| team USA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 21 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 11 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | 3: + 2; = 0; - 1: 7 - 6 6 | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | 1: + 1; = 0; - 0: 4 - 2 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | 1: + 0; = 0; - 1: 1 - 7 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 8 - 15 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 4 - 8 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 7 - 9 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 0; = 0; - 4: 5 - 21 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 3 - 6 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 4 - 5 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 3; = 0; - 3: 11 - 9 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 4: + 0; = 1; - 3: 6 - 10 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 5: + 1; = 2; - 2: 3 - 7 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 4 - 8 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 8 - 3 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 10: + 5; = 4; - 1: 11 - 4 19 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 2 - 8 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 3 - 4 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 16: + 8; = 6; - 2: 27 - 14 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 1 - 5 0 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 16: + 8; = 4; - 4: 25 - 11 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 5: + 2; = 1; - 2: 7 - 7 7 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 18: + 12; = 4; - 2: 35 - 11 40 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 2 - 6 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 18: + 13; = 2; - 3: 42 - 16 41 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 5 - 5 5 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 16: + 11; = 2; - 3: 26 - 14 35 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 5 - 6 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 16: + 7; = 4; - 5: 37 - 16 25 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 14: + 7; = 4; - 3: 21 - 10 25 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 3 - 4 5 | |
| Best achievement: |
Third place 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay™ |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 168: +84: =40; -44; 287 ‒ 191 292 | |
| Percentage indicators | +50,00%; =23,81%; -26,19%; 1,71 ‒ 1,14 57,94% | |
| FIFA world cup | 37: +9: =8; -20; 40 ‒ 66 35 | |
| Percentage indicators | +24,32%; =21,62%; -54,05%; 1,08 ‒ 1,78 31,53% | |
| Total: | 205: +93: =48; -64; 327 ‒ 257 327 | |
| Percentage indicators | +45,37%; =23,41%; -31,22%; 1,60 ‒ 1,25 53,17% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 205 (36) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 327 | |
| - home: | 186 (56,88%) | |
| - away: | 93 (28,44%) | |
| - neutral field: | 48 (14,68%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 257 | |
| - home: | 58 (22,57%) | |
| - away: | 136 (52,92%) | |
| - neutral field: | 63 (24,51%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,60 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,25 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 191/249 (76,71%) | |
| - away: | 95/258 (36,82%) | |
| - neutral field: | 41/108 (37,96%) | |
| Biggest win: | 8:0 - Barbados | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:7 - Italy | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 80 (39,02%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 45 (21,95%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 28 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 17 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 9 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 246 (1,2) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 15 (0,07) | |
| - second yellow cards | 11 | |
| - straight red cards | 4 | |
| Players acted | 373 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 5 757 274 (28 361) | |
| Top scorer: | Clint DEMPSEY (06 10 14 18) - 22 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Clint DEMPSEY (06 10 14 18) - 53 games | |