Mexico qualified for the World Cup in Sweden and were eliminated there in the preliminary round. Nine teams from North and Central America have already tried to qualify for the World Cup in the motherland of football. Only one team from North and Central America was admitted to the 1954 World Cup and Mexico managed to qualify with four wins against the USA and Haiti, whereas the USA failed to qualify for the first time. Victories are rare and with national coach Jacques Spagnoli they also missed qualifying for the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. The first game outside of Europe took place on December 28, 1958 in Cairo against Egypt and was lost 1-2. However, the team under Löw had to qualify again after winning the title in 2014, which Herberger (for 1958), Schön (for 1978, also qualified automatically as hosts in 1974) and Vogts (for 1994) did not have to. This was won 1-0 against Chile, the second title win under Joachim Löw. After many years in the Segunda División B (third division) and the Tercera División (fourth division), they were promoted back to the second division, the Segunda División, in the 2000/01 season. In the league, too, things were going really badly for the franchise from Columbus, Ohio. Seven teams from North and Central America have already tried to qualify for the World Cup in Chile.

For the first time, six teams from North and Central America wanted to qualify, but again there was only one place for them in the finals. The USA, after losing the first game in Canada, qualified for the semi-finals with three wins against Canada and Bermuda, but lost twice there to Haiti, who then lost in the final to El Salvador. 1991 China PR 3rd place match Sweden 4th place Lost in semifinals to eventual world champions USA. In July 1964, the national team received a prominent coach, the Italian Alfredo Foni, who had become Olympic champion in 1936 and world champion in 1938. As the only CONCACAF team, they wanted to take part in every World Cup – except 1938 – even though football is not one of the top sports in the USA. The article includes a detailed account of the US national soccer team at World Cups. Hope Solo becomes the sole world record goalkeeper with her 190th international match. Hope Solo equals Gemma Fay's world record for goalkeepers with her 189th international match.

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Honolulu Planned as the first international match of a US national team in Hawaii. Qualifying for the Euro 2000 started with a 1-0 defeat in Turkey, but as they won the following six qualifying matches, a 0-0 draw against Turkey in the last game was enough to qualify directly. In the 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, Buddle's goalscoring prowess was also felt, as he scored four of the six goals his side used over the course of the tournament. Those goals, along with the goal scored in the first game against Belgium, saw him become the World Cup top scorer for five days and then be replaced by Guillermo Stábile, who increased the record to 8 goals. It wasn't until the fifth day of play, May 12, 2007, that Englishman Danny Dichio scored the first goal for the red-white Canadians in a 3-1 home win against the Chicago Fire. As a result, Mexico came fourth and was then able to beat New Zealand in the playoffs. Mexico managed to qualify for the World Cup in Chile in the relegation game against Paraguay and were eliminated in the preliminary round. In 2016 and 2020 they were eliminated after the preliminary round. ^ Postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ↑ Tony DiCicco Resigns as Head Coach of US Wolyniec was voted USL Coach of the Year at the end of the season.

↑ Officially. FIFA decision on the playoffs for the 2022 World Cup in the European zone. ↑ Andriy Pyatov became the fifth player of the national team of Ukraine, which won the Guards line in 100 matches. ↑ Sam Stejskal: Minnesota United FC to join MLS in 2017, debuting at TCF Bank Stadium. United missed the decisive penalty; This meant that the New England Revolution missed the championship final, the MLS Cup. Payne was employed in the same position at DC United for years and was instrumental in the founding of Major League Soccer. The American Soccer League (ASL) was founded in 1921, supported by industrial groups such as Bethlehem Steel, Robins Shipyards and J&P Coates. Across all sports, football is still only a fringe sport today behind American football, baseball, NASCAR, basketball, ice hockey, golf and tennis. Carin Gabarra and Mia Hamm present their 52nd birthday. International match equaled Shannon Higgins' record and increased it to 59 games by June 19, 1993. With their 34th international match, Debbie Belkin and April Heinrichs equaled Shannon Higgins' record and extended it to 40 games with her until June 5, 1991. Birgit Prinz and Ariane Hingst, who both played for Germany for more than 14 years, announced their retirement from the national team immediately after the defeat against Japan, but the DFB promised a farewell game.