TheUnited States men's national soccer team (USMNT) have participated in eleven editions of theFIFA World Cup, an internationalsoccer competition contested bymen's national teams representing members ofFIFA. The tournament is held every four years by the top qualifying teams from the continental confederations under FIFA. TheUnited States is a member ofCONCACAF, which governs the sport inNorth America,Central America, and theCaribbean, and has the second-most World Cup appearances from the confederation behindMexico.[1]
The United States participated in theinaugural World Cup in1930 and finished in the semifinals, which was later declared a third-place finish, their best result to date.[2] The tournament also featured the firsthat-trick scored at a World Cup, awarded to American strikerBert Patenaude following recognition by FIFA in 2006.[3] After the1950 World Cup, in which the United States upsetEngland in group play 1–0, the U.S. was absent from the tournament until 1990. The United States participated in every World Cup from 1990 through 2014, but did not qualify in 2018, marking first time the team had missed a World Cup since1986. They returned to the World Cup by qualifying for the2022 edition.[4]
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1930 | Third place[note 1] | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | Squad | Qualified as invitees | ||||||
 1934 | Round of 16 | 16th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Squad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
 1938 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
 1950 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |
 1954 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||
 1958 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 21 | ||||||||||
 1962 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
 1966 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
 1970 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||
 1974 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||
 1978 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
 1982 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||
 1990 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
 1994 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
 1998 | Group stage | 32nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Squad | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 14 | |
  2002 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 11 | |
| 2006 | Group stage | 25th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 11 | |
 2010 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Squad | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 16 | |
 2014 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | ||
 2018 | Did not qualify | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 16 | |||||||||
 2022 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | |
 2026 | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | ||||||||||||||
  2030 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
 2034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Semi-finals | 12/23 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 66 | — | 168 | 84 | 40 | 44 | 287 | 191 | |
| United States' World Cup record | |
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| First match |  United States 3–0Belgium  (July 13, 1930;Montevideo, Uruguay) |
| Biggest win | United States 3–0Belgium (July 13, 1930;Montevideo, Uruguay) United States 3–0Paraguay  (July 17, 1930;Montevideo, Uruguay) |
| Biggest defeat | Italy 7–1United States (May 27, 1934;Rome, Italy) |
| Best result | Semi-finals in1930 (0 titles) |
| Worst result | Group stage in1934,1950,1990,1998 and2006 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Advance to theknockout stage |
| 2 | Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
All times local (UYT)
| United States | 3–0 | Paraguay |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance tofinal round |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
| Chile | 5–2 | United States |
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| Robledo 16' Cremaschi 32',60'Prieto 54'Riera 82' | Report | Wallace 47' Maca 48' (pen.) |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Italy(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)
| United States | 1–5 | Czechoslovakia |
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| Caligiuri 60' | Report | Skuhravý 26',78' Bílek 40' (pen.)Hašek 50'Luhový 90+3' |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | United States(H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | D |  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | F | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | A | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | E | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | B | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
| 6 | C |  South Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  FR Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)
United States  | 1–2 | Iran |
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| McBride 87' | Report | Estili 40' Mahdavikia 84' |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
All times local (UTC+9)
| Poland | 3–1 | United States |
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| Olisadebe 3' Kryszałowicz 5'Żewłakow 66' | Report | Donovan 83' |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
All times local (UTC+02)
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| Belgium | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | United States |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Advanced toknockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Wales | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States(H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possibleknockout stage based onranking |
| 4 | D4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
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| 1 | Landon Donovan | 12 | 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| 2 | Cobi Jones | 11 | 1994, 1998, 2002 |
| Earnie Stewart | 11 | 1994, 1998, 2002 | |
| DaMarcus Beasley | 11 | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 | |
| 5 | Brian McBride | 10 | 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| Claudio Reyna | 10 | 1998, 2002, 2006 | |
| Clint Dempsey | 10 | 2006, 2010, 2014 | |
| 8 | Tab Ramos | 9 | 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| Eddie Pope | 9 | 1998, 2002, 2006 | |
| 10 | Marcelo Balboa | 8 | 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| Eric Wynalda | 8 | 1990, 1994, 1998 | |
| Michael Bradley | 8 | 2010, 2014 | |
| Tim Howard | 8 | 2010, 2014 |
Tim Howard world recordOn July 1, 2014, Howard was named man of the match, despite the United States losing 2–1 toBelgium afterextra time in theround of 16.[7] During the match, he broke the record for most saves in a World Cup match with 16.[8][9][10][note 2] After breaking this record, his performance was celebrated worldwide on the internet, with the hashtag #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave trending onTwitter.[11]
Own goals scored for opponents
FIFA World Cup on ABC is the branding used for presentations of theFIFA World Cup produced by theAmerican Broadcasting Company television network in the United States. ABC first broadcast World Cup matches in1970, when they aired week-old filmed highlights shown onABC'sWide World of Sports. ABC next broadcast the1982 FIFA World Cup Final. Beginning in1994, ABC was the official American network broadcaster of the World Cup up through2014. ABC also broadcast theFIFA Women's World Cup in1999 and2003;Fox took over the American World Cup TV broadcasts in 2011, which took effect in 2015.[12]
The first American telecast of a World Cup match was whenNBC aired the final betweenEngland andWest Germany fromfour years prior. NBC there, aired the contest on a same-daytape delay using theBBC’sblack-and-white feed.
In1970, it was ABC's turn to broadcast the World Cup final. While ABC aired the contest betweenItaly andBrazil incolor unlike what NBC did in 1966, ABC decided to wait untilChristmas, six months after Brazil won, to show it as part of an episode ofWide World of Sports.[13][14]
In1982,PBS andESPN provided the first thorough American television coverage of the FIFA World Cup.ABC[15][16] aired the firstlive telecast of the final. ABC aired commercials during the live action. Meanwhile, PBS airedsame day highlights of the top game of the day.
The1994 FIFA World Cup marked the return of the World Cup onESPN andABC[21] and the first time they used their own commentary teams for all matches.Roger Twibell andSeamus Malin[22] were the lead broadcast team.[23]Al Trautwig andRick Davis were the secondary broadcast team.[24][25][26] Other play-by-play announcers were:Bob CarpenterBob Ley,Ian Darke,Randy Hahn, andJim Donovan.[25][26] Other color commentators were:Clive Charles,Ty Keough,Peter Vermes,[27]Ron Newman, and Bill McDermott.Jim McKay was the studio host alongside studio analystDesmond Armstrong only for games on ABC.
The 1994 American coverage had many firsts: The first with all of the matches televised, the first with no commercial interruptions during live action, and the first to feature anon-screen score & time box.
In1998, all 64 matches were televised in the United States live for the first time.Bob Ley[28][29][30] andSeamus Malin was the lead broadcast team with other broadcast teams include:Roger Twibell and Mike Hill,JP Dellacamera andBill McDermott,Derek Rae andTy Keough, and Phil Schoen andTommy Smyth.Brent Musburger andEric Wynalda worked in the studio.
Unlike in 1998, when ESPN and ABC paid $20 million for the broadcast rights to the World Cup, the English-language rights for the 2002 and 2006 editions were sold instead toMajor League Soccer for $40-50 million. Through an agreement with theWalt Disney Company, ESPN and ABC would air both tournaments at no cost, while MLS would cover production costs and sell advertisements via its newly-created marketing arm,Soccer United Marketing.[31]
In2002, 59 matches were broadcast live, along with 5 rebroadcasts on ABC,[32] with coverage fromJapan andSouth Korea carried live in the American late nightgraveyard slot.
Hockey play-by-play announcerJack Edwards[33][34][35][36][37][38] andTy Keough were the lead broadcast team and called the games live inSouth Korea andJapan. Other broadcast teams were:JP Dellacamera andTommy Smyth,Glenn Davis andShep Messing, andMike Hill andShep Messing, andSeamus Malin, however, they were based at theESPN headquarters inBristol, Connecticut.Terry Gannon hosted in the studio alongside studio analystsEric Wynalda andGiorgio Chinaglia.
The2006 coverage fromGermany was fully live as well.Dave O'Brien[39][40] joinedMarcelo Balboa on the lead broadcast team for the2006 FIFA World Cup coverage on ESPN andABC Sports, despite having no experience callingsoccer matches prior to that year. BecauseThe Walt Disney Company, owner of both television outlets, retained control over on-air talent, the appointment of O'Brien as the main play-by-play voice was made over the objections ofSoccer United Marketing, who wantedJP Dellacamera to continue in that role. Disney stated that their broadcast strategy was intended, in voice and style, to target the vast majority of Americans who do not follow the sport on a regular basis.Mispronunciation and incorrect addressing of names, misuse of soccer terminology, and lack of insight into tactics and history plagued the telecasts, resulting in heavy criticism fromEnglish-speaking soccer fans, many of whom ended up watching the games onUnivision instead.[41]
Other broadcast teams included:JP Dellacamera andJohn Harkes,Glenn Davis andShep Messing,Adrian Healey andTommy Smyth, andRob Stone andRobin Fraser.Brent Musburger returned for his 2nd World Cup as lead studio host with other hostsRece Davis, andDave Revsine.Alexi Lalas,Eric Wynalda,Julie Foudy, andHeather Mitts were the studio analysts.
The2010 coverage fromSouth Africa introducedESPN 3D for 25 matches.ESPN's coverage of the 2010 World Cup has been widely recognized as a breakthrough in U.S. soccer broadcasting.[42] Esteemed commentatorMartin Tyler[43] andEfan Ekoku led a team of all-British commentators inSouth Africa.Chris Fowler andMike Tirico were the lead hosts in a studio set right outside ofSoccer City inSouth Africa. Other broadcast teams were:Ian Darke andJohn Harkes, who calledUSMNT games,Derek Rae andRobbie Mustoe,Adrian Healey andAlly McCoist, andJim Proudfoot andRoberto Martínez. Studio analysts were:Steve McManaman,Jurgen Klinsmann, Martínez,Ruud Gullit,Alexi Lalas,Shaun Bartlett, andTommy Smyth.Bob Ley was another studio host, working his 4th World Cup. Reporters were:Jeremy Schaap (United States and Final),Julie Foudy,Allen Hopkins,Rob Stone,Selema Masekela,Andrew Orsatti (Australia), John Sutcliffe (Mexico), and Dan Williams[44]
The 2014 World Cup marked the end of theFIFA World Cup onABC andESPN.Ian Darke,Steve McManaman, andTaylor Twellman was the lead broadcast team,Jon Champion andStewart Robson were the #2 team. Other play-by-play announcers were:Derek Rae,Adrian Healey,Daniel Mann, and Fernando Palomo. Color commentators:Craig Burley,Efan Ekoku,Roberto Martínez,Kasey Keller, andAlejandro Moreno. All commentators were inBrazil with the top 5 teams at the stadiums while the remaining team called matches off monitors inRio.Mike Tirico was the lead studio host alongside other hostsBob Ley andLynsey Hipgrave with analysts:Alexi Lalas, McManaman,Michael Ballack, Moreno, Keller,Gilberto Silva,Santiago Solari, Martínez, Twellman, andRuud van Nistelrooy. Reporters included:Jeremy Schaap (Lead),Julie Foudy,Bob Woodruff, John Sutcliffe, Rubens Pozzi.[45]
The2014 coverage was available on mobile devices and tablets via theWatchESPN application, as well as onXbox 360 andXbox Onevideo game consoles, live and on-demand, via the ESPN on Xbox Live application.
FIFA World Cup on NBC is the branding used for presentations of theFIFA World Cup produced by theNBC television network in the United States. NBC[46] was the official American network television broadcaster for the internationalsoccer competition in1966 and1986.[47][48]
The first American coverage[49] of the World Cup consisted only of apreviously filmed telecast of the1966 Final onNBC.[50][51][52] The Final was aired before their coverage of the SaturdayMajor League Baseball Game of the Week. NBC used theblack & whiteBBC feed and aired it on a two-hour film delay. This was the first time soccer had been shown in the United States as a stand-alone broadcast. Previously,ABC'sWide World of Sports had shownEngland'sFootball Association Cup on as long as a two-week delay.
On October 6, 1984. NBC'santhology series,SportsWorld[53] provided World Cup soccer qualifying coverage featuring theUnited States and theNetherlands Antilles.
1986 marked the first time that the World Cup had extensive livecable andnetwork television coverage in the United States.ESPN carried most of the weekday matches whileNBC[54] did weekend games. NBC aired seven[55][56] matches, including the"Hand of God" quarterfinal, with broadcasters on-site. NBC's theme music[57] for their 1986 coverage wasHerb Alpert's[58] "1980", from his 1979 albumRise. It was originally a cue meant for the ill-fated1980 Moscow Summer Olympicsbroadcasts. Meanwhile, ESPN aired about 25 matches that year, all with broadcasters in studio.
NBC's producers were forced to run the games' audio feed throughtelephone lines rather than throughsatellites. This was because theInternational Broadcast Center inMexico City crossed up many communication lines. Consequently, various countries received commentary from others (or no sound or video at all). NBC in this case, received commentary from somewhere inSoutheast Asia and so were forced to haveCharlie Jonescall collect and broadcast theItaly-Bulgaria opener via a handset telephone receiver. NBC lost the sound but still had video so Charlie Jones dialed collect again.
On October 22, 2011, Deportes Telemundo acquired the Spanish language rights to broadcast theFIFA Men's andWomen's World Cup for around $600 million, replacingUnivision as the tournament's Spanish language broadcaster, which began carrying the World Cup tournaments in1970 (Fox acquired the English language U.S. broadcast rights through a separate agreement). The deal, which began with the2015 Women's World Cup and runs through 2026, includes rights to associatedFIFA-sanctioned tournaments (including the Men's Under 20 and Under 17 World Cups, and the Men's Beach Soccer World Cup), which will be telecast on Telemundo and NBC Universo; the deal was extended on February 12, 2015, to include rights to the2026 FIFA World Cup.[71][72][73]
On May 16, 2015, during Telemundo's 2015–16upfront presentation inNew York City, it was announced that Deportes Telemundo would be replaced by a new division initially known asNBC Deportes; the new division was formed as a branch of the English-languageNBC Sports division, and be responsible for sports content for Telemundo, NBC Universo and related digital platforms. While it retained all existing sports telecast rights and programs aired by both Telemundo and NBC Universo, the latter network also began to expand its sports coverage, primarily in preparation for the2016 Summer Olympics and the start of the division's contract withFIFA—whose first events included the2015 U-20 World Cup andWomen's World Cup.[74][75][76]
The English television rights to the FIFA World Cup have been held byFox Sports since the 2018 edition and are set to run through 2026. The rights were originally set to expire in 2022, but that tournament's move to a November–December schedule prompted FIFA to award the 2026 rights to appease Fox, who had prior commitments to air other sporting events during the period.[77] The 2022 World Cup broadcast was criticized for ignoring Qatar's human rights issues.[78]Telemundo holds the Spanish television rights to broadcast the FIFA World Cup in the United States; their contract was also renewed through 2026.[77]
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| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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| Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 033.33 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 000.00 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
 South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 024.32 |
