United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati has called the U.S.'s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup "a huge disappointment," and said the team's poor CONCACAF campaign this cycle was "not good enough."
The U.S. were eliminated from a place in the World Cup finals in Russia next summer after a disastrous 2-1 loss at last-placed Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday night, marking the first time since 1986 the Americans will not take part in the sport's biggest event.
Manager Bruce Arena's side finished fifth out of six teams in the final round of qualifying, losing four of their 10 matches.