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United States Under-20
Nickname(s)	Team USA; The Stars and Stripes; The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Vacant
FIFA code	USA
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
Appearances	17 (first in 1981)
Best result	Fourth place (1989)
Pan American Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1987)
Best result	Gold (1991)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances	25 (first in 1964)
Best result	Champions (2017, 2018, 2022)
Medal record
Pan American Games
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Website	ussoccer.com/u-20

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.

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[edit]

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA U-20 World Cup[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year	Host	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad
1977	Tunisia	did not qualify
1979	Japan	did not qualify
1981	Australia	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	1	8	Squad
1983	Mexico	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad
1985	Soviet Union	did not qualify
1987	Chile	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	2	3	Squad
1989	Saudi Arabia	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	7	9	Squad
1991	Portugal	did not qualify
1993	Australia	Quarterfinals	8th	4	1	1	2	8	6	Squad
1995	Qatar	did not qualify
1997	Malaysia	Round of 16	15th	4	1	0	3	2	6	Squad
1999	Nigeria	Round of 16	11th	4	2	0	2	7	7	Squad
2001	Argentina	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	5	5	Squad
2003	United Arab Emirates	Quarterfinals	5th	5	3	0	2	9	6	Squad
2005	Netherlands	Round of 16	11th	4	2	1	1	3	3	Squad
2007	Canada	Quarterfinals	7th	5	3	1	1	12	6	Squad
2009	Egypt	Group stage	18th	3	1	0	2	4	7	Squad
2011	Colombia	did not qualify
2013	Turkey	Group stage	22nd	3	0	1	2	3	9	Squad
2015	New Zealand	Quarterfinals	7th	5	3	1	1	7	4	Squad
2017	South Korea	Quarterfinals	6th	5	2	2	1	12	6	Squad
2019	Poland	Quarterfinals	6th	5	3	0	2	8	6	Squad
2021	Indonesia	Cancelled
2023	Argentina	Quarterfinals	5th	5	4	0	1	10	2	Squad
2025	Chile	To be determined
Total		—		71	30	10	31	103	98	—

Pan American Games[edit]

Pan American Games
Year	Host	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad
1951–1983		See United States men's national soccer team
1987	United States	Group stage		3	1	1	1	3	3	—
1991	Cuba	Gold medal	1st	5	5	0	0	10	4	—
1995	Argentina	Group stage		3	0	0	3	0	9	—
1999–2003		See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
2007		See United States men's national under-18 soccer team
Since 2011		See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
Total		1 Title		11	6	1	4	13	16	—

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship[edit]

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Year	Host	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad
1962	Panama	did not enter
1964	Guatemala	Group stage		4	0	2	2	4	8	—
1970	Cuba	did not enter
1973	Mexico	did not enter
1974	Canada	Playoff round		4	2	2	0	5	3	—
1976	Puerto Rico	Third place	3rd	7	5	0	2	19	10	—
1978	Honduras	Second round		5	2	1	2	7	4	—
1980	United States	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	15	4	—
1982	Guatemala	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	14	5	—
1984	Trinidad and Tobago	Fourth place	4th	8	3	2	3	11	8	—
1986	Trinidad and Tobago	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	2	2	10	3	—
1988	Guatemala	Third place	3rd	7	4	0	3	11	9	—
1990	Guatemala	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	10	5	—
1992	Canada	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	15	4	—
1994	Honduras	Group stage	5th	3	2	0	1	9	4	—
1996	Mexico	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2	7	5	—
1998	Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago	1st, Group B		3	2	1	0	12	3	—
2001	Canada, Trinidad and Tobago	2nd, Group A		3	2	1	0	11	2	—
2003	Panama, United States	2nd, Group B		3	2	0	1	5	3	—
2005	United States, Honduras	1st, Group A		3	3	0	0	10	1	Squad
2007	Panama, Mexico	1st, Group A		3	2	1	0	9	1	Squad
2009	Trinidad and Tobago	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	2	1	5	3	Squad
2011	Guatemala	Quarterfinal	5th	3	2	0	1	7	2	Squad
2013	Mexico	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	10	6	Squad
2015	Jamaica	Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	14	2	Squad
2017	Costa Rica	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	11	4	Squad
2018	United States	Champions	1st	8	8	0	0	46	2	Squad
2020	Honduras	Cancelled
2022	Honduras	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	31	2	Squad
2024	Mexico	Qualified								Squad
Total		3 Titles		130	81	21	28	308	103	—

Honors[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Fourth Place (1): 1989
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
- Winners (3): 2017, 2018, 2022
- Runners-up (6): 1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013

Recent results and fixtures[edit]

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[edit]

July 19 CONCACAF U-20 Group A	United States	v	Jamaica	Celaya, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés

July 22 CONCACAF U-20 Group A	Cuba	v	United States	Celaya, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés

July 25 CONCACAF U-20 Group A	United States	v	Costa Rica	Celaya, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following 21 players were named to the squad for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.^[3]

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Adam Beaudry	(2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Colorado Rapids 2
1GK	Julian Eyestone	(2006-04-21) 21 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Brentford
1GK	Duran Ferree	(2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Orange County SC

2DF	Luca Bombino	(2006-07-10) July 10, 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Los Angeles FC 2
2DF	Noah Cobb	(2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Atlanta United FC
2DF	Aiden Harangi	(2006-02-08) February 8, 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF	Stuart Hawkins	(2006-09-18) September 18, 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Seattle Sounders FC
2DF	Ethan Kohler	(2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Werder Bremen II
2DF	Nolan Norris	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)	0	0	FC Dallas

3MF	Taha Habroune	(2006-02-05) February 5, 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Columbus Crew
3MF	Cruz Medina	(2006-09-24) September 24, 2006 (age 17)	0	0	San Jose Earthquakes
3MF	Sergio Oregel	(2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Chicago Fire
3MF	Brooklyn Raines	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Houston Dynamo FC
3MF	Pedro Soma	(2006-06-30) June 30, 2006 (age 18)	0	0	UE Cornellà
3MF	Niko Tsakiris	(2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 (age 19)	0	0	San Jose Earthquakes

4FW	Nimfasha Berchimas	(2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Charlotte FC
4FW	Keyrol Figueroa	(2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Liverpool
4FW	Zavier Gozo	(2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Real Monarchs
4FW	Ruben Ramos Jr.	(2007-01-22) January 22, 2007 (age 17)	0	0	LA Galaxy
4FW	David Vazquez	(2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Philadelphia Union II
4FW	Marcos Zambrano	(2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Vitória S.C. B

Recent call-ups[edit]

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

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup^[5]^[6]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Gabriel Slonina	(2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 20)	10	0	Chelsea	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
GK	Antonio Carrera	(2004-03-15) March 15, 2004 (age 20)	4	0	FC Dallas	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
GK	Alexander Borto	(2003-11-06) November 6, 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Fullham	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

DF	Michael Halliday	(2003-01-22) January 22, 2003 (age 21)	12	0	Orlando City SC	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Caleb Wiley	(2003-11-06) November 6, 2003 (age 20)	10	1	Atlanta United FC	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Joshua Wynder	(2005-05-02) May 2, 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Louisville City	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Brandan Craig	(2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 (age 20)	17	1	Philadelphia Union	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Jonathan Gomez	(2003-09-01) September 1, 2003 (age 20)	11	1	Real Sociedad	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Marcus Ferkranus	(2003-05-10) May 10, 2003 (age 21)	12	0	LA Galaxy	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Justin Che	(2003-11-18) November 18, 2003 (age 20)	10	1	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Mauricio Cuevas	(2003-02-10) February 10, 2003 (age 21)	13	1	LA Galaxy	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup^INJ^[6]

MF	Daniel Edelman	(2003-04-28) April 28, 2003 (age 21)	15	0	New York Red Bulls	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Jack McGlynn	(2003-07-07) July 7, 2003 (age 21)	21	2	Philadelphia Union	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Diego Luna	(2003-09-07) September 7, 2003 (age 20)	21	5	Real Salt Lake	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Niko Tsakiris	(2005-06-19) June 19, 2005 (age 19)	9	4	San Jose Earthquakes	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Owen Wolff	(2004-12-30) December 30, 2004 (age 19)	8	2	Austin FC	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Obed Vargas	(2005-08-05) August 5, 2005 (age 18)	9	0	Seattle Sounders FC	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Rokas Pukštas	(2004-08-25) August 25, 2004 (age 19)	14	2	Hajduk Split	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

FW	Quinn Sullivan	(2004-03-27) March 27, 2004 (age 20)	19	7	Philadelphia Union	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW	Cade Cowell	(2003-10-14) October 14, 2003 (age 20)	11	5	San Jose Earthquakes	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW	Kevin Paredes	(2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 21)	8	2	VfL Wolfsburg	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW	Darren Yapi	(2004-11-19) November 19, 2004 (age 19)	6	0	Colorado Rapids	2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

ALT-Alternate
INJ-Injury

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-20 Goals
1	Brek Shea	2007–2009	17
2	Freddy Adu	2003–2009	16
3	Romain Gall	2014–2015	13
3	Scott E. Kennedy	1992–1993	13
5	Eddie Johnson	2003–2004	12
5	Jacob Peterson	2004–2005	12
7	Jeremy Ebobisse	2016–2017	11
8	Will John	2005	10
9	Chad Barrett	2004–2005	9

Coaches[edit]

Name	Years
Angus McAlpine	1983
Derek Armstrong	1987
Bob Gansler	1989
Bobby Howe	1993
Jay Hoffman	1997
Sigi Schmid	1998–1999
Wolfgang Sühnholz	1999–2001
Thomas Rongen	2002–2004
Sigi Schmid	2005
Thomas Rongen	2006–2011
Tab Ramos	2011–2019
Anthony Hudson	2020–2021
Mikey Varas	2021–2023

References[edit]

^ "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
^ "Newsweek". Newsweek. June 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
^ "Michael Nsien nmes USA roster for 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico". www.ussoccer.com. USSF. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ "USA v Uruguay". www.FIFA.com. FIFA. June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links[edit]

[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] "Michael Nsien nmes USA roster for 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico". www.ussoccer.com. USSF. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

[4] "USA v Uruguay". www.FIFA.com. FIFA. June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.

[5] "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.

[Cuevas-6] "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.

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National under-20 association football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.