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Match Report: USMNT fall in T&T, crash out of World Cup qualifying

Paul Caliguiri, meet Alvin Jones.

With the U.S. National Team needing only a draw to reach the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Jones' bombastic strike late in the first half helped Trinidad and Tobago seal a stunning 2-1 victory that sent shockwaves around CONCACAF and will keep the Americans home next summer.

Jones goal ends the Americans' streak of consecutive World Cup appearance at seven. That began at Italia '90, just months after Caliguiri's strike against Trinidad and Tobago in a 1-0 victory that sent the U.S. to their first World Cup in 40 years.

With Panama and Honduras both winning, the Americans finished one point behind both in the race for CONCACAF's third and final automatic berth for the 2018 tournament in Russia.