As players with U.S. Men’s National Team aspirations, the Fire's Matt Polster and Brandon Vincent were as taken aback by the U.S.'s failure to qualify for the next summer’s World Cup as most fans and pundits were.
The 2-1 loss away to CONCACAF hexagonal doormat Trinidad and Tobago combined with wins by Panama and Honduras knocked the U.S. out of the tournament for the first time since 1986.
“It was more of a speechless kind of feeling when you see the results go against your favor,” Polster said. “It wasn’t a very good performance and we don’t qualify.