The farthest the U.S. men’s soccer team has gone in the World Cup is the semifinals , which they reached in 1930 and finished in third place after that tournament’s playoff format.

A few useful context points:

  • Their best result in the modern era is the quarterfinals , reached in 2002.
  • They also reached the Round of 16 in 1994, 2010, 2014, and 2022.

So the short answer is: semifinals in 1930.