United States men's national under-20 soccer team

The '''United States under-20 men's national soccer team** are the under-20s of the United States. It is currently controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.

## Major tournament results 
### CONCACAF U-20 Championship record 
* **1976:** Third place. Won preliminary round Group 2. Finished 2nd in 2nd round Group A. Lost to Honduras in semifinal. Beat Guatemala for third place.
* **1978:** Second round. Won 1st round Group B. Finished 4th in 2nd round Group A.
* **1980:** Second place. Won 1st round New Jersey Group. Beat Bermuda in quarterfinal. Beat Honduras on penalties in semifinal. Lost to Mexico in final.
* **1982:** Second place. Won 1st round Group A. Won 2nd round Group A. Beat Guatemala in semifinal. Lost to Honduras in final. Qualified when Honduras was disqualified.
* **1984:** Fourth place. Finished 2nd in 1st round Group 2. Finished 2nd in 2nd round Group A. Lost to Mexico in semifinal. Lost to El Salvador for third place.
* **1986:** Second place. Won Group B. Finished 2nd in final group.
* **1988:** Third place. Finished 2nd in Group 1. Finished third in final group. Qualified when Mexico was disqualified.
* **1990:** Third place. Won Group 3. Finished third in final group.
* **1992:** Second place. Won Group C. Finished second in final group.
* **1994:** First round. Finished second in Group C.
* **1996:** Third place. Won Group 2. Finished third in final round.
* **1998:**† Qualified. Won Group B.
* **2001:**† Qualified. Finished 2nd in Group 1.
* **2003:**† Qualified. Finished 2nd in Group B.
* **2005:**† Qualified. Won Group A.
* **2007:**† Qualified. Won Group A.
* **2009:** Runner-up and qualified to the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished first in Group 1, ahead of Honduras, Jamaica, and El Salvador. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in a penalty shootout, 4–3, after a scoreless, 120-minute, regulation draw in the semifinals. In the finals the U.S. team lost by a score of 3–0 to Costa Rica.
* **2011:** Quarterfinal.  Did not qualify for World Cup.
* **2013:** Runner-up and qualified to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Won Group A. In the finals the U.S. team lost by a score of 3–1 to Mexico in extra time.
* **2015:** Tied for third and qualified to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished second in Group A. Defeated El Salvador 2–0 in the playoff stage.
* **2017:** Champion and qualified to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished second in Group B. Won Classification Stage Group D. They defeated Honduras in a penalty shootout, 5–3, after a scoreless, 90-minute, regulation draw in the finals.
* **2018:'* Champion and qualified to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished first in Group A. Won Classification Stage Group G. They defeated Mexico 2–0 in the finals.

† *The tournament was played with a two-group, qualification format from 1998–2007. There was no championship round.*

### FIFA U-20 World Cup record 
## Honors 
* **FIFA U-20 World Cup**
** **Fourth Place (1):** 1989
* **CONCACAF U-20 Championship**
** **Winners (2):** 2017, 2018
** **Runners-up (6):** 1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013

## Recent matches 
The following are results from the last 12 months, as well as any matches that have been scheduled.

## Players 
### Current squad 
The following 22 players were named to the squad for the matches against Croatia and United Arab Emirates on September 5 and 9, 2019, respectively.

*Caps and goals correct as of May 30, 2019, after the match against Ecuador.''

### Recent call-ups 
The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.

## Top goalscorers 
## Coaches 
## References 
## Other websites 
* Official website on USSoccer.com