[48][49][50][51] The U.S. was drawn into Group G, along with Ghana, Germany, and Portugal. NASL was sanctioned as a Division II league from 2011 to 2016; when it fielded 8 teams for the 2017 season, U.S. Soccer only granted the league provisional sanctioning as it fell under the 12-team requirement. [citation needed], USL League Two takes place during the summer months, and has age restrictions. For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see List of United States men's international soccer players. Univision Deportes has the Spanish language rights to all U.S. Soccer broadcasts from 2015 to 2022. The team was composed of six naturalized internationals, five of them from Scotland and one from England. In July 2017, the U.S. won their sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 2–1 win over Jamaica in the final. 55 state associations in 4 regions, See List of USASA affiliated leagues for complete listRegion IRegion IIRegion IIIRegion IV. The league's remaining regular season games are broadcast nationally on ESPN+, with 22 of the Championship's clubs also holding local broadcast agreements. Region I This team lacked the continuity and regularity of training that conventional clubs enjoy, and many players were unwilling to play for the national team instead of their own clubs when conflicts arose. To provide a more stable national team program and renew interest in the NASL, U.S. Soccer entered the national team into the NASL league schedule for the 1983 season as Team America. [30] The U.S. was then knocked out of the tournament when beaten 2–1 by Ghana in its final group match, with Clint Dempsey scoring the U.S.'s only goal in the tournament – the goal against Italy had been an own goal by Italian defender Cristian Zaccardo. Four days later, the U.S. finished in first place in the group with a 2–2 tie against Costa Rica. In July 2013, the U.S. hosted the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup where it went undefeated in the group stage and won with a 1–0 victory over Panama in the final, with Landon Donovan winning the tournament's golden ball award. This really is a MUST-read for any fan of domestic soccer. In the United States, professional men's outdoor soccer leagues are ranked by the United States Soccer Federation into one of three divisions: Division I, Division II, and Division III. USISL D3 Pro was renamed USL D3 Pro as part of the re-branding of USISL to United Soccer Leagues. Following consecutive losses to Mexico and Costa Rica in the opening games of the final round of qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Klinsmann was removed as national team coach and technical director and replaced by previous U.S. manager Bruce Arena. [19] The emergence of the North American Soccer League in the 1960s and 1970s raised hopes that the U.S. national team would soon improve and become a global force. major pro sports leagues in the U.S. or Canada, holds a broadcast agreement with ESPN that sees 20 regular season games televised nationally on ESPN2, ESPNews and ESPN Deportes, a major investment by USL with league technology partner Vista Worldlink. It will further expand to 30 teams by the 2023 season. The merger avoided competing Division II leagues. The U.S. reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup, where they lost to Germany. The United States of Soccer is the engaging history of MLS’s bootstrap origins prior to its 1996 launch, its near-demise in the early 2000s, its surprising resilience and growth in the following years, and its continued rise in respectability and recognition from soccer fans around the world.