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 soccer. 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 has appeared in ten FIFA World Cups and hosted the 1994 edition.

The team competes in the World Cup and the FIFA Confederations Cup, in addition to the CONCACAF Gold Cup and other competitions by invitation, such as the Copa América. They achieved their best result when they reached the semi-final at the 1930 World Cup, finishing fourth; this was also the highest finish of any team outside of the UEFA (European) and CONMEBOL (South American) confederations, till South Korea's 4th-place finish in the 2002 World Cup. 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 its second group match. After 1950, the U.S. did not qualify for the World Cup again until 1990.