U.S. men’s soccer loses shot at World Cup

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U.S. soccer player Matt Besler after the team’s loss Tuesday Associated Press/Photo by Rebecca Blackwell

U.S. men’s soccer loses shot at World Cup

The U.S. men’s soccer team fell out of World Cup contention Tuesday night with a surprising 2-1 loss to Trinidad and Tobago, ending a run of seven straight appearances in the international soccer showcase. The U.S. team, ranked 28th in the world by FIFA, only needed to tie the game against its 99th-ranked opponent to win a World Cup berth, but scoring in its own goal in the 17th minute sent the Americans down the path to defeat. “You can go around in circles a million times over again, but the reality is that it was all there for us and we have nobody to blame but ourselves,” U.S. captain Michael Bradley said.

Lynde Langdon

Lynde is WORLD’s executive editor for news. She is a graduate of World Journalism Institute, the Missouri School of Journalism, and the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Lynde resides with her family in Wichita, Kan.

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