 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 40,123
Group G
United States 0–1 Germany
Report
Attendance: 41,876
Ro16
Belgium 2–1 (a.e.t.) United States
Report
Attendance: 51,227

References

  1. ^ Helms, Andrew (2014-07-01). "USA-Belgium: Reliving the USMNT's Wild Run in the 1930 World Cup". The New Republic. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  2. ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
  3. ^ There was no official World Cup third place match in 1930 and no official third place was awarded at the time; both the USA and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. However using the overall tournament records, FIFA's official website lists the United States as the third place finishers in the 1930 World Cup. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1/index.html
  4. ^ "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Referee designations for matches 17-24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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