United States national men's soccer team
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| Nickname(s) | USMNT The Stars and Stripes The Yanks |
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| Association | U.S. Soccer |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Sub-confederation | NAFU (North America) |
| Head coach | Bruce Arena |
| Captain | Michael Bradley |
| Most caps | Cobi Jones (164) |
| Top scorer | Landon Donovan (57) |
| Home stadium | Various |
| FIFA code | USA |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 29  1 (February 8, 2017)
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| Highest | 4(April 2006) |
| Lowest | 36 (July 2012) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 32 (January 18, 2017) |
| Highest | 9 (2009) |
| Lowest | 85 (October 1968) |
| First international | |
 Sweden 2–3 United States  (, Sweden; August 20, 1916) |
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| Biggest win | |
 United States 8–0 Barbados  (Carson, California, U.S.; June 15, 2008) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Norway 11–0 United States (Oslo, Norway; August 6, 1948) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1930) |
| Best result | Third place, 1930 |
| Copa América | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | Fourth place, 1995 and 2016 |
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CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup |
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| Appearances | 15 (first in 1985) |
| Best result | Champions, 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2013 |
| Confederations Cup | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1992) |
| Best result | Runners-up, 2009 |
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. They achieved their best result when they reached the semi-final at the 1930 World Cup, finishing third; this remains the highest finish of any team outside of the UEFA (European) and CONMEBOL (South American) confederations. 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.
Following the 1990 World Cup, the U.S. qualified automatically as hosts of the 1994 World Cup, eventually losing to Brazil in the round of sixteen. The team has qualified for all five World Cups since, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2002 tournament, where it lost to Germany 1–0. In 2009 it finished runner-up at the Confederations Cup, eliminating top-ranked Spain 2–0 in the semi-finals before losing to Brazil 3–2 in the final.
The team's current head coach is Bruce Arena, who took over in November 2016 and previously managed the team from 1998 to 2006.
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