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The U. Afterthe U. They qualified for five more consecutive World Cups after for a total of seven straight appearances, a feat shared with only seven other nations[9] becoming one of the tournament's regular competitors and often advancing to the knockout stage. Soccer Squad: Stars! the Confederations Cupthey eliminated top-ranked Spain in the semi-finals before losing to Brazil in the finaltheir Soccer Squad: Stars! appearance in the final of a major intercontinental tournament. The team's head coach is Gregg Berhaltersince November 29, Earnie Stewart is the team's General Manager since August 1, The first U. Soccer on August 20,against Sweden Soccer Squad: Stars! Stockholm, where the U. There was no third place Soccer Squad: Stars!. In a straight knock-out format, the team first played host Italy and lost 7—1, eliminating the U. At the Olympic Games in Berlin, the U. Striker Soccer Squad: Stars! Gaetjens was the goal scorer. Called "The Miracle on Grass", the result is considered one of the greatest upsets in the history of the World Cup. In their third game of the tournament, a Soccer Squad: Stars! defeat by Chile saw the U. It would be four decades before the U. The national Soccer Squad: Stars! spent the mid-to-late 20th century in near complete irrelevance in both the international game and the domestic sporting scene. However such hopes were not realized and by the s the U. Soccer Federation found itself in serious financial struggles, with the national team playing only two matches from to Soccer targeted the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the World Cup as means of rebuilding the national team and its fan base. The International Olympic Committee declared that teams from outside Europe and South America could field full senior teams, including professionals until Soccer Squad: Stars!, the amateur -only rule had heavily favored socialist countries from Eastern Europe whose players were professionals in all but name. This team lacked the continuity and regularity of training that conventional clubs enjoy, and many players were unwilling to play for the national team instead of their own clubs when conflicts arose. Team America finished the season at the bottom of the league, with U. Soccer canceling the experiment and withdrawing the national team from the NASL after one season. Soccer scheduled the game to be played in Torrance, Californiaan area with many Costa Rican expatriates, and marketed the game almost exclusively to the Costa Rican community. InU. Soccer attempted to re-implement its national-team-as-club concept, offering contracts to players to train with the national program full-time while occasionally loaning them to club teams as a revenue source for the federation. This brought many key veterans back into the program and allowed the team to begin playing more matches which, combined with an influx Soccer Squad: Stars! talent from new youth clubs and leagues established across the nation in the wake of Soccer Squad: Stars! NASL's popularity, allowed the national team to end the s with optimism and higher hopes of qualifying for the World Cup than had existed for previous tournaments. This criticism diminished somewhat when a 1—0 win against Trinidad and Tobagothe first road win for the U. The team was managed by Bob Gansler in preparation for the World Cup in Italy, with two Soccer Squad: Stars! the team's more experienced players, Rick Davis and Hugo Perezrecovering from serious injuries and unavailable for selection. Rather than fill out his team with veteran professionals from U. In a noteworthy match, in U. Cupthe U. In its second game, the U. In the round of 16, the U. In a friendly, the U. In the World Cup in France, the team lost all three group matches, 2—0 to Germany2—1 to Iranand 1—0 to Yugoslaviafinishing dead last in the field of Head coach Steve Sampson received much of the blame for the performance as a result of abruptly cutting Soccer Squad: Stars! captain John Harkeswhom Sampson had named "Captain for Life" shortly before, as well as several other players who were instrumental to the qualifying effort, from the squad. Thomas Dooley became the Captain at that point. The team advanced in the Soccer Squad: Stars! stage with a 1—1—1 record. The team started with a 3—2 upset win over Portugalfollowed by a 1—1 tie with co-host and eventual semi-finalist, South Korea. The third and final match was lost 1—3 to Poland, but the team still got to the round of 16 when South Korea defeated Portugal. This set the stage for a face-off with continental rivals Mexicothe Soccer Squad: Stars! time they met in a World Cup. Brian McBride opened the scoring, and Landon Donovan scored the second goal. That victory advanced the team to the quarterfinals, where it met Soccer Squad: Stars!. The team lost 1—0 after being denied a penalty when Torsten Frings handled the ball to prevent a Gregg Berhalter goal. All of the U. The United States opened Soccer Squad: Stars! tournament with a 3—0 loss to the Czech Republic. The team then tied 1—1 against Italy, who went on to win the World Cup. After the national team remained dormant for the rest of while negotiating with various coaches, the federation hired former Chicago FireMetroStars and Chivas USA manager Bob Bradley in early Bradley began his competitive career with the national team with the Gold Cup. The team lost 3—2 to Brazil after leading 2—0 at half time. The United States then hosted the Gold Cup. This defeat broke the U. In the Fourth round of the World Cup qualification, the U. The February loss extended Mexico's losing streak against America on U. On October 10, the U. Four days later, the U. After drawing against England 1—1 and Slovenia 2—2the U. On June 2,the U. In Julythe U. A 4—3 victory over Soccer Squad: Stars! and Herzegovina in an international friendly match in Sarajevo represented the 12th straight win for the USMNT, the longest winning streak for any team in the world at that time. In the final game of the group stage, the U. The fourth-place finish was the worst Gold Cup performance by the national team sinceand the first time the team failed to make the tournament final since In Junethe U. Following consecutive losses to Mexico and Costa Rica in the opening games of the final round of qualification for the FIFA World CupKlinsmann was removed as national team coach and technical director and replaced by previous U. World Cup qualification resumed on March 24,where Arena and his team had a record 6—0 win over Honduras. After Soccer Squad: Stars! Trinidad and Tobago 2—0, the U. Following an agonizing 2—1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago on October 10,the U. Following Arena's resignation on October 13,assistant coach Dave Sarachan was named interim manager during the search for a permanent replacement. Since their first unofficial game against Canada, the most common U. Inthe U. The stripe has been on third uniforms for, andas well as Soccer Squad: Stars! home, road and third uniforms. An additional color scheme based on the U. Soccer Squad: Stars! provided the uniforms for the United States from until SinceNike has been the uniform supplier. Matches between the two nations often attract much media attention, public interest and comment in both countries. Although the first match was played intheir rivalry was not considered major until the s, when the teams began to frequently compete in CONCACAF cups. However, since the s, the tide began to change due to a rapid growth of soccer in the United States. During the 21st centurythe series has favored the U. In recent years the United States has also begun to develop a rivalry with Costa Rica. Sam's Army started shortly after the World Cup in the United States [75] and were active through Sam's Army members wore red to matches and sung or chanted throughout the match. They often brought huge U. The American Outlaws was started in Lincoln, Nebraska in as a local supporters' group. Some American Outlaws members wear U. The United States does not have a dedicated national stadium like other national teams; instead, the team has played their home matches at venues in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Kennedy Memorial Stadiumlocated in the national capital of Washington, D. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted 20 matches from tobut fell out of use due to its age. Soccer broadcasts from to Univision Deportes has the Spanish language rights to all U. For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see United States men's national team players. The following 20 players were named to the squad for the friendly match against Costa Rica on February 1, The following players have also been called up to the United States squad within the last twelve months. The following is a list of match results Soccer Squad: Stars! the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. The best result for the United States in a World Cup tournament came in when the team reached the semifinals. The team was composed of six naturalized internationals, five of them from Scotland and one from Soccer Squad: Stars!. The worst world Cup tournament results in the modern era were group stage eliminations in, andalthough the country failed to even qualify for the final tournament in In the Soccer Squad: Stars! Cupthe United States Soccer Squad: Stars! in third place in both andand were runner-up in The United States appeared in their first intercontinental tournament final at the Confederations Cup. United States men's national soccer team - Wikipedia

They won their second title inupsetting host Brazil 2—1 in the final matchwhich received an attendance higher than any football match ever. They have won Gold medals at the Olympic football tournament twice, in andwhich are regarded as equivalent Soccer Squad: Stars! World Cups, including by FIFA. In total, Uruguay have won 20 official titles, a world record for the most international titles held by any country. Their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population of around 3. Uruguay is by far the smallest country Soccer Squad: Stars! the world to have won a World Cup in terms of population, 1. The second-smallest country, by population, to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a population of nearly 28 million people in InUruguay played against Argentina in their first ever match, a close contest won by Soccer Squad: Stars! 3—2. Prior toUruguay played more than 30 matches, of which all but one were against Argentina. The inaugural Copa America provided Uruguay with more varied opposition. Victories over Chile and Brazilalong with a tie against Argentina, enabled Uruguay to win the tournament. The following year Uruguay hosted the competition, and retained the title by winning every game. Inthe Uruguay team traveled to Paris to become the first South American team to compete in the Olympic Games — this football tournament is the first recognized by FIFA as a world championship. In the Summer OlympicsUruguay went to Amsterdam to defend their title, again winning Soccer Squad: Stars! gold medal after defeating Argentina 2—1 in the replay of the final the first match was a draw after extra time. Following the double Olympic triumph, Uruguay was chosen as the host nation for the first World Cupheld inthe centenary of Uruguay's first constitution. During the World Cup, Uruguay won all its matches, and converted a 1—2 halftime deficit to a 4—2 victory against Argentina at the Estadio Centenario. Due to the refusal of some European teams to participate in the first World Cup, the Uruguayan Football Association urged other Soccer Squad: Stars! to reciprocate by boycotting the Soccer Squad: Stars! Cup played in Italy. For the World CupFrance was chosen as host, contrary to a previous agreement Soccer Squad: Stars! alternate the championships between South America and Europe, so Uruguay again refused to participate. Uruguay again won the World Cup inbeating hosts Brazil in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. Uruguay came from behind to beat the host nation in a match which would become known as the Maracanazo. Many Brazilians had to be treated for shock after the event, such was the surprise of Uruguay's victory. After their fourth-place finish in the World Cupthe team had mixed performances and after the fourth-place finish intheir dominance, quality and performance dropped. They were no longer a world football power and failed to qualify for the World Cup on five occasions in the last nine competitions. Uruguay opened the tournament with a goalless draw against France, followed by Soccer Squad: Stars! of South Africa 3—0 in and Mexico 1—0 respectively, finishing at the top of their group with seven points. Against Ghana, the match finished 1—1, forcing the game into extra-time. Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan missed the subsequent penalty, forcing the game to go into penalties where Uruguay would win 4—2, sending them into the last four. They played the Netherlands in the semi-finals but were beaten 3—2. For the third-place match, they played Germany, again losing 3—2. This placed Uruguay in fourth place for the tournament, their best result in 40 years. Diego Forlan was awarded the Player of The Tournament. A year later, they won the Copa America for the first time in 16 years and broke the Soccer Squad: Stars! for the most successful team in South America. They were upset by Costa Rica in the opening match, losing 3—1 despite taking the lead in the first half. Uruguay won its group after three victories, and advanced to the quarter-finals after a win over Portugal. SinceUruguay have played their home games at the Estadio Centenario in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo. The stadium was built as a celebration of the centenary of Uruguay's first constitution, and had a capacity of 90, Soccer Squad: Stars! first fully opened. Uruguay's stadium Estadio Centenario is one of the biggest stadiums in the world over m wide and m long. Between andUruguay wore a variety of different shirts during its matches. The first shirt worn was the Albion F. On 10 Aprilnow-defunct club River Plate defeated Argentine side Alumni 2—1, being the first time an Uruguayan team beat that legendary team. That day River Plate wore its alternate jersey, a light blue one due to the home jersey was similar to Alumni's. Uruguay won 3—1. It was not worn again except for a FIFA World Cup match, against Colombia [24] untilwhen it was officially adopted as the away jersey. Four stars appear above the team logo on the jersey. The following 23 players were called up to the final squad for World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Ecuador on 8 and 13 October respectively. The following players have also been called up to the Uruguay squad in the past 12 months. As of 13 October Soccer Squad: Stars!, subsequent to the match against Ecuador. Uruguay displays four stars in its emblem — uniquely in world football, it includes their two gold medals in the Olympics and Olympicswhich are regarded as FIFA world championships by the governing body. Uruguay has a long-standing rivalry with Argentinathat came into existence when they beat their South American neighbors 4—2 in the first World Cup finalheld in Montevideo in As Soccer Squad: Stars! response, the following day saw an angry mob threw stones at the Uruguayan consulate in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires. Uruguay has an old rivalry with their South American neighbors. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Men's national association football team representing Uruguay. This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Uruguay women's national football team. First colours. Second colours. Medal record. Soccer Squad: Stars! Uruguayan team had nine players from that club and the remainder from Nacional. Main article: Uruguay national football team results —present. Main article: List of Uruguay international footballers. Main article: Argentina—Uruguay football Soccer Squad: Stars!. Main article: Brazil—Uruguay football rivalry. 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