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 soccer 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.[1]

For the women's team, see United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The United States participated in the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and finished in the semi-finals, which was later declared a third-place finish, their best result to date.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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[note 1] 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 14th 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad 14 7 4 3 21 10
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Qualified as co-hosts Qualified as co-hosts
Total Semi-finals 11/22 37 9 8 20 40 66 — 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
1930Group stage Belgium3–0WMontevideoB. McGhee, T. Florie, B. Patenaude
 Paraguay3–0WMontevideoB. Patenaude (3)
Semi-finals Argentina1–6LMontevideoJ. Brown
1934Round of 16 Italy1–7LRomeA. Donelli
1950Group stage Spain1–3LCuritibaG. Pariani
 England1–0WBelo HorizonteJ. Gaetjens
 Chile2–5LRecifeF. Wallace, J. Maca
1990Group stage Czechoslovakia1–5LFlorenceP. Caligiuri
 Italy0–1LRome—
 Austria1–2LFlorenceB. Murray
1994Group stage  Switzerland1–1DPontiacE. Wynalda
 Colombia2–1WPasadenaA. Escobar (o.g.), E. Stewart
 Romania0–1LPasadena—
Round of 16 Brazil0–1LStanford—
1998Group stage Germany0–2LParis—
 Iran1–2LLyonB. McBride
 FR Yugoslavia0–1LNantes—
2002Group stage Portugal3–2WSuwonJ. O'Brien, J. Costa (o.g.), B. McBride
 South Korea1–1DDaeguC. Mathis
 Poland1–3LDaejeonL. Donovan
Round of 16 Mexico2–0WJeonjuB. McBride, L. Donovan
Quarter-finals Germany0–1LUlsan—
2006Group stage Czech Republic0–3LGelsenkirchen—
 Italy1–1DKaiserslauternC. Zaccardo (o.g.)
 Ghana1–2LNurembergC. Dempsey
2010Group stage England1–1DRustenburgC. Dempsey
 Slovenia2–2DJohannesburgL. Donovan, M. Bradley
 Algeria1–0WPretoriaL. Donovan
Round of 16 Ghana1–2 (a.e.t.)LRustenburgL. Donovan
2014Group stage Ghana2–1WNatalC. Dempsey, J. Brooks
 Portugal2–2DManausJ. Jones, C. Dempsey
 Germany0–1LRecife—
Round of 16 Belgium1–2 (a.e.t.)LSalvadorJ. Green
2022 Group stage  Wales1–1DAl RayyanT. Weah
 England0–0DAl Khor—
 Iran1–0WDohaC. Pulisic
Round of 16 Netherlands1–3LAl RayyanH. Wright

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
 Algeria100110
 Argentina001116
 Austria001112
 Belgium101242
 Brazil001101
 Chile001125
 Colombia100121
 Czech Republic002218
 England120321
 Germany003304
 Ghana102345
 Iran101222
 Italy012329
 Mexico100120
 Netherlands001113
 Paraguay100130
 Poland001113
 Portugal110254
 Romania001101
 Serbia001101
 Slovenia010122
 South Korea010111
 Spain001113
  Switzerland010111
 Wales010111

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: ESPN

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)
Main article: United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup)
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.)
Attendance: 8,501

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) Hosts

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'
Attendance: 33,266
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) Hosts

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'
Attendance: 73,425
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
United States 0–1 FR Yugoslavia
Report Komljenović 4'
Attendance: 35,500

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) Hosts

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
Poland 3–1 United States
Olisadebe 3'
Kryszałowicz 5'
Żewłakow 66'		 Report Donovan 83'
Attendance: 26,482
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Round of 16
Mexico 0–2 United States
Report McBride 8'
Donovan 65'
Attendance: 36,380

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)

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

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
Attendance: 38,646
Slovenia 2–2 United States
 Report
Attendance: 45,573
United States 1–0 Algeria
 Report
Attendance: 35,827

Round of 16
United States 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
 Report
Attendance: 34,976

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
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup

Group stage
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Advanced 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
Attendance: 43,418
England 0–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 68,463
Iran 0–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 42,127

Knockout stage
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
Round of 16
Netherlands 3–1 United States
 Report
Attendance: 44,846

Record players
Rank Player Matches World Cups
1Landon Donovan122002, 2006, 2010
2 Cobi Jones111994, 1998, 2002
Earnie Stewart111994, 1998, 2002
DaMarcus Beasley112002, 2006, 2010, 2014
5 Brian McBride101998, 2002, 2006
Claudio Reyna101998, 2002, 2006
Clint Dempsey102006, 2010, 2014
8 Tab Ramos91990, 1994, 1998
Eddie Pope91998, 2002, 2006
10 Marcelo Balboa81990, 1994, 1998
Eric Wynalda81990, 1994, 1998
Michael Bradley82010, 2014
Tim Howard82010, 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.[7] During the match, he broke the record for most saves in a World Cup match with 15.[8][9][10][note 2] After breaking this record, his performance was celebrated worldwide on the internet, with the hashtag #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave trending on Twitter.[11]

Top goalscorers
Player Goals 1930 1934 1950 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2022
Landon Donovan 5 23
Bert Patenaude 4 4
Clint Dempsey 4 112
Brian McBride 3 12
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
Haji Wright 1 1
Eric Wynalda 1 1
Own goals 3 111
Total 40 71423172553

Own goals scored for opponents

Media coverage
See also: FIFA World Cup on ABC

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.[12] The 2022 World Cup broadcast was criticized for ignoring Qatar's human rights issues.[13] Telemundo holds the Spanish television rights to broadcast the FIFA World Cup in the United States; their contract was also renewed through 2026.[12]

See also

Notes
  1. "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay 1930". FIFA.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018. The United States earned 3rd place over the loser of the other semi-final, Yugoslavia, because of a better goal differential (+1 to Yugoslavia's 0). No third place match was played.
  2. FIFA's initial match statistics showed 16 saves, and many news sources continue to use this number. The official FIFA statistics were updated on July 5, 2014, to show 15 saves.

References
  1. "Young U.S. team aiming to capture world's attention in Qatar". CONCACAF.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. Helms, Andrew (July 1, 2014). "USA 3, Belgium 0! Or, Looking for Hope in the 1930 World Cup". The New Republic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. Williams, Jack (July 19, 2015). "Bert Patenaude, the forgotten hero who scored the first ever World Cup hat-trick". The Guardian. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  4. Goff, Steven (March 30, 2022). "The U.S. men's national soccer team qualifies for World Cup in Qatar". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  5. "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 5, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  6. "Referee designations for matches 17-24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 14, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  7. "Belgium 2–1 USA". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  8. "World Cup 2014: Tim Howard makes record number of saves". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  9. Bandini, Paolo (July 2, 2014). "Tim Howard reflects on 'bittersweet' World Cup record in USA defeat". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  10. "Official FIFA statistics, updated July 5, 2014" (PDF). FIFA.com. July 5, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  11. "14 Things you've probably forgotten about 2014 World Cup?". FourFourTwo. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  12. Sandomir, Richard (February 12, 2015). "Fox and Telemundo to Show World Cup Through 2026 as FIFA Extends Contracts". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  13. Lutz, Tom (November 20, 2022). "US viewers accuse Fox Sports of 'shilling for Qatar' amid glowing World Cup coverage". The Guardian. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
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