Editing Tim Howard (section)

==International career==
[[File:Tim Howard makes a save.jpg|thumb|Howard makes a save during training for the U.S. national team, 2006]]

Howard represented the [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States under-20 national team]] at the [[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship]] in Nigeria, playing in group stage victories over England and Cameroon, before a loss in the Round of 16 against Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=191314/match=31034/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621172744/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=191314/match=31034/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 21, 2015|title=FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999 - Matches - England-USA |work=FIFA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=191314/match=31057/index.html#nosticky|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621164626/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=191314/match=31057/index.html#nosticky|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 21, 2015|title=FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999 - Matches - Cameroon-USA |work=FIFA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=191322/match=31066/index.html#nosticky|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621170246/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=191322/match=31066/index.html#nosticky|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 21, 2015|title=FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999 - Matches - Spain-USA |work=FIFA.com}}</ref>

In July 1999, Howard was called up for the [[United States men's national under-23 soccer team|United States under-23 national team]] for the [[Football at the 1999 Pan American Games&nbsp;– Men's tournament|1999 Pan American Games tournament]]. The United States ended the tournament with a bronze medal having overcome Canada in the Bronze medal match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=207892192|title=U.S. Soccer Squad Wins Bronze Medal at Pan Am Games|publisher=UCLABruins.com|date=August 6, 1999|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621171232/http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=207892192|archive-date=June 21, 2015}}</ref>

Howard was used as a backup to [[Brad Friedel]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]. On March 10, 2002, he received his first senior [[Cap (sport)|cap]], against [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]]. On May 2, 2006, Howard was named as one of three goalkeepers on the United States roster for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany, but served as a backup to [[Kasey Keller]]. Howard became the team's first choice goalkeeper under [[Bob Bradley]] and started in the [[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] final, a 2–1 win over [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]].

[[File:20131119 AT-USA Tim Howard IP2O2982.JPG|thumb|left|Howard with the U.S. national team against [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in 2013]]

Howard was the starting goalkeeper for the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]], including the semi-final in which the United States upset [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]], then the number one-ranked team in the world. Howard's eight saves earned him his first clean sheet of the tournament and the first shutout of the Spanish side since 2007. Following the United States' second-place finish in the tournament, Howard was awarded the Golden Glove for best goalkeeper.<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009: Awards|publisher=FIFA|year=2010|url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/awards/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616071749/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/awards/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2009|access-date=June 12, 2010}}</ref>

Howard was the starting goalkeeper for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]], in South Africa, and turned in a [[man of the match]] performance against [[England national football team|England]] in his [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] debut.<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 FIFA World Cup Roster|publisher=U.S. Soccer|year=2010|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/Tournaments/FIFA-World-Cup/2010-FIFA-World-Cup/Training-Camp-Roster/100526-Roster.aspx|access-date=June 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612042738/http://www.ussoccer.com/Tournaments/FIFA-World-Cup/2010-FIFA-World-Cup/Training-Camp-Roster/100526-Roster.aspx|archive-date=June 12, 2010}}</ref> Howard's distribution to [[Landon Donovan]] led to the game-winning goal of the final group match against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]], giving the United States passage into the round of 16.<ref>{{cite news|last=Whiteside|first=Kelly|title=Donovan's last-gasp goal nets historic World Cup win for USA|work=USA Today|date=June 24, 2010|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/2010-06-23-usa-algeria_N.htm|access-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> During the United States' [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|round of 16]] game against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], Howard conceded two goals in a 2–1 loss.

After Mexico defeated the United States to win the [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2011 Gold Cup]] Final, Howard made a controversial statement regarding the post-match ceremony. The trophy presentation was conducted entirely in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], despite the tournament being held in the United States. Howard went on to say that it was a "disgrace" and commented further that if the final had been in [[Mexico City]] and the United States had won, the ceremony would not have been made in [[English language|English]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A conflict of interest?|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sportsmoney/2011/08/10/usa-vs-mexico-a-conflict-of-interest/|access-date=August 10, 2011|first=Adrian|last=Melville|date=August 10, 2011|archive-date=January 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108111226/http://www.forbes.com/sites/sportsmoney/2011/08/10/usa-vs-mexico-a-conflict-of-interest/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Joe Biden with Tim Howard 2014-06-16.jpg|thumb|Howard with U.S. Vice President [[Joe Biden]] during the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].]]

On June 7, 2014, in the buildup to the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]], Howard received his [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|100th cap]] for the United States in a 2–1 defeat of [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]].<ref>{{cite news|work=Liverpool Echo|first=Neil|last=Jones|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ton-up-tim-joy-howard-getting-7235725|title=Ton-up Tim! Joy for Howard at getting 100th US cap|access-date=June 13, 2014|archive-date=July 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702012753/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ton-up-tim-joy-howard-getting-7235725|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 22, Howard was named man of the match for his display during the United States' 2–2 draw with [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186483/index.html#nosticky|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608001441/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186483/index.html#nosticky|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 8, 2014|title=USA 2–2 Portugal|access-date=June 2, 2014|work=FIFA}}</ref> his most notable save was a reaction stop to deny [[Éder (Portuguese footballer)|Éder]], having previously diverted [[Nani (footballer)|Nani]]'s shot onto the post.

On July 1, Howard was again awarded man of the match, despite the United States losing 2–1 to [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] after [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|round of 16]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgium 2–1 USA |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255951/match=300186497/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707052143/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255951/match=300186497/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2014 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=July 2, 2014 }}</ref> During the match, he broke the record for most saves in a World Cup match with 15.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cup 2014: Tim Howard makes record number of saves |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28122559 |publisher=BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) |date=July 2, 2014 |access-date=July 3, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Nicky |last=Bandini |title=Tim Howard reflects on 'bittersweet' World Cup record in USA defeat |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/02/tim-howard-record-world-cup-saves-usa |work=The Guardian  |date=July 2, 2014 |access-date=January 4, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/39/98/53/eng_56_0701_bel-usa_usa_playerstatistics_neutral.pdf |title=Official FIFA statistics, updated July 5, 2014 |publisher=FIFA.com |date=July 5, 2014 |access-date=December 29, 2014 |archive-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701145714/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/39/98/53/eng_56_0701_bel-usa_usa_playerstatistics_neutral.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref group="Note" name=":0">FIFA's initial match statistics showed 16 saves, and many news sources continue to use this number. The official FIFA statistics were updated on July 5, 2014, to show 15 saves.</ref> After breaking this record, his performance was celebrated worldwide on the internet, with the hashtag #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave trending on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/14-things-youve-probably-forgotten-about-2014-world-cup?page=0%2C1|title=14 Things you've probably forgotten about 2014 World Cup?|magazine=FourFourTwo|access-date=July 23, 2018|archive-date=December 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212080255/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/14-things-youve-probably-forgotten-about-2014-world-cup?page=0,1|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Following the World Cup, in August 2014, Howard asked U.S. men's national team coach [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] to allow him to take a break from international soccer until September 2015;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/08/21/12/21/140821-mnt-tim-howard-break |title=U.S. MNT Goalkeeper Tim Howard Takes Break from International Soccer |publisher=www.ussoccer.com |date=August 21, 2014 |access-date=May 21, 2019 }}</ref> as a result, he missed the [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2015 Gold Cup]]. He was called up again in August 2015, for the team's friendly against [[Peru national football team|Peru]] on September 4, at the [[RFK Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2015/08/20/tim-howard-is-returning-to-the-u-s-national-soccer-team/ |title=Tim Howard is returning to the U.S. national soccer team |newspaper=The Washington Post |author1=Steven Goff |date=August 20, 2015 |access-date=May 7, 2019 }}</ref>

Howard was a member of the team that won the [[2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2017 Gold Cup]].<ref name="retire"/> However, following to national team's failure to [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|qualify for the 2018 World Cup]] later that year, after [[Trinidad and Tobago v United States (2018 FIFA World Cup qualification)|a surprise 2–1 away defeat]] to [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] on October 10,<ref>{{cite news |title=Landon Donovan: Time to Re-evaluate U.S. Soccer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/sports/soccer/usmnt-world-cup-landon-donovan.html |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Marc |last=Stein |date=October 12, 2017 |access-date=May 7, 2019 }}</ref> he was no longer capped at international level. With 121 appearances, he is the most capped goalkeeper in U.S. men's national team history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2817054-usa-goalkeeper-tim-howard-announces-he-plans-to-retire-after-2019-mls-season |title=USA Goalkeeper Tim Howard Announces He Plans to Retire After 2019 MLS Season |publisher=bleacherreport.com |first=James |last=Dudko |date=January 22, 2019 |access-date=May 7, 2019 }}</ref>