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The history of the United States men's national soccer team began with that team's first international match in 1916. Highlights from the team's early history include reaching the semifinals of the inaugural 1930 World Cup (later recognized by FIFA as third place finish based on overall records), and defeating England in a remarkable upset in the 1950 World Cup.
The United States men's national soccer team, abbreviated as USMNT, represents the United States in men's international soccer competitions. The team is governed by the United States Soccer Federation , which is a member of FIFA since 1914 and was a founding member of CONCACAF since 1961.
The U.S. men's soccer team have played in the Summer Olympics since 1924. From that tournament to 1980 , only amateur and state-sponsored Eastern European players were allowed on Olympic teams. The Olympics became a full international tournament in 1984 after the IOC allowed full national teams from outside FIFA CONMEBOL & UEFA confederations.
1950–1959 Win Draw Defeat M Opponent Date Result Event 31 Spain June 25, 1950 1–3 World Cup GS: 32 England June 29, 1950 1–0: World Cup GS 33 Chile July 2, 1950
Soccer in the United States has a varied history. Research indicates that the modern game entered the country during the 1850s with New Orleans' Scottish, Irish, German and Italian immigrants. Some of the first organized games, using modern English rules, were played in that city. [1]
The following tables include various statistics for head coaches of the United States men's national soccer team (featuring matches, wins, losses, ties, goals for, goals against, and goal differential along with goals for average and goals-against average) from the team's inception in 1916 through the October 12, 2024, match against Panama.
This is a compilation of every international soccer game played by the United States men's national soccer team from 1916 through 1949. It includes the team's record for that year, each game and the date played. It also lists the U.S. goal scorers. The format is: home team listed first, U.S. listed first at home or neutral site.
United States at the FIFA World Cup (12 C, 2 P) Pages in category "History of the United States men's national soccer team" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.