United States
Confederation – CONCACAF (Central, North America, and Caribbean)
FIFA Code – USA
Nickname(s) – Team USA; The Stars and Stripes; The Yanks
- Tournament History
The United States is one of the regular teams in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Apart from the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, United States have qualified in all the editions of the tournament. United States had the best result in 1999 U-17 World Cup where they had finished in fourth place after reaching the semi-finals.
| Year | Hosts | Final Status |
| 1985 | China | Group Stage |
| 1987 | Canada | Group Stage |
| 1989 | Scotland | Group Stage |
| 1991 | Italy | Quarter-Finals |
| 1993 | Japan | Quarter-Finals |
| 1995 | Ecuador | Group Stage |
| 1997 | Egypt | Group Stage |
| 1999 | New Zealand | Fourth Place |
| 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago | Group Stage |
| 2003 | Finland | Quarter-Finals |
| 2005 | Peru | Quarter-Finals |
| 2007 | South Korea | Round of 16 |
| 2009 | Nigeria | Round of 16 |
| 2011 | Mexico | Round of 16 |
| 2015 | Chile | Group Stage |
(Note: The best performance(s) is/are marked in bold and italic)
- Present Status (for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup)
i) The Journey: United States have qualified for the upcoming 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup through the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where they had finished as a runner-up after losing the final match against Mexico that decided in a penalty shoot-out [the United States 1(4) – Mexico 1(5)].
ii) Head Coach: John Hackworth (Nationality – United States) is managing this team since the end of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Previously, the United States had played under his coaching during 2005 and 2007 U-17 World Cup.
Hackworth believes in counter-attacking football, Hackworth’s standard formation is 4-4-2.
iii) Full Squad: (Goalkeepers) Justin Garces, Dos Santos CJ, Alex Budnik
(Defenders) Jaylin Lindsey, Chris Gloster, James Sands, Tyler Shaver, Chris Durkin, Sergino Dest, Akil Watts
(Midfielders) Blaine Ferri, Andrew Carleton, George Acosta, Taylor Booth, Indiana Vassilev, Chris Goslin
(Forwards) Ayo Akinola, Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, Bryan Reynolds, Jacobo Reyes
iv) Player(s) To Watch Out:
Josh Sargent (Present Club – St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club)
Josh is a highly talented forward. During the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, Sargent had scored five goals which secured his place for 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Sargent’s performances were impressive too in that U-20 World Cup competition where he had scored total four goals. After Freddy Adu, Sargent is going to become the second United States player to play FIFA U-17 World Cup and FIFA U-20 World Cup in the same year.
German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen has recently announced that they will sign Josh Sargent once he turns the age of 18 in next February.
- Matches In Group Stages
6th October – India vs. the United States (New Delhi; 20:00 local)
9th October – Ghana vs. the United States (New Delhi; 17:00 local)
12th October – the United States vs. Colombia (Navi Mumbai; 20:00 local)