Thursday, September 26, 2013

United States men's national soccer team

United States men's national soccer team


United States men's national soccer team


United States men's national soccer team


United States men's national soccer team


United States men's national soccer team





The United States men's national soccer team, often referred to as the USMNT, represents the United States in international association football (soccer) competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football). The team is ranked 13th in the world according to the FIFA World Rankings, and 15th in the World Football Elo Ratings. They have appeared in the last six FIFA World Cups and hosted the 1994 edition.
The men's national team competes in the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Confederations Cup, in addition to the CONCACAF Gold Cup and other competitions by invitation. They achieved a CONCACAF-best when they reached the semi-final at the 1930 World Cup, finishing 3rd. After qualifying for the 1934 World Cup, and withdrawing in 1938, the next World Cup participation came at the 1950 tournament, causing an upset by defeating England 1–0 in their second group match. After 1950, the US didn't qualify for the World Cup again until 1990.
After the 1990 World Cup, the US qualified automatically as hosts of the 1994 World Cup, eventually losing to Brazil in the round of sixteen. From then on, the team has qualified for every World Cup since, up to and including the 2014 World Cup. The national team improved on an international level, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where they lost to Germany 1-0. In 2009 they reached the final of the FIFA Confederations Cup, eliminating top-ranked Spain 2-0 in the semi-finals before losing to Brazil 3–2.


United States
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Team USA[1]
The Stars and Stripes[2]
The Yanks[3]
Association United States Soccer Federation
Sub-confederation NAFU
Confederation CONCACAF
Head coach Jürgen Klinsmann
Asst coach Tab Ramos
Martín Vásquez
Andreas Herzog
Chris Woods
Captain Clint Dempsey
Most caps Cobi Jones (164)
Top scorer Landon Donovan (57)
FIFA code USA
FIFA ranking 13 Increase 6
Highest FIFA ranking 4[4] (April 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking 36 (July 2012)
Elo ranking 15 Increase 2
Highest Elo ranking 9 (June 24–27, 2009, July 8–10, 2009, July 23-25, 2009)
Lowest Elo ranking 85 (17 October 1968)

First colors
Second colors
First international
 Sweden 2–3 United States 
(Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916)[5][6]
Biggest win
 United States 8–0 Barbados 
(Carson, California, United States; June 15, 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Norway 11–0 United States 
(Oslo, Norway; August 6, 1948)
World Cup
Appearances 9 (First in 1930)
Best result Third Place,[7] 1930
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances 13 (First in 1985)
Best result Champions, 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013
Copa América
Appearances 3 (First in 1993)
Best result Fourth Place, 1995
Confederations Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1992)
Best result Runners-Up, 2009

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