United States national under-20 soccer team
| Nickname(s) |
Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks |
|---|---|
| Association | United States Soccer Federation |
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) |
| Head coach | Tab Ramos |
| FIFA code | USA |
| First international | |
 Jamaica 1 – 1 United States  (Guatemala City, Guatemala April 2, 1964) |
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| Biggest win | |
United States 9 – 0 D.Republic  (Bayamon, Puerto Rico July 22, 1976) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Mexico 7 – 1 United States (Bayamon, Puerto Rico, September 30, 1976) |
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| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1981) |
| Best result | Fourth Place 1989 |
| CONCACAF Under-20 Championship | |
| Appearances | 23 (first in 1964) |
| Best result | Winner  : 2017
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The United States under-20 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.
The United States' best finish came in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship when the U.S. beat Iraq in the quarterfinal before losing to Nigeria in overtime in the semifinal and Brazil in the third-place match. Steve Snow tied for second in the tournament with three goals.
The U.S. reached the quarterfinals in 1993 but lost to Brazil. After missing out in 1995, the U.S. began a run of six consecutive qualifications in 1997, reaching the second round in five consecutive tournaments. Of those tournaments, the best U.S. performance came in 2003, when the U.S. reached the quarterfinal and led Argentina 1–0 in the final minutes before falling 2–1 in extra time. The U.S. also reached the quarterfinal of the 2007 Cup before losing 2–1 in extra time to Austria.
† The tournament was played with a two-group, qualification format from 1998–2007. There was no championship round.
The following 21 players were named to the roster for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.
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