United States at the FIFA World Cup

United States at the FIFA World Cup
The United States men's national soccer team (USMNT) have participated in eleven editions of the FIFA World Cup, an international soccer competition contested by men's national teams representing members of FIFA. The tournament is held every four years by the top qualifying teams from the continental confederations under FIFA. The United States is a member of CONCACAF, which governs the sport in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, and has the second-most World Cup appearances from the confederation behind Mexico.
The United States participated in the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and finished in the semi-finals, which was later declared a third-place finish, their best result to date. The tournament also featured the first hat-trick scored at a World Cup, awarded to American striker Bert Patenaude following recognition by FIFA in 2006. After the 1950 World Cup, in which the United States upset England in group play 1–0, the U.S. was absent from the tournament until 1990. 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.
Overall record
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out
By match
By opponent
and results listed under Czech Republic and Serbia respectively.
Results
Uruguay 1930
Group stage
All times local (UYT)
Semi-finals
Italy 1934
Round of 16
Brazil 1950
Group stage
All times local BRT (UTC-03)
Italy 1990
Group stage
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)
United States 1994
Group stage
Ranking of third-placed teams
Round of 16
France 1998
Group stage
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)
South Korea–Japan 2002
Group stage
All times local (UTC+9)
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Germany 2006
Group stage
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)
South Africa 2010
Group stage
All times local (UTC+02)
Round of 16
Brazil 2014
Group stage
Round of 16
Qatar 2022
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Record players
Tim Howard world record
On July 1, 2014, Howard was named man of the match, despite the United States losing 2–1 to Belgium after extra time in the round of 16. During the match, he broke the record for most saves in a World Cup match with 15. After breaking this record, his performance was celebrated worldwide on the internet, with the hashtag #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave trending on Twitter.
Top goalscorers
Own goals scored for opponents
Jeff Agoos (scored for Portugal in 2002)
Media coverage
The English television rights to the FIFA World Cup have been held by Fox Sports since the 2018 edition and are set to run through 2026. The rights were originally set to expire in 2022, but that tournament's move to a November–December schedule prompted FIFA to award the 2026 rights to appease Fox, who had prior commitments to air other sporting events during the period. The 2022 World Cup broadcast was criticized for ignoring Qatar's human rights issues. Telemundo holds the Spanish television rights to broadcast the FIFA World Cup in the United States; their contract was also renewed through 2026.
See also
North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup
United States at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States at the Copa América
United States at the FIFA Confederations Cup
Notes
References
External links
FIFA World Cup official site
Countries at the FIFA World Cup
World Cup
World Cup