United States men's national under-20 soccer team

United States Under-20
Nickname(s)	Team USA; The Stars and Stripes; The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Vacant
FIFA code	USA
First colors	Second colors
First international
	Jamaica 1–1 United States ; (Guatemala City, Guatemala; April 2, 1964)
Biggest win
	United States 13–0 U.S. Virgin Islands ; (Bradenton, Florida, United States; November 3, 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 7–1 United States ; (Bayamón, Puerto Rico; September 30, 1976)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	17 (first in 1981)
Best result	Fourth place (1989)
Pan American Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1987)
Best result	Gold (1991)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances	25 (first in 1964)
Best result	Champions (2017, 2018, 2022)
Medal record
Pan American Games
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Website	ussoccer.com/u-20

The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.

The United States' best finish came in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, when the U.S. beat Iraq in the quarterfinal before losing to Nigeria in overtime in the semifinal and Brazil in the third-place match. Steve Snow tied for second in the tournament with three goals.

The U.S. reached the quarterfinals in 1993 but lost to Brazil. After missing out in 1995, the U.S. began a run of six consecutive qualifications in 1997, reaching the second round in five consecutive tournaments. Of those tournaments, the best U.S. performance came in 2003, when the U.S. reached the quarterfinal and led Argentina 1–0 in the final minutes before falling 2–1 in extra time. The U.S. also reached the quarterfinal of the 2007 Cup before losing 2–1 in extra time to Austria.

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad
1977	Did not qualify
1979	Did not qualify
1981	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	1	8	Squad
1983	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad
1985	Did not qualify
1987	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	2	3	Squad
1989	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	7	9	Squad
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Quarterfinals	8th	4	1	1	2	8	6	Squad
1995	Did not qualify
1997	Round of 16	15th	4	1	0	3	2	6	Squad
1999	Round of 16	11th	4	2	0	2	7	7	Squad
2001	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	5	5	Squad
2003	Quarterfinals	5th	5	3	0	2	9	6	Squad
2005	Round of 16	11th	4	2	1	1	3	3	Squad
2007	Quarterfinals	7th	5	3	1	1	12	6	Squad
2009	Group stage	18th	3	1	0	2	4	7	Squad
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Group stage	22nd	3	0	1	2	3	9	Squad
2015	Quarterfinals	7th	5	3	1	1	7	4	Squad
2017	Quarterfinals	6th	5	2	2	1	12	6	Squad
2019	Quarterfinals	6th	5	3	0	2	8	6	Squad
2021	Cancelled
2023	Quarterfinals	5th	5	4	0	1	10	2	Squad
2025	Qualified
Total	18/24		71	30	10	31	103	98

Pan American Games

Pan American Games
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad
1951–1983	See United States men's national soccer team
1987	Group stage		3	1	1	1	3	3	—
1991	Gold medal	1st	5	5	0	0	10	4	—
1995	Group stage		3	0	0	3	0	9	—
1999–2003	See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
2007	See United States men's national under-18 soccer team
Since 2011	See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
Total	1 Title		11	6	1	4	13	16	—

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad
1962	did not enter
1964	Group stage		4	0	2	2	4	8	—
1970	did not enter
1973	did not enter
1974	Playoff round		4	2	2	0	5	3	—
1976	Third place	3rd	7	5	0	2	19	10	—
1978	Second round		5	2	1	2	7	4	—
1980	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	15	4	—
1982	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	14	5	—
1984	Fourth place	4th	8	3	2	3	11	8	—
1986	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	2	2	10	3	—
1988	Third place	3rd	7	4	0	3	11	9	—
1990	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	10	5	—
1992	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	15	4	—
1994	Group stage	5th	3	2	0	1	9	4	—
1996	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2	7	5	—
1998	1st, Group B		3	2	1	0	12	3	—
2001	2nd, Group A		3	2	1	0	11	2	—
2003	2nd, Group B		3	2	0	1	5	3	—
2005	1st, Group A		3	3	0	0	10	1	Squad
2007	1st, Group A		3	2	1	0	9	1	Squad
2009	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	2	1	5	3	Squad
2011	Quarterfinal	5th	3	2	0	1	7	2	Squad
2013	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	10	6	Squad
2015	Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	14	2	Squad
2017	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	11	4	Squad
2018	Champions	1st	8	8	0	0	46	2	Squad
2020	Cancelled
2022	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	31	2	Squad
2024	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	18	3	Squad
Total	3 Titles		136	86	21	29	326	106	—

Honors

FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Fourth Place (1): 1989
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
- Winners (3): 2017, 2018, 2022
- Runners-up (7): 1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013, 2024

Recent results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

July 19 CONCACAF U-20 Group A	United States	9–0	Jamaica	Celaya, Mexico
	Vazquez 2', 3' Soma 16', 20' Medina 39' Zambrano 54' Ramos 67' Berchimas 77' Tsakiris 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)

July 22 CONCACAF U-20 Group A	Cuba	0–4	United States	Celaya, Mexico
		Report	Kohler 15' Gozo 26' Habroune 58' Zambrano 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)

July 26 CONCACAF U-20 Group A	United States	1–0	Costa Rica	Celaya, Mexico
	Tsakiris 37'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)

July 30 U-20 QF	United States	1–0	Guatemala	León, Mexico
	Ramos 49'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

August 2 U-20 SF	United States	2–1	Panama	León, Mexico
	Vazquez 40' Raines 86'	Report	Mosquera 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)

August 4 U-20 F	United States	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Mexico	León, Mexico
	Berchimas 52'	Report	Levy 90+7' Ochoa 120+1'	Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp

October 12 friendly	United States	3–0	Chile	Complejo Deportivo Quilin
	Zambrano , Cremaschi	Report		Stadium: Santiago, Chile

October 15 friendly	United States	1–2	Chile	Complejo Deportivo Quilin
	Cremaschi	Report		Stadium: Santiago, Chile

November 16 friendly	United States	3-0	South Korea	Marbella Football Center
	Brennan Miller Tsakiris	Report		Stadium: Marbella, Spain

November 18 friendly	United States	v	France	Marbella Football Center
				Stadium: Marbella, Spain

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were named to the squad for the November 2024 friendlies.^[3]

Caps and goals are updated as of October 15, 2024 after the match against South Korea.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Adam Beaudry	(2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 18)	6	0	Colorado Rapids
12	1GK	Julian Eyestone	(2006-04-21) 21 April 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Brentford

2	2DF	Reed Baker-Whiting	(2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Seattle Sounders FC
3	2DF	Nolan Norris	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)	7	0	FC Dallas
4	2DF	Noahkai Banks	(2006-12-01) December 1, 2006 (age 17)	2	0	FC Augsburg
16	2DF	Ethan Kohler	(2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 19)	4	1	Werder Bremen II
17	2DF	Leo Duru	(2005-01-12) January 12, 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Blackburn Rovers
21	2DF	Aiden Harangi	(2006-02-08) February 8, 2006 (age 18)	7	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
22	2DF	Matai Akinmboni	(2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 18)	5	0	D.C. United
	2DF	Joshua Wynder	(2005-05-02) May 2, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Benfica B

6	3MF	Brooklyn Raines	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19)	6	1	Houston Dynamo FC
8	3MF	Benjamin Cremaschi	(2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 19)	2	2	Inter Miami CF
10	3MF	Niko Tsakiris	(2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 (age 19)	17	3	San Jose Earthquakes
14	3MF	Taha Habroune	(2006-02-05) February 5, 2006 (age 18)	8	1	Columbus Crew
15	3MF	Pedro Soma	(2006-06-30) June 30, 2006 (age 18)	7	2	UE Cornellà
19	3MF	Paulo Rudisill	(2006-02-07) February 7, 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Feyenoord

11	4FW	Luke Brennan	(2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 19)	2	1	Atlanta United FC
13	4FW	Peyton Miller	(2007-11-08) 8 November 2007 (age 17)	2	1	New England Revolution
18	4FW	Kristian Fletcher	(2005-08-06) August 6, 2005 (age 19)	4	1	Nottingham Forest
20	4FW	Ruben Ramos Jr	(2007-01-22) January 22, 2007 (age 17)	7	2	LA Galaxy
	4FW	Cole Campbell	(2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Borussia Dortmund
	4FW	Keyrol Figueroa	(2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Liverpool

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the past 12 months.

October 2024 friendlies.^[5]
2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.^[6]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Gavin Beavers	(2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Real Salt Lake	October 2024 friendlies
GK	Duran Ferree	(2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Orange County SC	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

DF	Noah Cobb	(2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19)	7	1	Atlanta United FC	October 2024 friendlies
DF	Francis Westfield	(2005-12-09) December 9, 2005 (age 18)	1	0	Philadelphia Union II	October 2024 friendlies
DF	Oscar Verhoeven	(2006-05-31) May 31, 2006 (age 18)	1	0	The Town FC	October 2024 friendlies
DF	Stuart Hawkins	(2006-09-18) September 18, 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Seattle Sounders FC	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
DF	Luca Bombino	(2006-07-10) July 10, 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Los Angeles FC 2	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

MF	Bryan Moyado	(2005-08-08) August 8, 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Los Angeles FC 2	October 2024 friendlies
MF	Sergio Oregel	(2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Chicago Fire	October 2024 friendlies
MF	Cruz Medina	(2006-09-24) September 24, 2006 (age 18)	4	3	San Jose Earthquakes	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

FW	Marcos Zambrano	(2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19)	6	4	Vitória Guimarães B	October 2024 friendlies
FW	Aidan Dausch	(2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Coventry City U21	October 2024 friendlies
FW	Nimfasha Berchimas	(2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 16)	6	2	Charlotte FC	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
FW	David Vazquez	(2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 18)	5	3	Philadelphia Union II	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
FW	Zavier Gozo	(2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 17)	5	1	Real Monarchs	2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

ALT-Alternate
INJ-Injury

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-20 Goals
1	Brek Shea	2007–2009	17
2	Freddy Adu	2003–2009	16
3	Romain Gall	2014–2015	13
3	Scott E. Kennedy	1992–1993	13
5	Eddie Johnson	2003–2004	12
5	Jacob Peterson	2004–2005	12
7	Jeremy Ebobisse	2016–2017	11
8	Will John	2005	10
9	Chad Barrett	2004–2005	9

Coaches

Name	Years
Angus McAlpine	1983
Derek Armstrong	1987
Bob Gansler	1989
Bobby Howe	1993
Jay Hoffman	1997
Sigi Schmid	1998–1999
Wolfgang Sühnholz	1999–2001
Thomas Rongen	2002–2004
Sigi Schmid	2005
Thomas Rongen	2006–2011
Tab Ramos	2011–2019
Anthony Hudson	2020–2021
Mikey Varas	2021–2023

Head-to-head record

The following table shows United States' head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Austria	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Brazil	4	1	0	3	3	9	−6	025.00
Bulgaria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Cameroon	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	100.00
China	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
Chile	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Colombia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
East Germany	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Ecuador	3	1	1	1	5	5	+0	033.33
Egypt	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	050.00
England	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
Fiji	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
France	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	050.00
Germany	4	0	1	3	2	8	−6	000.00
Ghana	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	000.00
Iraq	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Italy	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Ivory Coast	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Japan	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Mali	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Myanmar	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	100.00
Nigeria	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Paraguay	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Poland	3	1	0	2	6	7	−1	033.33
Qatar	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Republic of Ireland	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Senegal	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Serbia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
South Korea	4	1	2	1	5	6	−1	025.00
Spain	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	000.00
Turkey	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	000.00
Uruguay	5	1	0	4	4	12	−8	020.00
Venezuela	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	71	30	10	31	103	98	+5	042.25

References

^ "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
^ "Newsweek". Newsweek. June 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
^ "U-20 Men's Youth National Team Set to Face Korea Republic and France in Southern Spain". USSF. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
^ @USYNT (November 16, 2024). "Today's #U20MYNT Starting XI:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "U.S. Under-20 Men's Youth National Team Set to Take on FIFA U-20 World Cup Host Chile in Santiago". USSF. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
^ "Michael Nsien nmes USA roster for 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico". www.ussoccer.com. USSF. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

External links

[1] "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2010.

[2] "Newsweek". Newsweek. June 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2010.

[3] "U-20 Men's Youth National Team Set to Face Korea Republic and France in Southern Spain". USSF. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[4] @USYNT (November 16, 2024). "Today's #U20MYNT Starting XI:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[5] "U.S. Under-20 Men's Youth National Team Set to Take on FIFA U-20 World Cup Host Chile in Santiago". USSF. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

[6] "Michael Nsien nmes USA roster for 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico". www.ussoccer.com. USSF. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

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v t e National under-20 association football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.