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The United States men's national soccer team, often referred to as the USMNT, represents the United States in international soccer. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF. The team is ranked 13th in the world according to both the FIFA World Rankings and the World Football Elo Ratings. They have appeared in the last seven FIFA World Cups and hosted the 1994 edition.
The men's national team competes in the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Confederations Cup, in addition to the CONCACAF Gold Cup and other competitions by invitation, such as, the CONMEBOL Copa America. They achieved their best result when they reached the semi-final at the 1930 World Cup, finishing 3rd, this is also the highest finish of any team from outside of UEFA and CONMEBOL confederations. After qualifying for the 1934 World Cup, and withdrawing in 1938, the next World Cup participation came at the 1950 tournament, causing an upset by defeating England 1–0 in their second group match. After 1950, the U.S. didn't qualify for the World Cup again until 1990.
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