USA's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics
In this continuously-updated article, we take a look at USA's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics.
All-time record across 12 FIFA World Cup appearances (1930–2026)
| Confederation | Concacaf |
| Best FIFA World Cup achievement | Semi-finals (1930) |
| FIFA World Cup appearances (inc 2026) | 12 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2022, 2026) |
| First FIFA World Cup | 1930 (semi-finals) |
| Most recent FIFA World Cup | 2022 (round of 16) |
| Current sequence of successive qualifications (inc 2026) | 2 (since 2022) |
| FIFA World Cup hosts | 1994 (round of 16), 2026 co-hosts |
Record by tournament
| Year - Host | Result | Head coach | Top scorer | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| 1930 - URU | Semi-finals | Bob Millar, USA | Bert Patenaude (4) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 1934 - ITA | First round | David Gould, USA | Aldo Donelli (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| 1938 - FRA | Did not participate |
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| 1950 - BRA | Group stage | Bill Jeffrey, SCO | Four players (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| 1954 - SUI | Did not qualify |
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| 1958 - SWE | Did not qualify |
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| 1962 - CHI | Did not qualify |
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| 1966 - ENG | Did not qualify |
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| 1970 - MEX | Did not qualify |
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| 1974 - FRG | Did not qualify |
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| 1978 - ARG | Did not qualify |
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| 1982 - ESP | Did not qualify |
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| 1986 - MEX | Did not qualify |
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| 1990 - ITA | Group stage | Bob Gansler, USA | Paul Caligiuri, Bruce Murray (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
| 1994 - USA | Round of 16 | Bora Milutinovic, SRB | Earnie Stewart, Eric Wynalda (1) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 1998 - FRA | Group stage | Steve Sampson, USA | McBRIDE Brian (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 2002 - JPN/KOR | Quarter-finals | Bruce Arena, USA | Landon Donovan, McBRIDE Brian (2) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 - GER | Group stage | Bruce Arena, USA | Clint Dempsey (1) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| 2010 - RSA | Round of 16 | Bob Bradley, USA | Landon Donovan (3) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 - BRA | Round of 16 | Juergen Klinsmann, GER | Clint Dempsey (2) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 2018 - RUS | Did not qualify |
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| 2022 - QAT | Round of 16 | Gregg Berhalter, USA | Three players (1) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| OVERALL RECORD | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 66 | -26 | |||
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · F = Goals for · A = Goals against · GD = Goal difference
All-time World Cup record
| Phase | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Overall | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 66 | -26 |
| Group stage | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 44 | -11 |
| Knockout phase | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -15 |
GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference
General team records
| Biggest win | 3-0: vs Belgium (group stage, 13/07/1930) 3-0: vs Paraguay (group stage, 17/07/1930) |
| Biggest defeat | 1-7: vs Italy (first round, 27/05/1934) |
| Highest scoring draw | 2-2: twice, most recently, vs Portugal (group stage, 22/06/2014) |
| Highest scoring match | 8 goals: USA 1-7 Italy (first round, 27/05/1934) |
| Most goals scored in a match | 3 goals: three times, most recently, 3-2 vs Portugal (group stage, 05/06/2002) |
| Most goals conceded in a match | 7 goals: USA 1-7 Italy (27/05/1934) |
| Most goals scored at a FIFA World Cup | 7: 1930 (3 matches), 2002 (5 matches) |
| Fewest goals scored at a FIFA World Cup | 1: 1934 (1 match), 1998 (3 matches) |
| Most goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup | 8: 1950, 1990 (3 matches) |
| Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup | 4: 1994, 2022 (4 matches) |
Streaks
| Successive wins | 2: 13/07/1930 - 17/07/1930 |
| Successive defeats | 5: 26/06/1994 - 25/06/1998 |
| Successive draws | 2: twice, most recently, 21/11/2022 - 25/11/2022 |
| Successive matches without a defeat | 3: twice, most recently, 21/11/2022 - 29/11/2022 |
| Successive matches without a win | 6: 21/06/2002 - 18/06/2010 |
| Successive matches with a goal scored | 8: twice, most recently, 17/06/2006 - 22/06/2014 |
| Successive matches without scoring | 3: 26/06/1994 - 15/06/1998 |
| Successive clean sheets | 2: twice, most recently, 25/11/2022 - 29/11/2022 |
Knockout records
Round by round WL record *ties won or lost
Round of 16* - W1 L5 *includes first round in 1934
Quarter-finals - W0 L1
Semi-finals - W0 L1
Extra time
| USA vs Ghana | 1-2 AET (1-1, 0-1) | 2010, round of 16 |
| Belgium vs USA | 2-1 AET | 2014, round of 16 |
Penalty shoot-outs
W0 L0
Player records
Most FIFA World Cup participations
4 - Da BeasleyMarcus (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
4 - Kasey Keller (1990, 1998, 2002, 2006)
4 - Claudio Reyna (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Most FIFA World Cup matches played
12 - Landon Donovan (5-2002; 3-2006; 4-2010)
11 - Da BeasleyMarcus (3-2002; 3-2006; 1-2010; 4-2014)
11 - Cobi Jones (4-1994; 3-1998; 4-2002)
11 - Ernie Stewart (4-1994; 3-1998; 4-2002)
10 - Clint Dempsey (2-2006; 4-2010; 4-2014)
10 - Brian Mcbride (2-1998; 5-2002; 3-2006)
10 - Claudio Reyna (3-1998; 4-2002; 3-2006)
9 - Eddie Pope (2-1998; 5-2002; 2-2006)
9 - Tab Ramos (3-1990; 4-1994; 2-1998)
8 - Marcelo Balboa (3-1990; 4-1994; 1-1998)
8 - Michael Bradley (4-2010; 4-2014)
8 - Tim Howard (4-2010; 4-2014)
8 - Eric Wynalda (2-1990; 4-1994; 2-1998)
Most FIFA World Cup goals scored
5 - Landon Donovan (2-2002; 3-2010)
4 - Clint Dempsey (1-2006; 1-2010; 2-2014)
4 - Bert Patenaude (4-1930)
3 - Brian Mcbride (1-1998; 2-2002)
1 - 21 players
Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with a goal
3 - Clint Dempsey (2006, 2010, 2014)
Youngest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup
19y 25d - Julian Green vs Belgium (01/07/2014)
19y 357d - Yunus Musah vs Wales (21/11/2022)
20y 12d - Da BeasleyMarcus vs Portugal (05/06/2002)
20y 12d - Giovanni Reyna vs England (25/11/2022)
20y 93d - Landon Donovan vs Portugal (05/06/2002)
Youngest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup
19y 25d - Julian Green vs Belgium (01/07/2014)
20y 102d - Landon Donovan vs Poland (14/06/2002)
20y 251d - Bert Patenaude vs Belgium (13/07/1930)
21y 139d - John Brooks vs Ghana (16/06/2014)
21y 207d - Jim Brown vs Argentina (26/07/1930)
Oldest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup
38y 162d - Fernando Clavijo vs Brazil (04/07/1994)
37y 44d - Thomas Dooley vs Yugoslavia (25/06/1998)
36y 263d - Tom Florie vs Italy (27/05/1934)
36y 205d - Kasey Keller vs Ghana (22/06/2006)
35y 117d - Tim Howard vs Belgium (01/07/2014)
Oldest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup
32y 310d - Tom Florie vs Belgium (13/07/1930)
32y 231d - Jermaine Jones vs Portugal (22/06/2014)
31y 105d - Clint Dempsey vs Portugal (22/06/2014)
31y 74d - McGHEE Bart vs Belgium (13/07/1930)
29y 363d - McBRIDE Brian vs Mexico (17/06/2002)
Most consecutive appearances with a goal
3 - Landon Donovan (18/06/2010 - 26/06/2010)
Most goals in a match
3 - Bert Patenaude vs Paraguay (1930, group stage)
Hat-tricks
3 goals - Bert Patenaude vs Paraguay (1930, group stage)
Fastest goal scored
30'' - Clint Dempsey vs Ghana (2014, group stage)
4' - John O Brien vs Portugal (2002, group stage)
8' - McBRIDE Brian vs Mexico (2002, round of 16)
Most clean sheets (GK)
2 - Jimmy Douglas (2-1930)
2 - Matt Turner (2-2022)
Red cards
Eric Wynalda vs Czechoslovakia (1990, group stage)
Fernando Clavijo vs Brazil (1994, round of 16)
Pablo Mastroeni vs Italy (2006, group stage)
Eddie Pope vs Italy (2006, group stage)
Coaches
Most final tournaments
2 - Bruce Arena, USA (2002, 2006)
Most matches
8 - Bruce Arena, USA (5-2002; 3-2006)
4 - Gregg Berhalter, USA (4-2022)
4 - Bob Bradley, USA (4-2010)
4 - Juergen Klinsmann, GER (4-2014)
4 - Bora Milutinovic, YUG (4-1994)
Most matches won
2 - Bruce Arena, USA (2-2002)
2 - Bob Millar, USA (2-1930)
Youngest coach
40y 62d - Bob Millar vs Belgium (13/07/1930)
41y 147d - Steve Sampson vs Germany (15/06/1998)
48y 344d - Bob Gansler vs Czechoslovakia (10/06/1990)
Oldest coach
61y 138d - David Gould vs Italy (27/05/1934)
57y 333d - Bill Jeffrey vs Chile (02/07/1950)
54y 274d - Bruce Arena vs Ghana (22/06/2006)
Penalties taken
| Min. | Span | Player | Date | Match | Execution | Reason |
| 48' | 2H | Joe Maca | 02/07/1950 | CHI vs USA | scored | Goal |
| 62' | 2H | Landon Donovan | 26/06/2010 | USA vs GHA | scored | Goal |
Penalties faced
| Min. | Span | Goalkeeper | Opposition player | Team | Date | Match | Execution |
| 40' | 1H | Tony Meola | Michal Bilek | Czechoslovakia | 10/06/1990 | USA vs TCH | Conceded |
| 88' | 2H | Tony Meola | Michal Bilek | Czechoslovakia | 10/06/1990 | USA vs TCH | Saved |
| 32' | 1H | Tony Meola | Gianluca Vialli | Italy | 14/06/1990 | ITA vs USA | Post |
| 39' | 1H | Brad Friedel | Eul Yong Lee | Korea Republic | 10/06/2002 | KOR vs USA | Saved |
| 76' | 2H | Brad Friedel | Maciej Zurawski | Poland | 14/06/2002 | POL vs USA | Saved |
| 45+2' | O1H | Kasey Keller | Stephen Appiah | Ghana | 22/06/2006 | GHA vs USA | Conceded |
| 82' | 2H | Matt Turner | Gareth Bale | Wales | 21/11/2022 | USA vs WAL | Conceded |
Complete World Cup match results
| Tournament | Date | Match |
| 1930 | 13/07/1930 | USA 3-0 Belgium, Group stage (Montevideo-URU) |
| 1930 | 17/07/1930 | USA 3-0 Paraguay, Group stage (Montevideo-URU) |
| 1930 | 26/07/1930 | Argentina 6-1 USA, Semi-finals (Montevideo-URU) |
| 1934 | 27/05/1934 | Italy 7-1 USA, First round (Rome-ITA) |
| 1950 | 25/06/1950 | Spain 3-1 USA, Group stage (Curitiba-BRA) |
| 1950 | 29/06/1950 | USA 1-0 England, Group stage (Belo Horizonte-BRA) |
| 1950 | 02/07/1950 | Chile 5-2 USA, Group stage (Recife-BRA) |
| 1990 | 10/06/1990 | USA 1-5 Czechoslovakia, Group stage (Florence-ITA) |
| 1990 | 14/06/1990 | Italy 1-0 USA, Group stage (Rome-ITA) |
| 1990 | 19/06/1990 | Austria 2-1 USA, Group stage (Florence-ITA) |
| 1994 | 18/06/1994 | USA 1-1 Switzerland, Group stage (Detroit-USA) |
| 1994 | 22/06/1994 | USA 2-1 Colombia, Group stage (Pasadena-USA) |
| 1994 | 26/06/1994 | USA 0-1 Romania, Group stage (Pasadena-USA) |
| 1994 | 04/07/1994 | Brazil 1-0 USA, Round of 16 (San Francisco-USA) |
| 1998 | 15/06/1998 | Germany 2-0 USA, Group stage (Paris-FRA) |
| 1998 | 21/06/1998 | USA 1-2 IR Iran, Group stage (Lyon-FRA) |
| 1998 | 25/06/1998 | USA 0-1 Yugoslavia, Group stage (Nantes-FRA) |
| 2002 | 05/06/2002 | USA 3-2 Portugal, Group stage (Suwon-KOR) |
| 2002 | 10/06/2002 | Korea Republic 1-1 USA, Group stage (Daegu-KOR) |
| 2002 | 14/06/2002 | Poland 3-1 USA, Group stage (Daejeon-KOR) |
| 2002 | 17/06/2002 | Mexico 0-2 USA, Round of 16 (Jeonju-KOR) |
| 2002 | 21/06/2002 | Germany 1-0 USA, Quarter-finals (Ulsan-KOR) |
| 2006 | 12/06/2006 | USA 0-3 Czechia, Group stage (Gelsenkirchen-GER) |
| 2006 | 17/06/2006 | Italy 1-1 USA, Group stage (Kaiserslautern-GER) |
| 2006 | 22/06/2006 | Ghana 2-1 USA, Group stage (Nuremberg-GER) |
| 2010 | 12/06/2010 | England 1-1 USA, Group stage (Phokeng-RSA) |
| 2010 | 18/06/2010 | Slovenia 2-2 USA, Group stage (Johannesburg-RSA) |
| 2010 | 23/06/2010 | USA 1-0 Algeria, Group stage (Tshwane/Pretoria-RSA) |
| 2010 | 26/06/2010 | USA 1-2 Ghana, Round of 16 (Phokeng-RSA) aet |
| 2014 | 16/06/2014 | Ghana 1-2 USA, Group stage (Natal-BRA) |
| 2014 | 22/06/2014 | USA 2-2 Portugal, Group stage (Manaus-BRA) |
| 2014 | 26/06/2014 | USA 0-1 Germany, Group stage (Recife-BRA) |
| 2014 | 01/07/2014 | Belgium 2-1 USA, Round of 16 (Salvador-BRA) aet |
| 2022 | 21/11/2022 | USA 1-1 Wales, Group stage (Al Rayyan-QAT) |
| 2022 | 25/11/2022 | England 0-0 USA, Group stage (Al Khor-QAT) |
| 2022 | 29/11/2022 | IR Iran 0-1 USA, Group stage (Doha (Ad-Dawhah)-QAT) |
| 2022 | 03/12/2022 | Netherlands 3-1 USA, Round of 16 (Al Rayyan-QAT) |
