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United States men's national under-20 soccer team

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 Tab Ramos
FIFA code USA
First international
 Jamaica 1 – 1 United States  (Guatemala City, Guatemala April 2, 1964)
Biggest win
 United States 9 – 0 D.Republic Dominican Republic
(Bayamon, Puerto Rico July 22, 1976)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 7 – 1 United States 
(Bayamon, Puerto Rico, September 30, 1976)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances 12 (first in 1989)
Best result Fourth Place 1989

The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is the national under-20 soccer team of the United States of America and 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.

The tournament was played with a two-group, qualification format from 1998–2007. There was no championship round.






















The following 20 players were named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Costa Rica.


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