USA return to the Los Angeles area (Rose Bowl, Pasadena) for the 2026 World Cup, 32 years after their last match there — a 0-1 loss to Romania in the 1994 group stage.
USA
CONCACAF · 12th World Cup appearance · Group D
Featured facts
USA have a World Cup record of 1W-0D-1L in the Los Angeles area (Rose Bowl, Pasadena) across the 1994 tournament.
The United States reached the Round of 16 when they hosted the 1994 World Cup, losing 1-0 to eventual champions Brazil.
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United States’ World Cup opening-match record is 3W-3D-5L across 11 appearances (14-26 goals). They have failed to score 2 times and kept 1 clean sheet in those opening games.
United States have advanced beyond the first group stage 6 times in 10 applicable World Cup group-stage appearances.
USA have conceded in each of their last 8 international matches, letting in 15 goals in total.
2026 Fixtures
World Cup record
12
World Cup appearances
Best result: Semi-final
37
matches played
9 won · 8 drawn · 20 lost
-26
goal difference
40 scored · 66 conceded
Recent World Cups
2022Round of 16W1 D2 L1→2014Round of 16W1 D1 L2→2010Round of 16W1 D2 L1→
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All-time top scorers
1Landon Donovan5goals
2Bert Patenaude4goals
3Clint Dempsey4goals
4Brian McBride3goals
5Folarin Balogun20262goals
6Giovanni Reyna20261goal
7Eric Wynalda1goal
8Julian Green1goal
9Christian Pulisic20261goal
10Haji Wright20261goal
Team profile
USA's best World Cup finish is a semi-final appearance, reached in 1930.
USA have an average squad age of 26.4 at the 2026 World Cup.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt TurnerG | 24 Jun 1994(31) | New England Revolution | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Sergiño DestD | 3 Nov 2000(25) | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Chris RichardsD | 28 Mar 2000(26) | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Tyler AdamsM | 14 Feb 1999(27) | Bournemouth | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Antonee RobinsonD | 8 Aug 1997(28) | Fulham | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Auston TrustyD | 12 Aug 1998(27) | Celtic | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Giovanni ReynaM | 13 Nov 2002(23) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Weston McKennieM | 28 Aug 1998(27) | Juventus | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Ricardo PepiF | 9 Jan 2003(23) | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Christian PulisicF | 18 Sept 1998(27) | Milan | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Brenden AaronsonF | 22 Oct 2000(25) | Leeds United | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Miles RobinsonD | 14 Mar 1997(29) | FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tim ReamD | 5 Oct 1987(38) | Charlotte FC | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Sebastian BerhalterM | 10 May 2001(25) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Cristian RoldanM | 3 Jun 1995(31) | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Alex FreemanD | 9 Aug 2004(21) | Villarreal | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Malik TillmanM | 28 May 2002(24) | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Maximilian ArfstenD | 19 Apr 2001(25) | Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Haji WrightF | 27 Mar 1998(28) | Coventry City | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Folarin BalogunF | 3 Jul 2001(24) | Monaco | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Timothy WeahF | 22 Feb 2000(26) | Marseille | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Mark McKenzieD | 25 Feb 1999(27) | Toulouse | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Joe ScallyD | 31 Dec 2002(23) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Matt FreeseG | 2 Sept 1998(27) | New York City FC | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Chris BradyG | 3 Mar 2004(22) | Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Alejandro ZendejasF | 7 Feb 1998(28) | América | 0 | 0 |