United States misses World Cup for first time since 1986 [View all]
Source: New York Times
Trinidad and Tobago, whose World Cup dreams ended months ago, stunned the United States, 2-1, on Tuesday night.
The result, combined with just-as-shocking outcomes in two simultaneous games in Honduras and Panama on the final day of qualifying for the Concacaf region, ushered in the unthinkable: The American men, mainstays of the World Cup for more than a generation, are out of next summer’s tournament in Russia.
Instead, Panama, which rallied from a one-goal deficit for a 2-1 win over Costa Rica, will join the Ticos and Mexico in Russia. It will be Panama’s first trip to the World Cup.
The United States’ defeat capped a dramatic final day of qualifying on multiple continents, with France and Portugal locking up World Cup spots from Europe and three South American teams — Uruguay, Colombia and, with a monumental sigh of relief, Lionel Messi and Argentina — doing the same.
“We didn’t qualify for the World Cup,” team captain Bruce Arena said after Tuesday’s loss. “That was my job.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/sports/soccer/usmnt-trinidad-world-cup.html
The Trump slump again.
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