USA Men’s National Team Out Of 2018 World Cup

    This is the first time USA didn’t make the the World Cup since 1986. After the loss to Trinidad & Tobago, they came in 5th place behind Honduras in 4th, with Mexico in 1st place, Costa Rica in 2nd, and Panama in 3rd. USA finished with 12 points (1 point behind Honduras), with a +4 goal difference. Trinidad & Tobago beating the USA was a huge upset, because Trinidad & Tobago do not have a huge soccer reputation, as the only trophy that they have won is the Caribbean Cup, and that was only once.

     The reason the USA getting knocked out of the World Cup is such a big deal is, that the USA have a big reputation for making it to the round of 16 in a lot of competitions. The USA usually make it to the Round Of 16 Than get knocked out. In the CONCACAF*.  Gold Cup in 2017, the USA Men’s National team won The CONCACAF  Gold Cup 2-1 against Jamaica. After that happened, people were expecting that the USA would qualify for the World Cup.

The best players on USA Men’s National team are, Clint Dempsey, Christian Pulisic,Tim Howard.

   Clint Dempsey is the USA’s top goal scorer in recent times. He plays for the Seattle Sounders and is the main goal scorer for them. He is 34 years old but is still going strong.

      Christian Pulisic is one of the most exciting youngsters in the world right now. He plays for Borussia Dortmund and is a first team regular. He is from Hershey, Pennsylvania. On his USA debut he scored and his celebration was of course a dab.

      Tim Howard  is a goalkeeper who spent most of his career at a Premier League Team called Everton. He played there from 2007-2016. He moved to MLS club Colorado Rapids and will most likely be playing there for the rest of his career.

 

*CONCACAF (The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean association Football)

Special thanks to FIFA.com for statistics.

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  1. Quite a sports writer!

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