United States at the FIFA World Cup
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
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1930 | Semi-finals[3] | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1934 | Round 1 | 16th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
 1938 | Withdrew | |||||||
 1950 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
 1954 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1958 | ||||||||
 1962 | ||||||||
 1966 | ||||||||
 1970 | ||||||||
 1974 | ||||||||
 1978 | ||||||||
 1982 | ||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||
 1990 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
 1994 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | Group stage | 32nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
  2002 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | Group stage | 25th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 2010 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan, LandonLandon Donovan | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Patenaude, BertBert Patenaude | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Dempsey, ClintClint Dempsey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| McBride, BrianBrian McBride | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Bradley, MichaelMichael Bradley | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Brown, JimJim Brown | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Caligiuri, PaulPaul Caligiuri | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Donelli, AldoAldo Donelli | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Florie, TomTom Florie | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Gaetjens, JoeJoe Gaetjens | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Green, JulianJulian Green | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Maca, JoeJoe Maca | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Mathis, ClintClint Mathis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| McGhee, BartBart McGhee | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Murray, BruceBruce Murray | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| O'Brien, JohnJohn O'Brien | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Pariani, GinoGino Pariani | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Stewart, EarnieEarnie Stewart | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Wallace, FrankFrank Wallace | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Wynalda, EricEric Wynalda | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Brooks, JohnJohn Brooks | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Jones, JermaineJermaine 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
- Jeff Agoos (scored for Portugal in 2002)
Individual tournament results
Uruguay 1930
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Group 4 final standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 United States |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Paraguay |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Belgium |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Games
Italy 1934
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Game
Brazil 1950
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Group 2 final standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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.svg.png){kind=small} 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
Main article: United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup)
Italy 1990
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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
USA 1994
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Group A final standings
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
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
France 1998
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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
Korea-Japan 2002
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Group D final standings
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
All times local (UTC+9)
Games
Germany 2006
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Group E final standings
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Ghana |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)
Games
South Africa 2010
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Group C final standings
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All times local (UTC+02)
Games
Brazil 2014
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Group G final standings
| 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 |
Games
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ↑ "Referee designations for matches 17-24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
External links
- FIFA Official Ranking of all Participants at Finals 1930–2002. FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930–2002
- FIFA official site
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