| World Cup History | Final: Date / City | Finalists | Winner | USMNT Coach | USMNT best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 USA,MX,CA | Jul 19 MetLife NY/NJ | TBD | TBD | Mauricio Pochettino | TBD |
| 2022 Qatar | Dec 18 Lusail | Argentina vs France | Argentina 3-3 (4-2 pens) | Gregg Berhalter | Round of 16 (1-3 vs Netherlands) |
| 2018 Russia | Jul 15 Moscow | France vs Croatia | France 4-2 | Jürgen Klinsmann | (did not qualify) |
| 2014 Brazil | Jul 13 Rio de Janeiro | Germany vs Argentina | Germany 1-0 (a.e.t.) | Jürgen Klinsmann | Round of 16 (1-2 a.e.t. vs Belgium) |
| 2010 South Africa | Jul 11 Johannesburg | Spain vs Netherlands | Spain 1-0 (a.e.t.) | Bob Bradley | Round of 16 (1-2 a.e.t. vs Ghana) |
| 2006 Germany | Jul 9 Berlin | Italy vs France | Italy 1-1 (5-3 pens) | Bruce Arena | Group stage (1 draw 2 losses) |
| 2002 Korea/Japan | Jun 30 Yokohama | Brazil vs Germany | Brazil 2-0 | Bruce Arena | Quarterfinals (0-1 vs Germany) |
| 1998 France | Jul 12 Saint-Denis | France vs Brazil | France 3-0 | Steve Sampson | Group stage (3 losses) |
| 1994 USA | Jul 17 Pasadena | Brazil vs Italy | Brazil 0-0 (3-2 pens) | Bora Milutinovic | Round of 16 (0-1 vs Brazil) |
| 1990 Italy | Jul 8 Rome | West Germany vs Argentina | West Germany 1-0 | Bob Gansler | Group stage (3 losses) |
| 1986 Mexico | Jun 29 Mexico City | Argentina vs West Germany | Argentina 3-2 | Bob Gansler | (did not qualify since 1950: for 40 years) |
| Friendly | 5/31/2026 - 3:30pm ET | Senegal | BoA | Charlotte, NC |
| Friendly | 6/06/2026 - 2:30pm ET | Germany | Soldier | Chicago, IL |
| WC - Group D | 6/12/2026 - 9pm ET | Paraguay | SoFi | Los Angeles, CA |
| WC - Group D | 6/19/2026 - 3pm ET | Australia | Lumen | Seattle, WA |
| WC - Group D | 6/25/2026 - 10pm ET | Türkiye | SoFi | Los Angeles, CA |
