United States men's national under-20 soccer team

The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.

United States Under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team USA
The Stars and Stripes[1][2]
The Yanks
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachVacant
FIFA codeUSA
First colors
Second colors
First international
 Jamaica 1–1 United States 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; April 2, 1964)
Biggest win
 United States 13–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
(Bradenton, Florida, United States; November 3, 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 7–1 United States 
(Bayamón, Puerto Rico; September 30, 1976)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1981)
Best resultFourth place (1989)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances25 (first in 1964)
Best resultChampions (2017, 2018, 2022)

The United States' best finish came in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, when the U.S. beat Iraq in the quarterfinal before losing to Nigeria in overtime in the semifinal and Brazil in the third-place match. Steve Snow tied for second in the tournament with three goals.

The U.S. reached the quarterfinals in 1993 but lost to Brazil. After missing out in 1995, the U.S. began a run of six consecutive qualifications in 1997, reaching the second round in five consecutive tournaments. Of those tournaments, the best U.S. performance came in 2003, when the U.S. reached the quarterfinal and led Argentina 1–0 in the final minutes before falling 2–1 in extra time. The U.S. also reached the quarterfinal of the 2007 Cup before losing 2–1 in extra time to Austria.

Competitive record

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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FIFA U-20 World Cup
YearHostRoundPosPldWDLFASquad
1977  Tunisiadid not qualify
1979  Japan
1981  AustraliaGroup stage15th301218Squad
1983  MexicoGroup stage11th310235Squad
1985  Soviet Uniondid not qualify
1987  ChileGroup stage10th310223Squad
1989  Saudi ArabiaFourth place4th621379Squad
1991  Portugaldid not qualify
1993  AustraliaQuarterfinals8th411286Squad
1995  Qatardid not qualify
1997  MalaysiaRound of 1615th410326Squad
1999  NigeriaRound of 1611th420277Squad
2001  ArgentinaRound of 1613th411255Squad
2003  United Arab EmiratesQuarterfinals5th530296Squad
2005  NetherlandsRound of 1611th421133Squad
2007  CanadaQuarterfinals7th5311126Squad
2009  EgyptGroup stage18th310247Squad
2011  Colombiadid not qualify
2013  TurkeyGroup stage22nd301239Squad
2015  New ZealandQuarterfinals7th531174Squad
2017  South KoreaQuarterfinals6th5221126Squad
2019  PolandQuarterfinals6th530286Squad
2021  IndonesiaCancelled
2023  ArgentinaQuarterfinals5th5401102Squad
2025  ChileTo be determined
TotalFourth place7130103110398

Pan American Games

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Pan American Games
YearHostRoundPosPldWDLFASquad
19511983See United States men's national soccer team
1987  United StatesGroup stage311133
1991  CubaChampions1st5500104
1995  ArgentinaGroup stage300309
19992003See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
2007See United States men's national under-18 soccer team
Since 2011See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
TotalChampions116141316

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

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CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
YearHostRoundPosPldWDLFASquad
1962  Panamadid not enter
1964  GuatemalaGroup stage402248
1970  Cubadid not enter
1973  Mexico
1974  CanadaPlayoff round422053
1976  Puerto RicoThird place3rd75021910
1978  HondurasSecond round521274
1980  United StatesRunners-up2nd7511154
1982  GuatemalaRunners-up2nd7421145
1984  Trinidad and TobagoFourth place4th8323118
1986  Trinidad and TobagoRunners-up2nd7322103
1988  GuatemalaThird place3rd7403119
1990  GuatemalaThird place3rd5302105
1992  CanadaRunners-up2nd6501154
1994  HondurasGroup stage5th320194
1996  MexicoThird place3rd521275
1998  Guatemala,  Trinidad and Tobago1st, Group B3210123
2001  Canada,  Trinidad and Tobago2nd, Group A3210112
2003  Panama,  United States2nd, Group B320153
2005  United States,  Honduras1st, Group A3300101Squad
2007  Panama,  Mexico1st, Group A321091Squad
2009  Trinidad and TobagoRunners-up2nd522153Squad
2011  GuatemalaQuarterfinal5th320172Squad
2013  MexicoRunners-up2nd5401106Squad
2015  JamaicaThird place3rd6411142Squad
2017  Costa RicaChampions1st6411114Squad
2018  United StatesChampions1st8800462Squad
2020  HondurasCancelled
2022  HondurasChampions1st7610312Squad
2024  MexicoqualifiedSquad
TotalChampions130812128308103

Honors

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Recent results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

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Players

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Current squad

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The following 21 players were named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3][4]

Caps and goals are updated as of June 4, 2023 after the match against Uruguay.[5]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11GKGabriel Slonina (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 20)100 Chelsea
121GKAntonio Carrera (2004-03-15) March 15, 2004 (age 20)40 FC Dallas
211GKAlexander Borto (2003-11-06) November 6, 2003 (age 20)20 Fulham

22DFMichael Halliday (2003-01-22) January 22, 2003 (age 21)120 Orlando City SC
32DFCaleb Wiley (2003-11-06) November 6, 2003 (age 20)101 Atlanta United FC
42DFJoshua Wynder (2005-05-02) May 2, 2005 (age 19)60 Louisville City
52DFBrandan Craig (2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 (age 20)171 Philadelphia Union
132DFJonathan Gomez (2003-09-01) September 1, 2003 (age 20)111 Real Sociedad
142DFMarcus Ferkranus (2003-05-10) May 10, 2003 (age 21)120 LA Galaxy
172DFJustin Che (2003-11-18) November 18, 2003 (age 20)101 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

63MFDaniel Edelman (2003-04-28) April 28, 2003 (age 21)150 New York Red Bulls
83MFJack McGlynn (2003-07-07) July 7, 2003 (age 20)212 Philadelphia Union
103MFDiego Luna (2003-09-07) September 7, 2003 (age 20)215 Real Salt Lake
153MFNiko Tsakiris (2005-06-19) June 19, 2005 (age 19)94 San Jose Earthquakes
163MFOwen Wolff (2004-12-30) December 30, 2004 (age 19)82 Austin FC
183MFObed Vargas (2005-08-05) August 5, 2005 (age 18)90 Seattle Sounders FC
203MFRokas Pukštas (2004-08-25) August 25, 2004 (age 19)142 Hajduk Split

74FWQuinn Sullivan (2004-03-27) March 27, 2004 (age 20)197 Philadelphia Union
94FWCade Cowell (2003-10-14) October 14, 2003 (age 20)115 San Jose Earthquakes
114FWKevin Paredes (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 21)82 VfL Wolfsburg
194FWDarren Yapi (2004-11-19) November 19, 2004 (age 19)60 Colorado Rapids

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up for the team in the past 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up



DFMauricio Cuevas (2003-02-10) February 10, 2003 (age 21)131 LA Galaxy2023 FIFA U-20 World CupINJ[4]


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  • INJ-Injury

Top goalscorers

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RankPlayerYear(s)U-20 Goals
1Brek Shea2007–200917
2Freddy Adu2003–200916
3Romain Gall2014–201513
Scott E. Kennedy1992–199313
5Eddie Johnson2003–200412
Jacob Peterson2004–200512
7Jeremy Ebobisse2016–201711
8Will John200510
9Chad Barrett2004–20059

Coaches

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NameYears
Angus McAlpine1983
Derek Armstrong1987
Bob Gansler1989
Bobby Howe1993
Jay Hoffman1997
Sigi Schmid1998–1999
Wolfgang Sühnholz1999–2001
Thomas Rongen2002–2004
Sigi Schmid2005
Thomas Rongen2006–2011
Tab Ramos2011–2019
Anthony Hudson2020–2021
Mikey Varas2021–2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "Newsweek". Newsweek. June 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  3. ^ "U.S. UNDER-20 MYNT HEAD COACH MIKEY VARAS NAMES USA ROSTER FOR 2023 FIFA UNDER-20 WORLD CUP IN ARGENTINA". www.ussoccer.com. USSF. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "MICHAEL HALLIDAY REPLACES MAURICIO CUEVAS ON USA'S FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP ROSTER". www.USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "USA v Uruguay". www.FIFA.com. FIFA. June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "U.S. UNDER-20 MYNT HEAD COACH MIKEY VARAS NAMES USA ROSTER FOR 2023 FIFA UNDER-20 WORLD CUP IN ARGENTINA". www.ussoccer.com. USSF. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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