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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). 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. Soccer Federation found itself in serious financial struggles, with the national team playing only two matches from 1981 to 1983. However such hopes were not realized and by the 1980s the U.S. national team would soon improve and become a global force. The emergence of the North American Soccer League in the 1960s and 1970s raised hopes that the U.S. There was only one World Cup berth for CONCACAF during this period until 1982. The national team spent the mid-to-late 20th century in near complete irrelevance in both the international game and the domestic sporting scene. would not make another appearance in the World Cup finals for four decades. In their third game of the tournament, a 5–2 defeat by Chile saw the U.S. Called "The Miracle on Grass", the result is considered one of the greatest upsets in the history of the World Cup. Striker Joe Gaetjens was the goal scorer. lost its first match 3–1 against Spain, but then won 1–0 against England at Independência Stadium in Belo Horizonte. The 1950 World Cup in Brazil was the next World Cup appearance for the U.S., as it withdrew in 1938 and the tournament wasn't held again until 1950. Italy went on to win both tournaments, being a dominant team of that era. again lost to Italy in the first round and were eliminated, although this time with a score of 1–0. At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, the U.S. In a straight knock-out format, the team first played host Italy and lost 7–1, eliminating the U.S. qualified for the 1934 World Cup by defeating Mexico 4–2 in Italy a few days before the finals started. team's best World Cup result, and is the highest finish of any team from outside of South America and Europe. with a third-place finish ahead of fellow semifinalist Yugoslavia. However, using the overall tournament records in 1986, FIFA credited the U.S. In November 2006, FIFA announced that it had accepted evidence that Patenaude scored all three goals against Paraguay, and was thus the first person to score a hat trick in a World Cup. then earned a 3–0 victory over Paraguay, with FIFA crediting Bert Patenaude with two of the goals. fielded a team in the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, the first ever World Cup to be played. official formation in 1916, Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Sweden The team's most recent general manager was Brian McBride, who left the role in January 2023. The team has been led by interim head coach Anthony Hudson since January 2023. won seven Gold Cups and the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, and finished fourth in two Copa Américas in 19. also competes in continental tournaments, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa América. In the 2009 Confederations Cup, the Americans eliminated top-ranked Spain in the semi-finals before losing to Brazil in the final, the team's only appearance in the final of a major intercontinental tournament. reached the quarter-finals in 2002, and controversially lost to Germany. They qualified for the next five World Cups (seven consecutive appearances (1990– 2014), a feat shared with only seven other nations), becoming one of the tournament's regular competitors and often advancing to the knockout stage. received an automatic berth and lost to Brazil in the round of sixteen. They returned in 19, defeating England 1–0 in the latter, but did not qualify again until 1990. team has appeared in eleven FIFA World Cups, including the first in 1930, where they reached the semi-finals to finish third, the best result ever by a team from outside UEFA and CONMEBOL.
The team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF. The United States men's national soccer team ( USMNT) represents the United States in men's international soccer competitions.
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