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The USMNT's best World Cup result is third place at the 1930 tournament in Uruguay. FIFA retroactively credited the finish in 1986 using overall tournament records. It remains the highest World Cup finish ever achieved by a team from outside South America and Europe.
Striker Joe Gaetjens scored the only goal in the United States' 1-0 victory over England at Independencia Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The match is known as "The Miracle on Grass" and is counted among the greatest upsets in World Cup history.
Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan share the all-time scoring record with 57 goals each. Dempsey scored his 57 goals in 141 appearances between 2004 and 2017; Donovan scored his in 157 appearances between 2000 and 2014.
Cobi Jones holds the record with 164 caps, across a career that ran from 1992 to 2004. He also scored 15 goals for the national team.
The United States defeated Spain 2-0 in the semifinal of the 2009 Confederations Cup. Spain was the top-ranked team in the world at the time and had gone 35 games without a loss. The U.S. then lost to Brazil 3-2 in the final after leading 2-0 at halftime.
The U.S. lost 2-1 to Trinidad and Tobago on the 10th of October 2017 in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying, which ended their bid. The defeat was widely described as the worst result in the history of the national team. It was the first time the U.S. had missed the World Cup since 1986.