<P> The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer . It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football . The team has appeared in ten FIFA World Cups, including the first in 1930, where they reached the semi-finals . The U.S. participated in the 1934 and 1950 World Cups, winning 1--0 against England in the latter . After 1950, the U.S. did not qualify for the World Cup until 1990 . </P> <P> The U.S. hosted the 1994 World Cup, where they lost to Brazil in the round of sixteen . They qualified for five consecutive World Cups after 1990, becoming one of the tournament's regular competitors and often advancing to the knockout stage . The U.S. reached the quarter - finals of the 2002 World Cup, where they lost to Germany . In the 2009 Confederations Cup, they eliminated top - ranked Spain in the semi-finals before losing to Brazil in the final, their only appearance in a final . The team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, having been eliminated in continental qualifying, ending the streak of consecutive World Cups at seven . </P> <P> The U.S. also competes in continental tournaments, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa América . The U.S. has hosted fourteen editions of the Gold Cup, winning six, and has achieved a fourth - place finish in two Copa Américas, including the 2016 edition that they hosted . The team's head coaching position is currently vacant, with most recent coach Bruce Arena having resigned in October 2017 . Dave Sarachan is the team's interim head coach . </P> <P> The first U.S. national soccer team was constituted in 1885, when it played Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom . Canada defeated the U.S. 1--0 in Newark, New Jersey . The U.S. had its revenge the following year when it beat Canada 1--0, also in Newark, although neither match was officially recognized . The U.S. earned both silver and bronze medals in men's soccer at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Olympics through Christian Brothers College and St. Rose Parish, though the tournament is declared official only by the IOC (FIFA doesn't endorse tournaments held before 1908). The U.S. played its first official international match under the auspices of U.S. Soccer on August 20, 1916, against Sweden in Stockholm, where the U.S. won 3--2 . </P>

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