U.S. National Team by the Numbers

Selected statistics on the U.S. soccer team heading into Wednesday’s Gold Cup semifinal game against Brazil:

712 -- Consecutive minutes since the United States conceded a goal in Gold Cup play. The last time the U.S. gave up a goal during the event was at the 38th minute of the first half in the 2-1 victory against South Korea on Jan. 19, 2002.

518 -- Consecutive minutes since the United States has conceded a goal. The last goal surrendered came in the 22nd minute of a 1-0 loss to Brazil on June 21 in the Confederations Cup.

469 -- Consecutive minutes since Kasey Keller conceded a goal playing for the United States. The last goal he gave up came in the 76th minute of a 2-0 loss to Holland on May 19, 2002 during buildup for the World Cup.

35 -- Career victories for Keller, two behind Meola on the all-time win list for U.S. goalkeepers.

33 -- Career shutouts for Keller, the most-ever for the U.S. With 65 caps, Keller has recorded shutouts in more than 50 percent of his games.

23 -- Career goals for Brian McBride. McBride is now one goal behind Joe-Max Moore (24) for second place and 11 behind Eric Wynalda (34).

22 -- Consecutive matches in which Kasey Keller is undefeated on U.S. soil. He has an 18-0-4 record dating back to Feb. 21, 1998, a 2-0 loss to Holland at Pro Player Stadium in Miami.

16 -- Number of victories the U.S. has collected in all-time Gold Cup group play. The U.S. has never lost a group game in the seven editions of the tournament, posting an unblemished 16-0-0 record.

14 -- Career goals for Landon Donovan, which ties him for sixth-place on the all-time U.S. scorers list with Cobi Jones.

11 -- Consecutive Gold Cup matches in which the U.S. is unbeaten. The last loss came in the 1998 championship match, a 1-0 loss to Mexico on Feb. 15, 1998, in Los Angeles. The U.S. has posted a 9-0-2 record since then.

8 -- Career Gold Cup goals for Brian McBride. He's in third place, behind Mexican forward Zague (12) and former U.S. international Eric Wynalda (9).

7 -- Consecutive Gold Cup shutouts for the United States.

5 -- Consecutive shutouts for the United States, dating back to the 0-0 draw with Cameroon on June 23 in the Confederations Cup.

4 -- Number of four-goal games recorded by U.S. scorers in history. Landon Donovan became the latest to accomplish the feat in the 5-0 win against Cuba on July 19 in the Gold Cup quarterfinal.

Courtesy of U.S. Soccer.

 

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