The worst USMNT match crushed a near-certain World Cup run in 1 day | 2017 USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago

When the U.S. faced off against Trinidad & Tobago, they really didn’t have to do much in order to advance to the 2018 World Cup. They had to do something though, and honestly...they didn’t. A win or draw would have sent them on to Russia, and they couldn’t do that. Even with a loss they had a decent shot, but nothing fell right for the Americans. They lost, they were eliminated, and now we wait, telling ourselves things will get better.
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[@jrave5353]

Something they didn't include in the video: Because Trinidad was already eliminated from WC contention, they didn't bother calling in many of their usual starters and opted to play more untested youth players instead. That's right. The US somehow managed to lose a must-win game to Trinidad and Tobago's **B TEAM**

[@benwarford8915]

Jeremy Raven OH MY GOSH

[@ratedpending]

USA USA

[@LAFC.]

Well that explains why US lost. They didnt play against the terrible TT team, they played a new younger version

[@pokehybridtrainer]

Damn. We gotta take that L.

[@JK-gu3tl]

I'll take younger players over 30+ aged players any day of the week. National soccer is too disorganized to worry about systems and experience. You have youth, common sense formation, and kick azz focus on set pieces then you can go far.

[@elliot5980]

Never underestimate the USMNTs ability to fail

[@Emper0rH0rde]

It's easy to fail when you do no serious rebuilding for 14 years. Our 2002 World Cup squad was the best US team ever assembled, and instead of going out to identify and develop new stars of that caliber, US Soccer simply sat on their duffs and hoped new starts would fall out of the sky. What's worse, US Soccer learned nothing from missing the World Cup.

[@madridistaporvida6529]

@@Emper0rH0rde 1930 usa team man what went wrong

[@keanuherrera6847]

@@Emper0rH0rde 2009 Confederations Cup was also a good squad, u kno?

[@onlyone23km]

That’s why we have the USWNT. To clean up the USMNT’s mess.

[@jaredohanlon8078]

@@onlyone23km it's easy when you don't have to play against teams as good as the European men's teams.

[@Bullwine]

I promised myself I wouldn't watch this video until the US qualified for the next World Cup. It's time.

[@brandonroberts4815]

W

[@cms7888]

Now we going for it all baby

[@eduardoxenofonte4004]

congrats on making it to the round of 16 i guess lol

[@Bullwine]

@Eduardo Xenofonte about what I expected from this current squad. Predicted we'd get out of the group and get knocked out by the Dutch, and that's exactly what happened. A harsh, but necessary lesson for when we host 2026.

[@stargasior]

Whenever I see “USMNT” I can’t stop thinking of United States Mutant Ninja Turtles.

[@octaviuseugeneraymond5493]

😆😆😆😆😆

[@Mr_Jish]

Almost definitely thought I was the only one lmao.

[@Crackmode119]

I cant unsee it now. Thx

[@bigguy8435]

You are a person of culture, my friend

[@bradyproffitt9974]

What have you done.

[@supshel]

hey im that blonde girl that looks completely and utterly disappointed at 0:10 lmao

[@Luigi-hb5td]

Lol. You're famous.

[@ogonzalez128]

Woah was that picture actually in Trinidad?

[@AdrianBelmonte96]

oof sorry

[@uncreative5766]

RIP your inbox

[@SecretBaseSBN]

Well Shelby, we have Getty Images to thank for bringing us together and helping us underscore the misery here. Sorry we couldn't have met under better circumstances.

[@blueberryboi9426]

Who cares if we didn’t make the World Cup, we won all 54 Super Bowls, all 28 SEC championships, every single March Madness trophy, 72 NBA championships, 113 World Series, every single PAC-12, Big 12, ACC, and Big 10 trophy, and one Overwatch League championship USA USA USA USA

[@joris8032]

LOL

[@BajaToxic]

and World Series

[@phantomblade89]

@@BajaToxic I hope your're joking.

[@BajaToxic]

@@phantomblade89 I'm not american but didn't all MLB team consist of team from USA.

[@phantomblade89]

@@BajaToxic Toronto Blue Jays won back to back world series back in early 90's. Montreal expos were a team also but no longer exist. those are Canadian teams :D

[@TechExtremist69]

“the USA fans in attendance absolutely erupt” yea all 14 of them

[@grimaffiliations3671]

I’m surprised that many people went all the way to Trinidad when the us were already pretty much through

[@stephencooper5155]

Yeah that was the joke dummy

[@porkandbeer]

They're all paid spectators, you can see them in every Chargers home game.

[@fatherleo4603]

Nah I counted more than 14 there!!

[@allenyi714]

@@fatherleo4603 take a joke lmao

[@KremBotop]

To quote rising football KZbinr Maqwell: "300 million people in the USA and we couldn't find 11 players to defeat Trinidad and Tobago".

[@joesakic91]

That's okay because 2018 was a distant memory for the USMNT.

[@eac92]

A deserved end for a squad and coaching staff entirely undeserving of the WC finals.

[@ashtonevans2427]

I'm American and even I agree with this. We did not deserve it and I'm glad we didn't go just to get more embarrassed.

[@MichaelSIngle-gn9qz]

This USMNT squad had less heart than an abortion doctor. Just saying.

[@johngonzalez6690]

I agree. I'm a USA fan but they got what they deserved. Cocky, smug, and arrogant.

[@fprosk]

Pulisic deserved to go :(

[@weregretohio7728]

Soulless millionaires, or whatever Lalas called them? Systemic problems with that idiot Sunil Gulati being in charge, and it makes you think back to how long they held onto Bob Bradley, wasting that time, and trusting in Michael Bradly and Jozy Altidore... But it was the right result, because we definitely did not deserve to play in the WC.

[@greyFCB]

making me relive this horrible night.

[@frankiediaz9990]

As a Mexican, I'm pissed we didn't squeeze the U.S. in. They did it for us back in 2014, so why couldn't we? And falling to Honduras? Damn shame

[@utopia2134]

I’m American and Salvadoran so I go for Argentina

[@roadrunner6224]

See the positive you are not a Brazilian and if one is reading this comment 7-1

[@EdwinSalgado999]

That's what they get for calling the sport soccer.

[@benpalliyaguru2876]

brilliant night***

[@BigTymerz2009]

As a Trinbagonian this was thoroughly satisfying. The amount of disrespect and smugness T&T had to endure in the run up to this match was unreal. Smh. Always respect your opponent, no matter what #Revengefor89

[@shakuan868]

BigTymerz2009 correct

[@botdfbvb]

I agree. My dumbass team got way too cocky. They definitely deserved that loss.

[@grayd98]

At least we've made the world cup in the last 20 years.

[@Jerbear1022]

Ok but you shouldn't have to wade through a moat to get to your practice field, get some proper drainage.

[@matheuscruz19]

@@Jerbear1022 racist like every other American

[@deadman3750]

Fun fact: the Trinidad national team was a completely different squad than from their first qualification match

[@alexandrab9645]

Victor Valdez correct. Those were our younger players

[@ademirsegura6307]

They had nothing left and started to move on plus the weather the day before and the US complained about it which motivated em

[@timothysmith6330]

I learned something new. I have a fun fact about USMNT 2017. They were hot garbage before that game.

[@KristianBocage]

Different coaches at those points in the campaign. We Went through 3 managers in that qualifying stage. TT was a hot mess and USA was worse.

[@tl8211]

@@alexandrab9645 Trinidad and Tobago's future is bright I guess :).

[@felixlueggerto]

Losing to Tripadvisor&Trivago Still funny

[@carboy101]

Smugness like that is exactly why the US lost.

[@AutoArtemAuto]

Taylor Twellman going off of them was 100% well deserved.

[@xmancity7085]

Dr0pkidd yeah no one cares about mls only us mens national team

[@xmancity7085]

lelennyfox34 facts but we can’t worry about 2018 now it’s on to 2022

[@jamram5884]

@lelennyfox34 I mean we have a more set up squad now than in 2016

[@uncreative5766]

With the way the US played in CONCACAF qualifying, they had no business going to Russia. Yes, the video talks about how the US wouldn't have beaten the French, but let's talk about the other teams. The US also would not have beaten the English, Belgians, Germans, Koreans, Swedish, Japanese, Mexicans, or any other nation that got to the World Cup. The point is, the 32 teams who played in Russia last summer deserved to be there. The US did not.

[@robdogg011]

Bradford Choung I absolutely agree with everything you have said. If Australia had played the United States though in the playoff, do you think the US would have won the playoff particularly the second leg in Sydney? Would have been an incredible playoff.

[@eirikmcgrady301]

I think they would've beat Panama when considering they whooped their ass 4-0 just a couple days prior to this match. But your point still stands.

[@eirikmcgrady301]

@lelennyfox34 you're mental to believe that not making the world cup is a blessing

[@Bongaboi151]

@@eirikmcgrady301 you're #triggered like a wigger with yo belly gettin biggah.

[@uncreative5766]

@@eirikmcgrady301 I would say then that on the final day of the Hex qualifying round, Honduras and Panama beat Costa Rica and Mexico. The US couldn't beat Mexico, losing late against them in Columbus and then only managing a draw later in Mexico City. Fair play to Panama for doing something that we couldn't do.

[@Emper0rH0rde]

I can't believe you guys haven't taken a closer look at Brazil's crash and burn 7-1 loss in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup.

[@thiagoveloso7610]

That was awful. If Germany wanted, they could win 10, 12 nil. Watching that game, when the 3rd goal came, I already knew it was over

[@highimrell6715]

Ruben T I remember watching that game lol the promos up to the game advertised Germany as “the machine” and they 100% live up to it I’m not a big soccer fan but I’ll admit they know how to get non interested people INTERESTED when the main events happen

[@utopia2134]

HighImRell football

[@ericaugusto758]

That match is crazy I go to bathroom at 0-0 Cameback at 3-0

[@poopbruh7676]

Eric Augusto Same thin happened to me. Thought I walked into a different stadium 😂

[@LuckyBird551]

The United States: Good at any sport, as long as it was invented by them.

[@hoonkwon9484]

Basketball; Debatable.

[@Deezbucs]

Basketball was invented by a Canadian

[@hoonkwon9484]

@@Deezbucs Debatable because he was in an American School in USA when he invented it

[@RomeDCarlo]

Tennis? Golf? Boxing? I could go on...

[@juselara02]

And the olympics that is mainly a wallet showdown.

[@adolfocoy7516]

The whole of the Caribbean laughed at you.

[@LordHeadcheez]

I'm from the USA and I laughed as well. (I had to, the only other option was to start sobbing.) @Chris Anagn.

[@matheuscruz19]

I'm from Brazil and I laughed beyond the infinite

[@spikeobama5572]

@@matheuscruz19 losing 7-1 is pretty funny too

[@matheuscruz19]

@@spikeobama5572 not as funny as to lose after making fun of your opponent tho

[@matheuscruz19]

@@spikeobama5572 well, Brazil has beaten Germany since the "7x1", what right USA has to talk about the ONLY 5 champion, and current Gold Medalist country? 😂

[@Romax-pg2is]

Then we got to see Panama celebrate their first ever World Cup goal as they got crushed by England, Belgium, and Tunisia. EDIT: Put a little less emphasis on the three losses.

[@justanotherarchive.]

Karma. Oh sweet KARMA!

[@Blazer_Tom_]

At least they were there

[@snuffmeister6720]

that panama goal is one of the highlights of the tournament. gorgeous scenes that

[@paralleluniverse99]

So the same results USA would get? Lmao.

[@luisguillermojg]

Don't forget Honduras getting trashed in the playoffs by Australia, of all people.

[@ratedpending]

Is this the Trinidad match please no EDIT: no no EDIT 2: no no no EDIT 3: no why no no no

[@dragonlight4683]

my trinidadian laughter slowly intensifies in the background

[@jacobsun1564]

oh yea yea (insert maximillianus face in)

[@ratedpending]

@@jacobsun1564 that aged very poorly LMAOOO

[@sg0310]

The USMNT were simply playing with borrowed time with too many old washed up players with pulisic being the only young player contributing, this loss needed to happen.

[@zamcentral7465]

agreed it was the wake-up call the federation needed.

[@ZBTEproductions]

Press F to pay respects to the Mexican keeper's face

[@Scigatt]

F

[@m.c.martin]

Poor Ochoa. Probably got a slight concussion from that. Explains why Honduras scores 3 mins laters

[@xuanbaoXb]

F

[@skullygaming2664]

F

[@christiancandler5988]

Cheers, just cried in my office. Thanks.

[@jlirl5736]

I live in the US but I lived in Panama most of my life so I was rooting for Trinidad so Panama would qualify directly. After they qualified all my Panamanian friends called me. The whole country was crazy about that. They even declared a national holiday.

[@oliviafernandes9195]

That sounds fun

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Team USA just lost to Canada 2-0. First loss to Canada in 32 years.

[@ashvijhosdurg9030]

Jeffrey Riley and then beat them 4-1

[@gargola1887]

@@ashvijhosdurg9030 usa failed to qualify to the world cup

[@ashvijhosdurg9030]

Gargola18 neither did Canada, what are you trying to prove

[@gargola1887]

@@ashvijhosdurg9030 yea i dont care about canada..usa couldnt beat the great country of trinidad and tobago with your pulisic

[@cozierferret7274]

@@gargola1887 canada has a better prospect than any that the US has doh

[@CrimsonKobaNakirigumi]

Concacaf in a nutshell. Every year there's a ridiculous game like this one.

[@m.c.martin]

Like when Honduras qualifies in 2010 over Costa Rica, then Costa Rica gets screwed over in Montevideo, forcing an unjust end to their Qualifying Or like in 2014, when Mexico needed to win against Costa Rica and lost 2-1, and Panama needed to win, and was up 2-1 at the 88th Min before the US would score 2 stoppage time goals and eliminate Panama and save Mexico. Then in 2018, for Mexico to have a chance to save the US but ultimately failed.

[@janklyshankly1649]

Man why all the hate for Football (Soccer) here? Does it annoy you that a channel has variety. The main thing is that they are interesting which it is. Why even click on it when you know it's a sport you don't care about?

[@jayb9540]

cuz its the internet thats why

[@Jonathanizer]

I think on the youth level, soccer is the most played sports in the U.S., or the second most played (depending on which source).

[@xDlow_]

I honestly think this was the best thing to have happened. Obviously, I was devasted back then, but it served as a big wake-up call to everyone which we desperately needed.

[@saxitopau1528]

*Laughs in Trinidadian* But seriously, this was an unbelievable sequence of events that day.

[@Mario-yx1pq]

It was no coincidence. Costa Rica didn't want the USA to qualify. It was payback from the 2010 qualifier. Mexicans hate the USA team and they were already in the tourney, same with Costa Rica so they didn't even play their A teams against Honduras and Panama respectively. Losing to Trinidad was just the cherry on top of the cake.

[@StillAwesome21]

There is not a doubt in my mind that Australia would have cleaned up the US if came to playoff game (in both legs). They gave an excellent France side a run for their money.

[@Mhjeffrey027running]

The only thing that would have stopped us is a lack of goals, particularly in open play. At that stage of our campaign (in which we eventually outgunned Honduras) we were reliant on Mile Jedinak penalties or Tim Cahill headers (neither of whom are playing international football anymore).

[@somebody9889]

American here - You aren't wrong.

[@lukethomeret-duran5273]

@ClintDempsey76 you can't use friendlies. When teams actually try like in tournaments the results are very different

[@cebonvieuxeikichi5172]

@ClintDempsey76 friendly game bro..... nothing to do with an official game

[@Jetdonk3y]

😂

[@nea7582]

As a Moroccan soccer passionate for more than 15 years this is the biggest choke job I have ever witnessed

[@evryfckinnameistaken]

this would be like Morocco losing to Ethiopia

[@TheMemeJunkie]

I'm pretty Barcelona did a bigger one twice.

[@evryfckinnameistaken]

@Who cares 123 lmao

[@brandonblanco8379]

@@evryfckinnameistaken More like Tunisia losing to Liberia or Djibouti.

[@barca29np]

3ndk l7aq khoya mghrebi

[@Bongaboi151]

I come from the future. We have avenged Couva. We have returned to the FIFA World Cup.

[@robmclean4352]

Well, of *course* they lost to Trinidad *and* Tobago! Two-against-one! No fair, man...!

[@barrytelesford5265]

Trini here. glad we contributed to your development. hope to do it again

[@joesakic91]

Good thing for that because since 2017, the USMNT won two titles (both in 2021 over Mexico) out of three grand finals (all three vs. Mexico) and made the Round of 16 in Qatar 2022.

[@barrytelesford5265]

@@joesakic91 and yeah when kicked you out with 2 goals in Trinidad there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth. lots of talk about how many billions were spent on your team. I've listened to all the smack talk/ got rid of Bruce Arena and retired old players. for the amount of money you've been spending on that team i would expect lots of trophies

[@joesakic91]

@@barrytelesford5265 So? 2017 is a very distant memory and the USMNT had some success since. Good luck on trying to qualify for 2026, Soca *ahem* Football warrior.

[@barrytelesford5265]

@@joesakic91 dont worry about us. good luck to yourself

[@bigbrunorizzo12]

Since we are doing embarrassing losses, do the Worst US Olympic Basketball loss.

[@ramirorybczuk9100]

Puerto Rico?

[@bigbrunorizzo12]

Ramiro Rybczuk Bingo

[@cacholulu6749]

GINOOOOBILLLII

[@bigbrunorizzo12]

cacho lulu Nah the Puerto Rico loss was way worse

[@cacholulu6749]

@@bigbrunorizzo12 i dont know bro, losing the gold medal literally having the NBA all star team againts the complete underdogs is kind of up there

[@fvedfved]

I feel you guys, I’m italian, and what happened last year was a sport tragedy for us... The complete downfall of our national team

[@Ni1996Ki]

Not as embarrassing as we managed to be... At least you didnt lose to god damn South Korea, Mexico and almost to Sweden in Russia 🙄🙄🇩🇪

[@lawrencema667]

Hey I mean at least you won the Euros

[@petesperandio2572]

@@lawrencema667 And then they failed to qualify for Qatar. Back to square 1 then.

[@TheGreatHeisman]

Win, lose, or draw. I will always root for USA no matter what cause I am a loyal fan. But rn Christian Pulisic is our bright hope for US soccer.

[@1895jk]

More to come from german Bundesliga like Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams etc.

[@memosrt]

That's how is supposed to be.

[@onlyone23km]

No Alex Morgan?

[@3dsaulgoodman43]

@@onlyone23km They're talking about the men's team.

[@CreeperDude17]

onlyone23km we’re not too worried about the WNT’s ability to win games

[@williamhowe1]

Not the US mens team's finest hour and a half that's for sure.

[@jflopezfernandez]

That could honestly be the program's slogan tbh

[@Cat-in7nm]

“The USMNT: we play well when we feel like it”

[@hadzicrae5364]

I remember that day well. I don’t think most people quite appreciate how a perfect storm of events had to happen. 3 highly unlikely results. It was basically like 3 simulations of the 2018 NBA finals with the teams that won being the Cavs and the Cavs won on all 3 simulations. It was that insane. I couldn’t believe what was happening. I still think Costa Rica and Mexico lost on purpose. Bless them 😂

[@jyashin]

That's highly unlikely. Goals scored, strength of team, etc. play a role in your seeding in the World Cup. There's no way Costa Rica and Mexico would want to put themselves in a scenario where they're in a group with 2 powerhouse teams.

[@JoseFranco9]

agree. both loose on purpose but for different reasons. costa rica always helps their central america brothers to qualify while mexico are just scumbags that will eliminate the hard competition if they have the chance.

[@m.c.martin]

I thought it was all Trump related?

[@sejason56]

I don't think they lost on purpose.. as a Mexico fan I was actually pissed off for losing to Honduras.. They lost because they had nothing at stake, while the opponents knew they had to win or be out of the world cup.. Honduras and Panama played possessed especially knowing that the US was trailing 2-1... Mexico and Costa Rica had the quality but being in the world cup already why would you risk injury on a meaningless match.. you're just playing for pride. The US is at fault for playing as if they were assured victory just for showing up to the game... once they realized a loss was actually going to result in them being ousted from the world cup they tried to tie it with no time left... it was a team full of settlers that didn't deserve a chance at the world cup tbh.

[@Wheeloffortunefan999]

@@m.c.martin you think that as well? at last, someone who is actually talking with some goddamn COMMON SENSE!!!!!!! and just so you know, although i will not be surprised if it does not sound like i am being serious, i actually am being completely serious.

[@nomiad2772]

Watching this an hour before the game against Wales today. Glad we can move on. Let's go boys!

[@raph2295]

The US have just qualified for the knockout phase in the 2022 World Cup, and this video pops up on my feed. The scars from that dark day are suddenly refreshed.

[@bezllama3325]

I remember this one

[@osoriver7485]

BEZ LLAMA still hurts man.

[@bezllama3325]

@@osoriver7485 I am American but I dont like soccer that much but I still remember this one

[@ollierichards2370]

@@bezllama3325 it`s football not soccer

[@bezllama3325]

@@ollierichards2370 Ok

[@bobbob-iv4we]

ollie Richards americans call it soccer and theres nothing you can do about it

[@SkaForKids]

This is not the worst USMNT Match. I've been to far worst matches. This was however the most disappointing one. (I was there in Trinidad)

[@bradmarchand8646]

Trust me it's the worst. Made the USA not qualify for the first time in like 30 years...

[@sackingsinthenorthpodcast2123]

disgraceful doesn't even come close to describing how this qualifying campaign turned out. Hats off to all the teams that brought us back down to earth. a wake up call that was so desperately needed.

[@bosstacosandetb2248]

Not watching this video just letting you know weird rules is still in their black box

[@Chiefbiggums12]

my worst night as a soccer fan

[@anthonytinaj7131]

same -_-

[@danielstewart6603]

You calling soccer this is why

[@ahmedrahim2500]

@Tony Montresor FOOTBALL

[@juniorghuerta8430]

Tony Montresor lol🤣🇺🇸

[@colincasey5635]

@@danielstewart6603 Not sure if you knew this but Soccer and Football share the same definintion. There is shockingly no difference between the 2 words

[@justanotherarchive.]

Reliving my worst day as a American. Thanks for making me relieve hell again.

[@joesakic91]

Fast forward to March 27, 2022, the USMNT won two titles over Mexico in 2021 (2020-21 CONCACAF Nations League and 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup) and on the verge of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a 5-1 hammering of Panama.

[@emersongalli5184]

I'm still waiting for the episode of The Worst about Brazil losing to Germany in 2014

[@InteristaS5]

I will always remember this night. Craziest night in CONCACAF qualifying history. I was watching all 3 games at once and the last 10 minutes were just unbelievable. This paired with the last 2 rounds of South American qualifiers... I'm surprised I made it through that month without suffering a heart attack!

[@Cameron544]

The sad thing is Sunday, January 31st, 2021. Our backups and third strings beat the same team (Trinidad and Tobago) 7-0 😂

[@bigboymatthew7471]

that's why this is the best sport in the world unpredictable things like this can happen

[@Bongaboi151]

Well, it was a deserved lynching. So far so good for our Octagonal campaign. Also won a regional double of Nations League and Gold Cup...and won three straight matches against Mexico with yet another #DosACero...

[@lemontreemedia2252]

On an unrelated note Alvin Jones scored almost and identical goal for it to be 2-1 in the second leg in the quarter finals

[@rhettvincent5355]

A football/soccer episode!!! THANK YOU!

[@tr83ey23]

I can't believe you put me through that hurt again. 😭😭😭

[@denniscain7218]

Team USA & Canada have a winning strategy now. Play the home qualifiers in as close to blizzard conditions as possible. 🥶

[@TheAlfrulz]

Lol. To me it seems like every USA home game takes place in Ohio in the fall/winter.

[@dabomb2335]

I hate this and love this at the same time

[@jetreaux]

i remember watching this one live. Most painful sporting moment of my life. Seeing everything that could possibly go wrong do so was agonizing

[@shutupyouplank]

Fascinating to hear you describe a familiar sport in a whole different vocabulary.

[@MrMrGuy]

USA and Italy didn't qualify 2018 World Cup. Look at where both teams are now, sometimes you have to hit rock bottom before you can move up.

[@joesakic91]

It's all about adapting. Hopefully, the USWNT gets the memo after another disappointing Olympic Games.

[@KofieWhy]

WE LIKE SPORTS AND WE DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS

[@bennyhand4969]

I AM SHOOTONG HOOPS TO THE SUPER BOWL

[@EsculatedPingu]

FOOTBALL, TENNIS, HOCKEY, GOLF

[@bennyhand4969]

@@EsculatedPingu THE GAME IS STARTING EVERYONE IS HERE I GOT MY SNACKS MY FRIENDS AND A BEER

[@Bongaboi151]

I CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS I CAN WORK A MIRACLE!

[@nycfcawaydays3259]

@@Bongaboi151 You ruined it.

[@benr10]

This is the first time I'm seeing these highlights, just as painful now as it was that night...

[@wwCs49]

completely forgot Dempsey was on the bench. regardless of the opponent or probabilities, in a decisive match to send us to a wold cup you don't leave our greatest ever player on the bench. us soccer got what it deserved for hiring Bruce arena

[@georgejaneiro4970]

Robbing us of a potential Russia v. USA matchup, which would have been epic.

[@daxxonah13]

Recommendation: the worst heisman race, 2012

[@fprosk]

When Derrick Henry won it was at least a race. McCaffrey got robbed

[@stardestroya15]

Woooooow SB Nation. I'm still not over it and y'all post this anyway. I'm hurt. Still gonna watch lol

[@timbrechopper]

Out of this whole series (which is great), this one is by far the most painful. So many horrible reminders (that Wondo miss, oof)...great video *screams into the void*

[@relix7373]

Thank god I still only have a passing interest in soccer. It's nice to watch once every four years but we already have enough sports of our own.

[@hansfromcongo6322]

As someone who is half Trinidadian this makes me extremely smug

[@andrewcatalana2108]

What an insane night. The combination of how poorly we played, the lucky goals in that game, both results with crazy improbable goals in them both going against us.

[@nutsballs549]

Despite only making it to the round of 16, it’s crazy how much our players have changed. In 2017-18, our four best players where Clint Dempsey, Tim Howard, Micheal Bradley, and Christian pulisic. 3 out of 4 of them where over the age of 30, at the end of their career playing in the mls. In that T&t game, we only had 1 starting player in a european league. In the 2022 World Cup squad, we had 17 players in our World Cup squad. Only one guaranteed starter was in the mls, a much bigger upgrade than ten

[@joesakic91]

Even if the USMNT made Russia 2018, Bruce Arena still be around for that cycle where he will pick players that are past their prime in the international stages and be bounced out of the group stages again. Missing out on Russia 2018 was the best thing that happened to the USMNT.

[@parkerschaefer1651]

It’s honestly amazing how there were so many little events that could’ve changed everything, but I’m glad it happened the way it did. It exposed the US for the ineptitude

[@waluigithemaster6864]

Even as someone who's not religious, this series isn't the same without having "the year of our lord" before the year

[@jorgeeduardodussanvillanue46]

This was so sweet. I don't hate the U.S. but you guys really needed to eat some humble pie. My boy Román Torres crushing their dreams. Beautiful.

[@foxiflakes8245]

Words cannot describe the pain I experienced in watching this game

[@georgiaangeletakis5811]

And this is why we have the USWNT 🇺🇸

[@joesakic91]

USA's BACK! THE USMNT IS BACK IN THE FIFA WORLD CUP STAGE! The failed qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is now a distant memory.

[@juanguevara8015]

I loved that game it was the greatest game I'd ever seen, thanks Trinidad y Tobago you did a great job....

[@linxcouriers1804]

that was the best!!! great inspirational video! #gosocawarriors 🇹🇹

[@carloslluc]

You guys should do one of your rewind videos about Inesta´s goal against Chealsea in 2009. It would be nice to here your take in that story. If you need help just ask. good work.

[@jasontsotsos2485]

USMNT furiously blaming the loss on a wet field rather than their disappointing performance is the most on-brand US thing ever. Thank you T&T

[@Jonathanizer]

To clarify: They said the USMNT complained about the bad training conditions, which was perceived as arrogant by T&T, so T&T were motivated to take them down a notch. So it was not the wet field, not directly at least.

[@Aethelia]

As if the other team was not also playing on the wet field?

[@wesleyboatwright8172]

I was devastated. I remember sitting in a car just bewildered at how it all happened.

[@Imam_Hady]

Great vid, but you guys should definitely also make a Rewinder for how Panama qualified into their first ever World Cup. Now that's a story to tell.

[@crazypeepsbrosk1]

This one still hurts

[@gavinpower2020]

REDEMPTION ARC: COMPLETE

[@joesakic91]

But it's time for the USMNT to create another period of success with greater riches.

[@man4437]

I would consider qualifying again more like par for the course

[@daskapteek]

This match still brings a smile to my face

[@tylermcvan492]

Cant watch this video yet, still hurts too much

[@AbunaiAiteKappa]

Uncontrollable masses...... shows a practically empty stadium

[@LewiswattTV]

that's the joke..

[@ashvijhosdurg9030]

Sourav Paul r/whoosh

[@pisceansith6915]

Just had a look at the Mex Hon game and the winner from Honduras came from a player who was offside when he received the pass, but that wasn't the only controversy in the qualifiers....

[@IronProfit]

I come back and watch this video whenever I want to feel depressed

[@joesakic91]

The USMNT and Italy went from missing the 2018 FIFA World Cup to winning titles in three years. Their futures are much brighter.

[@joesakic91]

@James , Why? I'm curious.

[@thegreatcalvinio]

Yeah Bruce, I’m sure Spain, England, Portugal, and etc. would struggle to qualify against the likes of T&T, Honduras, and etc... Italy and Netherlands would’ve destroyed if they were in North America.

[@David-ji5fi]

wtf

[@ninersdd21]

Even Chile too

[@NoahFerg14]

2019 Gold Cup Final and we’re still trash.... Nice.

[@bigboymatthew7471]

at least USA made the final... fast forward to june 2021 and the US embarrassed Mexico after conceding in the second minute

[@gazzawhite]

One of my favourite matches.

[@garretterickson7319]

Hey SB Nation. I love these videos. Your next "the Worst" video should be about Orioles first baseman Chris Davis. His 2018 season was so bad I'm thinking about praying for him, and I'm not even an Orioles fan

[@deadbeef33]

THANK YOU for doing soccer content!!! Please do more stuff on Soccer, like maybe do a story on Atlanta United in the MLS :D :D :D

[@maxnitke5579]

Jon Bois is not real

[@genociderjill]

Alien

[@smokesletsgo8180]

Shut your damn mouth!

[@jacket9067]

THANKS FOR THE ALL TIME LOW MOMENT

[@johnforealdoe8999]

The "i believe that we will win" chant was a big reason for the team's struggles.

[@GojiCenter]

Anyone watching this in 2021 for obvious reasons?

[@bigchunkus7809]

Yo fr we just bad at soccer/ Football

[@datpanamanian1989]

I am not trying to start arguments or to be contrary but as a panamanian, this was the best night of my life

[@nanderlizernanderlizer684]

this match was so funny. thanks for allowing me to relive it.

[@Emper0rH0rde]

Coming up on three years later, and they still haven't come back from it.