United States men's national soccer team results (1970–1989)
This is a compilation of every international soccer game played by the United States men's national soccer team from 1970 through 1989. It includes the team's record for that year, each game and the date played. It also lists the U.S. goal scorers.
The format is: home team listed first, U.S. listed first at home or neutral site.
Records are in win–loss–tie format. Games decided in penalty kicks are counted as ties, as per the FIFA standard.
1970
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
1971
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
1972
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 3 | 1 |
Win Draw Loss
August 20 St. John's, Canada | ||||
Johnson 63' |
Roy 65' Getzinger 88' |
Stadium: King George V Park Attendance: 7,600 Referee: David Parsons (Bermuda) |
September 3 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||
Victorino 12' Bustos 47' Borja 60' |
Roy 78' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 29,891 Referee: Lloyd de Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago) |
September 10 Los Angeles, California | ||||
Geimer 8' | Ceballos 11' Borbolla 48' |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 9,260 Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica) |
1973
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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3 | 9 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
March 17 Friendly | Bermuda | 4–0 | United States | Hamilton, Bermuda |
Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 861 |
March 20 Łódź, Poland | ||||
55' | Stadium: ) |
August 3 Chicago, Illinois | ||||
Kasperczak 87' | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 12,000 Referee: John Davies (Canada) |
August 5 Friendly | Canada | 0–2 | United States | Windsor, Canada |
Grgurev Liveric |
Stadium: Windsor Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
August 10 San Francisco, California | ||||
Kmiecik 36', 47' Szarmach 72' Kasztelan 88' |
Stadium: Candlestick Park Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Toros Kibritjian (United States) |
August 12 Friendly | United States | 1–0 | Poland | New Britain, Connecticut |
Trost 37' | Stadium: Willow Brook Park Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Roger Schott (United States) |
September 9 Friendly | United States | 1–0 | Bermuda | Hartford, Connecticut |
Brewster | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,200 |
October 16 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||
Victorino 31' Bustos 46' |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Marco Dorantes (Mexico) |
November 3 Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||||
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator Attendance: 22,000 |
November 5 Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||||
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator Attendance: 18,000 |
November 13 Tel Aviv, Israel | ||||
46' | Roy 13' | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel) |
November 15 Beersheba, Israel | ||||
Damti 12' Peretz 15' |
Stadium: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Yosef Finkelstein (Israel) |
1974
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 2 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
September 8 Friendly | United States | 0–1 | Mexico | Irving, Texas |
Trujillo 36' | Stadium: Texas Stadium Attendance: 22,164 |
1975
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 5 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
June 24 Seattle, Washington | ||||
89' | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 13,195 Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada) |
August 19 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||
McCully | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 1,000 |
August 21 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||
Ardiles Cardenas Coscia Valencia |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 1,500 |
August 24 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||
Borja 44' Delgado 66' |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
1976
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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1 | 2 | 5 |
Win Draw Loss
September 24 Vancouver, Canada | ||||
Bolitho 77' | Bandov 8' | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 15,543 Referee: Marco Dorantes (Mexico) |
October 3 Los Angeles, California | ||||
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 31,171 Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada) |
October 20 Seattle, Washington | ||||
Veee 81' |
Stadium: Kingdome Attendance: 17,675 Referee: Rubío Vasquez (Mexico) |
November 10 Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||||
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator |
November 12 Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||||
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator |
November 14 Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||||
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator |
December 22 Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||||
Budd 21' Lenarduzzi 80' Bolitho 87' |
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator Attendance: 32,869 Referee: Guillermo Velasquez (Colombia) |
1977
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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3 | 3 | 2 |
Win Draw Loss
September 15 San Salvador, El Salvador | ||||
Davis Villa |
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 55,000 |
September 18 Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||||
Bellinger | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
September 25 Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||||
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
September 27 Monterrey, Mexico | ||||
Cuéllar 12' Jiménez 57' Ortega 79' |
Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mauricio Regalado (Guatemala) |
September 30 Friendly | United States | 0–0 | El Salvador | Monterey Park, California |
Stadium: ELAC Stadium Attendance: 15,000 |
October 6 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | China | Washington, D.C. |
Villa | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,366 |
October 10 Atlanta, Georgia | ||||
Pereira | Stadium: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 15,000 |
October 16 San Francisco, California | ||||
Nanchoff Villa |
Stadium: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 15,000 |
1978
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 2 | 1 |
Win Draw Loss
September 3 Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rolf Haugen (Norway) |
September 6 Lucerne, Switzerland | ||||
Elsener Schnyder |
Stadium: Stadion Allmend Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Jaromír Fausek (Czechoslovakia) |
September 20 Setúbal, Portugal | ||||
Costa 31' |
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Inacio de Almeida (Portugal) |
1979
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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2 | 5 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
February 11 San Francisco, California | ||||
Liveric | Stadium: Candlestick Park Attendance: 7,213 |
May 7 Friendly | United States | 0–6 | France | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | 73' | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 20,591 Referee: Marco Dorantes (Mexico) |
October 7 Friendly | Bermuda | 1–3 | United States | Hamilton, Bermuda |
Makowski Liveric Bandov |
Stadium: National Stadium |
October 10 Paris, France | ||||
Amisse 23' |
Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Hendrik van Ettekoven (Netherlands) |
October 26 Budapest, Hungary | ||||
Nanchoff DiBernardo |
Stadium: ) |
October 29 Dublin, Ireland | ||||
Anderson 68' |
DiBernardo 11' Villa 63' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Éamonn Farrell (Republic of Ireland) |
1980
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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2 | 2 | 2 |
Win Draw Loss
October 4 Friendly | Luxembourg | 0–2 | United States | Dudelange, Luxembourg |
Hulcer Davis (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Gerd Hennig (West Germany) |
October 7 Lisbon, Portugal | ||||
Manuel 65' | Davis 67' | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 15,000 Referee: José Luis García (Spain) |
October 25 CONCACAF Championship qualification | United States | 0–0 | Canada | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Stadium: El Salvador ) |
November 23 CONCACAF Championship qualification | United States | 2–1 | Mexico | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Moyers 31', 65' | Sánchez 40' | Stadium: Guatemala ) |
1981
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
1982
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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1 | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
March 21 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||||
Stadium: Queen's Park Oval |
1983
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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1 | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
April 8 Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||||
Durgan Borja |
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator |
1984
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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3 | 2 | 4 |
Win Draw Loss
May 30 Friendly | United States | 0–0 | Italy | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 31,310 |
September 29 Willemstad, Curaçao | ||||
Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Attendance: 6,109 Referee: Jacques Goede (Suriname) |
October 6 St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
DiBernardo 50' Coker 58', 67' Kapp 85' |
Stadium: Busch Stadium Attendance: 10,718 Referee: Rolando Fusco (Canada) |
October 9 Los Angeles, California | ||||
Hooker Davis LaDouceur |
Rivas |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 27,000 |
October 11 Los Angeles, California | ||||
Coker | Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 26,000 |
October 14 Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||||
Stadium: ) |
October 17 Friendly | Mexico | 2–1 | United States | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico |
Juárez 39' Farfán 65' |
Van der Beck 61' | Stadium: Estadio Neza 86 |
November 30 Friendly | United States | 0–0 | Ecuador | Hempstead, New York |
Stadium: Hofstra Stadium |
December 2 Miami, Florida | ||||
Sharp LaDouceur |
Cuvi Benítez |
Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 4,000 |
1985
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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2 | 3 | 3 |
Win Draw Loss
February 8 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | Switzerland | Tampa, Florida |
20:00 EST (UTC−5) | Van der Beck 52' | Report | Hermann 10' | Stadium: Mexico ) |
April 2 Vancouver, Canada | ||||
Vrablic 68', 80' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 9,150 Referee: Robert Allen (Canada) |
April 4 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | Canada | Portland, Oregon |
Pérez | Pakos | Stadium: Civic Stadium Attendance: 4,181 |
May 15 St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
Peterson 89' |
Fonrose 19' | Stadium: Busch Stadium Attendance: 15,183 Referee: Robert Allen (Canada) |
May 19 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 1–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Torrance, California |
Caligiuri 15' | Stadium: Mexico ) |
May 26 CONCACAF Championship | Costa Rica | 1–1 | United States | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
Ramírez 42' | Kerr, Jr. 44' |
Stadium: Mexico ) |
May 31 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Torrance, California |
Coronado 35' | Stadium: ) |
June 16 Los Angeles, California | ||||
Report | Lineker 13', 47' Dixon 30', 73' Steven 81' |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 10,145 |
1986
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 0 | 2 |
Win Draw Loss
February 5 Miami, Florida | ||||
Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 5,182 Referee: Marco Dorantes (Mexico) |
February 7 Miami, Florida | ||||
Murray | Aguilera | Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 15,852 Referee: Marco Dorantes (Mexico) |
1987
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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1 | 2 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
June 8 Seoul, South Korea | ||||
Hantak | Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium |
June 12 Busan, South Korea | ||||
Choi Sang-kook 31' | Stadium: Busan Gudeok Stadium Referee: Masahiro Sokawa (Japan) |
June 16 President's Cup | United States | 1–0 | Thailand | Cheongju, South Korea |
Hantak | Stadium: Cheongju Stadium |
1988
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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3 | 7 | 3 |
Win Draw Loss
January 10 Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||||
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores )Referee: Mendizabal Euceda (Guatemala |
January 13 Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||||
Agoos | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores )Referee: Burgos Escobar (Guatemala |
May 14 Miami, Florida | ||||
Iguarán | Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 15,371 Referee: Angelo Bratsis (United States) |
June 1 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | Chile | Stockton, California |
Eichmann | Basay | Stadium: Stagg Memorial Stadium |
June 3 San Diego, California | ||||
Borja | Stadium: Aztec Bowl |
June 5 Friendly | United States | 0–3 | Chile | Fresno, California |
Stadium: Bulldog Stadium |
June 7 Friendly | United States | 0–1 | Ecuador | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Stadium: University Stadium Referee: Arturo Angeles (United States) |
June 10 Houston, Texas | ||||
Stadium: Delmar Stadium Referee: Julio Salas (United States) |
June 12 Friendly | United States | 0–0 | Ecuador | Fort Worth, Texas |
Stadium: Herman Clark Stadium Attendance: 7,250 |
June 14 San Antonio, Texas | ||||
Ryerson | Referee: Edward Bellion (United States) |
July 13 Friendly | United States | 0–2 | Poland | New Britain, Connecticut |
Kosecki 44', 53' | Stadium: Gordon Arrowsmith (Canada ) |
July 24 CONCACAF Championship qualification | Jamaica | 0–0 | United States | Kingston, Jamaica |
Stadium: Independence Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Julio López (Honduras) |
August 13 CONCACAF Championship qualification | United States | 5–1 | Jamaica | Fenton, Missouri |
Bliss 18' Pérez 69' (pen.) Klopas 76', 85' Krumpe 78' |
Sterling 54' | Stadium: ) |
1989
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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6 | 3 | 3 |
Win Draw Loss
April 16 CONCACAF Championship | Costa Rica | 1–0 | United States | San José, Costa Rica |
Rhoden 14' | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 26,271 Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico) |
April 30 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Fenton, Missouri |
Ramos 72' | Stadium: ) |
May 13 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Torrance, California |
Trittschuh 48' | Charles 88' | Stadium: ) |
June 4 Marlboro Cup | United States | 3–0 | Peru | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Bliss 14' Ramos 19' Murray 44' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 33,133 |
June 17 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 2–1 | Guatemala | New Britain, Connecticut |
Murray 3' Eichmann 67' |
Chacón 22' Funes 86' |
Stadium: Gordon Arrowsmith (Canada ) |
June 24 Miami, Florida | ||||
Valderrama | Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 15,233 Referee: Angelo Bratsis (United States) |
August 13 Los Angeles, California | ||||
Harkes 63' | Banks 17' (o.g.) Hwang 21' |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 23,191 |
September 17 Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||||
Pérez 61' | Stadium: ) |
October 8 Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||||
Stadium: ) |
November 5 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 0–0 | El Salvador | Fenton, Missouri |
Stadium: ) |
November 14 Friendly | United States | 2–1 | Bermuda | Cocoa, Florida |
Doyle Eichmann |
Stadium: Cocoa Expo Sports Center |
November 19 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||||
Caligiuri 30' | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina) |