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

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  • 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
    @jrave5353 Před 4 lety +3843

    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
      @benwarford8915 Před 4 lety +101

      Jeremy Raven OH MY GOSH

    • @ratedpending
      @ratedpending Před 4 lety +69

      USA USA

    • @LAFC.
      @LAFC. Před 4 lety +258

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

    • @pokehybridtrainer
      @pokehybridtrainer Před 4 lety +29

      Damn. We gotta take that L.

    • @JK-gu3tl
      @JK-gu3tl Před 4 lety +47

      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
    @elliot5980 Před 5 lety +2803

    Never underestimate the USMNTs ability to fail

    • @Emper0rH0rde
      @Emper0rH0rde Před 5 lety +85

      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
      @madridistaporvida6529 Před 5 lety +8

      @@Emper0rH0rde 1930 usa team man what went wrong

    • @keanuherrera6847
      @keanuherrera6847 Před 5 lety +15

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

    • @onlyone23km
      @onlyone23km Před 4 lety +32

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

    • @jaredohanlon8078
      @jaredohanlon8078 Před 4 lety +20

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

  • @stargasior
    @stargasior Před 5 lety +898

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

  • @blueberryboi9426
    @blueberryboi9426 Před 5 lety +2467

    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
      @joris8032 Před 5 lety +180

      LOL

    • @BajaToxic
      @BajaToxic Před 5 lety +154

      and World Series

    • @phantomblade89
      @phantomblade89 Před 5 lety +53

      @@BajaToxic I hope your're joking.

    • @BajaToxic
      @BajaToxic Před 5 lety +43

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

    • @phantomblade89
      @phantomblade89 Před 5 lety +106

      @@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

  • @Bullwine
    @Bullwine Před 2 lety +209

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

    • @brandonroberts4815
      @brandonroberts4815 Před rokem +3

      W

    • @cms7888
      @cms7888 Před rokem +1

      Now we going for it all baby

    • @eduardoxenofonte4004
      @eduardoxenofonte4004 Před rokem +2

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

    • @Bullwine
      @Bullwine Před rokem +5

      @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.

  • @eac92
    @eac92 Před 5 lety +1362

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

    • @ashtonevans2427
      @ashtonevans2427 Před 5 lety +60

      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
      @MichaelSIngle-gn9qz Před 5 lety +41

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

    • @johngonzalez6690
      @johngonzalez6690 Před 5 lety +9

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

    • @fprosk
      @fprosk Před 5 lety +18

      Pulisic deserved to go :(

    • @weregretohio7728
      @weregretohio7728 Před 5 lety +4

      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.

  • @KremBotop
    @KremBotop Před rokem +63

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

    • @joesakic91
      @joesakic91 Před rokem +4

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

  • @TechExtremist69
    @TechExtremist69 Před 4 lety +574

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

    • @grimaffiliations3671
      @grimaffiliations3671 Před 4 lety +15

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

    • @stephencooper5155
      @stephencooper5155 Před 4 lety +24

      Yeah that was the joke dummy

    • @porkandbeer
      @porkandbeer Před 4 lety +11

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

    • @fatherleo4603
      @fatherleo4603 Před 3 lety +1

      Nah I counted more than 14 there!!

    • @allenyi714
      @allenyi714 Před 3 lety +6

      @@fatherleo4603 take a joke lmao

  • @supshel
    @supshel Před 5 lety +3248

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

    • @Luigi-hb5td
      @Luigi-hb5td Před 5 lety +377

      Lol. You're famous.

    • @ogonzalez128
      @ogonzalez128 Před 5 lety +111

      Woah was that picture actually in Trinidad?

    • @AdrianBelmonte96
      @AdrianBelmonte96 Před 5 lety +18

      oof sorry

    • @uncreative5766
      @uncreative5766 Před 5 lety +310

      RIP your inbox

    • @SecretBaseSBN
      @SecretBaseSBN  Před 5 lety +827

      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.

  • @greyFCB
    @greyFCB Před 5 lety +1123

    making me relive this horrible night.

    • @frankiediaz9990
      @frankiediaz9990 Před 5 lety +9

      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
      @utopia2134 Před 4 lety +1

      I’m American and Salvadoran so I go for Argentina

    • @roadrunner6224
      @roadrunner6224 Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @EdwinSalgado999
      @EdwinSalgado999 Před 2 lety

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

    • @benpalliyaguru2876
      @benpalliyaguru2876 Před 2 lety

      brilliant night***

  • @deadman3750
    @deadman3750 Před 5 lety +211

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

    • @alexandrab9645
      @alexandrab9645 Před 4 lety +21

      Victor Valdez correct. Those were our younger players

    • @ademirsegura6307
      @ademirsegura6307 Před 3 lety +4

      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
      @timothysmith6330 Před 2 lety

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

    • @KristianBocage
      @KristianBocage Před 2 lety

      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
      @tl8211 Před 2 lety

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

  • @uncreative5766
    @uncreative5766 Před 5 lety +874

    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
      @robdogg011 Před 5 lety +71

      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
      @eirikmcgrady301 Před 5 lety +24

      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
      @eirikmcgrady301 Před 5 lety +32

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

    • @Bongaboi151
      @Bongaboi151 Před 5 lety +1

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

    • @uncreative5766
      @uncreative5766 Před 5 lety +3

      @@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.

  • @felixlueggerto
    @felixlueggerto Před 5 lety +2793

    Losing to Tripadvisor&Trivago
    Still funny

    • @carboy101
      @carboy101 Před 5 lety +165

      Smugness like that is exactly why the US lost.

    • @AutoArtemAuto
      @AutoArtemAuto Před 5 lety +33

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

    • @xmancity7085
      @xmancity7085 Před 5 lety +3

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

    • @xmancity7085
      @xmancity7085 Před 5 lety

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

    • @jamram5884
      @jamram5884 Před 5 lety

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

  • @BigTymerz2009
    @BigTymerz2009 Před 5 lety +871

    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
      @shakuan868 Před 5 lety +5

      BigTymerz2009 correct

    • @botdfbvb
      @botdfbvb Před 5 lety +69

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

    • @grayd98
      @grayd98 Před 5 lety +6

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

    • @Jerbear1022
      @Jerbear1022 Před 5 lety +5

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

    • @matheuscruz19
      @matheuscruz19 Před 5 lety +14

      @@Jerbear1022 racist like every other American

  • @adolfocoy7516
    @adolfocoy7516 Před 5 lety +578

    The whole of the Caribbean laughed at you.

    • @LordHeadcheez
      @LordHeadcheez Před 5 lety +55

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

    • @matheuscruz19
      @matheuscruz19 Před 5 lety +12

      I'm from Brazil and I laughed beyond the infinite

    • @spikeobama5572
      @spikeobama5572 Před 5 lety +50

      @@matheuscruz19 losing 7-1 is pretty funny too

    • @matheuscruz19
      @matheuscruz19 Před 5 lety +12

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

    • @matheuscruz19
      @matheuscruz19 Před 5 lety +9

      @@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? 😂

  • @LuckyBird551
    @LuckyBird551 Před 4 lety +845

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

    • @hoonkwon9484
      @hoonkwon9484 Před 4 lety +48

      Basketball; Debatable.

    • @Deezbucs
      @Deezbucs Před 4 lety +61

      Basketball was invented by a Canadian

    • @hoonkwon9484
      @hoonkwon9484 Před 4 lety +39

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

    • @RomeDCarlo
      @RomeDCarlo Před 4 lety +27

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

    • @juselara02
      @juselara02 Před 4 lety +34

      And the olympics that is mainly a wallet showdown.

  • @sg0310
    @sg0310 Před 2 lety +41

    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
      @zamcentral7465 Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @Emper0rH0rde
    @Emper0rH0rde Před 5 lety +307

    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
      @thiagoveloso7610 Před 5 lety +59

      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
      @highimrell6715 Před 5 lety +36

      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
      @utopia2134 Před 4 lety +2

      HighImRell football

    • @ericaugusto758
      @ericaugusto758 Před 4 lety +34

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

    • @poopbruh7676
      @poopbruh7676 Před 4 lety +10

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

  • @jlirl5736
    @jlirl5736 Před 5 lety +48

    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.

  • @ratedpending
    @ratedpending Před 5 lety +399

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

    • @dragonlight4683
      @dragonlight4683 Před 5 lety +31

      my trinidadian laughter slowly intensifies in the background

    • @jacobsun1564
      @jacobsun1564 Před 5 lety +2

      oh yea yea (insert maximillianus face in)

    • @ratedpending
      @ratedpending Před 3 lety

      @@jacobsun1564 that aged very poorly LMAOOO

  • @ZBTEproductions
    @ZBTEproductions Před 5 lety +166

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

  • @Romax-pg2is
    @Romax-pg2is Před 5 lety +1259

    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.
      @justanotherarchive. Před 5 lety +11

      Karma. Oh sweet KARMA!

    • @Blazer_Tom_
      @Blazer_Tom_ Před 5 lety +384

      At least they were there

    • @snuffmeister6720
      @snuffmeister6720 Před 5 lety +185

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

    • @paralleluniverse99
      @paralleluniverse99 Před 5 lety +194

      So the same results USA would get? Lmao.

    • @luisguillermojg
      @luisguillermojg Před 5 lety +21

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

  • @saxitopau1528
    @saxitopau1528 Před 5 lety +113

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

    • @Mario-yx1pq
      @Mario-yx1pq Před 4 lety +1

      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.

  • @jeffreyriley8742
    @jeffreyriley8742 Před 4 lety +75

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

    • @ashvijhosdurg9030
      @ashvijhosdurg9030 Před 4 lety +2

      Jeffrey Riley and then beat them 4-1

    • @gargola1887
      @gargola1887 Před 4 lety

      @@ashvijhosdurg9030 usa failed to qualify to the world cup

    • @ashvijhosdurg9030
      @ashvijhosdurg9030 Před 4 lety +7

      Gargola18 neither did Canada, what are you trying to prove

    • @gargola1887
      @gargola1887 Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @cozierferret7274
      @cozierferret7274 Před 4 lety +6

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

  • @christiancandler5988
    @christiancandler5988 Před 5 lety +189

    Cheers, just cried in my office. Thanks.

  • @janklyshankly1649
    @janklyshankly1649 Před 5 lety +104

    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
      @jayb9540 Před 5 lety +9

      cuz its the internet thats why

    • @Jonathanizer
      @Jonathanizer Před 3 lety

      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).

  • @nea7582
    @nea7582 Před 5 lety +60

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

  • @xDlow_
    @xDlow_ Před 5 lety +32

    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.

  • @CrimsonKobaNakirigumi
    @CrimsonKobaNakirigumi Před 5 lety +81

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

    • @m.c.martin
      @m.c.martin Před 3 lety +8

      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.

  • @StillAwesome21
    @StillAwesome21 Před 5 lety +244

    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
      @Mhjeffrey027running Před 5 lety +20

      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
      @somebody9889 Před 5 lety +2

      American here - You aren't wrong.

    • @lukethomeret-duran5273
      @lukethomeret-duran5273 Před 4 lety +15

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

    • @cebonvieuxeikichi5172
      @cebonvieuxeikichi5172 Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @Jetdonk3y
      @Jetdonk3y Před 3 lety

      😂

  • @bigbrunorizzo12
    @bigbrunorizzo12 Před 5 lety +145

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

    • @ramirorybczuk9100
      @ramirorybczuk9100 Před 5 lety +25

      Puerto Rico?

    • @bigbrunorizzo12
      @bigbrunorizzo12 Před 5 lety +11

      Ramiro Rybczuk Bingo

    • @cacholulu6749
      @cacholulu6749 Před 5 lety +5

      GINOOOOBILLLII

    • @bigbrunorizzo12
      @bigbrunorizzo12 Před 5 lety

      cacho lulu Nah the Puerto Rico loss was way worse

    • @cacholulu6749
      @cacholulu6749 Před 5 lety +15

      @@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

  • @robmclean4352
    @robmclean4352 Před 3 lety +36

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

  • @williamhowe1
    @williamhowe1 Před 5 lety +106

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

    • @jflopezfernandez
      @jflopezfernandez Před 5 lety +1

      That could honestly be the program's slogan tbh

    • @Cat-in7nm
      @Cat-in7nm Před 5 lety +3

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

  • @bosstacosandetb2248
    @bosstacosandetb2248 Před 5 lety +54

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

  • @TheGreatHeisman
    @TheGreatHeisman Před 5 lety +45

    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
      @1895jk Před 5 lety +11

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

    • @memosrt
      @memosrt Před 5 lety +1

      That's how is supposed to be.

    • @onlyone23km
      @onlyone23km Před 4 lety

      No Alex Morgan?

    • @3dsaulgoodman43
      @3dsaulgoodman43 Před 4 lety +5

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

    • @CreeperDude17
      @CreeperDude17 Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @SkaForKids
    @SkaForKids Před 5 lety +44

    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
      @bradmarchand8646 Před 4 lety +7

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

  • @hadzicrae5364
    @hadzicrae5364 Před 5 lety +74

    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
      @jyashin Před 5 lety +17

      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
      @JoseFranco9 Před 5 lety +10

      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
      @m.c.martin Před 5 lety

      I thought it was all Trump related?

    • @sejason56
      @sejason56 Před 4 lety +3

      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
      @Wheeloffortunefan999 Před 3 lety

      @@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.

  • @bezllama3325
    @bezllama3325 Před 5 lety +153

    I remember this one

    • @osoriver7485
      @osoriver7485 Před 5 lety +2

      BEZ LLAMA still hurts man.

    • @bezllama3325
      @bezllama3325 Před 5 lety +1

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

    • @ollierichards2370
      @ollierichards2370 Před 5 lety +1

      @@bezllama3325 it`s football not soccer

    • @bezllama3325
      @bezllama3325 Před 5 lety +1

      @@ollierichards2370 Ok

    • @bobbob-iv4we
      @bobbob-iv4we Před 5 lety +6

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

  • @fvedfved
    @fvedfved Před 5 lety +15

    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
      @Ni1996Ki Před 5 lety +2

      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
      @lawrencema667 Před 2 lety

      Hey I mean at least you won the Euros

    • @petesperandio2572
      @petesperandio2572 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @Chiefbiggums12
    @Chiefbiggums12 Před 5 lety +136

    my worst night as a soccer fan

  • @Bongaboi151
    @Bongaboi151 Před 2 lety +5

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

  • @nomiad2772
    @nomiad2772 Před rokem +7

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

  • @barrytelesford5265
    @barrytelesford5265 Před rokem +10

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

    • @joesakic91
      @joesakic91 Před rokem

      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
      @barrytelesford5265 Před rokem

      @@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
      @joesakic91 Před rokem +1

      @@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
      @barrytelesford5265 Před rokem

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

  • @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.

  • @justanotherarchive.
    @justanotherarchive. Před 5 lety +13

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

  • @dabomb2335
    @dabomb2335 Před 5 lety +137

    I hate this and love this at the same time

  • @Cameron544
    @Cameron544 Před 3 lety +33

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

    • @bigboymatthew7471
      @bigboymatthew7471 Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @Bongaboi151
      @Bongaboi151 Před 2 lety

      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
      @lemontreemedia2252 Před 8 dny

      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

  • @raph2295
    @raph2295 Před rokem +2

    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.

  • @daxxonah13
    @daxxonah13 Před 5 lety +104

    Recommendation: the worst heisman race, 2012

    • @fprosk
      @fprosk Před 5 lety

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

  • @hansfromcongo6322
    @hansfromcongo6322 Před 5 lety +69

    As someone who is half Trinidadian this makes me extremely smug

  • @georgiaangeletakis5811
    @georgiaangeletakis5811 Před 5 lety +13

    And this is why we have the USWNT 🇺🇸

  • @georgejaneiro4970
    @georgejaneiro4970 Před 5 lety +22

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

  • @KofieWhy
    @KofieWhy Před 5 lety +424

    WE LIKE SPORTS AND WE DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS

    • @bennyhand4969
      @bennyhand4969 Před 5 lety +9

      I AM SHOOTONG HOOPS TO THE SUPER BOWL

    • @EsculatedPingu
      @EsculatedPingu Před 5 lety +9

      FOOTBALL, TENNIS, HOCKEY, GOLF

    • @bennyhand4969
      @bennyhand4969 Před 5 lety +6

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

    • @Bongaboi151
      @Bongaboi151 Před 5 lety +3

      I CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS I CAN WORK A MIRACLE!

    • @nycfcawaydays3259
      @nycfcawaydays3259 Před 5 lety +1

      @@Bongaboi151 You ruined it.

  • @emersongalli5184
    @emersongalli5184 Před 3 lety +7

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

  • @wwCs49
    @wwCs49 Před 4 lety +6

    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

  • @MrMrGuy
    @MrMrGuy Před 2 lety +5

    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
      @joesakic91 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @parkerschaefer1651
    @parkerschaefer1651 Před 4 lety +3

    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

  • @denniscain7218
    @denniscain7218 Před rokem +4

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

    • @TheAlfrulz
      @TheAlfrulz Před rokem

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

  • @joesakic91
    @joesakic91 Před 2 lety +2

    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.

  • @InteristaS5
    @InteristaS5 Před 5 lety +3

    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!

  • @waluigithemaster6864
    @waluigithemaster6864 Před 5 lety +10

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

  • @AbunaiAiteKappa
    @AbunaiAiteKappa Před 5 lety +54

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

  • @nutsballs549
    @nutsballs549 Před rokem +2

    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
      @joesakic91 Před rokem

      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.

  • @relix7373
    @relix7373 Před 5 lety +3

    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.

  • @NoahFerg14
    @NoahFerg14 Před 5 lety +16

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

    • @bigboymatthew7471
      @bigboymatthew7471 Před 2 lety

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

  • @jasontsotsos2485
    @jasontsotsos2485 Před 3 lety +6

    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
      @Jonathanizer Před 3 lety

      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
      @Aethelia Před 2 lety

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

  • @tr83ey23
    @tr83ey23 Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @jetreaux
    @jetreaux Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @maxnitke5579
    @maxnitke5579 Před 5 lety +69

    Jon Bois is not real

  • @gavinpower2020
    @gavinpower2020 Před 2 lety +5

    REDEMPTION ARC: COMPLETE

    • @joesakic91
      @joesakic91 Před 2 lety

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

    • @man4437
      @man4437 Před 2 lety

      I would consider qualifying again more like par for the course

  • @rhettvincent5355
    @rhettvincent5355 Před 5 lety

    A football/soccer episode!!! THANK YOU!

  • @benr10
    @benr10 Před 5 lety

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

  • @thegreatcalvinio
    @thegreatcalvinio Před 5 lety +12

    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.

  • @AdLamb
    @AdLamb Před 5 lety +10

    Just thought I’d let you know, if the clock says 17:06, that’s the 18th minute.

  • @shutupyouplank
    @shutupyouplank Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @andrewcatalana2108
    @andrewcatalana2108 Před 5 lety +2

    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.

  • @deadbeef33
    @deadbeef33 Před 5 lety +60

    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

  • @GojiCenter
    @GojiCenter Před 2 lety +3

    Anyone watching this in 2021 for obvious reasons?

  • @foxiflakes8245
    @foxiflakes8245 Před 4 lety +1

    Words cannot describe the pain I experienced in watching this game

  • @timbrechopper
    @timbrechopper Před 5 lety

    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*

  • @crazypeepsbrosk1
    @crazypeepsbrosk1 Před 5 lety +3

    This one still hurts

  • @moderateswag69
    @moderateswag69 Před 5 lety +20

    yall need to make up yall mind about the year of our lord

  • @stardestroya15
    @stardestroya15 Před 5 lety

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

  • @daskapteek
    @daskapteek Před 3 lety

    This match still brings a smile to my face

  • @joesakic91
    @joesakic91 Před 2 lety +3

    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.

  • @pisceansith6915
    @pisceansith6915 Před 4 lety +3

    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....

  • @wesleyboatwright8172
    @wesleyboatwright8172 Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @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.

  • @carloslluc
    @carloslluc Před 5 lety +3

    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.

  • @Reiderreiter
    @Reiderreiter Před 5 lety +6

    The only comfort I have from this horrible night is reminding myself that even if they would have qualified, the US likely would have gotten steamrolled in the group stage in a way that would have made the 2006 squad cringe. But it’s still by far the worst night I’ve ever had as a soccer fan. And I’m still questioning if the ticket I bought for the 2019 Gold Cup was worth the investment.
    EDIT: Oh my god, you just had to show that Wondolowski miss. 😫

  • @joesakic91
    @joesakic91 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @juanguevara8015
    @juanguevara8015 Před 4 lety

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

  • @TLFootballContent
    @TLFootballContent Před 5 lety +6

    The fact that Omar Gonzales still gets Caps makes me absolutely sick. He has NEVER been good, I have NEVER liked him back there.

    • @m.c.martin
      @m.c.martin Před 5 lety +1

      Thomas Leavitt He was really good, but like most American players, he must have gotten cocky because he has sucked the past few years

  • @datpanamanian1989
    @datpanamanian1989 Před 5 lety +3

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

  • @linxcouriers1804
    @linxcouriers1804 Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @garretterickson7319
    @garretterickson7319 Před 5 lety +1

    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

  • @ccwnoob4393
    @ccwnoob4393 Před 5 lety +8

    Halftime strategy considered: "Call in the military to invade and takeover T&T".

  • @alvingadar634
    @alvingadar634 Před 3 lety +3

    Actually you missed a important point about the revenge issue in 1990, Trinidad needed a win or a draw to go thru to the world cup and was upset by USA.

  • @gazzawhite
    @gazzawhite Před 5 lety +1

    One of my favourite matches.

  • @tylermcvan492
    @tylermcvan492 Před 5 lety

    Cant watch this video yet, still hurts too much