Milutinović coached the United States national team at the 1994 World Cup, held in the U.S. In the 1994 WC, the U.S. team notched its first win in the World Cup since 1950, and progressed to the knockout round of the tournament for the first time since the 1930s.
The USSF fired Bora Milutinović on April 14, 1995, saying it wanted someone who could be both coach and administrator.