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- 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.
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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.
Through their 11 World Cups ahead of 2022, the United States have played 33 games (with 8 wins, 19 losses and six draws). They’ve amassed a total of 37 goals while conceding 62. Qualifying for their 12th FIFA World Cup in Qatar this year, the USA remain the team from the CONCACAF zone (North, Central America and the Caribbean) with the second ...
May 13, 2024 · The World Cup returns to the USA in 2026 as part of a co-hosting project with Canada and Mexico, and the USA receive an automatic spot as hosts, alongside their neighbours.
- Kyle Bonn
The United States has historically been the stronger side, having qualified for 11 World Cups while Canada has qualified for two. Canada defeated the United States for the first time in 34 years, 2–0 at BMO Field in Toronto, on October 15, 2019. On November 15 of that year, the United States beat Canada 4–1 in Orlando, Florida.
- Early History: 1885–1904
- Third Place at The First World Cup
- 1950 World Cup: Upset of England
- 1950s–1970s
- 1980s
- Rebirth For American Soccer
- A Power in CONCACAF
- 2010s
- 2020s
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In 1885, the United States and Canada played at Newark, New Jersey, making it the first international match held outside of the United Kingdom; the Canadians won the match 1–0. The following year, a fixture at the same venue resulted in the U.S. winning after scoring the only goal of the game. Neither match was officially recognized. Thirty years l...
In the 1930 World Cup, the U.S. won their first match in World Cup history, beating Belgium 3–0 at the Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo, Uruguay. The match occurred simultaneously with another across town at the Estadio Pocitos where France defeated Mexico. In the next match, the United States again won 3–0, this time against Paraguay. For...
In the 1950 World Cup, the United States lost their first match 3–1 against Spain, but then won 1–0 against England in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in football history, England having recently beaten the rest of Europe 6–1 in an exhibition match. Sports Illustrated and Soccer Digest have called the game the "Miracle on Grass...
Despite the United States' relative success in early international tournaments, soccer remained a niche sport in the U.S. for many years. In the three decades after the 1950 World Cup, the only victories for the United States came against Haiti, Bermuda, Honduras, Canada, Poland, and China.
After the enthusiasm caused by the creation and rise of the North American Soccer Leaguein the 1960s and 1970s, it seemed as though the U.S. men's national team would soon become a powerful force in world soccer. These hopes were not realized, however. The United States played only two international matches from 1981 to 1983. To provide a more stab...
1990 World Cup
In 1988, FIFA named the United States hosts of the 1994 World Cup, but it did so under significant international criticism because of the perceived weakness of the national team and the lack of a professional outdoor league. This criticism diminished somewhat when a 1–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago, the U.S.'s first away win in nearly two years, in the last match of the 1989 CONCACAF Championship, earned the United States their first World Cup appearance in 40 years. When the Americans qua...
CONCACAF success
In March 1991, the United States won the North America Cup, tying Mexico 2–2 and beating Canada 2–0. This was followed in May by a 1–0 victory over 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 4–3 on penalty kicks after a 0–0 draw in the final. In 1992, the U.S. continued its run of success, taking the U.S. Cup with victories over Irelandand Portugal, followed by a draw with Italy.
Hosting the 1994 World Cup
Having qualified automatically as host, the U.S. opened their tournament schedule with a 1–1 draw against Switzerland in the Pontiac Silverdome in the suburbs of Detroit, the first World Cup game played indoors.[citation needed] In its second game, the U.S. faced Colombia, then ranked fourth in the world, at the Rose Bowl, and the United States won 2–1. Despite a 1–0 loss to Romaniain its final group game, the U.S. made it to the knockout round for the first time since 1930. In the second rou...
2002 FIFA World Cup: quarterfinalists
The United States won the 2002 Gold Cup to set up the team's best performance since 1930 in the 2002 World Cup, when the U.S. team reached the quarter-finals. The knockout stage was reached through a 3–2 win over Portugal and a 1–1 tie with co-host and eventual fourth-place finisher, South Korea, rendering a 3–0 loss to Polandin the final game irrelevant. This set the stage for a Round 2 face-off with familiar continental rivals Mexico. The U.S. emerged victorious in the first World Cup showd...
2006 FIFA World Cup: High hopes and disappointment
After finishing top of the CONCACAF qualification tournament, the U.S. were drawn into Group E along with the Czech Republic, Italy, and Ghana. Since three of the teams were ranked in the top 10 of the FIFA World Rankings at the time, it was considered a group of death. The United States opened their tournament with a 3–0 defeat to the Czech Republic. The team then drew 1–1 against Italy, the only game which the Italians failed to win before the tournament final against France. The United Sta...
2010 FIFA World Cup cycle
MLS coach Bob Bradley was named interim coach on December 8, 2006, following the team's disappointing showing in the 2006 World Cup.Bradley started with a series of friendly matches and led the team to a 3–0–1 record. This included wins over Ecuador, Denmark, and rival Mexico. After this early success, the U.S. Soccer Federation removed Bradley's interim title on May 15, 2007, and he became the 33rd coach in the history of the Men's National Team. From 2007 to 2009, the United States national...
2021 CONCACAF Nations League
In the 2019-20 Nations League the United States received automatic qualification to League A after participating in the Hex in the 2018 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers. The United States topped group A over Canada and Cuba to move on the inaugural Nations League Finals. The U.S. played Honduras in the Nationals League semifinals on June 3, 2021, at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver. The United States moved on to the finals thanks to an 89th-minute Jordan Siebatcheu goal that set up a rematch o...
2021 Gold Cup
The United States came into the 2021 Gold Cup after a finals lost in the previous tournament. Despite bringing a team of mostly reserve players to the tournament, the United States topped Group B win a 1–0 win over Haiti, a 6–1 win over Martinique, and a 1–0 win over Canada. This put them into the quarterfinals against Jamaica, with the U.S. winning 1–0 and advancing in the semifinals against Qatar. They won against Qatar 1-0 putting them into the finals against Mexico, where, after a scorele...
2022 World Cup qualification
Due to schedule changes caused by the pandemic, the traditional Hexagonal became an Octagonal, which the United States automatically qualified for as one of the top-five CONCACAF teams in the FIFA rankings, alongside Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Jamaica. Joining them were three teams who had advanced from the second round: El Salvador, Canada, and Panama. Team USA ultimately finished third, ensuring their return to World Cup competition after their absence in 2018, despite fielding the y...
Jun 16, 2022 · fifg/Shutterstock. By Matt Reigle / June 16, 2022 12:08 pm EST. The United States, Canada, and Mexico are slated to jointly host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The month-long event will take place across the continent, with 16 to 19 cities playing host to matches throughout the tournament.
On July 4, the United States was awarded the 1994 World Cup during the FIFA Congress in Zurich.
