United States national soccer team

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United States national soccer team is the national soccer team of United States.

United States
Nickname(s)USMNT
The Stars and Stripes[1]
The Yanks[2]
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation (USSF)
ConfederationCONCACAF
Sub-confederationNAFU
Head coachGregg Berhalter
CaptainVacant
Most capsCobi Jones (164)
Top scorerClint Dempsey
Landon Donovan (57)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeUSA
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
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Highest4 (April 2006[3])
Lowest36 (July 2012[4])
First international
[[File:{{{flag alias-1912}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Sweden 2–3 United States 
(Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916)[5]
Biggest win
[[File:{{{flag alias-1960}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] United States 8–0 Barbados 
(Carson, California, U.S.; June 15, 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Norway 11–0 United States 
(Oslo, Norway; August 6, 1948)[6]
World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1930)
Best result3 Third place: (1930)
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1985)
Best result1 Champions: (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017)
Copa América
Appearances4 (first in 1993)
Best resultFourth place: (1995, 2016)
Confederations Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1992)
Best result2 Runners-up: (2009)

Player records

As of February 2, 2019. Active players are shown in Bold.

Most capped players
# Player Caps Goals Career
1 Cobi Jones 164 15 1992–2004
2 Landon Donovan 157 57 2000–2014
3 Michael Bradley 143 17 2006–0000
4 Clint Dempsey 141 57 2004–2017
5 Jeff Agoos 134 4 1988–2003
6 Marcelo Balboa 127 13 1988–2000
7 DaMarcus Beasley 126 17 2001–2017
8 Tim Howard 121 0 2002–2017
9 Claudio Reyna 112 8 1994–2006
10 Jozy Altidore 110 41 2007–2017
Carlos Bocanegra 110 14 2001–2012
Paul Caligiuri 110 5 1984–1997

Top goalscorers
# Player Goals Caps G/90 Career
1 Clint Dempsey 57 141 0.404 2004–2017
Landon Donovan 57 157 0.363 2000–2014
3 Jozy Altidore 41 110 0.373 2007–2017
4 Eric Wynalda 34 106 0.321 1990–2000
5 Brian McBride 30 95 0.316 1993–2006
6 Joe-Max Moore 24 100 0.240 1992–2002
7 Bruce Murray 21 85 0.247 1985–1993
8 Eddie Johnson 19 63 0.302 2004–2014
9 Earnie Stewart 17 101 0.168 1990–2004
DaMarcus Beasley 17 126 0.135 2001–2017
Michael Bradley 17 143 0.120 2006–0000

References

  1. Wilson, Paul (June 26, 2010). "USA 1–2 Ghana". The Guardian (London). https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/26/usa-ghana-world-cup-2010. 
  2. The Yanks Are Coming USA-HON Commercial. U.S. Soccer. Retrieved on August 12, 2013. Archived May 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "U.S. MEN MOVE TO BEST-EVER FOURTH PLACE IN FIFA WORLD RANKINGS". US Soccer Federation. April 19, 2006.
  4. Baxter, Kevin (July 6, 2017). "U.S. drops 12 spots to No. 35 in FIFA rankings". Los Angeles Times.
  5. "USA – Details of International Matches 1885–1969". RSSSF.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  6. Blevins, Dave (2012). The sports hall of fame encyclopedia : baseball, basketball, football, hockey soccer. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 745. ISBN 978-0-8108-6130-5. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  7. These medals are recognized by the IOC, but not by FIFA.