The United States National Team Players Association knows that everything we do is built on the players that came before. Soccer in America has seen its share of valleys and peaks from relative obscurity to high-profile moments. As the representative group for current and former National Team Players, we support our alumni members and their place in the story of the United States National Team and soccer in America.
The United States In The World Cup
The United States National Team has appeared in 11 World Cups. In the first World Cup, the US finished fourth, its best finish in the competition. In 1934, there was no group stage and the US was knocked out by hosts Italy in the opening round. The US missed the 1938 World Cup, qualifying for the next final when the tournament resumed in 1950.
The 1950 Cup is remembered for the shock upset of England – a country that had opted against participating in any previous World Cups. The US would fail to qualify for the next nine World Cup finals, a gulf that included the entire run of the North American Soccer League.
Returning for the first time in 40 years for Italia ’90, the US was impressive against Italy while fielding a young side. Hosting in ’94, it advanced to the first knockout stage after finishing third in its group, tying Switzerland and beating Colombia. The US would lose to eventual champions Brazil 1-0 to exit the tournament. In 1998, the US finished last in the field of 32 in France. Suffering from internal disagreements and a tough draw, the US went three and out, losing to Germany, Iran, and Yugoslavia.
The US advanced past the group stage for the third time in 2002, with a win over Portugal, a draw with South Korea, and a loss to Poland. It beat perennial rivals Mexico in the first knockout stage before losing a controversial quarterfinal to Germany.
For 2006, the United States finished CONCACAF qualifying first in its group with a record-high FIFA ranking. In 2010, it finished first in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying and went on to finish tops in Group C in South Africa before falling to Ghana in extra time in the round round of 16.
For 2014, the USMNT once again advanced to the round of 16, where it lost to Belgium in a tense 2-1 result decided by extra time. In 2022, the World Cup made a one-time move to November and December and rosters increased to 26 players. The United States advanced to the round of 16 in Qatar.
| USA – 1930 Andy Auld Mike Bookie James Brown Jimmy Douglas Tom Florie Jimmy Gallagher Jim Gentle Billy Gonsalves Bart McGhee George Moorhouse Arnie Oliver Bert Patenaude Phil Slone Raphael Tracey Frank Vaughn Alexander Wood Coach: Robert Millar | USA – 1934 Tom Amrhein Ed Czerkiewicz Walter Dick Buff Donelli Bill Fiedler Tom Florie Jimmy Gallagher Billy Gonsalves Al Harker Julius Hjulian Bill Lehman Tom Lynch Bill McLean Joe Martinelli George Moorhouse Werner Nilsen Peter Pietras Herman Rapp Hun Ryan Coach: Elmer Schroeder |
| USA – 1950 Bob Annis Walter Bahr Frank Borghi Charlie Colombo Geoff Coombes Bob Craddock Nick DiOrio Joe Gaetjens Gino Gardassanich Harry Keough Joe Maca Ed McIlvenny Gino Pariani Ed Souza John Souza Frank Wallace Adam Wolanin Coach: Bill Jeffrey | USA – 1990 Desmond Armstrong Marcelo Balboa Jimmy Banks Brian Bliss Paul Caligiuri Neil Covone John Doyle Eric Eichmann John Harkes Chris Henderson Kasey Keller Paul Krumpe Tony Meola Bruce Murray Tab Ramos John Stollmeyer Chris Sullivan Steve Trittschuh David Vanole Peter Vermes Mike Windischmann Eric Wynalda Coach: Bob Gansler |
| USA – 1994 Marcelo Balboa Mike Burns Paul Caligiuri Fernando Clavijo Thomas Dooley Brad Friedel John Harkes Cobi Jones Frank Klopas Cle Kooiman Alexi Lalal Mike Lapper Tony Meola Joe-Max Moore Hugo Perez Tab Ramos Claudio Reyna Ernie Stewart Juergen Sommer Mike Sorber Roy Wegerle Eric Wynalda Coach: Bora Milutinovic | USA – 1998 Jeff Agoos Marcelo Balboa Mike Burns Chad Deering Thomas Dooley Brad Friedel Frankie Hejduk Cobi Jones Kasey Keller Alexi Lalas Brian Maisonneuve Brian McBride Joe-Max Moore Eddie Pope Predrag Radosavljevic Tab Ramos David Regis Claudio Reyna Juergen Sommer Ernie Stewart Roy Wegerle Eric Wynalda Coach: Steve Sampson |
| USA – 2002 Jeff Agoos DaMarcus Beasley Gregg Berhalter Steve Cherundolo Landon Donovan Brad Friedel Frankie Hejduk Cobi Jones Kasey Keller Eddie Lewis Carlos Llamosa Pablo Mastroeni Clint Mathis Brian McBride Tony Meola Joe-Max Moore John O’Brien Eddie Pope David Regis Claudio Reyna Tony Sanneh Earnie Stewart Josh Wolff Coach: Bruce Arena | USA – 2006 DaMarcus Beasley Carlos Bocanegra Steve Cherundolo Jimmy Conrad Bobby Convey Brian Ching Clint Dempsey Landon Donovan Cory Gibbs Marcus Hahnemann Frankie Hejduk Tim Howard Eddie Johnson Kasey Keller Eddie Lewis Pablo Mastroeni Brian McBride John O’Brien Ben Olsen Oguchi Onyewu Eddie Pope Claudio Reyna Josh Wolff Coach: Bruce Arena |
| USA – 2010 Jozy Altidore DaMarcus Beasley Michael Bradley Carlos Bocanegra Jonathan Bornstein Edson Buddle Steve Cherundolo Ricardo Clark Jay DeMerit Clint Dempsey Landon Donovan Maurice Edu Benny Feilhaber Robbie Findley Clarence Goodson Herculez Gomez Brad Guzan Marcus Hahnemann Stuart Holden Tim Howard Oguchi Onyewu Jonathan Spector Jose Francisco Torres Coach: Bob Bradley | USA – 2014 Jozy Altidore DaMarcus Beasley Kyle Beckerman Alejandro Bedoya Matt Besler Michael Bradley John Brooks Geoff Cameron Timmy Chandler Brad Davis Clint Dempsey Mix Diskerud Omar Gonzalez Julian Green Brad Guzan Tim Howard Aron Johannsson Fabian Johnson Jermaine Jones Nick Rimando Chris Wondolowski DeAndre Yedlin Graham Zusi Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann |
| USA – 2022 Brenden Aaronson Kellyn Acosta Tyler Adams Cameron Carter-Vickers Luca de la Torre Sergino Dest Jesus Ferreira Ethan Horvath Sean Johnson Aaron Long Weston McKennie Shaq Moore Jordan Morris Yunus Musah Christian Pulisic Tim Ream Gio Reyna Antonee Robinson Cristian Roldan Josh Sargent Joe Scally Matt Turner Tim Weah Haji Wright DeAndre Yedlin Walker Zimmerman Coach: Gregg Berhalter |
