Editing Brian Ching (section)

==International career==
[[File:BrianChing 20060410.jpg|thumb|Ching training with the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]] in 2006]]
Although having a Chinese background, and being contacted by the [[Chinese Football Association]] to play for the [[China national football team|Chinese team]], Ching still earned his first [[cap (football)|cap]] with the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]] on May 26, 2003, as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in a [[friendly match]] against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] at [[Spartan Stadium (San Jose, California)|Spartan Stadium]] (home stadium of Ching's club at the time, [[San Jose Earthquakes]]).<ref name="gonzagahall" /> He is the first Hawaiian and the second Chinese-American (after [[Mark Chung]]) to play for the United States. Ching scored his first international goal, an equalizer in the 88th minute, in a [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|World Cup qualifier]] 1–1 tie against [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] in Kingston on August 18, 2004.<ref>{{citation|title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany ™ Preliminaries|access-date=29 November 2013|date=18 August 2004 |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7761/matches/match=37988/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111041931/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7761/matches/match=37988/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 11, 2007|newspaper=[[FIFA]]}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Ching's 89th Minute Tally Gives U.S. 1-1 Tie with Jamaica in World Cup Qualifier|access-date=29 November 2013|date=19 August 2004|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/news/mens-national-team/2004/08/chings-89th-minute-tally-gives-u-s-1-1-tie-with-jamaica-in-world-cup-qualifier.aspx|newspaper=USsoccer.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203035629/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/mens-national-team/2004/08/chings-89th-minute-tally-gives-u-s-1-1-tie-with-jamaica-in-world-cup-qualifier.aspx|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last=Cowles|first=Chris|title=U.S. breathes easier as late goal ties Jamaica|access-date=29 November 2013|date=18 August 2004 |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/national/2004-08-18-us-jamaica_x.htm|newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

On May 2, 2006, Ching was named to the U.S. men's squad for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany but did not make an appearance in the tournament.

He scored a goal in a 2–0 US [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] victory over [[Trinidad and Tobago]] on June 9, 2007. He drew a penalty in the box of the second half of the Gold Cup Final against Mexico. [[Landon Donovan]] converted the penalty, tying the game at one. The USA won 2–1 after [[Benny Feilhaber]]'s game winner.

Ching was called in to the USA side to face [[Barbados]] in the first round of [[CONCACAF]] World cup Qualifying for the [[2010 World Cup]]. He then scored two goals in the US team's largest victory ever, 8–0.

On May 11, 2010, Ching was named to the preliminary U.S. men's squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] in [[South Africa]] but did not make the final 23-man roster.