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USAnational football team record

354
Wins
161
Draws
277
Defeats

792 matches, 1885 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1870, 24th in the world

USA have played 792 internationals since 1885: 354 wins, 161 draws and 277 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Mexico, with 76 meetings. Their biggest win is 8–0 against Barbados in World Cup qualifying on 15 June 2008.

USA's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All7923541612771210–104545%
Competitive40220872122686–48452%
Friendlies39014689155524–56137%
At home47426499111843–47256%
Away2366348125256–42127%
Neutral venues82271441111–15233%

Record against every opponent

USA have played 101 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Mexico7624163692–1402026
Canada4319111370–502026
Costa Rica422071553–462025
Jamaica342110360–242024
Trinidad and Tobago30233468–142025
Panama29187456–202025
El Salvador28207163–162023
Honduras28195454–242022
Guatemala26156539–202025
Colombia21351315–312024
Brazil20111813–422024
Haiti1985626–202025
Poland1773722–362010
Cuba14121151–112019
Ecuador1445510–122025
Germany1340919–282026
Chile1243518–242026
England122289–392022
Argentina102269–282016
Italy101365–252018
Paraguay1062216–82026
Scotland1023510–232013
South Korea103258–102025
Switzerland101457–152025
Belgium91089–262026
Ireland922513–192018
Russia91446–112012
Uruguay933311–102025
Bermuda860215–91991
Bolivia82428–62024
China852117–72007
Peru842212–82026
Portugal82338–102026
Iceland732212–92016
Saudi Arabia73228–82025
Sweden740310–92009
Venezuela742112–82025
Israel62139–141997
Netherlands61056–132022
Turkey62139–102026
Australia53117–32026
Ghana530210–62023
Grenada550022–32023
Norway52128–142006
Spain51043–102011
Barbados440020–02008
Bosnia43107–32026
France40131–112018
Japan42026–72025
Morocco41035–62022
Romania41124–41994
Ukraine40131–52014
Austria31024–32013
Curaçao32105–02019
Czech Republic31023–72014
Denmark30125–82015
Hungary31112–21993
Iran31113–32022
New Zealand32105–32024
Serbia30121–32023
Slovenia31115–52024
South Africa33006–02010
Wales31203–12022
Antigua and Barbuda3–1 (2012), 2–1 (2012)22005–22012
Czechoslovakia2–8 (1919), 1–5 (1990)20023–131990
Egypt1–3 (1987), 3–0 (2009)21014–32009
Estonia1–0 (1924), 4–0 (1994)22005–01994
Moldova1–1 (1994), 3–0 (1994)21104–11994
Nigeria3–2 (1995), 2–1 (2014)22005–32014
Northern Ireland0–5 (1948), 2–1 (2021)21012–62021
St Vincent6–1 (2015), 6–0 (2016)220012–12016
Algeria1–0 (2010)11001–02010
Armenia1–0 (1994)11001–01994
Belize6–1 (2013)11006–12013
Cameroon0–0 (2003)10100–02003
Cayman Islands8–1 (1993)11008–11993
Croatia1–2 (1990)10011–21990
Finland2–1 (1990)11002–11990
East Germany2–3 (1990)10012–31990
Greece1–1 (1994)10101–11994
Guyana4–0 (2019)11004–02019
Indonesia5–7 (1956)10015–71956
Ivory Coast5–2 (1992)11005–21992
Kuwait2–0 (1998)11002–01998
Latvia1–0 (2006)11001–02006
Liechtenstein4–1 (1990)11004–11990
Luxembourg2–0 (1980)11002–01980
Malta1–0 (1990)11001–01990
Nicaragua3–0 (2017)11003–02017
North Korea1–2 (1991)10011–21991
North Macedonia0–0 (1998)10100–01998
Oman4–0 (2023)11004–02023
Philippines4–0 (1956)11004–01956
Puerto Rico3–1 (2016)11003–12016
Qatar1–0 (2021)11001–02021
St Kitts and Nevis6–0 (2023)11006–02023
Senegal3–2 (2026)11003–22026
Slovakia0–1 (2009)10010–12009
Thailand1–0 (1987)11001–01987
Tunisia1–1 (2000)10101–12000
Uzbekistan3–0 (2023)11003–02023

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v BarbadosWorld Cup qualifying, 15 Jun 20088–0 for USA
  2. v Cayman IslandsFriendly, 14 Nov 19938–1 for USA
  3. v Trinidad and TobagoFriendly, 31 Jan 20217–0 for USA
  4. v CubaCONCACAF Nations League, 11 Oct 20197–0 for USA
  5. v BarbadosWorld Cup qualifying, 16 Aug 20007–0 for USA

Heaviest defeats

  1. at NorwayFriendly, 6 Aug 19480–11 for USA
  2. at ItalyFriendly, 2 Apr 19750–10 for USA
  3. v EnglandFriendly, 27 May 19640–10 for USA
  4. v ArgentinaOlympic Games, 29 May 19282–11 for USA
  5. v EnglandFriendly, 28 May 19591–8 for USA

Latest results

  1. v CanadaFriendly, 6 Oct 20261–0 for USA
  2. v MexicoFriendly, 3 Oct 20263–0 for USA
  3. v ChileFriendly, 29 Sept 20264–2 for USA
  4. v PeruFriendly, 26 Sept 20264–1 for USA
  5. v BelgiumWorld Cup, 6 Jul 20261–4 for USA
  6. v BosniaWorld Cup, 1 Jul 20262–0 for USA
  7. v TurkeyWorld Cup, 25 Jun 20262–3 for USA
  8. v AustraliaWorld Cup, 19 Jun 20262–0 for USA
  9. v ParaguayWorld Cup, 12 Jun 20264–1 for USA
  10. v GermanyFriendly, 6 Jun 20261–2 for USA

USA's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1885: 1487End of 1886: 1495End of 1916: 1506End of 1919: 1456End of 1924: 1470End of 1925: 1477End of 1926: 1489End of 1928: 1477End of 1930: 1548End of 1934: 1549End of 1935: 1514End of 1937: 1494End of 1947: 1458End of 1948: 1432End of 1949: 1450End of 1950: 1429End of 1952: 1425End of 1953: 1419End of 1954: 1469End of 1955: 1461End of 1956: 1461End of 1957: 1362End of 1959: 1354End of 1960: 1356End of 1961: 1343End of 1964: 1336End of 1965: 1378End of 1968: 1450End of 1969: 1405End of 1972: 1383End of 1973: 1382End of 1974: 1375End of 1975: 1368End of 1976: 1388End of 1977: 1419End of 1978: 1410End of 1979: 1439End of 1980: 1462End of 1982: 1477End of 1983: 1497End of 1984: 1516End of 1985: 1506End of 1987: 1500End of 1988: 1475End of 1989: 1570End of 1990: 1559End of 1991: 1671End of 1992: 1685End of 1993: 1608End of 1994: 1610End of 1995: 1688End of 1996: 1705End of 1997: 1725End of 1998: 1695End of 1999: 1815End of 2000: 1831End of 2001: 1785End of 2002: 1844End of 2003: 1855End of 2004: 1862End of 2005: 1887End of 2006: 1810End of 2007: 1799End of 2008: 1855End of 2009: 1857End of 2010: 1814End of 2011: 1757End of 2012: 1827End of 2013: 1923End of 2014: 1869End of 2015: 1841End of 2016: 1807End of 2017: 1835End of 2018: 1817End of 2019: 1801End of 2020: 1826End of 2021: 1940End of 2022: 1888End of 2023: 1857End of 2024: 1844End of 2025: 1836End of 2026: 1870
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1948, reached on 12 November 2021. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly39014689155524–561
World Cup qualifying136742834254–152
Gold Cup92691310190–63
World Cup421282251–74
Copa América21621321–32
CONCACAF Nations League20151453–15
USA Cup1994633–22
CONCACAF Championship qualifying1746722–26
Confederations Cup1561820–20
CONCACAF Championship1264210–6
NAFC Championship40133–17
Inter-Allied Games31027–19
Korea Cup31022–4
Miami Cup30121–4
Olympic Games31023–14

Top scorers

  1. 1Clint Dempsey41
  2. 2Landon Donovan38
  3. 3Jozy Altidore23
  4. 4Brian McBride21
  5. 5Eric Wynalda19
  6. 6Christian Pulisic17
  7. 7Eddie Johnson16
  8. 8DaMarcus Beasley13
  9. 9Michael Bradley12
  10. 10Earnie Stewart11

Counted from the 307 of 792 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did USA play their first international?

On 28 November 1885, a 0–1 defeat against Canada in a friendly.

What is USA's biggest win?

8–0 against Barbados in World Cup qualifying on 15 June 2008.

What is USA's heaviest defeat?

0–11 against Norway in a friendly on 6 August 1948.

Who have USA played the most?

Mexico: 76 matches, with 24 wins, 16 draws and 36 defeats for USA.

What is USA's longest winning run?

11 wins in a row, from 2 June 2013 to 14 August 2013.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.