United States men's national soccer team results (1970–79)
This is a list of international soccer games played by the United States men's national soccer team from 1970 to 1979.
1971
Record: 0-0-0
July 18 United States 1-1 El Salvador (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
July 25 United States 3-0 Barbados (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
- Gay (3)
Aug 15 El Salvador 1-1 United States (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
Aug 22 Barbados 1-3 United States (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
Sep 18 United States 1-0 El Salvador (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
1972
Record: 0-3-1
Jan 16 Jamaica 1-1 United States (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
Jan 23 Mexico 1-1 United States (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
Apr 16 Guatemala 3-2 United States (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
Apr 25 United States 2-1 Guatemala (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
- Seerey (2)
May 10 United States 2-2 Mexico (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
- Seerey (2)
May 14 United States 2-1 Jamaica (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
1972 Olympics
August 29, 1972 12:00 |
Malaysia ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Shaharuddin ![]() Salleh ![]() Zawawi Yusoff ![]() |
Report |
August 31, 1972 12:00 |
West Germany ![]() |
7 – 0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Nickel ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hitzfeld ![]() Seliger ![]() Bitz ![]() |
Report |
1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification
These games were also 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
20 August 1972 |
Canada ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Parsons ![]() Twamley ![]() Johanson ![]() |
Roy ![]() Gelzinger ![]() |
Referee: Parsons (Bermuda) |
29 August 1972 |
United States ![]() |
2 – 2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Roy ![]() Geimer ![]() |
Mackay ![]() Douglas ![]() |
Referee: Henriquez (El Salvador) |
3 September 1972 |
Mexico ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Enrique Borja ![]() Fernando Bustos ![]() Victorino ![]() |
Roy ![]() |
Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago) |
10 September 1972 |
United States ![]() |
1 – 2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Geimer ![]() |
Ceballos ![]() Borbolla ![]() |
Referee: Soto Paris (Costa Rica) |
1973
Record: 3-9-0
Mar 17 Bermuda 4-0 United States
Mar 20 Poland 4-0 United States
Aug 3 United States 0-1 Poland
Aug 5 Canada 0-2 United States
Aug 10 United States 0-4 Poland
Aug 12 United States 1-0 Poland
Sep 9 United States 1-0 Bermuda
Oct 16 Mexico 2-0 United States
Nov 3 Haiti 1-0 United States
Nov 5 Haiti 1-0 United States
Nov 13 Israel 3-1 United States
Nov 15 Israel 2-0 United States
1974
Record: 0-2-0
Sep 05 Mexico 3-1 United States
Sep 08 United States 0-1 Mexico
1975
Record: 0-5-0
March 26 Poland 7-0 United States
April 2 Italy 10-0 United States
April 20 Bermuda 3-2 United States (1976 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
April 27 United States 2-0 Bermuda (1976 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
- C. Bahr (2)
June 24 United States 0-4 Poland
Aug 19 United States 1-3 Costa Rica (1975 Mexico Cup)
Aug 21 United States 0-6 Argentina (1975 Mexico Cup)
Aug 24 Mexico 2-0 United States (1975 Mexico Cup)
Aug 28 United States 2-4 Mexico (1976 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
Aug 25 Mexico 8-0 United States (1976 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
1976
1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification
These games also served as 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
22 December 1976 |
Canada ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Bolitho ![]() Budd ![]() Lenarduzzi ![]() |
Referee: Velasquez Ramírez (Colombia) |
Friendlies
Nov 10 Haiti 0-0 United States
Nov 12 Haiti 0-0 United States
Nov 14 Haiti 0-0 United States
1977
Record: 3-3-2
Sep 15 El Salvador 1-2 United States
Sep 18 Guatemala 3-1 United States
Sep 22 El Salvador 0-1 United States
Sep 25 Guatemala 2-0 United States
Sep 27 Mexico 3-0 United States
Sep 30 United States 0-0 El Salvador
Oct 6 United States 1-1 China
Oct 10 United States 1-0 China
Oct 16 United States 2-1 China
1978
Record: 0-2-1
Sep 3 Iceland 0-0 United States
Sep 6 Switzerland 2-0 United States
1979
Record: 2-5-0
Feb 3 United States 1-3 Soviet Union
Feb 11 United States 1-4 Soviet Union
7 May Friendly |
United States ![]() |
0 – 6 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Lacombe ![]() Droege ![]() Amisse ![]() Six ![]() |
May 23 Mexico 0-2 United States (1980 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
Jun 03 United States 2-0 Mexico (1980 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
Oct 7 Bermuda 1-3 United States
Oct 26 Hungary 0-2 United States
29 October 1979 |
Republic of Ireland ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Grealish 64' Givens 66' Anderson 68' |
(Report) | DiBernardo 11' Villa 63' |
Dec 2 Bermuda 0-3 United States (1980 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
Dec 12 United States 5-0 Bermuda (1980 Summer Olympics Qualifier)