U.S. men's soccer team eager to forge new path on cusp of World Cup berth
by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
Mar 26, 2022
3 minutes
ORLANDO, Fla. — In the last World Cup qualifying cycle five years ago, the U.S. went into its penultimate game, in Orlando, needing a win over Panama to all but ensure a spot in the tournament.
The Americans won that game, but four days later they lost in Trinidad and Tobago, setting off a chain of bizarre events that ended with the U.S. missing the World Cup for the first time in 32 years.
Gregg Berhalter remembers viewing that last game helplessly
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