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FIFA World Cup record Qualification record Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA; 1930: Third place [note 1] 3rd: 3: 2: 0: 1: 7: 6: Squad: Qualified as invitees: 1934: Round of 16 16th 1 0 0 1 1 7 Squad: 1 1 0 0 4 2 1938: Withdrew: Withdrew: 1950: Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 4 8 Squad: 4 1 1 2 8 15 1954: Did not qualify: 4 2 0 ...
In the Confederations Cup, the United States finished in third place in both 1992 and 1999, and were runner-up in 2009. The United States appeared in their first intercontinental tournament final at the 2009 Confederations Cup. [4] In the semifinals, the United States upset top ranked Spain 2–0, to advance to the final.
The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win , 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
3–2 World Cup Q 40 Haiti: March 4, 1954 3–0 World Cup Q 41 Iceland: August 25, 1955 2–3 Friendly 42 Yugoslavia: November 28, 1956 0–8 1956 Summer Olympics: 43 Mexico: April 7, 1957 0–6 World Cup Q: 44 Mexico: April 28, 1957 2–7 World Cup Q 45 Canada: June 22, 1957 1–5 World Cup Q 46 Canada: July 6, 1957 2–3 World Cup Q 47 England
The 1950 World Cup in Brazil was the next World Cup appearance for the United States, as it withdrew in 1938 and the tournament was not held again until 1950 due to World War II. The U.S. lost its first match 3–1 against Spain , but then won 1–0 against England at Independência Stadium in Belo Horizonte .
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 94 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed. [13] However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify. Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up.
In March 1991, the United States won the North America Cup, tying Mexico 2–2 and beating Canada 2–0. This was followed in May by a 1–0 victory over Uruguay in the World Series of Soccer . The national team then went undefeated in the 1991 Gold Cup , beating Mexico 2–0 in the semifinals and Honduras 4–3 on penalty kicks after a 0–0 ...