United States national soccer team

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]
Association	United States Soccer Federation (USSF)
Confederation	CONCACAF
Sub-confederation	NAFU
Head coach	Mauricio Pochettino
Captain	Vacant
Most caps	Cobi Jones (164)
Top scorer	Clint Dempsey Landon Donovan (57)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	USA
First colors Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current	13 3 (December 22, 2022)[3]
Highest	4 (April 2006[4])
Lowest	36 (July 2012[5])
First international
Sweden 2–3 United States  (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916)[6]
Biggest win
United States 8–0 Barbados  (Carson, California, U.S.; June 15, 2008)
Biggest defeat
Norway 11–0 United States  (Oslo, Norway; August 6, 1948)[7]
World Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1930)
Best result	Third place: (1930)
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions: (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017)
Copa América
Appearances	4 (first in 1993)
Best result	Fourth place: (1995, 2016)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1992)
Best result	Runners-up: (2009)
Medal record Olympic Games[8] 1904 St. Louis Team 1904 St. Louis Team

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.
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. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
4. "U.S. MEN MOVE TO BEST-EVER FOURTH PLACE IN FIFA WORLD RANKINGS". US Soccer Federation. April 19, 2006.
5. Baxter, Kevin (July 6, 2017). "U.S. drops 12 spots to No. 35 in FIFA rankings". Los Angeles Times.
6. "USA – Details of International Matches 1885–1969". RSSSF.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
7. 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.
8. These medals are recognized by the IOC, but not by FIFA.