United States men's national soccer team

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United States
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Stars and Stripes[1]
The Yanks[2]
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation (USSF)
ConfederationCONCACAF
Sub-confederationNAFU (North America)
Head coachGregg Berhalter[3]
CaptainChristian Pulisic
Most capsCobi Jones (164)
Top scorerClint Dempsey and Landon Donovan (57)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeUSA
First colors
Second colors
1992)
Best resultRunners-up (2009)
Websiteussoccer.com

The United States men's national soccer team (USMNT) represents the United States in men's international soccer competitions. The team is governed by the United States Soccer Federation, which is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF.

The U.S. team has appeared in eleven

final
, the team's only appearance in the final of a major intercontinental tournament.

The U.S. also competes in continental tournaments, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup, CONCACAF Nations League and Copa América. The U.S. has won seven Gold Cups, two Nations League titles, and finished fourth in two Copa América editions in 1995 and 2016. The team's head coach is Gregg Berhalter, who was re-appointed in June 2023.[3]

History

Early years

The first U.S. national soccer team was constituted in 1885, when it played

Sweden
in Stockholm, where the U.S. won 3–2.

The first U.S. official formation in 1916, Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Sweden

The U.S. fielded a team in the

hat trick in a World Cup.[17] In the semifinals, the U.S. lost to Argentina 6–1. There was no third place game. However, using the overall tournament records in 1986, FIFA credited the U.S. with a third-place finish ahead of fellow semifinalist Yugoslavia.[18]
This remains the U.S. team's best World Cup result, and is the highest finish of any team from outside of South America and Europe.

The U.S. qualified for the 1934 World Cup by defeating Mexico 4–2 in Italy a few days before the finals started. In a straight knock-out format, the team first played host Italy and lost 7–1, eliminating the U.S. from the tournament. At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, the U.S. again lost to Italy in the first round and were eliminated, although this time with a score of 1–0. Italy went on to win both tournaments, being a dominant team of that era.

The

Independência Stadium in Belo Horizonte. Striker Joe Gaetjens was the goal scorer. Called "The Miracle on Grass", the result is considered one of the greatest upsets in the history of the World Cup.[19][20] In their third game of the tournament, a 5–2 defeat by Chile
saw the U.S. eliminated from the tournament. The U.S. would not make another appearance in the World Cup finals for four decades.

1960s–1980s

The national team spent the mid-to-late 20th century in near complete irrelevance in both the international game and the domestic sporting scene. There was only one World Cup berth for CONCACAF during this period until 1982.[21][22] The emergence of the North American Soccer League in the 1960s and 1970s raised hopes that the U.S. national team would soon improve and become a global force. However such hopes were not realized and by the 1980s the U.S. Soccer Federation found itself in serious financial struggles, with the national team playing only two matches from 1981 to 1983. U.S. Soccer targeted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1986 World Cup as means of rebuilding the national team and its fan base. The International Olympic Committee declared that teams from outside Europe and South America could field full senior teams, including professionals (until then, the amateur-only rule had heavily favored socialist countries from Eastern Europe whose players were professionals in all but name). The U.S. had a very strong showing at the tournament, beating Costa Rica, tying Egypt, losing only to favorite Italy and finishing 1–1–1 but didn't make the second round, losing to Egypt on a tiebreaker (both had three points).[23]

To provide a more stable national team program and renew interest in the NASL, U.S. Soccer entered the national team into the NASL league schedule for the 1983 season as Team America. This team lacked the continuity and regularity of training that conventional clubs enjoy, and many players were unwilling to play for the national team instead of their own clubs when conflicts arose.[22] Team America finished the season at the bottom of the league, with U.S. Soccer canceling the experiment and withdrawing the national team from the NASL after one season. By the end of 1984, the NASL had folded, leaving the U.S. without a single professional-level outdoor soccer league.[24]

The U.S. bid to host the 1986 FIFA World Cup after Colombia withdrew from contention due to economic concerns, but FIFA selected Mexico to host the tournament. In the last game of CONCACAF qualifying for the 1986 World Cup, the U.S. needed only a tie against Costa Rica to reach the final qualification group against Honduras and Canada. U.S. Soccer scheduled the game to be played in Torrance, California, an area with many Costa Rican expatriates, and marketed the game almost exclusively to the Costa Rican community.[25] Costa Rica won the match 1–0, and kept the U.S. from reaching its fourth World Cup finals.[22][26]

In 1988, U.S. Soccer attempted to re-implement its national-team-as-club concept, offering contracts to players to train with the national program full-time while occasionally loaning them to club teams as a revenue source for the federation. This brought many key veterans back into the program and allowed the team to begin playing more matches which, combined with an influx of talent from new youth clubs and leagues established across the nation in the wake of the NASL's popularity, allowed the national team to end the 1980s with optimism and higher hopes of qualifying for the 1990 World Cup than had existed for previous tournaments.

1990s

On July 4, 1988, FIFA named the U.S. as the host of the 1994 World Cup under significant international criticism given the perceived weakness of the national team and the lack of a professional outdoor league. The success of the 1984 Summer Olympics played a major role in FIFA's decision. Criticism diminished somewhat when a 1–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago, the first road win for the U.S. in nearly two years, in the last match of the 1989 CONCACAF Championship, earned the U.S. its first World Cup appearance in 40 years, although their journey was significantly eased by the disqualification of CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico.

The team was coached by Bob Gansler, Wisconsin-Milwaukee and U20 national team coach, in preparation for the 1990 World Cup in Italy, with two of the team's more experienced players, Rick Davis and Hugo Perez, recovering from serious injuries and unavailable for selection. Rather than fill out his team with veteran professionals from U.S. indoor soccer leagues, Gansler and his assistant Stejem Mark chose to select many younger players with better conditioning for the outdoor game, including several collegiate players such as Virginia goalkeeper Tony Meola. The U.S. entered the tournament as massive underdogs and suffered defeats in all three of its group games to Czechoslovakia, Italy, and Austria. Defenders Jimmy Banks and Desmond Armstrong became the first African Americans to appear in a World Cup match for the United States.[27]

In a noteworthy match, in the 1993 U.S. Cup, the U.S. beat England 2–0.[28] After qualifying automatically as the host of the 1994 World Cup under Bora Milutinović, the U.S. opened the tournament schedule with a 1–1 tie against Switzerland in the Pontiac Silverdome in the suburbs of Detroit, the first World Cup game played indoors. In its second game, the U.S. faced Colombia, then ranked fourth in the world, at the Rose Bowl. Aided by an own goal from Andrés Escobar, the U.S. won 2–1.[29] Escobar was later murdered in his home country, possibly in retaliation for this mistake.[30] Despite a 1–0 loss to Romania in its final group game, the U.S. made it past the initial round for the first time since 1930. In the round of 16, the U.S. lost 1–0 to the eventual champion Brazil.[31] Despite this success, the team fired Bora in 1995, reportedly because he was not interested in administrative duties.[32]

In a 1995 friendly, the U.S. came back from 3–0 to win 4–3 against Saudi Arabia, the biggest comeback in the team's history. That same year, the team participated as guests in the 1995 Copa América, where they finished first in their group after beating Chile and Argentina, advancing to the quarterfinals. In that stage, the U.S. defeated Mexico on penalties, and then lost to Brazil 1–0 in the semifinals. The United States finished fourth after losing to Colombia 4–1.[33]

In the 1998 World Cup in France, the team lost all three group matches, 2–0 to Germany, 2–1 to Iran, and 1–0 to Yugoslavia, finishing dead last in the field of 32. Head coach Steve Sampson received much of the blame for the performance as a result of abruptly cutting team captain John Harkes, whom Sampson had named "Captain for Life" shortly before, as well as several other players who were instrumental to the qualifying effort, from the squad. Thomas Dooley became the captain at that point.[34] It emerged in February 2010 that Sampson removed Harkes from the team due to Harkes allegedly having an affair with teammate Eric Wynalda's wife.[35]

2000–2019

Claudio Reyna during practice

The U.S. qualified for the 2002 World Cup; under Bruce Arena, the U.S. reached the quarterfinals, its best finish in a World Cup since 1930. The team advanced in the group stage with a 1W–1D–1L record, beginning with a 3–2 upset win over Portugal, followed by a 1–1 tie with co-host and eventual semifinalist, South Korea. The third and final match was a 3–1 loss to Poland; the team still got to the round of 16 when South Korea defeated Portugal. This set the stage for a face-off with continental rivals Mexico, the first time they met in a World Cup. The U.S. won the game 2–0. Brian McBride opened the scoring early, and Landon Donovan doubled the lead in the 65th minute. In the quarterfinals, where it met Germany, the U.S. lost 1–0 after being denied a penalty when Torsten Frings handled the ball to prevent a Gregg Berhalter goal. All of the U.S. games in the 2002 World Cup were played in South Korea and all their victories came wearing the white uniform, while their only defeats came while wearing the blue uniform.[36] Donovan won the Best Young Player for the tournament.

In the

MetroStars and Chivas USA head coach Bob Bradley
in early 2007.

Bradley began his competitive career with the national team with the

The U.S. had a notable performance at the 2009 Confederations Cup,[40] defeating top-ranked Spain, who were on a 35-game undefeated streak, 2–0.[41] With the win, the United States advanced to its first-ever final in a men's FIFA tournament. The team lost 3–2 to Brazil after leading 2–0 at half time.[42]

The United States then hosted the 2009 Gold Cup.[43] In the final, the United States was beaten by Mexico 5–0. This defeat broke the U.S. team's 58-match home unbeaten streak against CONCACAF opponents, and was the first home loss to Mexico since 1999.

In the fourth round of the 2010 World Cup qualification, the U.S. began by beating Mexico 2–0. The February 2009 loss extended Mexico's losing streak against America on U.S. soil to 11 matches.[44] Jozy Altidore became the youngest U.S. player to score a hat-trick, in a 3–0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.[45] Near the end of the summer of 2009, the United States lost 2–1 to Mexico at Estadio Azteca. On October 10, the U.S. secured qualification to the 2010 World Cup with a 3–2 win over Honduras. Four days later, the U.S. finished in first place in the group with a 2–2 tie against Costa Rica.

Landon Donovan at the 2010 World Cup

In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the U.S. team was drawn in Group C against England, Slovenia and Algeria. After drawing against England (1–1) and Slovenia (2–2), the U.S. defeated Algeria 1–0 with a stoppage-time goal from Landon Donovan, taking first place in a World Cup Finals group for the first time since 1930. In the round of 16, the U.S. was eliminated by Ghana, 2–1.[46] On FIFA's ranking of World Cup teams the U.S. finished in 12th place out of the 32-team field.

The U.S. again hosted the Gold Cup in 2011. The U.S. advanced past the group stage, then defeated Jamaica 2–0 in the quarterfinals and Panama 1–0 in the semifinals before losing to Mexico 4–2 in the final. Later in the summer, Bob Bradley was relieved of his duties and former German national team manager Jürgen Klinsmann was hired as head coach.

The U.S. had some success in friendlies in 2012 and 2013. The U.S. team won 1–0 in Italy on February 29, 2012, the team's first-ever win over Italy. On June 2, 2013, the U.S. played a friendly against Germany at a sold-out RFK Stadium in Washington D.C., with the U.S. winning 4–3. In July 2013, the U.S. hosted the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup where it went undefeated in the group stage and won with a 1–0 victory over Panama in the final, with Landon Donovan winning the tournament's golden ball award.

A 4–3 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in an international friendly match in Sarajevo represented the 12th straight win for the USMNT, the longest winning streak for any team in the world at that time.[47][48][49][50] The 12 game winning streak ended September 6, 2013, when the U.S. lost to Costa Rica 3–1 in San José.[51] In 2013 the national team played the final round of qualification,[52][53] and by defeating Mexico in September, the U.S. clinched a spot in the 2014 World Cup.[54]

The U.S. absorbed many German elements leading up to the

23-men squad in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[55][56][57][58] The U.S. was drawn into Group G, along with Ghana, Germany, and Portugal.[59] The U.S. took revenge on the Ghanaians, winning 2–1.[60] They tied their second group game against Portugal 2–2. In the final game of the group stage, the U.S. fell to Germany 1–0, but moved on to the knockout stage on goal difference.[61] This was the first time that the team made two consecutive trips to the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup.[62] In the round of 16, the U.S. lost 2–1 to Belgium in extra time, despite goalkeeper Tim Howard making a World Cup record 15 saves[63][note 2] during the match.[64]

Clint Dempsey with the U.S. in 2011

The national team's next tournament under Klinsmann was the

2015 CONCACAF Cup playoff to determine the region's entry to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
, the U.S. were defeated 3–2 by Mexico at the Rose Bowl.

In June 2016, the U.S. played as hosts of Copa América Centenario. The U.S. topped Group A on goal difference against Colombia. The U.S. beat Ecuador 2–1 in the quarterfinals, but then fell to Argentina 4–0 and lost to Colombia again 1–0 in the third place match. They finished fourth at the Copa América, tying their best finish ever in 1995.

Following consecutive losses to Mexico and Costa Rica in the opening games of the final round of qualification for the 2018 World Cup, Klinsmann was removed as national team coach and technical director and replaced by previous U.S. head coach Bruce Arena. World Cup qualification resumed on March 24, 2017, where Arena and his team had a record 6–0 win over Honduras.[65] Four days later, the team traveled to Panama City, drawing Panama 1–1. After beating Trinidad and Tobago 2–0, the U.S. got their third ever result in World Cup Qualification at the Estadio Azteca when they drew 1–1 against Mexico. In July 2017, the U.S. won their sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 2–1 win over Jamaica in the final. Following a 2–1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago on October 10, 2017, the U.S. failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, missing the tournament for the first time since 1986.[66] Many pundits and analysts called this the worst result and worst performance in the history of the national team.[67]

Following Arena's resignation on October 13, 2017, assistant coach

Columbus Crew and a former USMNT defender, was announced as the team's new head coach on December 2, 2018.[71][72]

2019–present

Christian Pulisic at the 2022 World Cup

Under Berhalter the team lost in the

final. An entirely different team also won the Gold Cup against Mexico later that summer. With a 1–0 friendly victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 18, 2021, the team set a program record for wins in a calendar year, with 17 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws.[73] The young group has been widely described as America's golden generation.[74][75][76]

The United States qualified for the 2022 World Cup by finishing third in the final qualifying round. The qualifying campaign included an unbeaten record at home and a draw away to Mexico at Estadio Azteca.[77] Grouped with England, Iran, and Wales in Group B, the team advanced to the knockout stage as runners-up with five points and without losing a game. There, they faced the Netherlands, suffering a 3–1 defeat. Midfielder Kellyn Acosta became the first Asian American to appear for the U.S. at a World Cup.[78]

After Berhalter's contract expired in December 2022, the U.S. searched for an interim head coach. Under

B.J. Callaghan, in June 2023, the United States successfully defended their Nations League trophy by winning the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League. The team conceded no goals in the finals, winning 3–0 against Mexico and 2–0 against Canada in the final.[79] In July 2023, the U.S. with a different squad lost to Panama in a penalty shootout in the 2023 Gold Cup.[80]

The United States automatically qualified for the

2024 Copa America by defeating Trinidad and Tobago 4–2 over two legs in November 2023.[81] Gregg Berhalter was reappointed as coach of the United States on June 16, 2023, and he will lead the team until the end of the 2026 World Cup.[82]

Team image

Uniform and crest

Since their first unofficial game against Canada, the most common U.S. uniform has been white tops with blue shorts. In 1950, the U.S. adopted a Peru-styled diagonal stripe or "sash" across the shirt. The stripe has been on the third uniforms for 2003, 2004, and 2006, as well as the 2010 home, road, and third uniforms. An additional color scheme based on the U.S. flag has been occasionally used (most prominently in the 1994 World Cup and 2012–13 qualifiers as well the 1983 Team America franchise of the North American Soccer League) comprising a shirt with red and white stripes with blue shorts.

German brand Adidas provided the uniform for the United States from 1984 until 1994. Since 1995, American company Nike has been the uniform supplier.[83]

Uniform suppliers

Kit supplier Period Contract
duration
Notes
Adidas 1975–1994 1975–1994 [84]
Nike 1995–present 1995–2021
2022–2031 [85][86]

Rivalries

Mexico

The teams of Mexico and the United States are widely considered as the two major powers of CONCACAF. Matches between the two nations often attract much media attention, public interest and comment in both countries. Although the first match was played in 1934, their rivalry was not considered major until the 1980s, when the teams began to frequently compete in CONCACAF cups. On August 15, 2012, the United States defeated Mexico at Estadio Azteca in the first victory for the U.S. against Mexico on Mexican soil in 75 years.[87] Ever since their first meeting in 1934, the two teams have met 76 times, with Mexico leading the overall series 36W–17D–23L, outscoring the U.S. 145–90. However, since the 1990s, the tide began to change due to a rapid growth of soccer in the U.S. During the 21st century, the series has favored the U.S. 18W–8D–9L. Either the United States or Mexico has won every edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup except one (the 2000 Gold Cup was won by Canada).

Canada

The U.S. has a second, less bitter rival in

2021 Gold Cup matchup in Kansas City, Kansas. In 2022 World Cup qualifying, Canada earned a 1–1 draw in Nashville, Tennessee and defeated the U.S. 2–0 in Hamilton, Ontario. On June 18, 2023, the United States defeated Canada 2–0 in the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League final in Las Vegas, Nevada, the first time the two nations faced each other in the finals of a major CONCACAF tournament.[89] Three weeks later, the U.S. eliminated Canada 3–2 on penalties in a 2023 Gold Cup
quarterfinal matchup.

Costa Rica

In recent years the United States has also begun to develop a rivalry with Costa Rica.[90][91][92][93][94] The most notable match, and the impetus of the rivalry itself, occurred on March 22, 2013, in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match played at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado under blizzard conditions. Costa Rica filed a protest with FIFA due to field conditions when the United States won the game 1–0, but the protest was denied. The game has already been dubbed in soccer lore as "Snow Clasico" for the conditions.[95][96] The United States have never defeated Costa Rica in Costa Rica, losing 10 meetings and drawing twice.[97]

Supporters

U.S. soccer fans, dressed in red, cheer in bleachers as they hold a large U.S. flag over themselves at a soccer match.
Sam's Army at a U.S. vs. Jamaica match

There have been two main

supporter groups backing the United States men's national soccer team, Sam's Army and The American Outlaws. Sam's Army started shortly after the 1994 World Cup in the United States[98]
and were active through 2014. Sam's Army members wore red to matches and sung or chanted throughout the match. They often brought huge U.S. flags and other banners to the game.

The American Outlaws was started in Lincoln, Nebraska in 2007 as a local supporters' group.[99] The group's membership attempted to address a lack of consistency from game to game in supporter organization and social events on match days.[100] To achieve this goal, the American Outlaws became a nationwide, non-profit supporters' group. Some American Outlaws members wear U.S. flag bandanas over their faces and commonly wear soccer supporter scarves.[citation needed] Some branches of the American Outlaws have their own scarves specific to their branch.[citation needed]

The U.S. men's national team has had a tremendous following on social media, especially Twitter and Instagram in recent years. Interest in young American players and the attention they bring has led to an increase in foreign investment in U.S. players.[101]

Home stadium

RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. has hosted over 20 USMNT matches.

The United States does not have a dedicated

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, and the 1984 Olympics Gold Medal Match.[103]

Media coverage

TNT Sports has the English language rights for U.S. Soccer broadcasts from 2022 to 2030. All matches are streaming live on Max with matches also on TNT and TBS. In June 2021, CBS Sports acquired partial rights to select U.S. Soccer matches, including FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the Nations League Finals, to be broadcast on CBS Sports Network and the Paramount+ streaming service. Telemundo has the Spanish language rights to all U.S. Soccer broadcasts from 2023 to 2030. These agreements do not apply to FIFA World Cup away qualifiers, whose rights are distributed by the host country.[104] Therefore, these matches can often be found on other networks such as Univision, Fox Sports, and Paramount+.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

March 24 Nations League GS Grenada  1–7  United States St. George's, Grenada
20:00 ET
  • Hippolyte 32'
Report
Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 7,032
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
March 27 Nations League GS United States  1–0  El Salvador Orlando, Florida
19:30 ET
Report Stadium:
Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 18,947
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala
)
April 19 Continental Clásico United States  1–1  Mexico Glendale, Arizona
22:22 ET Report
Stadium: State Farm Stadium
Attendance: 55,730
Referee: Bryan Lopez (Guatemala)
June 15 Nations League SF United States  3–0  Mexico Paradise, Nevada
19:00 PT
Report Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
June 18 Nations League F Canada  0–2  United States Paradise, Nevada
20:30 ET Report
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
June 24 Gold Cup GS United States  1–1  Jamaica Chicago, Illinois
21:30 ET Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 36,666
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
July 9
Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 ET
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 24,979
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
Penalties
September 9
St. Louis, Missouri
17:30 EDT
Report Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 15,569
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)
September 12 Friendly United States  4–0  Oman Saint Paul, Minnesota
20:30 EDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 13,665
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
October 17
Nashville, Tennessee
20:30 ET
Report Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 18,468
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
November 20 Nations League QF 2nd Leg Trinidad and Tobago  2–1
(2–4 agg.)
 United States Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Note: United States won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified to the 2024 Copa América.

2024

January 20 Friendly United States  0–1  Slovenia San Antonio, Texas
15:00 ET Report Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 9,191
Referee: Pierre Luc Lauziere (Canada)

All-time results

The following table shows the United States all-time international record, correct as of January 20, 2024.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
Total 773 342 164 267 1160 994 +166

Staff

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach United States Gregg Berhalter
Assistant coaches United States B. J. Callaghan
Switzerland Vincent Cavin[105]
United States Mikey Varas
Goalkeeping coach Germany Fabian Otte[106]
Scout and opponent analyst United States Eric Laurie
Head performance expert United States Steve Tashjian
Movement and conditioning coach United States Darcy Norman
Set piece coach Denmark Lars Knudsen

Technical staff

Position Name Start date Ref.
Sporting director Wales Matt Crocker April 2023 [107]
Vice president of sporting United States Oguchi Onyewu May 2023 [108]

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League Finals matches, March 21 and 24, 2024.[109][110]
Caps and goals are updated as of January 20, 2024, after the match against Slovenia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Matt Turner (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 29) 37 0 England Nottingham Forest
1GK Ethan Horvath (1995-06-09) June 9, 1995 (age 28) 9 0 Wales Cardiff City
1GK Drake Callender (1997-10-07) October 7, 1997 (age 26) 0 0 United States Inter Miami CF

2DF Tim Ream (1987-10-05) October 5, 1987 (age 36) 55 1 England Fulham
2DF Antonee Robinson (1997-08-08) August 8, 1997 (age 26) 39 4 England Fulham
2DF Sergiño Dest (2000-11-03) November 3, 2000 (age 23) 32 2 Netherlands PSV
2DF Miles Robinson (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 27) 28 3 United States FC Cincinnati
2DF Chris Richards (2000-03-28) March 28, 2000 (age 23) 14 1 England Crystal Palace
2DF Mark McKenzie (1999-02-25) February 25, 1999 (age 25) 13 0 Belgium Genk
2DF Joe Scally (2002-12-31) December 31, 2002 (age 21) 8 0 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
2DF Kristoffer Lund (2002-05-14) May 14, 2002 (age 21) 3 0 Italy Palermo

3MF Weston McKennie (1998-08-28) August 28, 1998 (age 25) 49 11 Italy Juventus
3MF Tyler Adams (1999-02-14) February 14, 1999 (age 25) 36 1 England Bournemouth
3MF Yunus Musah (2002-11-29) November 29, 2002 (age 21) 33 0 Italy Milan
3MF Giovanni Reyna (2002-11-13) November 13, 2002 (age 21) 24 7 England Nottingham Forest
3MF Johnny Cardoso (2001-09-20) September 20, 2001 (age 22) 9 0 Spain Real Betis

4FW Christian Pulisic (captain) (1998-09-18) September 18, 1998 (age 25) 64 28 Italy Milan
4FW Brenden Aaronson (2000-10-22) October 22, 2000 (age 23) 38 8 Germany Union Berlin
4FW Timothy Weah (2000-02-22) February 22, 2000 (age 24) 35 5 Italy Juventus
4FW Ricardo Pepi (2003-01-09) January 9, 2003 (age 21) 22 10 Netherlands PSV
4FW Folarin Balogun (2001-07-03) July 3, 2001 (age 22) 8 3 France Monaco[a]
4FW Malik Tillman (2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 21) 8 0 Netherlands PSV
4FW Haji Wright (1998-03-27) March 27, 1998 (age 25) 7 2 England Coventry City

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Patrick Schulte (2001-03-13) March 13, 2001 (age 23) 1 0 United States Columbus Crew v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
GK Roman Celentano (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 (age 23) 0 0 United States FC Cincinnati v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
GK Gabriel Slonina (2004-05-15) May 15, 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Belgium Eupen v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
GK Sean Johnson (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 34) 13 0 Canada Toronto FC 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
GK Josh Cohen (1992-08-08) August 8, 1992 (age 31) 0 0 United States Atlanta United FC 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals PRE
GK Zack Steffen (1995-04-02) April 2, 1995 (age 28) 29 0 United States Colorado Rapids v.  El Salvador; March 27, 2023

DF Shaq Moore (1996-11-02) November 2, 1996 (age 27) 18 1 United States Nashville SC v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
DF James Sands (2000-07-06) July 6, 2000 (age 23) 13 0 United States New York City FC v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
DF DeJuan Jones (1997-06-24) June 24, 1997 (age 26) 8 0 United States New England Revolution v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
DF John Tolkin (2002-07-31) July 31, 2002 (age 21) 4 0 United States New York Red Bulls v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
DF Caleb Wiley (2004-12-22) December 22, 2004 (age 19) 2 0 United States Atlanta United FC v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
DF Nathan Harriel (2001-04-23) April 23, 2001 (age 22) 0 0 United States Philadelphia Union v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
DF Ian Murphy (2000-01-16) January 16, 2000 (age 24) 0 0 United States FC Cincinnati v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
DF Nkosi Tafari (1997-03-23) March 23, 1997 (age 26) 0 0 United States FC Dallas v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
DF Jackson Ragen (1998-09-24) September 24, 1998 (age 25) 0 0 United States Seattle Sounders FC Training Camp January 8–16, 2024 INJ
DF Cameron Carter-Vickers (1997-12-31) December 31, 1997 (age 26) 16 0 Scotland Celtic v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
DF DeAndre Yedlin (1993-07-09) July 9, 1993 (age 30) 81 0 United States FC Cincinnati 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF Aaron Long (1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 31) 35 3 United States Los Angeles FC 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF Matt Miazga (1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 (age 28) 28 1 United States FC Cincinnati 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF Bryan Reynolds (2001-06-28) June 28, 2001 (age 22) 7 1 Belgium Westerlo 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF Jalen Neal (2003-08-24) August 24, 2003 (age 20) 6 0 United States LA Galaxy 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF Walker Zimmerman (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 30) 42 3 United States Nashville SC 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
DF Auston Trusty (1998-08-12) August 12, 1998 (age 25) 2 0 England Sheffield United 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
DF Joshua Wynder (2005-05-02) May 2, 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Portugal Benfica B v.  Mexico; April 19, 2023

MF Luca de la Torre (1998-05-23) May 23, 1998 (age 25) 20 0 Spain Celta Vigo 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals INJ
MF Aidan Morris (2001-11-16) November 16, 2001 (age 22) 5 0 United States Columbus Crew v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
MF Josh Atencio (2002-01-31) January 31, 2002 (age 22) 1 0 United States Seattle Sounders FC v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
MF Aziel Jackson (2001-10-25) October 25, 2001 (age 22) 1 0 United States St. Louis City SC v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
MF Jack McGlynn (2003-07-07) July 7, 2003 (age 20) 1 0 United States Philadelphia Union v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
MF Timothy Tillman (1999-01-04) January 4, 1999 (age 25) 1 0 United States Los Angeles FC v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
MF Sean Zawadzki (2000-04-21) April 21, 2000 (age 23) 1 0 United States Columbus Crew v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
MF Lennard Maloney (1999-10-08) October 8, 1999 (age 24) 2 0 Germany Heidenheim v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
MF Paxten Aaronson (2003-08-26) August 26, 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Netherlands Vitesse v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
MF Tanner Tessmann (2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Italy Venezia v.  Oman; September 12, 2023
MF Benjamin Cremaschi (2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 19) 1 0 United States Inter Miami CF v.  Oman; September 12, 2023
MF Cristian Roldan (1995-06-03) June 3, 1995 (age 28) 37 0 United States Seattle Sounders FC 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF Jackson Yueill (1997-03-19) March 19, 1997 (age 27) 16 0 United States San Jose Earthquakes 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF Gianluca Busio (2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 21) 13 1 Italy Venezia 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF Djordje Mihailovic (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 25) 11 3 United States Colorado Rapids 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF Alan Soñora (1998-08-03) August 3, 1998 (age 25) 5 0 Argentina Huracán 2023 CONCACAF Gold CupINJ
MF Kellyn Acosta (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 (age 28) 58 2 United States Chicago Fire v.  Mexico; April 19, 2023
MF Paxton Pomykal (1999-12-17) December 17, 1999 (age 24) 3 0 United States FC Dallas v.  Mexico; April 19, 2023

FW Josh Sargent (2000-02-20) February 20, 2000 (age 24) 23 5 England Norwich City 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals INJ
FW Esmir Bajraktarevic (2005-03-10) March 10, 2005 (age 19) 1 0 United States New England Revolution v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
FW Bernard Kamungo (2002-01-01) January 1, 2002 (age 22) 1 0 United States FC Dallas v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
FW Diego Luna (2003-09-07) September 7, 2003 (age 20) 1 0 United States Real Salt Lake v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
FW Duncan McGuire (2001-02-05) February 5, 2001 (age 23) 1 0 United States Orlando City SC v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
FW Brian White (1996-02-03) February 3, 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC v.  Slovenia; January 20, 2024
FW Cade Cowell (2003-10-14) October 14, 2003 (age 20) 8 1 Mexico Guadalajara Training Camp January 8–16, 2024WD
FW Alejandro Zendejas (1998-02-07) February 7, 1998 (age 26) 7 1 Mexico América v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
FW Kevin Paredes (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Germany Wolfsburg v.  Trinidad and Tobago; November 20, 2023
FW Jordan Morris (1994-10-26) October 26, 1994 (age 29) 55 11 United States Seattle Sounders FC 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW Jesús Ferreira (2000-12-24) December 24, 2000 (age 23) 23 15 United States FC Dallas 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW Brandon Vázquez (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 25) 8 4 Mexico Monterrey 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW Julian Gressel (1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 (age 30) 6 0 United States Inter Miami CF 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW Taylor Booth (2001-05-31) May 31, 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Netherlands Utrecht 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
FW Paul Arriola (1995-02-05) February 5, 1995 (age 29) 50 10 United States FC Dallas v.  Mexico; April 19, 2023 PRE
FW Daryl Dike (2000-06-03) June 3, 2000 (age 23) 10 3 England West Bromwich Albion v.  El Salvador; March 27, 2023
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • INJ = Injured
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Individual records

As of November 16, 2023.[111]
Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Most appearances

Cobi Jones is the United States' most capped player with 164 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Cobi Jones 164 15 1992–2004
2 Landon Donovan 157 57 2000–2014
3 Michael Bradley 151 17 2006–2019
4 Clint Dempsey 141 57 2004–2017
5 Jeff Agoos 134 4 1988–2003
6 Marcelo Balboa 127 13 1988–2000
7 DaMarcus Beasley 126 17 2001–2017
8 Tim Howard 121 0 2002–2017
9 Jozy Altidore 115 42 2007–2019
10 Claudio Reyna 112 8 1994–2006

Top goalscorers

Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey are the United States' joint all-time top scorer with 57 goals
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Clint Dempsey 57 141 0.404 2004–2017
Landon Donovan 57 157 0.363 2000–2014
3 Jozy Altidore 42 115 0.365 2007–2019
4 Eric Wynalda 34 106 0.321 1990–2000
5 Brian McBride 30 95 0.316 1993–2006
6 Christian Pulisic 28 64 0.438 2016–present
7 Joe-Max Moore 24 100 0.240 1992–2002
8 Bruce Murray 21 85 0.247 1985–1993
9 Eddie Johnson 19 63 0.302 2004–2014
10 Earnie Stewart 17 101 0.168 1990–2004
DaMarcus Beasley 17 126 0.135 2001–2017
Michael Bradley 17 151 0.113 2006–2019

Competitive record

The U.S. regularly competes at the

Summer Olympics. The U.S. has also played in the FIFA Confederations Cup, the Copa América
by invitation, as well as several minor tournaments.

The best result for the United States in a World Cup tournament came in 1930 when the team reached the semifinals. The team included six naturalized internationals, five of them from Scotland and one from England.[112] The best result in the modern era is the 2002 World Cup, when the U.S. reached the quarter-finals. The worst World Cup tournament results in the modern era were group stage eliminations in 1990, 1998, and 2006, although the country failed to even qualify for the final tournament in 2018.

In the

final, the United States lost 3–2 to Brazil
after leading 2–0 at halftime.

The U.S. men's soccer team have played in the Summer Olympics since 1924. From that tournament to 1980, only amateur and state-sponsored Eastern European players were allowed on Olympic teams. The Olympics became a full international tournament in 1984 after the IOC allowed full national teams from outside FIFA CONMEBOL & UEFA confederations. Ever since 1992 the men's Olympic event has been age-restricted, under 23 plus three overage players, and participation has been by the United States men's national under-23 soccer team.

In regional competitions, the United States has won the

1995 and 2016 editions.[116][117]

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D L F A Squad Pld W D L F A
Uruguay 1930 Semifinals[note 3] 3rd 3 2 0 1 7 6 Squad Qualified as invitees
Italy 1934 Round of 16 16th 1 0 0 1 1 7 Squad 1 1 0 0 4 2
France 1938 Withdrew Withdrew
Brazil 1950 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 4 8 Squad 4 1 1 2 8 15
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 7 9
Sweden 1958 4 0 0 4 5 21
Chile 1962 2 0 1 1 3 6
England 1966 4 1 2 1 4 5
Mexico 1970 6 3 0 3 11 9
West Germany 1974 4 0 1 3 6 10
Argentina 1978 5 1 2 2 3 7
Spain 1982 4 1 1 2 4 8
Mexico 1986 6 3 2 1 8 3
Italy 1990 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 8 Squad 10 5 4 1 11 4
United States 1994 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 3 4 Squad Qualified as hosts
France 1998 Group stage 32nd 3 0 0 3 1 5 Squad 16 8 6 2 27 14
South Korea Japan 2002 Quarterfinals 8th 5 2 1 2 7 7 Squad 16 8 4 4 25 11
Germany 2006 Group stage 25th 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad 18 12 4 2 35 11
South Africa 2010 Round of 16 12th 4 1 2 1 5 5 Squad 18 13 2 3 42 16
Brazil 2014 15th 4 1 1 2 5 6 Squad 16 11 2 3 26 14
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 16 7 4 5 37 16
Qatar 2022 Round of 16 14th 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad 14 7 4 3 21 10
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Qualified as co-hosts Qualified as co-hosts
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Semifinals 12/23 37 9 8 20 40 66 168 84 40 44 287 191


CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship 1963–1989, CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991–present

CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
El Salvador 1963 Did not enter Did not enter
Guatemala 1965
Honduras 1967
Costa Rica 1969 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 3
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Did not enter Did not enter
Haiti 1973 Did not qualify 4 0 1 3 6 10
Mexico 1977 4 1 2 1 3 4
Honduras 1981 4 1 1 2 4 8
1985 Group stage 6th 4 2 1 1 4 3 Squad 2 1 1 0 4 0
1989 Runners-up 2nd 8 4 3 1 6 3 Squad 2 1 1 0 5 1
United States 1991
Champions
1st 5 4 1 0 10 3 Squad Qualified automatically
Mexico United States 1993
Runners-up
2nd 5 4 0 1 5 5 Squad
United States 1996 Third place 3rd 4 3 0 1 8 3 Squad
United States 1998
Runners-up
2nd 4 3 0 1 6 2 Squad
United States 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 3 2 1 0 6 2 Squad
United States 2002
Champions
1st 5 4 1 0 9 1 Squad
Mexico United States 2003 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 13 4 Squad
United States 2005
Champions
1st 6 4 2 0 11 3 Squad
United States 2007
Champions
1st 6 6 0 0 13 3 Squad
United States 2009
Runners-up
2nd 6 4 1 1 12 8 Squad
United States 2011
Runners-up
2nd 6 4 0 2 9 6 Squad
United States 2013
Champions
1st 6 6 0 0 20 4 Squad
Canada United States 2015 Fourth place 4th 6 3 2 1 12 5 Squad
United States 2017
Champions
1st 6 5 1 0 13 4 Squad
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019
Runners-up
2nd 6 5 0 1 15 2 Squad CONCACAF fourth round
United States 2021
Champions
1st 6 6 0 0 11 1 Squad 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League
Canada United States 2023 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 3 0 16 4 Squad 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League
Total 7 Titles 102 75 16 11 199 66 18 4 6 8 22 26

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League phase Playoff phase
Season Division Group Pos. Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rank Finals Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2019–20 A A 1st 4 3 0 1 15 3 Same position 3rd United States 2021 Champions 2 2 0 0 4 2 Squad
2022–23 A D 1st 4 3 1 0 14 2 Same position 1st United States 2023 Champions 2 2 0 0 5 0 Squad
2023–24 Bye Same position N/A United States 2024 Semifinals 2 1 0 1 4 2 Squad
2024–25 To be determined 2025 To be determined
Total 8 6 1 1 29 5 Total 2 Titles 6 5 0 1 13 4

Copa América

Copa América record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Ecuador 1993 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 3 6 Squad No Qualification
Uruguay 1995 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 6 7 Squad
Bolivia 1997 Not invited
Paraguay 1999
Colombia 2001
Peru 2004
Venezuela 2007 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 2 8 Squad
Argentina 2011 Not invited
Chile 2015
United States 2016 Fourth place 4th 6 3 0 3 7 8 Squad Qualified as hosts
Brazil 2019 Not invited No Qualification
Brazil 2021
United States 2024 Qualified 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League
Total 0 Titles 18 5 2 11 18 29

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Greece 1896 No soccer tournament No Qualification
France 1900 Did not enter
United States 1904 Silver 2nd 3 1 1 1 2 7 Squad
Bronze 3rd 3 0 1 2 0 6 Squad
United Kingdom 1908 Did not enter
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924 Round of 16 12th 2 1 0 1 1 3 Squad
Netherlands 1928 Round of 16 9th 1 0 0 1 2 11 Squad
United States 1932 No soccer tournament
Germany 1936 Round of 16 9th 1 0 0 1 0 1 Squad
United Kingdom 1948 Round of 16 11th 1 0 0 1 0 9 Squad
Finland 1952 Round of 32 17th 1 0 0 1 0 8 Squad
Australia 1956 Quarterfinals 5th 1 0 0 1 1 9 Squad Walkover
1960
Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 3
1964
3 1 0 2 7 7
Mexico 1968 Did not qualify
West Germany 1972 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 0 10 Squad 6 2 3 1 10 9
Canada 1976 Did not qualify Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980 Qualified, later withdrew 4 2 1 1 6 8
United States 1984 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 2 Squad Qualified as hosts
South Korea 1988 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 3 5 Squad 4 4 0 0 13 4
Since 1992 See United States men's national under-23 soccer team 1992 Pre-Olympic Tournament
Total 2 Medals 22 3 6 13 13 71 19 9 5 5 37 31

FIFA Confederations Cup

Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Saudi Arabia 1992 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 5 5 Squad 1991 Gold Cup
Saudi Arabia 1995 Did not qualify 1993 Gold Cup
Saudi Arabia 1997 1996 Gold Cup
Mexico 1999 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 5 3 Squad 1998 Gold Cup
South Korea Japan 2001 Did not qualify 2000 Gold Cup
France 2003 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 1 3 Squad 2002 Gold Cup
Germany 2005 Did not qualify 2003 Gold Cup
South Africa 2009
Runners-up
2nd 5 2 0 3 8 9 Squad 2007 Gold Cup
Brazil 2013 Did not qualify 2011 Gold Cup
Russia 2017 CONCACAF Cup
Total 0 Titles 4/10 15 6 1 8 19 20 44 34 3 7 81 32

Head-to-head record

Honors

Major competitions

Third place (1): 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1930
Runners-up (1): 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2009
Third place (2): 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1992, 1999
Champions (7): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2021
Runners-up (6): 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1989, 1993, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2019
Third place (2): 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1996, 2003
Fair Play Award (6): 2003, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
Champions (2): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2019–20, 2022–23
Silver medal (1): 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1904
Bronze medal (1): 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1904

Other competitions

Runners-up (1): 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2015
Runners-up (2): 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1980
Third Place (1): 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1964
Champions (3): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1992, 1995, 2000
Runners-up (1): 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1999
Third place (2): 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1993, 1996
Champions (2): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1989, 1989
Runners-up (3): 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1987, 1988, 1989
Third place (1): 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1990
Runners-up (2): 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1991
Third place (2): 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1990

See also

Notes

  1. ^ These medals are recognized by the IOC, but not by FIFA.
  2. ^ FIFA's initial match statistics showed 16 saves, and many news sources continue to use this number. The official FIFA statistics were updated on July 5, 2014, to show 15 saves.
  3. ^ "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay 1930". FIFA.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018. The United States earned 3rd place over the loser of the other semifinal, Yugoslavia, because of a better goal differential (+1 to Yugoslavia's 0). No third place match was played.
  1. ^ Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French soccer league system.

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