USMNT Results: 1951-1969

1885-1950 • 1951-1969 • 1970-1979 • 1980-1989 • 1990-1994 • 1995-1999 • 2000-2004
2005-2009 • 2010-2014 • 2015-2019 • 2020-2024 • 2025-2029

Key:
Date: Versus Score [Halftime]
Location, Stadium (Attendance)
Matchtype

Scorer(s): Player time

Team Lineup (Substitutions) — if known

Referee: — if known

Cards: [Y=Yellow, R=Red] — if known

Opponent’s details provided where known

1951

No Senior Internationals Played

1952

April 30, 1952: Scotland 6-0 USA [HT 4-0]
Glasgow, Hampden Park (107,765)
International Friendly

Scorers: Lawrence Reilly 9′, Lawrence Reilly 11′, John McMillan 29′, Lawrence Reilly 34′, John O’Connell 60′ (OG), John McMillan 89′

SCO: James Cowan, George Young, Samuel Cox, James Scoular, William Woodburn, Hugh Kelly, Gordon Smith, John McMillan, Lawrence Reilly, Allan Brown, William Liddell

USA: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, John O’Connell, William Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Lloyd Monsen, Ed Souza, Dick Roberts, John Souza, Ben McLaughlin

1953

June 8, 1953: USA 3-6 England [HT 0-1]
New York, Polo Grounds (7,271)
USA 3-6 ENGLAND
International Friendly

Scorers: Otto Decker (2), George Atheneos — Ivor Broadis, Tom Finney (2), Nat Lofthouse (2), Redfern Froggatt

USA: Cecil Moore, Harry Keough, Ray Milne, Terry Springthorpe, Rolf Decker, Walter Bahr, Tom Schultz (Otto Decker), Bill Connelly, Ben McLaughlin, George Atheneos, Efraim Chachurian

ENG: Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Bill Eckersley, Billy Wright, Harry Johnston, Jimmy Dickinson, Tom Finney, Ivor Broadis, Nat Lofthouse, Redfern Froggatt, Jack Froggatt

1954

January 10, 1954: Mexico 4-0 USA [HT 2-0]
Mexico City, Estadío de los Deportes (60,000)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Tomas Balcazar 5′, William Sheppell 16′ (OG), José Luis Lamadrid 47′, José Naranjo 63′

MEX: Antonio Carbajal, Saturnino Martínez, Jorge Romo, Narciso López, Raúl Cardenas, Rafael Avalos, Alfredo Torres, José Naranjo, José Luis Lamadrid, Tomas Balcazar, Moises Jinich

USA: Frank Borghi, John O’Connell, Harry Keough, Ed Emberger, William Sheppell, Walter Bahr, Cornelius Casey, Ed Souza, Steve Grivnow, Bill Looby, Efraim Chachurian

January 14, 1954: Mexico 3-1 USA [HT 0-1]
Mexico City, Estadío de los Deportes (40,000)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Bill Looby 6′ — Alfredo Torres 60′, José Luis Lamadrid 82′, Alfredo Torres 89′

MEX: Antonio Carbajal, Saturnino Martínez, Jorge Romo, Narciso López, Raúl Cardenas, Rafael Avalos, Alfredo Torres, José Naranjo, José Luis Lamadrid, Tomas Balcazar, Carlos Septien

USA: Don Malinowski, John O’Connell, Harry Keough, Ed Emberger, William Sheppell, Walter Bahr, Cornelius Casey, John Souza, Gene Petramale, Bill Looby, Efraim Chachurian

April 3, 1954: Haiti 2-3 USA [HT 0-2]
Port-au-Prince, Stade Paul Magloire (n/a)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Gerard Ellie 60′ (PK), Gerard Haig 89′ — Cornelius Casey 20′, Efraim Chachurian 42′, Bill Looby 83′

HAI: Emile Lallemand, Georges Kerby, Claude Legros, Gerard Ellie, Jean Kirby, Yvon Dorcean, Blaise, Alexandre Lionel, Gerard Haig, Marc Melie, Verna

USA: Don Malinowski, Herman Wecke, Harry Keough, William Sheppell, Rolf Decker, Walter Bahr, Cornelius Casey, Bill Looby, Bob Gormley, Ben McLaughlin, Efraim Chachurian

April 4, 1954: Haiti 0-3 USA [HT 0-2]
Port-au-Prince, Stade Paul Magloire (6,000)

Scorers: Bill Looby 22′, Ruben Mendoza 31′, Bill Looby 65′

HAI: Bernadotte, Georges Kerby, Claude Legros, Gerard Ellie, Jean Kirby, Louis Lavache, André Vieux, Joseph Emmanuel, Fenol, Claude Jean, Pierre Roc

USA: Don Malinowski, Herman Wecke, Harry Keough, William Sheppell, Rolf Decker, Walter Bahr, Cornelius Casey, Bill Looby, Bob Craddock, Ben McLaughlin, Ruben Mendoza

1955

August 25, 1955: Iceland 3-2 USA [HT 1-1]
Rekjavik, Melavollur (9,500)
International Friendly

Scorers: Gunnar Gudmannson (2), Thórdur Thórdarson — Bill Looby (2)

ISL: Helgi Daníelsson, Hreidar Ársaelsson, Halldór Halldórsson, Sveinn Teitsson, Einar Halldórsson, Gudjón Finnbogason, Halldór Sigurbjornsson, Ríkhardur Jónsson, Thórdur Thódarson, Gunnar Gudmannson, Thordur Jónsson

USA: Dan Malinowski, Herman Wecke, Al Marina, Harry Keough, Rolf Decker, Walter Bahr, Lloyd Monsen, Dereck Nash, Ed Murphy, Bill Looby, Ben McLaughlin

1956

No Senior Internationals Played

1957

April 7, 1957: Mexico 6-0 USA [HT 3-0]
Mexico City, Estadío Olimpico (75,000)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Crescencio Gutíerrez 14′, Crescencio Gutíerrez 26′, Salvador Reyes 33′, Héctor Hernández 46′, Salvador Reyes 69′, Salvador Reyes 76′

MEX: Antonio Carbajal, Antonio Figueroa, Miguel Gutíerrez, Alfonso Portugal, Sergio Bravo, Jaime Salazar, Alfredo Hernández, Salvador Reyes, Héctor Hernández, Crescencio Gutíerrez, Enrique Sesma

USA: Svend Engedahl, Herman Wecke, Lou Yacopec, Harry Keough, John Traina, Walter Bahr, George Brown, Zenon Snylyk, Al Zerhusen, Gene Grabowski, Butch Cook

April 28, 1957: USA 2-7 Mexico [HT 2-3]
Long Beach, Memorial Stadium (12,500)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Jimmy Murphy 6′, 43′ —  Alfredo Hernández 22′, 36′,  82′, Crescencio Gutíerrez 38′, Héctor Hernández 65′, 87′, Enrique Sesma 79′

USA: Svend Engedahl, Herman Wecke, Terry Springthorpe, Harry Keough, Zenon Snylyk, Walter Bahr, Ed Murphy, Lloyd Monsen, Al Zerhusen, Ruben Mendoza, Butch Cook

MEX: Antonio Cabajal, Antonio Figueroa, Miguel Gutíerrez, Alfonso Portugal, Guillermo Sepulveda, Jaime Salazar, Alfredo Hernández, Salvador Reyes, Héctor Hernández, Crescencio Gutíerrez, Enrique Sesma

July 22, 1957: Canada 5-1 USA [HT 2-1]
Toronto, Varsity Stadium (7,567)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Norman McLeod 32′, Brian Philley 35′, Art Hughes 55′, Gordon Stewart 57′, Art Hughes 80′ — Harry Keough 25′ (PK),

CAN: Ken Pears, Dave Stothard, Roy Cairns, Jackie Steele, Pat Philley, Doug Greig, Gordon Ion, Brian Philley, Art Hughes, Gordon Stewart, Norman McLeod

USA: Leroy Franks, Herman Wecke, Russ Murphy, Harry Keough, Val Pelizzaro, Bill Eppy, Bill Looby, Jimmy Murphy, Bob Rooney, Ruben Mendoza, Butch Cook

July 6, 1957: USA 2-3 Canada [HT 1-3]
St. Louis, Public School Ground (1,500)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Ruben Mendoza 42′, Jimmy Murphy 80′ — Brian Philley 9′, Ostap Steckiw 14′, Gordon Stewart 25′

USA: Robert Burkhardt, Herman Wecke, Russ Murphy, Bob Whitehead, Harry Keough, Val Pelizzaro, Bill Looby, Jimmy Murphy, Bob Rooney, Ruben Mendoza, Butch Cook

CAN: Ken Pears, Dave Stothard, Alex Shaw, Ostap Steckiw, Douglas Greig, Walter Zakaluzny, Myron Bereza, Brian Philley, Art Hughes, Gordon Stewart, Norman McLeod

1958

No Senior Internationals Played

1959

May 28, 1959: USA 1-8 England [HT 1-1]
Los Angeles, Wrigley Field (13,000)
International Friendly

Scorers: Ed Murphy — Bobby Charlton (3 (1 PK)), Ron Flowers (2), Warren Bradley, Derek Kevan, Johnny Haynes

USA: Victor Ottoboni, Doug Farquhar, Ben Cinowitz, Adolf Bachmeier, Bert Evans, John Traina, Fred Cameron, Ed Murphy, William Carson, Bill Looby, Al Zerhusen

ENG: Eddie Hopkinson, Don Howe, Jimmy Armfield, Ronnie Clayton, Billy Wright, Ron Flowers, Warren Bradley, Jimmy Greaves, Derek Kevan, Johnny Haynes, Bobby Charlton

1960

November 6, 1960: USA 3-3 Mexico [HT 1-3]
Los Angeles, Wrigley Field (8,000)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Sigfredo Mercado 7′, Salvador Reyes 12′, 21′ — Helmut Bicek 31′, Carl Fister 58′, Al Zerhusen 84′

USA: Henry Noga, William Freitag, Joe Kriesche, Joe Speca, John Traina, Eberhard Herz, Ed Murphy, Zenon Snylyk, Carl Fister, Helmut Bicek, Al Zerhusen

MEX: Antonio Carbajal, José Villegas, Alfonso Portugal, Manuel Lemus, Raúl Cardenas, Pedro Najera, Isidoro Díaz, Salvador Reyes, Crescencio Gutíerrez, Sabas Ponce, Sigfredo Mercado

November 13, 1960, Mexico 3-0 USA [HT 3-0]
Mexico City, Estadío Olimpico (80,000)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Sigfredo Mercado 5′, Salvador Reyes 35′,Isidoro Díaz 41′

MEX: Antonio Cabajal, Héctor Larrasolo, Guillermo Speulveda, José Villegas, Raúl Cardenas, Pedro Najera, Isidoro Díaz, Salvador Reyes, Crescencio Gutíerrez, Sabas Ponce, Sigfredo Mercado

USA: Henry Noga, William Freitag, Joe Kriesche, Kenneth Finn, John Traina, Alex Ely, Ed Murphy, Zenon Snylyk, Carl Fister, Helmut Bicek, Al Zerhusen

1961

February 5, 1961: Colombia 2-0 USA [HT]
Bogota (30,000)
International Friendly

Scorers: Ignacio Pérez, Jairo Arias

COL: Efrain Sanchez, Fransisco Zuluaga, Ignacio Calle, Héctor Echeverry, Oscar López, Rolando Serrano, Alejandro Carrillo, Jairo Tapias, Ignacio Pérez, Hermán Aceros, Jairo Arias

USA: Helmut Michael, Kenneth Finn (Zenon Snylyk), Joe Krische, William Fretag, John Traina (Ed Murphy), Adolf Bachmeier, Avner Wolanow, Walter Rongo, Tony Bonezzi, Carlos Bustamente, Al Zerhusen

1962-1963

No Senior Internationals Played

1964

May 27, 1964: USA 0-10 England [HT 0-4]
New York, Polo Grounds (5,000)
International Friendly

Scorers: Roger Hunt (4), Fred Pickering (3), Terry Paine (2), Bobby Charlton

USA: Uwe Schwart, John Borodiak, Andy Racz, Horst Rick, Justo Garcia, Charles Horvath, Walter Chyzowych, Mike Noha, Andy Mate, Ed Murphy, Richard Wild

ENG: Gordon Banks, George Cohen, Robert Thompson, Mike Bailey, Ron Flowers, Maurice Norman, Peter Thompson, Terry Paine, George Eastham (Bobby Charlton), Fred Pickering, Roger Hunt

1965

March 7, 1965: USA 2-2 Mexico [HT 0-1]
Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum (19,337)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Walter Shmotolocha 49′, Helmut Bicek 59′ — José Luis González 34′, Salvador Reyes 65′

USA: Victor Gerley, Alexander Cziotka, Tibor Resznecki, Fred Cameron, Bob Kehoe, Cornell Krieger, Walter Shmotolocha, Adolf Bachmeier, Alex Ely, Ed Murphy, Helmut Bicek

MEX: Antonio Carbajal, Arturo Chaires, Guillermo Sepulveda, Martin Ibarreche, Felipe Ravalcaba, Gustavo Pena, Isidoro Díaz, Salvador Reyes, José Luis Aussin, José Luis González, Aaron Padilla

March 12, 1965: Mexico 2-0 USA [HT 1-0]
Mexico City, Estadío Olimpica (64,285)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Isidoro Díaz 8′, Ramiro Navarro 56′

MEX: Antonio Carbajal, Arturo Chaires, Guillermo Sepulveda, Martin Ibarreche, Felipe Ruvalcaba, Gustavo Pena, Isidoro Díaz, Salvador Reyes, Ernesto Cisneros, José Luis González, Ramiro Navarro

USA: Victor Gerley, Alexander Cziotka, Tibor Resznecki, Fred Cameron, Bob Kehoe, Cornell Krieger, Alex Ely, Adolf Bachmeier, William Roy, Helmut Bicek, Al Zerhusen

March 17, 1965: Honduras 0-1 USA [HT 0-0]
San Pedro Sula, Estadío Francisco Morazán (1,268)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorer: Ed Murphy 70′

HON: Jaime Varela Avila, Rafael Dick Worrier, Federico Budde Flores, Reynaldo Centeno Melendez, Alberto Solís López, Carlos Castillo Zuniga, Donaldo Rosales Fajardo, Carlos Humberto Suazo Lagos, Mario Caballero Arevala, Agustin Álvarez García, Julio César Iglesias Bonilla

USA: Victor Gerley, Alexander Cziotka, Bayardo Abaunza (Tibor Resznecki), Fred Cameron, Bob Kehoe, Cornell Krieger, Ed Murphy, Helmut Bicek, Walter Chyzowych, Josef Pal, Al Zerhusen

March 21, 1965: Honduras 1-1 USA [HT 0-0]
Tegucigalpa, Estadío Nacional (2,331)
World Cup Qualfier

Scorers: Ricardo Taylor 85′ — Ed Murphy 80′

HON: Roberto Cristano Norales, Federico Budde Flores, Alberto Solís López, Rafael Dick Worrier, Carlos Castillo Zuniga, Carlos Humberto Suazo Lagos, Raúl Suazo Lagos, Juan Ramón Lagos Suazo, José Ricardo Taylor Zelaya, Donaldo Rosales Fajardo, Mario Caballero Arevalo

USA: Victor Gerley, Alexander Cziotka, Bayardo Abaunza, Bob Kehoe, Adolf Bachmeier, Cornell Krieger, Ed Murphy, Helmut Bicek, Walter Chyzowych, Walter Schmotolocha, Al Zerhusen

1966-1967

No Senior Internationals Played

1968

September 15, 1968: USA 3-3 Israel [HT 2-0]
New York, Yankee Stadium (10,118)
International Friendly

Scorers: William Roy 50′, Peter Millar 79′, Peter Millar 84′ — Mordechai Spiegler 3′, 10′, Giora Spiegel

USA: Gary de Long, Helmut Kofler (Jim Benedek), Eddie Clear (Joe Speca), Bob Gansler, Nick Krat, Carl Gentile, Adolf Bachmeier (Tom Cecic), Larry Hausmann, Peter Millar, William Roy, Miguel Masliszewski

ISR: Haim Levin, Shraga Bar, Zvi Rozen, Yeshaayahu Schwager, Menahem Bello, Giora Spiegel, Shmuel Rosenthal, Mordechai Spiegler, Rahamim Talbi, Yehishua Feigenbaum, Reuven Young

September 25, 1968: USA 0-4 Israel [HT 0-0]
Philadelphia (7,161)
International Friendly

Scorers: Mordechai Spiegler 71′, Mordechai Spiegler 79′, Mordechai Spiegler 83′, Mordechai Spiegler 89′

USA: Gary de Long, Helmut Kofler (Joe Speca), Eddie Clear (Larry Hausmann), Bob Gansler, Nick Krat, Adolf Bachmeier (Gene Tober), Sigfried Stritzl, Dietrich Albrecht, William Roy, Peter Millar, Miguel Maliszewski

ISR: Zion Digmi, Shraga Bar, Zvi Rozen, Yeshaayahu Shwager, Menahem Bello, Giora Spiegel, Shmuel Rosenthal, Mordechai Spiegler, Rahamim Talbi, Yehoshua Feigenbaum, Reuven Young

October 17, 1968: Canada 4-2 USA [HT 1-1]
Toronto, Varsity Stadium (5,959)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Ralph McPate 40′, Ralph McPate 68′, Norm Pattersen 79′, Tibor Vigh 89′ — William Roy 38′, Sigfried Stritzl 89′ (4-2)

CAN: Peter Greco, Jim Berry, Samuel Lenarduzzi, Tony Lecce, Umberto di Luca, Allan Harvey, Johnny Kerr, Ralph McPate, Tibor Vigh, Nick Papadakis (Norm Pattersen 78′), Sergio Zanatta

USA: Gary de Long, Helmut Kofler, Eddie Clear, Adolf Bachmeier, Bob Gansler, Nick Krat, Peter Millar, Gerry Baker, William Roy, Sigfried Stritzl, Dietrich Albrecht (Larry Hausmann)

November 20, 1968: Haiti 3-6 USA [HT]
Port-au-Prince, Estadío Silvio Cator (7,284)
International Friendly

Scorers: St. Vil (2), St. Surin — Peter Millar (2), Dietrich Albrecht (2), William Roy (2)

HAI: n/a

USA: Gary de Long (Victor Gerley), Eddie Clear, Nick Krat, Adolf Bachmeier, Carl Gentile, Ed Murphy, Sigfried Stritzl, Dietrich Albrecht, Gerry Baker, William Roy, Peter Millar (Larry Hausmann)

October 21, 1968: Haiti 5-2 USA [HT]
Port-au-Prince, Estadío Silvio Cator (2,464)
International Friendly

Scorers: St. Surin, Guillaume (3), Obás — Sigfried Stritzl, Peter Millar

HAI: n/a

USA: Victor Gerley, Helmut Kofler, Alfred Kikel, Bob Gansler, Nick Krat, Gene Tober, Larry Hausmann, Sigfried Stritzl, Peter Millar, William Roy, Jim Benedek

October 23, 1968: Haiti 1-0 USA
Port-au-Prince, Estadío Silvio Cator (5,641)
International Friendly

Scorer: n/a

HAI: n/a

USA: Gary de Long, Helmut Kofler, Adolf Bachmeier, Gene Tober, Nick Krat, Carl Gentile, Dietrich Albrecht, Larry Hausmann, Peter Millar, Gerry Baker, Jim Benedek

October 26, 1968: USA 1-0 Canada [HT 0-0]
Atlanta, GA Stadium (3,696)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorer: Dietrich Albrecht 50′

USA: Sandy Feher, Adolf Bachmeier, Bob Gansler (Eddie Clear), Nick Krat, Carl Gentile, Ed Murphy, Peter Millar, Gerry Baker, William Roy, Sigfried Stritzl, Dietrich Albrecht

CAN: Bill Harper, Jim Berry, Samuel Lenarduzzi, Tony Lecce, Umberto di Luca, Allan Harvey, Johnny Kerr, Ralph McPate, Tibor Vigh, Nick Papadakis (Norm Pattersen), Harald Hansen

November 2, 1968: USA 6-2 Bermuda [HT 2-1]
Kansas City (2,265)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Roger Millar 22′, 63′, 82′, Gerry Baker 25′, 56′ — Winston Trott 34′, Clyde Best 51′, Kenneth Cann 60′ (OG)

USA: Sandy Feher (Gary de Long 4′), Adolf Bachmeier, Bob Gansler (Jim Benedek), Nick Krat, Carl Gentile, Ed Murphy, Peter Millar, Gerry Baker, William Roy, Sigfried Stritzl, Dietrich Albrecht

BER: Granville Nusum (Earl Jennings), Noel Simmons, Albert Dowling, Kenneth Cann, Edward Ming, Irvine Romaine, Bubba Daniels, Joseph Trott (Rudolf Smith), Clyde Best, Gary Darrell, Winston Trott

November 10, 1968: Bermuda 0-2 USA [HT 0-2]
Hamilton, National Stadium (2,942)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Rudolf Smith 8′ (OG) — William Roy 41′ (0-2)

BER: Earl Jennings, Bubba Daniels, Kenneth Cann, Lionel Smith, Rudolf Minors, Rudolf Smith, Gary Darrell, Roger Hunt, Clyde Best, Winston Trott, Mel Lewis

USA: Gary de Long, Carl Gentile, Jim Benedek, Adolf Bachmeier, Ed Murphy, Nick Krat, Peter Millar, Gerry Baker, William Roy, Sigfried Stritzl, Dietrich Albrecht

1969

April 20, 1969: Haiti 2-0 USA [HT 1-0]
Port-au-Prince, Estadío Silvio Cator (6,917)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorers: Joseph Obas 8′, Gil St. Vil 54′

HAI: Henri Francillon, René Argelus, Claudel Legros, Formose Gilles, Serge Ducoste, Phillipe Vorbe, Claude Barthemely, Jean-Claude Desir, Joseph Obas, Guy St. Vil, Guy Francois

USA: Orest Banach, Fred Cameron, Werner Mata, Adolf Bachmeier, Ed Murphy, Nick Krat, Bayardo Abuanza (Patrick McBride), Peter Millar, William Roy, Sigfried Stritzl, Dietrich Albrecht

May 11, 1969: USA 0-1 Haiti [HT 0-1]
San Diego (4,274)
World Cup Qualifier

Scorer: Guy St. Vil 43′ (0-1)

USA: Orest Banach, Adolf Bachmeier, Werner Mata, Ed Murphy, Nick Krat, Larry Hausmann, Miguel Maliszewski, Peter Millar, Gerry Baker, Sigfried Stritzl, Dietrich Albrecht

HAI: Henri Francillon, René Argelus, Claudel Legros, Formose Gilles, Serge Ducoste, Phillipe Vorbe, Claude Barthelemy, Jean-Claude Desir, Joseph Obas, Guy St. Vil, Guy Francois

Prepared and maintained by Ed Farnsworth