United States men's national soccer team results (1970–1989)
This is a compilation of every international soccer game played by the United States men's national soccer team from 1970 through 1989. It includes the team's record for that year, each game and the date played. It also lists the U.S. goal scorers.
The format is: home team listed first, U.S. listed first at home or neutral site.
Records are in win–loss–tie format. Games decided in penalty kicks are counted as ties, as per the FIFA standard.
1970
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
1971
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
1972
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 3 | 1 |
Win Draw Loss
August 20 CONCACAF Championship Qualification | Canada | 3–2 | United States | St. John's, Canada |
Parsons 5' Twamley 41' Johnson 63' |
Roy 65' Getzinger 88' |
Stadium: King George V Park Attendance: 7,600 Referee: David Parsons (Bermuda) |
August 29 CONCACAF Championship Qualification | United States | 2–2 | Canada | Baltimore, Maryland |
Roy 14' Geimer 25' |
Mackay 9' Douglas 81' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,273 Referee: Jose Roberto Henriquez (El Salvador) |
September 3 CONCACAF Championship Qualification | Mexico | 3–1 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico |
Victorino 12' Bustos 47' Borja 60' |
Roy 78' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 29,891 Referee: Lloyd de Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago) |
September 10 CONCACAF Championship Qualification | United States | 1–2 | Mexico | Los Angeles, California |
Geimer 8' | Ceballos 11' Borbolla 48' |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 9,260 Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica) |
1973
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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3 | 9 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
March 17 Friendly | Bermuda | 4–0 | United States | Hamilton, Bermuda |
Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 861 |
March 20 Friendly | Poland | 4–0 | United States | Łódź, Poland |
Lubanski 17', 24', 84' Kasperczak 55' |
Stadium: Stadion ŁKS Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Heinz Einbeck (East Germany) |
August 3 Friendly | United States | 0–1 | Poland | Chicago, Illinois |
Kasperczak 87' | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 12,000 Referee: John Davies (Canada) |
August 5 Friendly | Canada | 0–2 | United States | Windsor, Canada |
Grgurev Liveric |
Stadium: Windsor Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Willian Gallacher (Canada) |
August 10 Friendly | United States | 0–4 | Poland | San Francisco, California |
Kmiecik 36', 47' Szarmach 72' Kasztelan 88' |
Stadium: Candlestick Park Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Toros Kibritjian (United States) |
August 12 Friendly | United States | 1–0 | Poland | New Britain, Connecticut |
Trost 37' | Stadium: Willow Brook Park Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Roger Schott (United States) |
September 9 Friendly | United States | 1–0 | Bermuda | Hartford, Connecticut |
Brewster | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,200 |
October 16 Friendly | Mexico | 2–0 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico |
Victorino 31' Bustos 46' |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Marco Dorantes (Mexico) |
November 3 Friendly | Haiti | 1–0 | United States | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator Attendance: 22,000 |
November 5 Friendly | Haiti | 1–0 | United States | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator Attendance: 18,000 |
November 13 Friendly | Israel | 3–1 | United States | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Peretz 9' Rozen 41' Macmel 46' |
Roy 13' | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel) |
November 15 Friendly | Israel | 2–0 | United States | Beersheba, Israel |
Damti 12' Peretz 15' |
Stadium: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Yosef Finkelstein (Israel) |
1974
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 2 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
September 5 Friendly | Mexico | 3–1 | United States | Monterrey, Mexico |
González 66' Salgado 79', 80' |
Vaninger 48' | Stadium: Estadío Universitario Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Werner Winsemann (Canada) |
September 8 Friendly | United States | 0–1 | Mexico | Irving, Texas |
Trujillo 36' | Stadium: Texas Stadium Attendance: 22,164 |
1975
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 5 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
March 26 Friendly | Poland | 7–0 | United States | Poznań, Poland |
Lato 12', 51' Szarmach 19', 43' Deyna 32', 67', 71' |
Stadium: Warta Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Zdenek Jelinek (Czechoslovakia) |
June 24 Friendly | United States | 0–4 | Poland | Seattle, Washington |
Bula 13' Lato 38' Szarmach 70' Wyrobek 89' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 13,195 Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada) |
August 19 Friendly | United States | 1–3 | Costa Rica | Mexico City, Mexico |
McCully | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 1,000 |
August 21 Friendly | United States | 0–6 | Argentina | Mexico City, Mexico |
Ardiles Cardenas Coscia Valencia |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 1,500 |
August 24 Friendly | Mexico | 2–0 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico |
Borja 44' Delgado 66' |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru) |
1976
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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1 | 2 | 5 |
Win Draw Loss
September 24 CONCACAF Championship Qualification | Canada | 1–1 | United States | Vancouver, Canada |
Bolitho 77' | Bandov 8' | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 15,543 Referee: Marco Dorantes (Mexico) |
October 3 CONCACAF Championship Qualification | United States | 0–0 | Mexico | Los Angeles, California |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 31,171 Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada) |
October 15 CONCACAF Championship Qualification | Mexico | 3–0 | United States | Puebla, Mexico |
Solís 28' Damián 40' Dávila 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Werner Winsemann (Canada) |
October 20 CONCACAF Championship Qualification | United States | 2–0 | Canada | Seattle, Washington |
Rys 55' Veee 81' |
Stadium: Kingdome Attendance: 17,675 Referee: Rubío Vasquez (Mexico) |
November 10 Friendly | Haiti | 0–0 | United States | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator |
November 12 Friendly | Haiti | 0–0 | United States | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator |
November 14 Friendly | Haiti | 0–0 | United States | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator |
December 22 CONCACAF Championship Playoff | United States | 0–3 | Canada | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Budd 21' Lenarduzzi 80' Bolitho 87' |
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator Attendance: 32,869 Referee: Guillermo Velasquez (Colombia) |
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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3 | 3 | 2 |
Win Draw Loss
September 15 Friendly | El Salvador | 1–2 | United States | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Davis Villa |
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 55,000 |
September 18 Friendly | Guatemala | 3–1 | United States | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Bellinger | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
September 25 Friendly | Guatemala | 2–0 | United States | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
September 27 Friendly | Mexico | 3–0 | United States | Monterrey, Mexico |
Cuéllar 12' Jiménez 57' Ortega 79' |
Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mauricio Regalado (Guatemala) |
September 30 Friendly | United States | 0–0 | El Salvador | Monterey Park, California |
Stadium: ELAC Stadium Attendance: 15,000 |
October 6 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | China | Washington, D.C. |
Villa | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,366 |
October 10 Friendly | United States | 1–0 | China | Atlanta, Georgia |
Pereira | Stadium: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 15,000 |
October 16 Friendly | United States | 2–1 | China | San Francisco, California |
Nanchoff Villa |
Stadium: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 15,000 |
Wins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 2 | 1 |
Win Draw Loss
September 3 Friendly | Iceland | 0–0 | United States | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rolf Haugen (Norway) |
September 6 Friendly | Switzerland | 2–0 | United States | Lucerne, Switzerland |
Elsener Schnyder |
Stadium: Stadion Allmend Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Jaromír Fausek (Czechoslovakia) |
September 20 Friendly | Portugal | 1–0 | United States | Setúbal, Portugal |
Costa 31' | Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Inacio de Almeida (Portugal) |
1979
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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2 | 5 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
February 3 Friendly | United States | 1–3 | Soviet Union | Seattle, Washington |
Davis | Stadium: Kingdome Attendance: 13,317 |
February 11 Friendly | United States | 1–4 | Soviet Union | San Francisco, California |
Liveric | Stadium: Candlestick Park Attendance: 7,213 |
May 7 Friendly | United States | 0–6 | France | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Lacombe 8', 14', 37' Droege 42' (o.g.) Amisse 61' Six 73' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 20,591 Referee: Marco Dorantes (Mexico) |
October 7 Friendly | Bermuda | 1–3 | United States | Hamilton, Bermuda |
Makowski Liveric Bandov |
Stadium: National Stadium |
October 10 Friendly | France | 3–0 | United States | Paris, France |
Platini 5' Wagner 18' Amisse 23' |
Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Hendrik van Ettekoven (Netherlands) |
October 26 Friendly | Hungary | 0–2 | United States | Budapest, Hungary |
Nanchoff DiBernardo |
Stadium: Népstadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Heinz Fahnler (Austria) |
October 29 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | United States | Dublin, Ireland |
Grealish 64' Givens 66' Anderson 68' |
DiBernardo 11' Villa 63' |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Éamonn Farrell (Republic of Ireland) |
1980
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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2 | 2 | 2 |
Win Draw Loss
October 4 Friendly | Luxembourg | 0–2 | United States | Dudelange, Luxembourg |
Hulcer Davis (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Gerd Hennig (West Germany) |
October 7 Friendly | Portugal | 1–1 | United States | Lisbon, Portugal |
Manuel 65' | Davis 67' | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 15,000 Referee: José Luis García (Spain) |
October 25 CONCACAF Championship qualification | United States | 0–0 | Canada | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 7,864 Referee: Tomas García (El Salvador) |
November 1 CONCACAF Championship qualification | Canada | 2–1 | United States | Vancouver, Canada |
Iarusci 21' Segota 42' (pen.) |
Villa 90' | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 13,598 Referee: Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala) |
November 9 CONCACAF Championship qualification | Mexico | 5–1 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico |
Sánchez 24' Camacho 31', 55' Mendizabal 37' González 40' |
Davis 76' (pen.) | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Jose Valverde (Costa Rica) |
November 23 CONCACAF Championship qualification | United States | 2–1 | Mexico | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Moyers 31', 65' | Sánchez 40' | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 2,126 Referee: Marcio Gracias (Guatemala) |
1981
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
1982
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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1 | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
March 21 Friendly | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | United States | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Veee Davis |
Stadium: Queen's Park Oval |
1983
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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1 | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
April 8 Friendly | Haiti | 0–2 | United States | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Durgan Borja |
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator |
1984
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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3 | 2 | 4 |
Win Draw Loss
May 30 Friendly | United States | 0–0 | Italy | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 31,310 |
September 29 CONCACAF Championship Qualification | Netherlands Antilles | 0–0 | United States | Willemstad, Curaçao |
Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Attendance: 6,109 Referee: Jacques Goede (Suriname) |
October 6 CONCACAF Championship Qualification | United States | 4–0 | Netherlands Antilles | St. Louis, Missouri |
DiBernardo 50' Coker 58', 67' Kapp 85' |
Stadium: Busch Stadium Attendance: 10,718 Referee: Rolando Fusco (Canada) |
October 9 Friendly | United States | 3–1 | El Salvador | Los Angeles, California |
Hooker Davis LaDouceur |
Rivas | Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 27,000 |
October 11 Friendly | United States | 1–0 | Colombia | Los Angeles, California |
Coker | Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 26,000 |
October 14 Friendly | Guatemala | 4–0 | United States | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 26,000 Referee: JE Melendez Gonzalez (Guatemala) |
October 17 Friendly | Mexico | 2–1 | United States | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico |
Juárez 39' Farfán 65' |
Van der Beck 61' | Stadium: Estadio Neza 86 |
November 30 Friendly | United States | 0–0 | Ecuador | Hempstead, New York |
Stadium: Hofstra Stadium |
December 2 Friendly | United States | 2–2 | Ecuador | Miami, Florida |
Sharp LaDouceur |
Cuvi Benítez |
Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 4,000 |
1985
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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2 | 3 | 3 |
Win Draw Loss
February 8 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | Switzerland | Tampa, Florida |
20:00 EST (UTC−5) | Van der Beck 52' | Report | Hermann 10' | Stadium: Pepin-Rood Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Marco Dorantes (Mexico) |
April 2 Friendly | Canada | 2–0 | United States | Vancouver, Canada |
Vrablic 68', 80' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 9,150 Referee: Robert Allen (Canada) |
April 4 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | Canada | Portland, Oregon |
Pérez | Pakos | Stadium: Civic Stadium Attendance: 4,181 |
May 15 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | St. Louis, Missouri |
Borja 24' Peterson 89' |
Fonrose 19' | Stadium: Busch Stadium Attendance: 15,183 Referee: Robert Allen (Canada) |
May 19 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 1–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Torrance, California |
Caligiuri 15' | Stadium: Murdock Stadium Attendance: 6,115 Referee: Jorge Leanza (Mexico) |
May 26 CONCACAF Championship | Costa Rica | 1–1 | United States | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
Ramírez 42' | Kerr, Jr. 44' | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 20,173 Referee: Joaquin Urrea (Mexico) |
May 31 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Torrance, California |
Coronado 35' | Stadium: Murdock Stadium Attendance: 11,800 Referee: John Meachin (Canada) |
June 16 Friendly | United States | 0–5 | England | Los Angeles, California |
Report | Lineker 13', 47' Dixon 30', 73' Steven 81' |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 10,145 |
1986
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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0 | 0 | 2 |
Win Draw Loss
February 5 Friendly | United States | 0–0 | Canada | Miami, Florida |
Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 5,182 Referee: Marco Dorantes (Mexico) |
February 7 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | Uruguay | Miami, Florida |
Murray | Aguilera | Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 15,852 Referee: Marco Dorantes (Mexico) |
1987
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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1 | 2 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
June 8 President's Cup | United States | 1–3 | Egypt | Seoul, South Korea |
Hantak | Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium |
June 12 President's Cup | South Korea | 1–0 | United States | Busan, South Korea |
Choi Sang-kook 31' | Stadium: Busan Gudeok Stadium Referee: Masahiro Sokawa (Japan) |
June 16 President's Cup | United States | 1–0 | Thailand | Cheongju, South Korea |
Hantak | Stadium: Cheongju Stadium |
1988
editWins | Losses | Draws |
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3 | 7 | 3 |
Win Draw Loss
January 10 Friendly | Guatemala | 1–0 | United States | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Referee: Mendizabal Euceda (Guatemala) |
January 13 Friendly | Guatemala | 0–1 | United States | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Agoos | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Referee: Burgos Escobar (Guatemala) |
May 14 Friendly | United States | 0–2 | Colombia | Miami, Florida |
Iguarán | Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 15,371 Referee: Angelo Bratsis (United States) |
June 1 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | Chile | Stockton, California |
Eichmann | Basay | Stadium: Stagg Memorial Stadium |
June 3 Friendly | United States | 1–3 | Chile | San Diego, California |
Borja | Rojas Hurtado Salgado |
Stadium: Aztec Bowl |
June 5 Friendly | United States | 0–3 | Chile | Fresno, California |
Hurtado Salgado |
Stadium: Bulldog Stadium |
June 7 Friendly | United States | 0–1 | Ecuador | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Stadium: University Stadium Referee: Arturo Angeles (United States) |
June 10 Friendly | United States | 0–2 | Ecuador | Houston, Texas |
Stadium: Delmar Stadium Referee: Julio Salas (United States) |
June 12 Friendly | United States | 0–0 | Ecuador | Fort Worth, Texas |
Stadium: Herman Clark Stadium Attendance: 7,250 |
June 14 Friendly | United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica | San Antonio, Texas |
Ryerson | Referee: Edward Bellion (United States) |
July 13 Friendly | United States | 0–2 | Poland | New Britain, Connecticut |
Kosecki 44', 53' | Stadium: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 10,213 Referee: Gordon Arrowsmith (Canada) |
July 24 CONCACAF Championship qualification | Jamaica | 0–0 | United States | Kingston, Jamaica |
Stadium: Independence Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Julio López (Honduras) |
August 13 CONCACAF Championship qualification | United States | 5–1 | Jamaica | Fenton, Missouri |
Bliss 18' Pérez 69' (pen.) Klopas 76', 85' Krumpe 78' |
Sterling 54' | Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 6,100 Referee: David Brummitt (Canada) |
1989
editWins | Losses | Draws |
---|---|---|
6 | 3 | 3 |
Win Draw Loss
April 16 CONCACAF Championship | Costa Rica | 1–0 | United States | San José, Costa Rica |
Rhoden 14' | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 26,271 Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico) |
April 30 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Fenton, Missouri |
Ramos 72' | Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Rodolfo Méndez (Honduras) |
May 13 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Torrance, California |
Trittschuh 48' | Charles 88' | Stadium: Murdock Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) |
June 4 Marlboro Cup | United States | 3–0 | Peru | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Bliss 14' Ramos 19' Murray 44' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 33,133 |
June 17 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 2–1 | Guatemala | New Britain, Connecticut |
Murray 3' Eichmann 67' |
Chacón 22' Funes 86' |
Stadium: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 10,516 Referee: Gordon Arrowsmith (Canada) |
June 24 Friendly | United States | 0–1 | Colombia | Miami, Florida |
Valderrama | Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 15,233 Referee: Angelo Bratsis (United States) |
August 13 Marlboro Cup | United States | 1–2 | South Korea | Los Angeles, California |
Harkes 63' | Banks 17' (o.g.) Hwang 21' |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 23,191 |
September 17 CONCACAF Championship | El Salvador | 0–1 | United States | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Pérez 61' | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico) |
October 8 CONCACAF Championship | Guatemala | 0–0 | United States | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Elías Jácome (Ecuador) |
November 5 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 0–0 | El Salvador | Fenton, Missouri |
Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 8,500 Referee: John Meachin (Canada) |
November 14 Friendly | United States | 2–1 | Bermuda | Cocoa, Florida |
Doyle Eichmann |
Stadium: Cocoa Expo Sports Center |
November 19 CONCACAF Championship | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | United States | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Caligiuri 30' | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina) |