the united states u-23 men's national soccer team, also known as the united states men's olympic soccer team, is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of u.s. soccer. its primary role is qualification into and competition at the quadriennial olympic football tournament, the next of which is to be held during the 2020 summer olympics in tokyo, japan. the team's most recent major tournament was the tournament at the 2016 summer olympics, in which the united states team did not qualify.