<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1904 St. Louis </Td> <Td> Team </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1904 St. Louis </Td> <Td> Team </Td> </Tr> <P> The United States men's national soccer team 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 . The U.S. hosted the 1994 World Cup, where they lost to Brazil in the round of sixteen . They qualified for five more consecutive World Cups after 1990 (for a total of seven straight appearances, a feat shared with only seven other nations), 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 was vacated with Bruce Arena's resignation in October 2017, after which Dave Sarachan became the team's interim head coach . Earnie Stewart is the team's General Manager since August 1, 2018 . </P>

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