United States men's national under-23 soccer team
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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, the next of which is to be held during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The team's most recent major tournament was the 2020 edition at the Tokyo Olympics, in which the United States team did not qualify. Their most recent qualification was the tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where the team was eliminated in the group stage.
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) Records for competitive matches only | |||
Olympics | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2000) |
In accordance with FIFA regulations, the roster can be augmented with three "overage" players during Olympic competition.