BY THE NUMBERS: U.S. MNT's June World Cup Qualifying

All the facts and figures behind the U.S. Men's National Team's successful June World Cup Qualifying camp.
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The U.S. Men’s National Team just completed a successful three-game stretch in June capped off with four massive points from two important World Cup Qualifiers – a 2-0 win against Trinidad & Tobago and another historic 1-1 draw away to Mexico

Here are some of the significant numbers that stick out:

16,995 feet or 3.2 miles – Combined elevation the U.S. MNT played at during its three June matches: Mexico City (7,382 feet), Commerce City, Colo. (5,164 feet) and Sandy, Utah (4,449 feet).

134 and 39 – Number of overall caps and World Cup Qualifying appearances made by Clint Dempsey. The U.S. forward is tied with Jeff Agoos for third all-time on the MNT caps list and just one World Cup Qualifying appearance behind U.S. MNT leader Landon Donovan (40).

Some current teammates are right on his heels in both categories

All-Time Time U.S. MNT Cap Leaders

All-Time U.S. MNT WCQ Cap Leaders

Cobi Jones

164

Landon Donovan

40

Landon Donovan

157

Clint Dempsey

39

Jeff Agoos

134

Jozy Altidore

37

Clint Dempsey

134

Tim Howard

36

Michael Bradley

133

Michael Bradley

35

Marcelo Balboa

127

DaMarcus Beasley

34 

92% - Average passing percentage in the opponent’s half by U.S. MNT outside backs Jorge Villafaña (92.6%) and DeAndre Yedlin (91.4%) in the 2-0 win vs. Trinidad & Tobago. 

51 – Number of all-time home World Cup Qualifying wins following the 2-0 victory against Trinidad & Tobago. The USA is 51-5-12 in 68 all-time home World Cup Qualifying matches. 

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40 – Number of yards Michael Bradley chipped Guillermo Ochoa from in the 1-1 draw against Mexico.

30% – Percentage of Michael Bradley’s international goals that have come against Mexico (5/17). His five goals against El Trí rank him second all-time for the U.S. MNT (see below).

U.S. MNT All-Time Goal Scoring Leaders vs. Mexico

Player

Goals

Games

Era

Landon Donovan

6

17

2000-2014

Michael Bradley

5

11

2006-present

Aldo “Buff” Donelli

4

1

1934

Alexander Rae

3

3

1937

12 players tied with 2 goals all-time vs. Mexico 

22 – Number of players on the 26-man roster that earned minutes during the three June matches.

20 – Number of players that were used in the two World Cup Qualifiers against Trinidad & Tobago and Mexico – tied with March 2016 for the MNT’s most during a two-date World Cup Qualifying window.  

14 – Number of World Cup Qualifying clean sheets earned by Tim Howard following the USA’s 2-0 win against Trinidad & Tobago. Howard sits second all-time behind Kasey Keller (19). 

8 – Number of World Cup Qualifying goals scored by Michael Bradley, placing him seventh on the U.S. MNT’s all-time list.

U.S. MNT All-Time World Cup Qualifying Goals Leaderboard

Player

WCQ Goals

Overall Goals

Clint Dempsey

18

56

Jozy Altidore

16

37

Landon Donovan

13

57

Eddie Johnson

12

19

Brian McBride

10

30

Earnie Stewart

9

17

Michael Bradley

8

17

– Number of players that made their first appearance at Estadio Azteca with the U.S. Men’s National Team.

7 – Number of games the U.S. MNT has gone unbeaten since Bruce Arena took over. The MNT will head into the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 3-0-4 record this calendar year.

5 – With his appearance against Mexico, the number of World Cup Qualifying cycles DaMarcus Beasley has played in for the U.S. MNT (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018). He is only player in U.S. history to accomplish this feat.

DaMarcus Beasley’s World Cup Qualifying Appearances by Cycle

WCQ Cycle

Appearances

2002

1

2006

13

2010

12

2014

7

2018

1

4 – After dropping its first two matches in November, the number of games the U.S. MNT has gone unbeaten in Final Round World Cup Qualifying (2-0-2). 

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3 – Number of goals tallied by Christian Pulisic during the three June matches, taking the 18-year-old’s international total to seven in 16 appearances.

2 – Number of players that have appeared in all seven U.S. MNT matches during 2017: Michael Bradley and Darlington Nagbe.