United States men's national soccer team
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{{Infobox National football team
| Name = United States
| Badge = US Soccer logo.svg
| FIFA Trigramme = USA
| Nickname = The Red, White and Blue<br>Yanks
| Association = [[United States Soccer Federation|United States<br>Soccer Federation]]
| Confederation = [[CONCACAF]]
| Coach = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bradley]]
| Asst Manager = {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Peter Nowak]]
| Most caps = [[Cobi Jones]] (164)
| Top scorer = [[Landon Donovan]] (36)
| Captain = [[Carlos Bocanegra]]
| FIFA Rank = 30
| FIFA max = 4
| FIFA max date = April 2006
| FIFA min = 35
| FIFA min date = October 1997
| Elo Rank = 19
| Elo max = 11<br>
| Elo max date = July and September 2005
| Elo min = 85
| Elo min date = October 1968
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| First game = ''Unofficial'': {{flagicon|United States|1877}} USA 0 - 1 {{fb-rt|Canada|1868}}<br/>([[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New Jersey|NJ]], [[USA]]; [[November 28]], [[1885]])<br/>''Official'': {{fb|Sweden}} 2 - 3 USA {{flagicon|United States|1912}}<br/>([[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]; [[August 20]], [[1916]])
| Largest win = {{flagicon|United States}} USA 8 - 0 {{fb-rt|Barbados}}<br/>([[Carson, California|Carson]], [[California|CA]], USA; [[June 15]], [[2008]])
| Largest loss = {{fb|Norway}} 11 - 0 USA {{flagicon|United States|1912}}<br/>([[Oslo]], [[Norway]]; [[11 August]], [[1948]])
| World cup apps = 8
| World cup first = 1930
| World cup best = 3rd place [[Football World Cup 1930|1930]]
| Regional name = [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
| Regional cup apps = 9
| Regional cup first = [[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1991]]
| Regional cup best = Winners, [[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1991]], [[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2002]], [[2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2005]], [[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2007]] | Confederations cup apps = 3
| Confederations cup first = 1992
| Confederations cup best = 3rd, [[Confederations Cup 1992|1992]], [[Confederations Cup 1999|1999]]
| Olympic Games apps = 14
| Olympic Games first = 1896
| Olympic Games best = 2nd place [[Olympic Games 1904|St. Louis 1904]]
}}
The '''United States men's national soccer team''' is the national [[football (soccer)|soccer]] team of the [[United States]] and is controlled by the [[United States Soccer Federation]]. They are currently ranked 30th in the [[FIFA World Rankings]]<ref>{{cite web | title=April 2008 World Rankings |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html}}</ref> and have appeared in five consecutive [[FIFA World Cup]]s.
== History ==
=== First international outside Britain ===
In 1885, the U.S. and [[Canada national football team|Canada]] played the first unofficial international match held outside of [[Great Britain]]. The Canadians defeated the Americans 1-0 in [[Newark, New Jersey]].<ref>As the US-Canada match was unofficial, the first official match outside Britain was held in 1901 between [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] and [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]].</ref> The American side had their revenge the following year, in 1886, when they beat the Canadians 1-0, also in Newark. These two matches were the only internationals played outside of the United Kingdom in the 19th century. Thirty years later, the Americans would play their first ''official'' international match by traveling to face [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] in [[Stockholm, Sweden|Stockholm]], where the USA won 3-2.
=== 1930: First World Cup ===
==== First win ever ====
In the [[1930 FIFA World Cup]], the U.S. won the first match in [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] history, defeating [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] 3-0 at [[Estadio Gran Parque Central]] in [[Montevideo, Uruguay]]. The match occurred simultaneously with another "first game" across town in [[Estadio Pocitos]] where [[France national football team|France]] defeated [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]. FIFA has commemorated the American victory as the first World Cup match on two occasions, in 1987 and 2005.<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/30full.html World Cup 1930 finals<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==== First World Cup hat-trick ====
In the next fixture, USA again won 3-0, this time against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]]. Some controversy had ensued for seven decades over the scoring, as American [[Bert Patenaude]] may or may not have scored the first [[Hat trick#Football (soccer)|hat-trick]] in World Cup history. FIFA had generally maintained that Patenaude scored only two goals, the second of the three goals being credited to teammate [[Tom Florie]],<ref>{{cite web | title=FIFA: USA - Paraguay match report| publisher=[[FIFA]] | url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_1097.html| accessdate=2006-06-09}}</ref> but his teammates and the U.S. Soccer Federation among other sources credited Patenaude with notching three.<ref name="trick">{{cite web | title= CNN/Sports Illustrated - Bert Patenaude | publisher=[[CNN]] | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/hof/patenaude/ | accessdate=2006-06-09}}</ref><ref name="PWC">{{cite web | title= Planet World Cup - World Cup Trivia | publisher=''PlanetWorldCup.com'' | url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/STATS/statrecs.html | accessdate=2006-06-09}}</ref> Other sources claimed that it was an own goal by Paraguayan Ramon Gonzales.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Football Association 20 World Cup Facts | publisher=[[The FA]] | url=http://www.thefa.com/Features/EuropeanLeagues/Postings/2002/05/12004.htm | accessdate=2006-06-09}}</ref><ref name=RSSSF>{{cite web | title=RSSSF - THE FIRST WORLD CUP HAT TRICK| publisher=[[RSSSF]] |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/30f-hattrick.html | accessdate=2006-06-09}}</ref><br />
However, FIFA announced on [[10 November]] [[2006]] that it had accepted evidence from "various historians and football fans" and received confirmation from the [[United States Soccer Federation]] that Patenaude scored all three goals, and was indeed the first person to score a hat-trick in World Cup play, clearing up a 76-year-old error.<ref>{{cite web | title = American Bert Patenaude credited with first hat trick in FIFA World Cup history | publisher = [[FIFA]] | url=http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,125346,00.html|accessdate=2006-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = FIFA World Cup hat-tricks | publisher = [[FIFA]] | url=http://www.fifa.com/infoplus/IP-399_03A_hat-tricks.pdf | accessdate=2006-11-10}}</ref>
==== Semi-finalists ====
In that first World Cup, the American side lost a one-sided match to [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], 6-1, after advancing to the [[semi-finals]]. This is still the all-time highest World Cup finish by the men's team. The 1930 tournament was unique in that no third place match was played and no third place trophy was awarded to either the United States or fellow semi-finalists [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]. However, FIFA documents have listed the U.S. finish as 3rd place, a designation that was apparently retroactive. It remains unclear whether FIFA simply chose to list the U.S. above Yugoslavia for alphabetical reasons or because the U.S. had a superior goal difference to Yugoslavia over the course of the tournament. Some British football historians have claimed that the U.S. team at that competition was loaded with non-native players from British professional leagues, but the facts do not support that assertion. There were six British-born players on the 1930 team, all of whom played in the team's three World Cup matches. At the time of the 1930 World Cup, the combined experience of those six players in British professional leagues was two games, both by a single player in the [[Football League Third Division|English Third Division]] (equivalent to today's [[Football League One]]). Four of the six had come to the United States as teenagers or younger. Three of the six never played professionally in Britain; their pro careers were entirely in North America. In the 1920s, there was a thriving professional league in the United States, and the league survived into the mid-1930s. Two of the six did have significant professional careers in Britain, but not until after 1930. All 16 members of the 1930 World Cup team were living in the United States by 1928.<ref>For more details on this issue, see [http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/usawc30.html Allaway, Roger, and Colin Jose, ''The myth of British pros on the 1930 U.S. team''].</ref>
=== 1950: Victory against England ===
The [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] is memorable in the English-speaking world for the U.S. team pulling off one of the [[England v United States (1950)|greatest upsets in football history]], handing [[England national football team|England]] a devastating result in its first ever World Cup loss, 1-0, after England had recently beaten the rest of Europe 6-1 in an exhibition match. A recent movie named ''[[The Miracle Match]]'' commemorates the upset. Like England, the U.S. failed to advance from group play after losing to [[Chile national football team|Chile]] and [[Spain national football team|Spain]]. It would be four decades before the USA would again make an equivalent impression at the highest international level.
=== 1980s ===
After the growing enthusiasm caused by the rise of the [[North American Soccer League]] (NASL) in the 1970s, it seemed at times as if the U.S. national team would soon become powerful players in world football. Such hopes were not realized, and USA were not considered a strong side in this era. From 1981 to 1983, only two international matches were played.
====Team America in the NASL====
To provide a more stable national team program, and renew interest in the domestic league, the U.S. national team, playing as [[Team America (soccer)|Team America]], was added as a member of the [[North American Soccer League|NASL]] in the 1984 season. This side lacked the continuity and regularity of training of conventional club sides, and many players were unwilling to play for this team instead of their own clubs. Team America finished the season at the bottom of the league. Recognizing that it had not achieved their objectives, USSF cancelled this experiment and the national team was withdrawn from the NASL.
====1984 Olympics====
USSF targeted the [[1984 Summer Olympics]], held in Los Angeles, and the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] as means of building a national team fan base. The [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) provided what appeared to be a major boost to the U.S.'s chances of advancing beyond the group stage when it declared that Olympic teams from outside Europe and South America could field their full international teams, including professionals. USSF immediately rearranged its [[United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Olympic team roster]], cutting many of the collegiate players, and replacing them with professionals. Despite this, the U.S. [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|finished 1-1-1]] and failed to make the second round.
====Failure to qualify for 1986 World Cup====
The USSF had applied to host the 1986 World Cup, but Mexico eventually won the right to hold the tournament.
In the last game of the qualifying tournament, U.S. needed only a tie against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]], whom they had beaten 3-0 in the Olympics the year before, to reach the final qualification group against Honduras and Canada. The USSF, controversially, scheduled the game at [[El Camino College]] in [[Torrance, California]], in an area with many Costa Rican expatriates, and allowed the game to be marketed almost exclusively to the Costa Rican community, even providing Costa Rican folk dances as half time entertainment.<sup>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/michael_lewis/news/2000/11/10/lewis_history/]</sup> A 35th minute goal by [[Evaristo Coronado]] won the match for Costa Rica, and eliminated the U.S. from the World Cup.<sup>[http://us-soccer.com/secured/articles/viewArticle.jsp_3063.html]</sup>
====National team begins to revive====
By the end of 1985, there was no domestic senior outdoor league,<ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00C1EFA355C0C718EDDAD0894DD484D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fS%2fSoccer U.S. Soccer Team Hindered]</ref> and many top U.S. players, such as [[John Kerr (soccer)|John Kerr]], [[Paul Caligiuri]], [[Eric Eichmann]] and [[Bruce Murray (soccer)|Bruce Murray]] moved overseas, primarily to Europe.
In 1988, [[USSF]] offered contracts to national team players, to build a team for international matches with something of a club ethos. The national team owned the players' contracts, then loaned these players out to their club teams. This brought several players back to the sport, and combined with an influx of talent from a burgeoning grass-roots level, the team qualified for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] and won the [[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].
=== 1990s ===
====1990 World Cup====
In 1989, FIFA named the U.S. as host of the 1994 World Cup, but it was under significant international criticism for this decision because of the weakness of the national side and the lack of a top level professional league{{Fact|date=July 2008}}. This criticism was relieved{{Fact|date=July 2008}} somewhat when, by winning their first game on the road in nearly two years in a 1-0 victory over [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] through a 35th minute goal by [[Paul Caligiuri]], U.S.A. reached the [[1990 World Cup]] in Italy, its first World Cup finals berth in 40 years.
For the World Cup, coach [[Bob Gansler]] selected many inexperienced recent college graduates: two of the team's most seasoned professionals, [[Rick Davis]] and [[Hugo Perez]], were recovering from serious injuries and unavailable. They were beaten 5-1 by [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] in its opening game, Caligiuri scoring the consolation goal. The match against host team [[Italy national football team|Italy]] resulted in a 1-0 defeat. In the U.S.’s last game, the team fell 2-1 to [[Austria national football team|Austria]]. The U.S. were eliminated with a 0-3 record.
====CONCACAF Cup success====
In March 1991, the U.S. national team won the North America Cup, tying [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] 2-2 and beating [[Canada national soccer team|Canada]] 2-0. This was followed in May by a 1-0 victory over [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] in the [[World Series of Soccer]]. The national team then went undefeated in the [[1991 Gold Cup]], beating Mexico 2-0 in the semifinals and [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] 0-0 (4-3 on [[penalty kick]]s) in the final. In 1992, the U.S. continued its run of success, taking the [[1992 U.S. Cup|U.S. Cup]] title with victories over [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] and [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], followed by a tie with Italy.
==== 1994 World Cup hosts ====
The controversy over the United States having been awarded the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], despite soccer being [[Soccer in the United States|relatively unpopular in the country]] had continued until the tournament started. Despite football's lowly position in the U.S. sports' hierarchy, the 1994 tournament still holds the World Cup record for attendance at nearly 70,000 per match.<ref>[http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1994/wc94story.html Planet World Cup - 1994 - Story of USA '94<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The U.S. opened its tournament schedule with a 1-1 tie against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in the [[Pontiac Silverdome]] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], the first World Cup game played indoors. In its second game, the U.S. faced [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]], ranked fourth in the world, at the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]. Aided by an [[own goal]] from [[Andrés Escobar]], who was later [[Andrés Escobar#The killing|murdered]] in his home country it is believed, for this mistake, the U.S. won 2-1. Despite a 1-0 loss to [[Romania national football team|Romania]] in its final group game, the U.S. made it to the knockout round for the first time in modern history, avoiding becoming the first host nation not to advance from the group stage.
In the second round, the U.S. lost to eventual champion [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], 1-0. Brazil played much of the match with only 10 players after a red card was given to Leonardo for "shattering [[Tab Ramos|Tab Ramos's]] skull with a brutally-delivered elbow."<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=370490&root=worldcup&&cc=5901 ESPNsoccernet - World Cup - 'Winning is the only option'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==== Disappointment in France ====
In the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]], the team lost all three group matches, including a loss to [[Iran national football team|Iran]], and finished in last place in its group. In fact, the team finished in last place overall-- placing 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]] and several other players who were significant to the qualifying effort.<ref name="1998wc">{{cite web | title= Sampson destroyed US unity with late changes to lineup | work=SoccerTimes.com | url=http://www.soccertimes.com/oped/1998/jun27.htm| accessmonthday=June 8 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>
=== 2000s===
====2000 Summer Olympics in Australia====
After being knocked out in the quarterfinals of the [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000 Gold Cup]] by [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] by one goal in the [[Penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]], the US team turned its attention to the [[2000 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. The team [[United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics#Football (Soccer)|performed well]] and finished in fourth place after losing the Bronze medal match versus [[Chile national football team|Chile]].
====2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan====
The team won the [[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2002 Gold Cup]] to set up the team's best performance since 1930 in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], when the US team reached the quarterfinals. The knockout stage was reached through a 3-2 win over [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] and a 1-1 tie with co-host and eventual fourth place finisher, [[Korea Republic national football team|South Korea]].
This set the stage for a Round 2 face-off with familiar continental rivals [[Mexico national football team|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 national football team|Germany]] in the quarterfinals. [[Michael Ballack]], who scored the winner in the match, said that the Germans were "lucky" to win the game,<ref>{{Citation |last=Blum |first=Ronald |title=Angst for Germans over World Cup warmup |url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/national/2006-03-21-us-germany-advance_x.htm |accessdate=2007-11-07}}</ref> reflecting the view that the United States were the better team.<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Germany beat valiant USA |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/low/matches_wallchart/germany_v_usa/newsid_2049000/2049234.stm |accessdate=2007-11-07}}</ref> Goalkeeper [[Oliver Kahn]] is often given credit for the victory.<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Kahn praised after keeping USA at bay |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/wc/story?id=218404&lang=us |accessdate=2007-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Ballack salutes Kahn |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/low/matches_wallchart/germany_v_usa/newsid_2055000/2055231.stm |accessdate=2007-11-07}}</ref> Former Germany captain and national icon [[Franz Beckenbauer]] said, "America were clearly the better team for 90 minutes."<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Beckenbauer:Germany were lucky |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/wc/story?id=218421&lang=en |accessdate=2007-11-07}}</ref> The match was controversial in that an American goal was averted late in the match by the ball striking [[Torsten Frings]]' arm on the goal line.
USA won its second Gold Cup of the last three with the [[2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2005 Gold Cup]].
==== 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany====
:''Additional information: [[2006 FIFA World Cup - Group E]]''
:''Additional information: [[2006 FIFA World Cup seeding]]''
Although it finished at the top of its qualifying group, the United States was unseeded (only top 8 teams received seeds). After changes were made to the seeding process from past processes, more weight was given to a team's/nation's previous World Cup success. The United States was drawn in [[2006 FIFA World Cup - Group E|Group E]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], along with [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]. With three of the top 10 sides in the FIFA rankings in the group, it was considered a [[Group of Death]].
The USA opened with a 3-0 loss to [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]].<ref>[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/match/10/mr.html FIFA match report], ''accessed on [[June 16]], [[2006]]''</ref> The team then drew 1-1 against [[Italy national football team|Italy]], helped by an Italian own goal: [[Misconduct (football)|red cards]] were shown to [[Pablo Mastroeni]] and Eddie Pope just before and immediately following the halftime break for reckless tackles, forcing the US team to play nearly all of the second half with nine players to Italy's ten. The USA was knocked out in its final group match against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], who defeated the Americans 2-1.<ref name="ghana06">{{cite web | title=Ghana 2-1 USA | publisher=[[BBC]] | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853408.stm | accessdate=2006-06-23}}</ref>
After going winless in [[1934 FIFA World Cup|Italy 1934]], [[1990 FIFA World Cup|Italy 1990]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup|France 1998]], and [[2006 FIFA World Cup|Germany 2006]], the U.S. is left still searching for its first victory in a World Cup held on European soil. The tie against Italy was USA's first point earned in a World Cup on European soil; the [[Cristian Zaccardo]] own goal was also the only goal conceded by Italy until France scored in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup#Final|final]] on a penalty kick by [[Zinedine Zidane]].
====Bob Bradley era====
After the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] tournament, head coach [[Bruce Arena|Bruce Arena's]] contract was not renewed. After a five-month search that ended with favorite [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] declining the position after his desire for increased organizational control within US football was denied, [[Chivas USA]] coach [[Bob Bradley]] was hired on an interim and later full time basis. He would also lead the Under-23 squad, which will play in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], but those duties were delegated to [[Peter Nowak]] upon Bradley's appointment as full time manager. Upon taking the position as U-23 manager Nowak joined the senior international team as Bradley's second-in-command. The 2007 season began with a January training camp under Bradley, followed by a 3-1 win over Denmark,<ref name="denmark07">{{cite web | title= USA-Denmark B 3-1 | publisher=DBU | url=http://www.dbu.dk/lbase/matchInfo.aspx?matchid=5089 | accessdate=2007-06-08}}</ref> a 2-0 win over archrivals [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], a 3-1 win over [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]], a 0-0 draw with [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]] and a 4-1 win over [[China national football team|China]].
The team started their [[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] campaign on [[June 7]], [[2007]], with a 1-0 victory over [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]] at the [[Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California]]. They defeated [[Trinidad & Tobago national football team|Trinidad & Tobago]] 2-0 on [[June 9]], [[2007]] also at the [[Home Depot Center]]. They then completed group play with a 4-0 win over [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]] on [[June 12]], [[2007]] at [[Gillette Stadium]] in [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]] and clinched a place in the quarterfinals as winner of Group B.
On [[June 16]], [[2007]], with a 2-1 win over [[Panama national football team|Panama]] in the quarterfinals, they advanced to face [[Canada national football team|Canada]] on [[June 21]], [[2007]]. USA beat Canada with a score of 2-1. [[Landon Donovan]] scored on a penalty kick while [[Frankie Hejduk]] scored with an assist from [[Landon Donovan|Donovan]]. [[Kasey Keller]] made his 100th appearance for the U.S. National Team. In the final match, the USA came from behind to beat their eternal rivals [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] 2-1 in the tournament's final at [[Chicago]]'s Soldier Field.<ref>{{cite web | title= U.S. defeats Mexico again in Gold Cup final | publisher=MSNBC| url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19392141/ | accessdate=2007-06-30}}</ref> The match saw [[Landon Donovan]] equal [[Eric Wynalda]]'s all time goal tally of 34 goals for the national side before [[Benny Feilhaber]]'s 77th minute strike sent the Americans to their fourth CONCACAF Gold Cup victory, thus leveling them with rival Mexico for most [[CONCACAF Gold Cup|Gold Cup]] victories.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/confederationcup/qualifiers/index.html FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
On [[June 28]], [[2007]], the National Team started their [[Copa America 2007]] campaign with a 1-4 loss against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], continued it with a 1-3 setback to [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] on [[July 2]], [[2007]], and concluded it on [[July 5]], [[2007]] with a 0-1 loss to [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]. The decision by the [[United States Soccer Federation|USSF]] to field what many considered a second tier team was questioned<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=443456&cc=3888 |title=South American soccer federation miffed at U.S. |publisher=[[ESPNsoccernet]] |date=2007-07-04 |accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref> as the U.S. National Team finished last in the tournament.
On [[January 19]], [[2008]], the National Team took on Sweden at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The game yielded a 2-0 victory for the Americans, with goals by [[Eddie Robinson (soccer)|Eddie Robinson]] and [[Landon Donovan]].
Two months after defeating Sweden, the National Team beat Poland 3-0 in Krakow, for their first ever back-to-back wins on European soil for the US men, with goals by [[Carlos Bocanegra]] and [[Oguchi Onyewu]] off of corner kicks taken by Landon Donovan and a free kick goal by [[Eddie Lewis]].
Over a two and a half week period spanning from late May to early June of 2008, the U.S. took on three of the highest ranked national sides in the world in England, Spain, and Argentina. This was in preparation for the beginning of [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|qualifying]] for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]]. The first game was against England in the newly rebuilt Wembley Stadium in London. The match against England was won comfortably by the English by a score of 2-0 with [[John Terry]] and [[Steven Gerrard]] scoring the goals in the first and second half respectively.
The next test for the U.S. came a week later against Spain in Santander. The Americans were able to hold the Spanish off until late in the game when a spectacular solo effort by [[Xavi Hernandez|Xavi]] broke the deadlock and Spain held on to win 1-0.
The final game of the three came back in the United States against Argentina at Giants Stadium. Landon Donovan led the team out of the dressing room as he became the 11th American to win 100 caps for the United States. The teams played to a 0-0 draw with both goalkeepers forced to make many difficult saves. Late in the game each side had a man sent off as [[Pablo Mastroeni]] and [[Javier Mascherano]] each earned their second yellow card in separate incidents.
The U.S. began qualifying on [[June 15]], [[2008]] after being given a bye into the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round|Second Round]] along with several other top CONCACAF sides. The U.S. beat [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]] 8–0 in the first leg of their tie at [[The Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California|Carson]], [[California]]. The win stands as the biggest win in history for the U.S. while Clint Dempsey scored the fastest goal for the U.S. in World Cup Qualifying history. The U.S. won the second leg against Barbados 0-1 at [[Kensington Oval]] in [[Bridgetown, Barbados|Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]] and won the tie 9-0 on aggregate and advance to Group 1 of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Third Round|Third Round]] along with [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]], [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]], and [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]]. The four teams will play a double round robin Home and Away group that will last until the end of 2008 when the top two teams from the group will advance to the CONCACAF [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Final Round|Final Round]] along with the two two teams from Groups 2 and 3. The Final Round, which will run throughout 2009, will consist of another double round robin Home and Away group, and the top three teams will be guaranteed a spot in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] in [[South Africa]]. The team that finishes fourth will play the fifth place team in [[CONMEBOL]] for a remaining spot in the final tournament.
==Schedule and recent results==
Matches from the past six months, as well as any future scheduled matches.
===All matches===
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!Date
!Venue
!City, State/Nation
!Opponent
!Score
!Type
!U.S. scorers (goal #)
!Match report
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|[[January 19]], [[2008]]
|[[The Home Depot Center]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Carson, California|Carson]], [[California]]
|{{fb|SWE}}
|2-0 W
|Friendly
|[[Eddie Robinson (soccer)|Eddie Robinson]] (1) <br> [[Landon Donovan]] (35)
|align=center|[http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_4849665.html Landon Donovan sets all-time <br> U.S. scoring record]
|-
|[[February 6]], [[2008]]
|[[Reliant Stadium]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]
|{{fb|MEX}}
|2-2 D
|Friendly
|[[Oguchi Onyewu]] (3) <br> [[Jozy Altidore]] (1)
|align=center|[http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_5308416.html U.S. extends its home unbeaten <br> streak against Mexico to 10 games]
|-
|[[March 26]], [[2008]]
|[[Wisła Stadium]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Kraków]], [[Poland]]
|{{fb|POL}}
|0-3 W
|Friendly
|[[Carlos Bocanegra]] (8) <br> [[Oguchi Onyewu]] (4) <br> [[Eddie Lewis (American soccer player)|Eddie Lewis]] (9)
|align=center|[http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_5865472.html First ever consecutive victories <br> on European soil for U.S.]
|-
|[[May 28]], [[2008]]
|[[Wembley Stadium]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[London]], [[England]]
|{{fb|ENG}}
|2-0 L
|Friendly
|
|align=center|[http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_6488065.html U.S. ends 5 game unbeaten streak]
|-
|[[June 4]], [[2008]]
|[[Estadio El Sardinero]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Santander, Spain|Santander]], [[Spain]]
|{{fb|ESP}}
|1-0 L
|Friendly
|
|align=center|[http://origin.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_6619136.html U.S. loses its second straight<br> game on European soil]
|-
|[[June 8]], [[2008]]
|[[Giants Stadium]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], [[New Jersey]]
|{{fb|ARG}}
|0-0 D
|Friendly
|
|align=center|[http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_6684675.html Landon Donovan earns 100th cap]
|-
|[[June 15]], [[2008]]
|[[The Home Depot Center]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Carson, California|Carson]], [[California]]
|{{fb|BAR}}
|8-0 W
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|WCQ]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round|R2]]
|[[Clint Dempsey]] (10,11)<br>[[Michael Bradley (soccer)|Michael Bradley]] (2)<br>[[Brian Ching]] (6,7)<br>[[Landon Donovan]] (36)<br>[[Eddie Johnson (American soccer)|Eddie Johnson]] (12) <br>[[Daryl Ferguson]] ([[own goal|og]])
|align=center|[http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_6848512.html Clint Dempsey scores fastest goal<br>in U.S. Qualifying history as<br>U.S. win by largest ever margin]
|-
|[[June 22]], [[2008]]
|[[Kensington Oval]]
|{{flagicon|BAR}} [[Bridgetown, Barbados|Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]]
|{{fb|BAR}}
|0-1 W
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|WCQ]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round|R2]]
|[[Eddie Lewis (soccer)|Eddie Lewis]] (10)
|align=center|[http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_7143424.html U.S. win 9-0 on aggregate<br>and advance to Group A<br>of the Third Round]
|-
|[[August 20]], [[2008]]
|[[Estadio Mateo Flores|Estadio Nacional<br>Mateo Flores]]
|{{flagicon|GUA}} [[Guatemala City, Guatemala|Guatemala City]], [[Guatemala]]
|{{fb|GUA}}
|
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|WCQ]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Third Round|R3]]
|
|
|-
|[[September 6]], [[2008]]
|[[Estadio Panamericano]]
|{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Havana, Cuba|Havana]], [[Cuba]]
|{{fb|CUB}}
|
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|WCQ]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Third Round|R3]]
|
|
|-
|[[September 10]], [[2008]]
|[[Toyota Park]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bridgeview, Illinois|Bridgeview]], [[Illinois]]
|{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad<br>and Tobago]]
|
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|WCQ]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Third Round|R3]]
|
|
|-
|[[October 11]], [[2008]]
|[[RFK Stadium]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], [[District of Columbia|D.C.]]
|{{fb|CUB}}
|
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|WCQ]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Third Round|R3]]
|
|
|-
|[[October 15]], [[2008]]
|[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]]
|{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago|Port of Spain]],<br>[[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad<br>and Tobago]]
|
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|WCQ]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Third Round|R3]]
|
|
|-
|[[November 19]], [[2008]]
|[[Dick's Sporting Goods Park]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Commerce City, Colorado|Commerce City]], [[Colorado]]
|{{fb|GUA}}
|
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|WCQ]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Third Round|R3]]
|
|
|}
===World Cup Qualifying===
====Second Round: Group 1====
{{TwoLegStart}}
|-
! colspan="5" | Group 1
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|USA}}''' || 9–0 | {{fb|BRB}} || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round#USA v Barbados|8–0]] | [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round#Barbados v USA|1–0]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|GUA}}''' || 9–1 | {{fb|LCA}} || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round#Guatemala v Saint Lucia|6–0]] | [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round#Saint Lucia v Guatemala|3–1]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| '''{{fb-rt|TRI}}''' || 3–2 | {{fb|BER}} || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round#Trinidad and Tobago v Bermuda|1–2]] | [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round#Bermuda v Trinidad and Tobago|2–0]]}}
{{TwoLegResult| {{fb-rt|ATG}} || 3–8 | '''{{fb|CUB}}''' || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round#Antigua and Barbuda v Cuba|3–4]] | [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round#Cuba v Antigua and Barbuda|0–4]]}}
|}
====Third Round: Group 1====
{{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Third Round Group A |expanded=yes |fixtures=yes |tiebreakers=yes}}
==Current squad==
===Matchday squad v Barbados===
The following 18-man matchday squad was named for the second leg of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|Qualifying]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round|Second Round]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round#Series 1|tie]] against [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]. Caps and goals current as of the completion of the 0-1 [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|Qualifying]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round|Second Round]] second leg win against [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]] on [[June 22]], [[2008]].
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Chris Seitz]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|3|2}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Real Salt Lake]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Dan Califf]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|3|17}}|caps=20|goals=1|club=[[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Carlos Bocanegra]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|5|25}}|caps=58|goals=9|club=[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=MF|name=[[Michael Bradley (soccer)|Michael Bradley]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|7|31}}|caps=21|goals=2|club=[[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Oguchi Onyewu]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|5|13}}|caps=34|goals=4|club=[[Standard de Liège|Standard Liège]]|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Drew Moor]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|1|15}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[FC Dallas]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Eddie Lewis (soccer)|Eddie Lewis]] '''(C)'''|age={{birth date and age|1974|5|17}}|caps=80|goals=10|club=[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Danny Szetela]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|6|17}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Brek Shea]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|2|20}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Dallas]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Sacha Kljestan]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|9|9}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Chivas USA]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=DF|name=[[Heath Pearce]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|8|13}}|caps=16|goals=0|club=[[Hansa Rostock]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[John Thorrington]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|10|17}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Chad Barrett]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|4|30}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Chris Rolfe]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|1|17}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Jay DeMerit]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|12|4}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=FW|name=[[Freddy Adu]]|age={{birth date and age|1989|6|2}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]|clubnat=POR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[DaMarcus Beasley]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|5|24}}|caps=77|goals=15|club=[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]|clubnat=SCO}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=GK|name=[[Brad Guzan]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|9|9}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Chivas USA]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g end}}
===Recent call-ups===
The following players have been named to the matchday squad in the last six months, but were not named to the matchday squad for the second leg of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|Qualifying]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round|Second Round]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round#Series 1|tie]] against [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]].
{| class="wikitable"
!Player
!DoB (Age)
!Club
!Caps (Goals)
!Most Recent Call-Up
|-
!colspan="5"| Goalkeepers
|-
|| [[Steve Cronin]]
| {{birth date and age|1983|5|28}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|align=center| 0 (0)
|| v [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]; [[January 19]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Marcus Hahnemann]]
| {{birth date and age|1972|6|15}}
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
|align=center| 7 (0)
|| v [[Poland national football team|Poland]]; [[March 26]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Tim Howard]]
| {{birth date and age|1979|3|6}}
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|align=center| 31 (0)
|| v [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]; [[June 8]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Matt Reis]]
| {{birth date and age|1975|3|28}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[New England Revolution]]
|align=center| 2 (0)
|| v [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]; [[June 15]], [[2008]]
|-
!colspan="5"| Defenders
|-
|| [[Jimmy Conrad]]
| {{birth date and age|1977|2|12}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kansas City Wizards]]
|align=center| 24 (1)
|| v [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]; [[January 19]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Clarence Goodson]]
| {{birth date and age|1982|5|17}}
|| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[IK Start|Start]]
|align=center| 1 (0)
|| v [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]; [[January 19]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Eddie Robinson (soccer)|Eddie Robinson]]
| {{birth date and age|1978|6|19}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Houston Dynamo]]
|align=center| 1 (1)
|| v [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]; [[January 19]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Ramiro Corrales]]
| {{birth date and age|1977|3|12}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|align=center| 6 (0)
|| v [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]; [[February 6]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Michael Parkhurst]]
| {{birth date and age|1984|1|24}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[New England Revolution]]
|align=center| 3 (0)
|| v [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]; [[February 6]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Cory Gibbs]]
| {{birth date and age|1980|1|14}}
|| Unattached
|align=center|18 (0)
|| v [[Poland national football team|Poland]]; [[March 26]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Jonathan Spector]]
| {{birth date and age|1986|3|1}}
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|align=center|12 (0)
|| v [[Poland national football team|Poland]]; [[March 26]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Frankie Hejduk]]
| {{birth date and age|1974|8|5}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Columbus Crew]]
|align=center|78 (6)
|| v [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]; [[June 15]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Steve Cherundolo]]
| {{birth date and age|1978|2|19}}
|| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hannover 96]]
|align=center|48 (2)
|| v [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]; [[June 15]], [[2008]]
|-
!colspan="5"| Midfielders
|-
|| [[Brad Davis (soccer)|Brad Davis]]
| {{birth date and age|1981|11|8}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Houston Dynamo]]
|align=center| 3 (0)
|| v [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]; [[January 19]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Bobby Convey]]
| {{birth date and age|1983|5|27}}
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
|align=center| 46 (1)
|| v [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]; [[February 6]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Benny Feilhaber]]
| {{birth date and age|1985|1|19}}
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
|align=center|16 (2)
|| v [[Poland national football team|Poland]]; [[March 26]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Ricardo Clark]]
| {{birth date and age|1983|2|10}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Houston Dynamo]]
|align=center|14 (1)
|| v [[England national football team|England]]; [[May 28]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Pablo Mastroeni]]
| {{birth date and age|1976|8|26}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Colorado Rapids]]
|align=center|60 (0)
|| v [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]; [[June 15]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Maurice Edu]]
| {{birth date and age|1986|4|18}}
|| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toronto FC]]
|align=center|7 (0)
|| v [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]; [[June 15]], [[2008]]
|-
!colspan="5"| Forwards
|-
|| [[Taylor Twellman]]
| {{birth date and age|1980|2|29}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[New England Revolution]]
|align=center| 29 (6)
|| v [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]; [[January 19]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Jeremiah White]]
| {{birth date and age|1982|4|4}}
|| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[AGF Aarhus|AGF]]
|align=center| 1 (0)
|| v [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]; [[January 19]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Jozy Altidore]]
| {{birth date and age|1989|11|6}}
|| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
|align=center|3 (1)
|| v [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]; [[February 6]]
|-
|| [[Pat Noonan]]
| {{birth date and age|1980|8|2}}
|| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]]
|align=center| 14 (1)
|| v [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]; [[February 6]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Nate Jaqua]]
| {{birth date and age|1981|10|28}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Houston Dynamo]]
|align=center|3 (0)
|| v [[England national football team|England]]; [[May 28]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Josh Wolff]]
| {{birth date and age|1977|2|25}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kansas City Wizards]]
|align=center|52 (9)
|| v [[Spain national football team|Spain]]; [[June 4]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Clint Dempsey]]
| {{birth date and age|1983|3|9}}
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|align=center|42 (11)
|| v [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]; [[June 15]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Eddie Johnson (American soccer)|Eddie Johnson]]
| {{birth date and age|1984|3|31}}
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|align=center|36 (12)
|| v [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]; [[June 15]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Landon Donovan]]
| {{birth date and age|1982|3|4}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|align=center|101 (36)
|| v [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]; [[June 15]], [[2008]]
|-
|| [[Brian Ching]]
| {{birth date and age|1978|5|24}}
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Houston Dynamo]]
|align=center|27 (7)
|| v [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]; [[June 15]], [[2008]]
|-
|}
==Competitive record==
{{main|United States men's national soccer team cup results}}
The U.S. men's national team has competed at the [[FIFA World Cup]], [[Olympics]] when that tournament was considered a full international cup, the [[Confederations Cup]] and the North American Football Confederations and CONCACAF regional tournaments. The U.S. has also played by invitation in the [[Copa America]], as well as several minor cups.
Its best result in the World Cup came in 1930 when the U.S. was a semi-finalist. While the U.S. took the silver and bronze medals at the [[Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics|1904 Olympics]], these teams were not sanctioned by any recognized national organization and are not considered full internationals. However, the 1924 and 1928 games were considered full internationals as the evolving concept of an amateur allowed the entering of full international teams. In the [[Confederations Cup]], the U.S. finished third in 1992 and 1999.
In regional competitions, the U.S. 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 1995|Copa América]].
==Famous former players==
{{for|all-time player statistics|United States men's national soccer team (player statistics)}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*[[Jeff Agoos]]
*[[Desmond Armstrong]]
*[[Marcelo Balboa]]
*[[Walter Bahr]]
*[[Mike Burns]]
*[[Paul Caligiuri]]
*[[Fernando Clavijo]]
*[[Rick Davis]]
*[[Thomas Dooley]]
*[[John Doyle (soccer)|John Doyle]]
*[[Brad Friedel]]
*[[Joe Gaetjens]]
*[[Billy Gonsalves]]
*[[John Harkes]]
*[[Chris Henderson]]
*[[Cobi Jones]]
*[[Kasey Keller]]
*[[Jovan Kirovski]]
*[[Alexi Lalas]]
*[[Brian Maisonneuve]]
*[[Arnie Mausser]]
{{col-2}}
*[[Brian McBride]]
*[[Ruben Mendoza]]
*[[Tony Meola]]
*[[Joe-Max Moore]]
*[[Bruce Murray (soccer)|Bruce Murray]]
*[[John O'Brien (soccer)|John O'Brien]]
*[[Bert Patenaude]]
*[[Hugo Perez]]
*[[Eddie Pope]]
*[[Preki]]
*[[Brian Quinn (soccer)|Brian Quinn]]
*[[Tab Ramos]]
*[[Claudio Reyna]]
*[[Werner Roth (soccer)|Werner Roth]]
*[[Tony Sanneh]]
*[[Juergen Sommer]]
*[[Mike Sorber]]
*[[Earnie Stewart]]
*[[Peter Vermes]]
*[[Roy Wegerle]]
*[[Eric Wynalda]]
{{col-end}}
== Centurians and top scorers ==
=== Centurians ===
The following 11 players have won 100 caps with the national team:
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Player
!Caps
!Goals
!Years
|-
|align=center|1
|[[Cobi Jones]]
|align=center|164
|align=center|15
|1992-2004
|-
|align=center|2
|[[Jeff Agoos]]
|align=center|134
|align=center|4
|1988-2003
|-
|align=center|3
|[[Marcelo Balboa]]
|align=center|128
|align=center|13
|1988-2000
|-
|align=center|4
|[[Claudio Reyna]]
|align=center|112
|align=center|8
|1994-2006
|-
|align=center|5
|[[Paul Caligiuri]]
|align=center|110
|align=center|5
|1984-1997
|-
|align=center|6
|[[Eric Wynalda]]
|align=center|106
|align=center|34
|1990-2000
|-
|align=center|7
|[[Kasey Keller]]
|align=center|102
|align=center|0
|1990-2007
|-
|rowspan="2" align=center|8
|[[Landon Donovan]]
|align=center|101
|align=center|36
|2000-
|-
|[[Earnie Stewart]]
|align=center|101
|align=center|17
|1990-2004
|-
|rowspan="2" align=center|10
|[[Tony Meola]]
|align=center|100
|align=center|0
|1988-2002
|-
|[[Joe-Max Moore]]
|align=center|100
|align=center|24
|1992-2002
|}
=== Top scorers ===
The following 10 players are the top scorers in national team history:
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Player
!Goals
!Caps
!Years
|-
|align=center|1
|[[Landon Donovan]]
|align=center|36
|align=center|101
|2000-
|-
|align=center|2
|[[Eric Wynalda]]
|align=center|34
|align=center|106
|1990-2000
|-
|align=center|3
|[[Brian McBride]]
|align=center|30
|align=center|95
|1993-2006
|-
|align=center|4
|[[Joe-Max Moore]]
|align=center|24
|align=center|100
|1992-2002
|-
|align=center|5
|[[Bruce Murray (soccer)|Bruce Murray]]
|align=center|21
|align=center|86
|1985-1993
|-
|align=center|6
|[[Earnie Stewart]]
|align=center|17
|align=center|101
|1990-2004
|-
|rowspan="2" align=center|7
|[[DaMarcus Beasley]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|76
|2001-
|-
|[[Cobi Jones]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|164
|1992-2004
|-
|rowspan="2" align=center|9
|[[Marcelo Balboa]]
|align=center|13
|align=center|128
|1988-2000
|-
|[[Hugo Perez]]
|align=center|13
|align=center|73
|1984-1994
|}
==Head coaches==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Thomas Cahill (soccer)|Thomas Cahill]] (1916–1924)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[George Burford]] (1924–1925)
*{{flagicon|England}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[Nat Agar]] (1925–1926)
*{{flagicon|United States}}[[George Burford]] (1928)
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Robert Millar (soccer)|Robert Millar]] (1929–1933)
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[David Gould]] (1933–1934)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Bill Lloyd (soccer)|Bill Lloyd]] (1934–1937)
*No Coach from 1938–1946
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Andrew Brown (soccer)|Andrew Brown]] (1947–1948)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Walter Giesler]] (1948–1949)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Bill Jeffrey (soccer)|Bill Jeffrey]] (1949–1952)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[John Wood (soccer)|John Wood]] (1952–1953)
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Erno Schwarz]] (1953–1955)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[George Meyer (soccer)|George Meyer]] (1957)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Jim Reed]] (1959–1961)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[John Herberger]] (1964)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[George Meyer (soccer)|George Meyer]] (1965)
*{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Phil Woosnam]] (1968)
{{col-2}}
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Gordon Jago]] (1969)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Bob Kehoe]] (1971–1972)
*{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Max Wosniak]] (1973)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Eugene Chyzowych]] (1973)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Gordon Bradley]] (1973)
*{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Dettmar Cramer]] (1974)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Al Miller (soccer)|Al Miller]] (1975)
*{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Manny Schellscheidt]] (1975)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Walter Chyzowych]] (1976–1980)
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[Bob Gansler]] (1982)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Alkis Panagoulias]] (1983–1985)
*{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Lothar Osiander]] (1986–1988)
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[Bob Gansler]] (1989–1991)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[John Kowalski]] (1991)
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Bora Milutinović]] (1991–1995)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Steve Sampson]] (1995–1998)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Bruce Arena]] (1998–2006)
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Bob Bradley]] (2006–present)
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==Honors==
===International===
*'''[[FIFA World Cup]]'''
:''Third Place (1):'' [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]
*'''[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]'''<sup>*</sup>
:''Second Place (1):'' [[1904 Olympic Games|1904]]
:''Third Place (1):'' [[1896 Olympic Games|1896]]
*'''[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]'''
:''Third Place (2):'' [[1992 FIFA Confederations Cup|1992]], [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]]
===Regional===
*[[CONCACAF Championship]] and [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
:''Champions (4):'' [[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1991]], [[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2002]], [[2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2005]], [[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2007]]
:''Runners-Up (3):'' [[1989 CONCACAF Championship|1989]], [[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1993]], [[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1998]]
:''Third Place (2):'' [[1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1996]], [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2003]]
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> - Before the FIFA World Cup began in 1930 the [[Football at the Summer Olympics|football tournament at the summer Olympic games]] was considered a full international tournament. 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 national football team|Uruguay]], for example, considers its two gold medals from 1924 and 1928 summer Olympic games as tantamount to its two World Cup victories in 1930 and 1950.</small>
==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 U-23 men's national soccer team]]
*[[United States U-20 men's national soccer team]]
*[[USA and Mexico football rivalry]]
==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ussoccer.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/usamen1.html Archive of U.S. national team results 1885–1979]
*[http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/usamen2.html Archive of U.S. national team results 1980-]
*[http://www.worldfootballregister.com/hat-trick/male/international/uruguay/international/fifa-world-cup/united-states/open/bert-patenaude/217394328109977/ Bert Patenaude's hat-trick], the first ever hat-trick scored in the FIFA World Cup
*[http://www.slate.com/id/2168476/fr/flyout Photo essay on the history of U.S. Soccer, from the perspective of a fashionista.]
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==Titles==
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| before = [[1989 CONCACAF Championship|1989]] {{fb-rt|CRC}}
| title = [[CONCACAF Gold Cup|North American Champions]]
| years = [[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1991]] (First title)
| after = [[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1993]] {{fb-rt|MEX}}
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| before = [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000]] {{fb-rt|CAN}}
| title = [[CONCACAF Gold Cup|North American Champions]]
| years = [[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2002]] (Second title)
| after = [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2003]] {{fb-rt|MEX}}
}}
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| before = [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2003]] {{fb-rt|MEX}}
| title = [[CONCACAF Gold Cup|North American Champions]]
| years = [[2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2005]] (Third title)<br>[[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2007]] (Fourth title)
| after = Incumbent
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