Nickname(s) | Team USA[1] The Stars and Stripes[2] The Yanks | ||
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Association | United States Soccer Federation | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
Head coach | Marko Mitrović | ||
Captain | Tanner Tessmann | ||
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First international | |||
United States 1–2 Italy (Barcelona, Spain; July 24, 1992) | |||
Biggest win | |||
United States 6–0 Cuba (Nashville, United States; March 22, 2012) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Mexico 4–0 United States (Guadalajara, Mexico; February 10, 2004) Morocco 4–0 United States (Paris, France; August 2, 2024) Records for competitive matches only | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2000) | ||
Pan American Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1999) | ||
Best result | Bronze (1999) | ||
Medal record |
The United States U-23 men's national soccer team, also known as the United States men's Olympic soccer team, is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is qualification into and competition at the quadrennial Olympic Football Tournament, with the next one to be held during the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, which the team has already qualified for as hosts.
Its most recent major tournament was the 2024 edition at the Paris Olympics, in which the team made it to the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Morocco.
In accordance with FIFA regulations, the roster can be augmented with three "overage" players during Olympic competition.