United States men's national under-20 soccer team
The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.
Nickname(s) | Team USA The Stars and Stripes[1][2] The Yanks | ||
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Association | United States Soccer Federation | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Head coach | Vacant | ||
FIFA code | USA | ||
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First international | |||
Jamaica 1–1 United States (Guatemala City, Guatemala; April 2, 1964) | |||
Biggest win | |||
United States 13–0 U.S. Virgin Islands (Bradenton, Florida, United States; November 3, 2018) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Mexico 7–1 United States (Bayamón, Puerto Rico; September 30, 1976) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 17 (first in 1981) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (1989) | ||
Pan American Games | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1987) | ||
Best result | Gold (1991) | ||
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 25 (first in 1964) | ||
Best result | Champions (2017, 2018, 2022) | ||
Medal record | |||
Website | ussoccer.com/u-20 |
The United States' best finish came in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, when the U.S. beat Iraq in the quarterfinal before losing to Nigeria in overtime in the semifinal and Brazil in the third-place match. Steve Snow tied for second in the tournament with three goals.
The U.S. reached the quarterfinals in 1993 but lost to Brazil. After missing out in 1995, the U.S. began a run of six consecutive qualifications in 1997, reaching the second round in five consecutive tournaments. Of those tournaments, the best U.S. performance came in 2003, when the U.S. reached the quarterfinal and led Argentina 1–0 in the final minutes before falling 2–1 in extra time. The U.S. also reached the quarterfinal of the 2007 Cup before losing 2–1 in extra time to Austria.
Competitive record
editChampions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA U-20 World Cup
editFIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad |
1977 | Tunisia | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1979 | Japan | |||||||||
1981 | Australia | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Squad |
1983 | Mexico | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad |
1985 | Soviet Union | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1987 | Chile | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Squad |
1989 | Saudi Arabia | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | Squad |
1991 | Portugal | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1993 | Australia | Quarterfinals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
1995 | Qatar | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1997 | Malaysia | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Squad |
1999 | Nigeria | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
2001 | Argentina | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
2003 | United Arab Emirates | Quarterfinals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
2005 | Netherlands | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
2007 | Canada | Quarterfinals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
2009 | Egypt | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad |
2011 | Colombia | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2013 | Turkey | Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
2015 | New Zealand | Quarterfinals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Squad |
2017 | South Korea | Quarterfinals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
2019 | Poland | Quarterfinals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
2021 | Indonesia | Cancelled | ||||||||
2023 | Argentina | Quarterfinals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | Squad |
2025 | Chile | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | — | 71 | 30 | 10 | 31 | 103 | 98 | — |
Pan American Games
editPan American Games | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad |
1951–1983 | See United States men's national soccer team | |||||||||
1987 | United States | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | |
1991 | Cuba | Gold medal | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — |
1995 | Argentina | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | — | |
1999–2003 | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | |||||||||
2007 | See United States men's national under-18 soccer team | |||||||||
Since 2011 | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | |||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | — |
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
editCONCACAF Under-20 Championship | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad |
1962 | Panama | did not enter | ||||||||
1964 | Guatemala | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | |
1970 | Cuba | did not enter | ||||||||
1973 | Mexico | |||||||||
1974 | Canada | Playoff round | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | |
1976 | Puerto Rico | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | — |
1978 | Honduras | Second round | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | |
1980 | United States | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — |
1982 | Guatemala | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — |
1984 | Trinidad and Tobago | Fourth place | 4th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | — |
1986 | Trinidad and Tobago | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — |
1988 | Guatemala | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | — |
1990 | Guatemala | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — |
1992 | Canada | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — |
1994 | Honduras | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — |
1996 | Mexico | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | — |
1998 | Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st, Group B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | |
2001 | Canada, Trinidad and Tobago | 2nd, Group A | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | |
2003 | Panama, United States | 2nd, Group B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | |
2005 | United States, Honduras | 1st, Group A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Squad | |
2007 | Panama, Mexico | 1st, Group A | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Squad | |
2009 | Trinidad and Tobago | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
2011 | Guatemala | Quarterfinal | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
2013 | Mexico | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad |
2015 | Jamaica | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | Squad |
2017 | Costa Rica | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | Squad |
2018 | United States | Champions | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | Squad |
2020 | Honduras | Cancelled | ||||||||
2022 | Honduras | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | Squad |
2024 | Mexico | Qualified | Squad | |||||||
Total | 3 Titles | 130 | 81 | 21 | 28 | 308 | 103 | — |
Honors
editRecent results and fixtures
editThe 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
2024
editJuly 19 CONCACAF U-20 Group A | United States | 9–0 | Jamaica | Celaya, Mexico |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic) |
July 22 CONCACAF U-20 Group A | Cuba | 0–4 | United States | Celaya, Mexico |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada) |
July 26 CONCACAF U-20 Group A | United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Celaya, Mexico |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras) |
July 30 U-20 QF | United States | 1–0 | Guatemala | León, Mexico |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico) |
August 2 U-20 SF | United States | 2–1 | Panama | León, Mexico |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica) |
August 4 U-20 F | United States | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Mexico | León, Mexico |
Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following 21 players were named to the squad for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[3]
Caps and goals are updated as of July 26, 2024 after the match against Costa Rica.[4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Julian Eyestone | 21 April 2006 | 1 | 0 | Brentford |
12 | GK | Adam Beaudry | 18 April 2006 | 2 | 0 | Colorado Rapids |
21 | GK | Duran Ferree | 28 September 2006 | 0 | 0 | Orange County SC |
2 | DF | Aiden Harangi | February 8, 2006 | 3 | 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
3 | DF | Nolan Norris | 17 February 2005 | 3 | 0 | FC Dallas |
4 | DF | Noah Cobb | July 20, 2005 | 3 | 0 | Atlanta United FC |
5 | DF | Stuart Hawkins | September 18, 2006 | 2 | 0 | Seattle Sounders FC |
15 | DF | Luca Bombino | July 10, 2006 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles FC 2 |
16 | DF | Ethan Kohler | 5 May 2005 | 2 | 1 | Werder Bremen II |
6 | MF | Pedro Soma | June 30, 2006 | 2 | 2 | UE Cornellà |
8 | MF | Brooklyn Raines | 1 March 2005 | 2 | 0 | Houston Dynamo FC |
10 | MF | Niko Tsakiris | 19 June 2005 | 3 | 2 | San Jose Earthquakes |
13 | MF | Cruz Medina | September 24, 2006 | 1 | 3 | San Jose Earthquakes |
14 | MF | Taha Habroune | February 5, 2006 | 3 | 1 | Columbus Crew |
19 | MF | Sergio Oregel | 16 May 2005 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Fire |
7 | FW | Nimfasha Berchimas | 22 February 2008 | 3 | 1 | Charlotte FC |
9 | FW | Marcos Zambrano | 20 January 2005 | 3 | 2 | Vitória Guimarães B |
11 | FW | David Vazquez | 22 February 2006 | 3 | 2 | Philadelphia Union II |
17 | FW | Keyrol Figueroa | 31 August 2006 | 2 | 0 | Liverpool |
18 | FW | Zavier Gozo | 22 March 2007 | 3 | 1 | Real Monarchs |
20 | FW | Ruben Ramos Jr. | January 22, 2007 | 2 | 1 | LA Galaxy |
Recent call-ups
editThe following players have been called up for the team in the past 12 months.
- ALT-Alternate
- INJ-Injury
Top goalscorers
editRank | Player | Year(s) | U-20 Goals |
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1 | Brek Shea | 2007–2009 | 17 |
2 | Freddy Adu | 2003–2009 | 16 |
3 | Romain Gall | 2014–2015 | 13 |
Scott E. Kennedy | 1992–1993 | 13 | |
5 | Eddie Johnson | 2003–2004 | 12 |
Jacob Peterson | 2004–2005 | 12 | |
7 | Jeremy Ebobisse | 2016–2017 | 11 |
8 | Will John | 2005 | 10 |
9 | Chad Barrett | 2004–2005 | 9 |
Coaches
editName | Years |
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Angus McAlpine | 1983 |
Derek Armstrong | 1987 |
Bob Gansler | 1989 |
Bobby Howe | 1993 |
Jay Hoffman | 1997 |
Sigi Schmid | 1998–1999 |
Wolfgang Sühnholz | 1999–2001 |
Thomas Rongen | 2002–2004 |
Sigi Schmid | 2005 |
Thomas Rongen | 2006–2011 |
Tab Ramos | 2011–2019 |
Anthony Hudson | 2020–2021 |
Mikey Varas | 2021–2023 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ "Newsweek". Newsweek. June 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ "Michael Nsien nmes USA roster for 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico". www.ussoccer.com. USSF. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Under-20 Men's Youth National Team defeats Costa Rica 1–0 to win Group A at 2024 CONCACA U-20 Championship". United States Soccer Federation. July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. UNDER-20 MYNT HEAD COACH MIKEY VARAS NAMES USA ROSTER FOR 2023 FIFA UNDER-20 WORLD CUP IN ARGENTINA". www.ussoccer.com. USSF. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "MICHAEL HALLIDAY REPLACES MAURICIO CUEVAS ON USA'S FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP ROSTER". www.USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.