The CONCACAF side United States (USA) is now evolving as one of the top challenging football teams in the world.
The USA are ready to bring out special performances in the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022.
Before the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, let’s check out some crucial FIFA World Cup records and stats for the USA.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2018
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
USA’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
10/21 | 33 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 19 | 24.24 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: 1994 (Round of 16)
Best Result: Semi-finals (1930)
USA’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Semi-finals |
1934 | Italy | Round of 16 |
1938 | France | Withdrew |
1950 | Brazil | Group Stage |
1954 | Switzerland | Did not qualify |
1958 | Sweden | Did not qualify |
1962 | Chile | Did not qualify |
1966 | England | Did not qualify |
1970 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1990 | Italy | Group Stage |
1994 | USA | Round of 16 |
1998 | France | Group Stage |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Quarter-finals |
2006 | Germany | Group Stage |
2010 | South Africa | Round of 16 |
2014 | Brazil | Round of 16 |
2018 | Russia | Did not qualify |
Last time in FIFA World Cup:
Last Semi-finals exit: 1930
Last Quarter-finals exit: 2002
Last Round of 16 exit: 2014
Last Group Stage exit: 2006
Last Failed to Qualify: 2018
USA’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
3-0 vs Belgium in 1930 | 7-1 vs Italy in 1934 |
3-0 vs Paraguay in 1930 | 6-1 vs Argentina in 1930 |
2-0 vs Mexico in 2002 | 5-1 vs Czechoslovakia in 1990 |
Also Read | FIFA World Cup 2022: France - World Cup Records and Stats and FIFA World Cup 2022: England - World Cup Records and Stats
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Most FIFA World Cup editions
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
World Record
Most FIFA World Cup editions
DaMarcus Beasley is the only USA player to appear in 4 different FIFA World Cups (2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014)
Top 5 most appearances for USA in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Landon Donovan | 12 |
Cobi Jones | 11 |
Earnie Stewart | 11 |
DaMarcus Beasley | 11 |
Brian McBride | 10 |
Top 5 most goals for USA in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Landon Donovan | 5 |
Bert Patenaude | 4 |
Clint Dempsey | 4 |
Brian McBride | 3 |
Michael Bradley | 1 |
World Record from USA
Most saves in a FIFA World Cup match: Goalkeeper Tim Howard holds the record for most saves in a FIFA World Cup match with 15 saves (according to the last official record) against Belgium in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2014.
