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.............................. US Men's National Soccer Team
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The United States men's national soccer team is the national soccer (association football) team of the United States and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. They are currently ranked 18th in the FIFA World Rankings, and have qualified for five consecutive FIFA World Cups. The strength of the country's youth program was demonstrated when they won the U-19 Milk Cup in 2005. USSF targeted the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, and the 1986 FIFA World Cup as means of building a national team fan base. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) provided what appeared to be a major boost to the U.S.'s chances of advancing beyond the group stage when it declared that Olympic teams from outside Europe and South America could field their full international teams, including professionals. USSF immediately rearranged its Olympic team roster, cutting many of the collegiate players, and replacing them with professionals. Despite this, the U.S. finished 1-1-1 and failed to make the second round.
In 1989, FIFA named the U.S. as host of the 1994 World Cup, but it was under significant international criticism for this decision because of the weakness of the national side and the lack of a top level professional league. This criticism was relieved somewhat when, by winning their first game on the road in nearly two years in a 1-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago through a 35th minute goal by Paul Caligiuri, U.S.A. reached the 1990 World Cup in Italy, its first World Cup finals berth in 40 years.
For the World Cup, coach Bob Gansler selected many inexperienced recent college graduates ahead of seasoned professionals like Rick Davis and Hugo Perez. They were beaten 5-1 by Czechoslovakia in its opening game, Caligiuri scoring the consolation goal. A more defensive approach in the match against host team Italy resulted in a 1-0 defeat. In the U.S.’s last game, the team fell 2-1 to Austria, despite the dismissal of Austrian Peter Artner in the 34th minute. The U.S. were eliminated with a 0-3 record.
Although it finished at the top of its qualifying group, the United States was unseeded (only top 8 teams received seeds). After changes were made to the seeding process from past processes, more weight was given to a team's/nation's previous World Cup success. The United States was drawn in Group E for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, along with Czech Republic, Italy and Ghana. With three of the top 10 sides in the FIFA rankings in the group, it was considered a Group of Death.
The USA opened with a 3-0 loss to Czech Republic. The team then drew 1-1 against Italy, helped by an Italian own goal: red cards were shown to Pablo Mastroeni and Eddie Pope just before and immediately following the halftime break for reckless tackles, forcing the US team to play nearly all of the second half with nine players to Italy's ten. The USA was knocked out in its final group match against Ghana, who defeated the Americans 2-1.
After going winless in Italy 1934, Italy 1990, France 1998, and Germany 2006, the U.S. is left still searching for its first victory in a World Cup held on European soil. The tie against Italy was USA's first point earned in a World Cup on European soil; the Cristian Zaccardo own goal was also the only goal conceded by Italy until France scored in the final on a penalty kick.
On June 16, 2007, with a 2-1 win over Panama in the quarterfinals, they advanced to face Canada on June 21, 2007. USA beat Canada with a score of 2-1. Landon Donovan scored on a penalty kick while Frankie Hejduk scored with an assist from Donovan. Kasey Keller made his 100th appearance for the U.S. National Team. In the final match, the USA came from behind to beat their eternal rivals Mexico 2-1 in the tournament's final at Chicago's Soldier Field. The match saw Landon Donovan equal Eric Wynalda's all time goal tally of 34 goals for the national side before Benny Feilhaber's 77th minute strike sent the Americans to their fourth CONCACAF Gold Cup victory, thus leveling them with rival Mexico for most Gold Cup victories.
On June 28, 2007, the National Team started their Copa America 2007 campaign with a 1-4 loss against Argentina, continued it with a 1-3 setback to Paraguay on 2 July, and concluded it on 5 July with a 0-1 loss to Colombia. The decision by the USSF to field what many considered a second tier team was questioned as the U.S. National Team finished last in the tournament.
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