In the early years, USA was hardly a force in the international football circuit. They struggled in all major world tournaments, however they can boast a victory in the 1950 world cup finals over England.
In the year 1990, it was decided that the 1994 world cup finals was to be hosted in America, this in turn proved to boost U.S football in general.
The 1994 world cup finals produced a fantastic display by the Americans, which included a fine victory over one of the favorites, Colombia. They were eventually knocked out in the second round by the potential winners, Brazil, only losing to a single goal.
The Americans undoubtedly reached their peak during the 2002 world cup finals. They convincingly qualified from the group stages, demolishing Portugal and Poland along the way. They were eventually knocked out by the potential finalists, Germany.
After the 1994 world cup finals, the Major league soccer was established, which has proved to be a great success. Including many high rated clubs and many international football stars have played in the league, including, Carlos Valderama and Lothar Mattaus.