Fun fact: Because Trinidad and Tobago were a) Bottom of the qualification group, b) On a 6-game losing streak and had a goal differential of -13, and c) Already eliminated from world cup qualification, most of their main players were benched for this game and replaced with young, inexperienced rookies. Meaning not only did the US lose against Trinidad and Tobago, they somehow managed to lose a crucial match against Trinidad and Tobago's B Team. Since this comment has become so popular, here's an extra fun fact: Trinidad and Tobago lost a qualification playoff to the US in 1990, giving America the World Cup's last CONCACAF qualification spot at the expense of Trinidad and Tobago. Alvin Jones' dad was on the losing Trinidadian side, which is why he saw this match as personal revenge.
thats accually not so uncommon, usely B team is the challenger team and players knew that if they won usa there values would go up. So they might be B team but they have only to win by playing with there hearts out and lungs on there backs
@@captainyank138 they won’t be making videos on that result.. loosing to Trinidad people will remember it for years, you only have different opinion because you are trying to forget it
I was done with the USMNT that day but when I saw a young Christian Pulisic cry , I couldnt leave that kid behind and now hes given US fans something to Hope for in the future.
Some random dude on Facebook said it best on that Trinidad Tobago loss. "To all my Americans who don't watch soccer, we basically lost to the Cleveland Browns of CONCACAF."
Im Costa Rican, and i remember that at the time of the last match of the hex, we all wanted panama to beat us so they could advance into their first ever WC (as the relationship between Costa Rica and Panama is very friendly) we were in absolute disbelief when we scored and were actually playing to win, as we were somehow winning with a “B” team against Panama’s best ever squad, when Panama scored their second goal at the 88th minute we celebrated that goal as much as we celebrated any goal in a World Cup ever, we didn’t even realize the US had somehow managed to lose to Trinidad until the next morning.
@@bebesin162 igual acá en costa rica, no somos sucios entonces no nos dejamos ganar, solo fuimos con equipo b, espero lleguen al proximo mundial igual!! Pura vida
As an Argentinian, the ad asking Americans to support Mexico was the most incredible part of the video. I can't even imagine an ad like that airing in Argentina, asking us to support our biggest rival; it's so incredibly tone-deaf!
And about four years later, team USA is in a knockout game against the netherlands honestly it feels good that the two are back at the World Cup after both missing out in 2018.
I was a pretty hardcore follower of the USMNT from 2009 til 2014, then I slowly dropped off due to life responsibilities and other hobbies at the time. I didn't experience this heartache as I wasn't actively following soccer at the time. I didn't even know who Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie , Sergino Dest were until I started following soccer again sometime in 2019. Thanks for making this!
Dang hardcore from the early days when this sport was so unpopular, I respect that. I started becoming a huge follower in 2010 during the World Cup. But yeah you’ve missed a good bit, glad to have you back on the train! Hopefully this time we qualify lol
Dest is not gonna succeed in Barcelona, barça is known in south America for getting the best talents for millions and then turning them into bench warmers, thats the reality, soon or later barça is gonna do they always do, valuable waste years or months of his career, then sell him
As someone from the UK what the US team needs is a new manager. Pulisic has literally been through this process and won a UCL for it. Being able to take a different approach whether it be Tuchel-like passive defense into quick counter attack style or Guardiola-esque tikitaka build up play would be really helpful to the aforementioned mentality that the idiot of a former coach waffled about.
@@charlieewart4874 Southgate has installed a sense of unity and determination in this England team, which I think will win us the World Cup. However, we are capable of playing much better football.
This was the game that should have proved to the US soccer federation that we NEED Pro-Rel in some form. Especially with the lower leagues like the USL. 1/2
Thing with pro/rel is that it’ll never happen in this American sports environment. There’s too big of a gap unfortunately and the MLS franchise clubs have all the power. I want it so badly but every year that goes by, the dream dies more
@@Maqwell Oh don't worry we both agree that there's absolutely no way of happening in regards to the MLS, but I do feel like some sort of implementation of it in USL and/or NISA well at least carry the slack for the development aspect. 🤷♀️ I just wish playing for a small club in the US could matter more instead of moving to Wales or something. Even if it's in a weird way like having pro-rel be on and off for certain years
@@Tommicus I think Pro/Rel would work if it's all within MLS. Instead of an East/West conference, have a top and bottom conference. Last three in the top go down, top three in the bottom go up. It's not a perfect solution, but it's a start! That said, though, it's ridiculous to say that the lack of Pro/rel was the cause of this. The completely broken Pay-to-Play youth system in the USA was far more of a factor. Thankfully, that's (Very slowly) changing with increased MLS Scouts.
That post Trinidad loss rant with Days of our Lives in the background is absolutely glorious. You can't tell me Maqwell isn't inspired by UrinatingTree, that was total Days of our Steelers vibes. "Tonight, on where's my liquor"
I was born sometime before you mate, and remember playing TnT on the final day of qualifying back in 1989 and getting an unlikely win to make our first world cup in 40 years... crazy that we'd lose the streak in the exact same stadium some 28 years later
Just a slight correction. The 2017 match was in a different stadium, half an hour away outside the capital. It’s interesting that a makeshift USMNT beat T&T in 1989 when T&T, featuring Dwight Yorke, needed just a draw to qualify, while they got the revenge 28 years later with their fielded their second/third string team.
@@lexkanyima2195 Some teams still care heavily for events that happened a long time ago (for example, Palmeiras and the 1951 Copa Rio), so i wouldn't be surpised if it mattered for Trinidad and Tobago.
Loved this video. I didn't get into soccer until late 2018 so I love learning about the USMNT/MLS before that time. This is definitely the most entertaining video I've seen covering the 2017 failure. New subscriber!
One thing this run has shown, Juergen Kilnsman was on the right track and was one cycle away from seeing the fruits of his international recruitment efforts for the USMNT finally pay off. His efforts in trying overhauling the US’ development process will go unappreciated as this current generation breaks through.
Coming into the last window of the 2022 Concacaf qualifiers, I think every USMNT fan should watch this video just to appreciate the influence this team and sport has on us. 8 years since we’ve been in a World Cup, 5 years since Couva. It truly is a lifelong journey. Just the beginning of a new chapter in US soccer too. Hopefully the USSF doesn’t fuck this up.
As a Mexican fan yeah they could switch but we got saved by our u23 Olympic team as those youngsters are the next in line. It’s just that Most of our players are from Liga MX and very little from Europe. Still waiting for Tata to call up Lainez as he is a different player when he gets the ball in the national team
I was there for that Panama game in Orlando. I was so filled with hope after. That Trinidad game was back breaking!!! I wish we would get better coaches that pick better FUCKING LINEUPS.
This was such a great video, it honestly deserves so many more views. I'm gonna be pissed if the US don't make it into the WC this year. Also what's your opinion on Gregg?
sorry I'm only responding to this: tbh Gregg digs his own grave. He has so many options yet plays Lletget and Arriola. I get squad rotation and all but you can't just make 7 changes and disrupt the chemistry away at Panama. I wanna see what happens this next international window and I'll get a better idea cos idk what to think atm. Also dear god he needs to utilize Pulisic better.
This is the first video of yours that I've watched, I laughed throughout the entire thing and watched a whole bunch of your other videos. Good work man!
@@sgt.rexpowercolt3221 Yeah but they missed the 2018 World Cup meaning that it’s an improvement considering how young and slightly inexperience the current team was heading into the 2022 World Cup. 2026 I hope the US can shut people up and make a run at it.
@@sgt.rexpowercolt3221 The USMNT made the Knockout Stages in six of their 11 FIFA World Cup appearances. All six of them came outside of Europe. In order for the USMNT to be consistently better, they must improve their European soil FIFA World Cup record which is anemic: 0W-1D-9L (Eight of their nine losses came in group play in the modern era).
@@poorweakcua6372 Most nations, especially the mega successful ones, miss FIFA World Cups. The USMNT isn't alone. I survived the tail-end of their 40-year gap between Brazil 1950 and Italy 1990. Italy missed out on two consecutive FIFA World Cups in Russia 2018 and Qatar 2002. France and England missed out on USA 1994. Mexico failed to qualify in Italy 1934, Germany 1974, and Spain 1982. At times, missing out on a FIFA World Cup could be the best thing to happen for some teams.
I was at that 4-0 Panama game. It was amazing, and we were singing in the stands how we'd already booked our ticket to Russia. Best stadium atmosphere I've ever been in for any sport. Then all 3 of the final matches go the wrong way and I was drinking again for the opposite reason
When I saw this vid I expected you to have more subs cus all the work you put in these videos. Keep up the work these vids are funny and really enjoying to watch 👍
And then we, Honduras, bottled the playoffs I think that is how it is called. We were trashed by AUSTRALiA, fucking australia man. A country who lost to fricking Emus.
Yeah but Mexico is a very average team, play against any European team like Germany France, England or Spain Or Brazil or Argentina and it’ll be a shit show
Incredible video, god it’s terrible memories seeing how bad of a 6 Michael Bradley was lmao. His form dropped so much when he went back to MLS. I didn’t remember how bad the selection was by Bruce Arena turning it into a MLS showcase. At the time of the Trinidad match there was an in form Jonathan Gonzalez who switched to Mex and Weston Mckennie who weren’t picked. I remember an early Altidore miss vs Trinidad that was huge. There was also no rotation from the previous match. We played a 41212 I think it was and easily could’ve taken off Altidore for Dempsey or something. Even with the selection there was no excuse considering we were playing a team of USL and local Trinidadian players though lol.
I just randomly ran across this video because UA-cam figured out how much soccer I watch, and I might have discovered the best video on the internet. Bravo my friend
@@yateso9441 I never said that. I simply said Bradley is one of the best American players I was able to see, not the best overall. There's a whole era of American soccer prior 1934 when star studded USMNT was one of the best teams in the world. The undisputed best American player ever is Archie Stark but I never saw him play, he died age 88 in 1985.
@@BurnRoddy American soccer is just not that interesting really 🤣 our team just got good and I’ve been watching them since I was a child in the 90s. Before that we were a laughing stock and it’s still annoying for us to call ourselves good when we beat Mex and weak teams but we can’t beat Jamaica in the last. Idk no one really cares about the history of American soccer before the 80s
0:49 fun fact, the belgium photo was taken in the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador-Bahia, and in the top left corner you can see a guy with a flag with the logo of the Esporte Clube Bahia, the biggest team in the city and the biggest club in the brazilian northeast (also the team that i love)
Bruh I wanna hug you so much. The pain of being a first gen american and a usmnt fan. My parents are peruvian and they always suffer cuz their country rarely qualifies. And in my head that day I was like "huh so this is how it feels like to not go to a world cup, why can't I stop crying?"
Add another title to the USMNT's resume after their failed qualification to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia: Dos A Cero over Mexico to complete their three-peat in the CONCACAF Nations League.
The humiliation that followed after the Klinsmann sacking was the greatest thing to ever happen to US soccer. The arrogance of MLS and college soccer, the entitlement of the us athletes, growing up in the pay for play system which fostered the suburban soccer mom orange slices image of soccer, and the old culture/american way of doing things all died in one night on that pitch in Trinidad & Tobago. And from those ashes, something special is brewing.
being a U.S. fan might be painful but being a portuguese fan and seeing Portugal losing against them in WC2002 was also very painful, it felt like if the All-Blacks lost against Portugal in Rugby, and then watching Jon Steward making fun of us in the Daily Show, what a crapshow it was for us, especially after a brilliant euro2000 campaign... oh well.... luckily then we hosted euro2004 and then... we lost the final for freaking Greece... thankfully in euro2016 we were France's Greece... and it felt AWESOME! Go Eder!
USA was just being generous and gave Panama the chance to make their debut at the world cup. Btw Michael Bradley mostly played like when you play FIFA and the controller turns off...
As an Englishman I love hearing about different cultures of football and their stories, one day I hope that we can make top end football a global event and not just have the pinnacle be the best of Europe in the Champions League. Just not the Super League concept which would be an absolute disaster if implemented.
16:54 I remember i tried to play in the states of a american soccer middle school team i was addicted to the sport of soccer not watching it on tv instead just playing it kicking the ball high in the air because of free for all games or playing with a shoe coming off on the grass to continue playing chasing every ball going through multiple players 1v1 or free for all but when I tried out for the team it felt so rigid the formation felt soulless i tried out for defense i thought ill just run to the midfield and clear the ball to midfield instead of hitting it out thinking i would accidentally create a turn over for the other team so i just went through the attackers run to midfielders for position pressure to allow my side multiple assist chances for the goals but for some reason the coach did not like that and in my head i was saying do you actually want players or just a formation of position holders like is this even footballers or a different sport i was the top runner but the coaches did not care
Great video bro, I am from Ireland and I can’t believe how much money it costs to play for a club. I have been playing for my club for 11 years and the only money I’ve ever had to pay is 50 euro registration at the start of the season and 5 euro for every game to play for the referee. Madness how much it costs
I'm an American, let me put some stuff into perspective: My wife had never even heard the name Messi before. No one I know IRL even knew the World Cup was happening. When I played soccer in high school, I had to explain the offside rule to my coaches. The sport is maybe as popular as tennis here and anyone else saying otherwise is wishful thinking for the future. The facts speak for themselves, the US region locked highlights for top Premiere League matches on NBC only get like ~60k views.
I see a video of a Brazilian who lives in the USA saying that soccer is already popular among older people and children are increasingly playing this sport, is this true?
I do think the USMNT needed this to become better in the future. I mean look at England. They needed the lowest moment against Iceland in 2016 to then develop out of that arrogant mindset. It took getting rid of a lot of older experienced talent like Rooney Hart and Cahill, so the USMNT prove their worth.
Exactly, as an Englishman I respect the hell out of the US national team because we have very similar paths. We use our shortcomings as fuel to improve and now we have one of our best squads and a real chance of winning the World Cup. The US are also having their very own golden generation in the making right now. (All bets are off when we face each other though lol)
Canada has pay to play as well…our talent pool would be insane if we didnt have it either. But fingers crossed the Canadian Premier League will make it better.
The amazing taste of video game music has absolutely made me a subscriber! As soon as I heard Bowser's Galaxy Generator I knew you had a brilliant taste :)
After that Colombia game (2024), I've come back to this video as further punishment. We're going to be an absolute disgrace this upcoming World Cup (2026). Fucking hell the only thing that will save us some shame is that no one could do worse than Qatar did as host
I didn't know the Match was on, but I remember Taylor Twellman's Rant on ESPN the Next Morning. Fast Forward to that Summer after a Atlanta became the Hottest Craze for Soccer I watched as Volkswagen kept hitting Shots on Goal at us with their Ads. We really got to do something. Hopefully with this Team we'll make it.
Like for Trinidad.
No.
yes.
WWWW
Thats my country lets gooo😩
like for tobago
Concacaf should have 2 groups instead of 1 qualifying group
My favorite quote “300 million people in the USA and we couldn’t find 11 players to defeat Trinidad y Tobago” LMAO
I first laughed at this and then cried in China (and India)
India once lost to Guam(the US small island in the pacific.
They couldn’t even TIE !
Population means nothing in football look on Switzerland,Serbia, Croatia or Ukraine for example
@@Adam-ff7nv He means development and passion
Fun fact: Because Trinidad and Tobago were a) Bottom of the qualification group, b) On a 6-game losing streak and had a goal differential of -13, and c) Already eliminated from world cup qualification, most of their main players were benched for this game and replaced with young, inexperienced rookies.
Meaning not only did the US lose against Trinidad and Tobago, they somehow managed to lose a crucial match against Trinidad and Tobago's B Team.
Since this comment has become so popular, here's an extra fun fact: Trinidad and Tobago lost a qualification playoff to the US in 1990, giving America the World Cup's last CONCACAF qualification spot at the expense of Trinidad and Tobago. Alvin Jones' dad was on the losing Trinidadian side, which is why he saw this match as personal revenge.
History is history. Mexico lost to our C team this summer so I’m fine
thats accually not so uncommon, usely B team is the challenger team and players knew that if they won usa there values would go up. So they might be B team but they have only to win by playing with there hearts out and lungs on there backs
@@captainyank138 America’s defeat is a lot more embarrassing
@@devonAFC nah Mexico
@@captainyank138 they won’t be making videos on that result.. loosing to Trinidad people will remember it for years, you only have different opinion because you are trying to forget it
I was done with the USMNT that day but when I saw a young Christian Pulisic cry , I couldnt leave that kid behind and now hes given US fans something to Hope for in the future.
Some random dude on Facebook said it best on that Trinidad Tobago loss. "To all my Americans who don't watch soccer, we basically lost to the Cleveland Browns of CONCACAF."
Im Costa Rican, and i remember that at the time of the last match of the hex, we all wanted panama to beat us so they could advance into their first ever WC (as the relationship between Costa Rica and Panama is very friendly) we were in absolute disbelief when we scored and were actually playing to win, as we were somehow winning with a “B” team against Panama’s best ever squad, when Panama scored their second goal at the 88th minute we celebrated that goal as much as we celebrated any goal in a World Cup ever, we didn’t even realize the US had somehow managed to lose to Trinidad until the next morning.
I’ve never heard this perspective before, pretty cool stuff
Yo estaba feliz porque pasamos al mundial Soy de panamá
@@bebesin162 igual acá en costa rica, no somos sucios entonces no nos dejamos ganar, solo fuimos con equipo b, espero lleguen al proximo mundial igual!! Pura vida
@@boweh2733 gracias jaja
Hola mae todavía recuerda el 4-0 a Estados Unidos
As an Argentinian, the ad asking Americans to support Mexico was the most incredible part of the video. I can't even imagine an ad like that airing in Argentina, asking us to support our biggest rival; it's so incredibly tone-deaf!
Dawg if someone in Argentina broadcasted an ad telling people to support Brazil, there would be all out war LMAO
@@Maqwell even after 7-1, Brazilians were supporting Germany in the WC final. That’s some next level stuff.
probably because Brazil and Argentina are actual good teams
Congrats on the WC victory mi hermano 🥳⭐️⭐️🌟
@@PedroKing19 Thank you! I am thrilled to have a WC win I can remember, finally! I was too young to remember 1986.
18:11 you know it's that bad when donavan is rooting for Mexico
As a fan of Trinidad, living in the USA, I was laughing the whole night 😭😭
Glad to make your night buddy haha
@@Maqwell I'm loving the content, came here from FNG and happy to have found your channel
Revenge for the 1989 heartbreak ❤️🩹
Your kind is the worst kind of immigrant that is out there
@@hoi4noob765 you mad ?
And about four years later, team USA is in a knockout game against the netherlands
honestly it feels good that the two are back at the World Cup after both missing out in 2018.
And still lost 3-1 it's still called football
People might hate Alexi, but at least he's been to a WC....
I was a pretty hardcore follower of the USMNT from 2009 til 2014, then I slowly dropped off due to life responsibilities and other hobbies at the time. I didn't experience this heartache as I wasn't actively following soccer at the time. I didn't even know who Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie , Sergino Dest were until I started following soccer again sometime in 2019. Thanks for making this!
Dang hardcore from the early days when this sport was so unpopular, I respect that. I started becoming a huge follower in 2010 during the World Cup. But yeah you’ve missed a good bit, glad to have you back on the train! Hopefully this time we qualify lol
Dest is not gonna succeed in Barcelona, barça is known in south America for getting the best talents for millions and then turning them into bench warmers, thats the reality, soon or later barça is gonna do they always do, valuable waste years or months of his career, then sell him
@@slurpii4669 koeman( the prev coach ) was playing him at RW that pretty much sums it up
@@sujatapaul588 but he doesn't fit in the Barca DNA
@@slurpii4669 well he has been succeeding now under xavi
As someone from the UK what the US team needs is a new manager. Pulisic has literally been through this process and won a UCL for it. Being able to take a different approach whether it be Tuchel-like passive defense into quick counter attack style or Guardiola-esque tikitaka build up play would be really helpful to the aforementioned mentality that the idiot of a former coach waffled about.
As for someone outside the UK, England also needs a new manager if they want to win the WC. #SouthgateOut
@@carlosvg2286 how is Southgate bad he literally got England to the finals for the first time since we won the World Cup
I hope US gives Miroslav Klose a look. I wanted Hansi Flick before Berharlter was hired.
100% facts. Berhalter may have got us to the World Cup, but he doesn’t get near the best out of the young talent he has
@@charlieewart4874 Southgate has installed a sense of unity and determination in this England team, which I think will win us the World Cup. However, we are capable of playing much better football.
This was the game that should have proved to the US soccer federation that we NEED Pro-Rel in some form. Especially with the lower leagues like the USL. 1/2
And for the sake of scheduling make it three divisions instead of two. Eastern, Central, Western. 2/2
Thing with pro/rel is that it’ll never happen in this American sports environment. There’s too big of a gap unfortunately and the MLS franchise clubs have all the power. I want it so badly but every year that goes by, the dream dies more
@@Maqwell Oh don't worry we both agree that there's absolutely no way of happening in regards to the MLS, but I do feel like some sort of implementation of it in USL and/or NISA well at least carry the slack for the development aspect. 🤷♀️ I just wish playing for a small club in the US could matter more instead of moving to Wales or something. Even if it's in a weird way like having pro-rel be on and off for certain years
Lmaooooo imagine blaming the US failing to qualify on MLS not having Pro/Rel.
@@Tommicus I think Pro/Rel would work if it's all within MLS. Instead of an East/West conference, have a top and bottom conference. Last three in the top go down, top three in the bottom go up. It's not a perfect solution, but it's a start! That said, though, it's ridiculous to say that the lack of Pro/rel was the cause of this. The completely broken Pay-to-Play youth system in the USA was far more of a factor. Thankfully, that's (Very slowly) changing with increased MLS Scouts.
That post Trinidad loss rant with Days of our Lives in the background is absolutely glorious. You can't tell me Maqwell isn't inspired by UrinatingTree, that was total Days of our Steelers vibes.
"Tonight, on where's my liquor"
Days of our Bradleys
Beautiful video Max, even with the PTSD of being 16 and watching us fail
Thanks bro!
I was born sometime before you mate, and remember playing TnT on the final day of qualifying back in 1989 and getting an unlikely win to make our first world cup in 40 years... crazy that we'd lose the streak in the exact same stadium some 28 years later
Just a slight correction. The 2017 match was in a different stadium, half an hour away outside the capital. It’s interesting that a makeshift USMNT beat T&T in 1989 when T&T, featuring Dwight Yorke, needed just a draw to qualify, while they got the revenge 28 years later with their fielded their second/third string team.
@@haroun1329 but why it is revenge ?
@@lexkanyima2195 The 1989 qualifier match saw the US eliminate T&T at the last round. The 2017 qualifer match saw revenge as T&T eliminates the US.
@@gurrenlagannsc8658 would it matter 28 years prior ?
@@lexkanyima2195 Some teams still care heavily for events that happened a long time ago (for example, Palmeiras and the 1951 Copa Rio), so i wouldn't be surpised if it mattered for Trinidad and Tobago.
And we’re back to where we were 6 years ago
Loved this video. I didn't get into soccer until late 2018 so I love learning about the USMNT/MLS before that time. This is definitely the most entertaining video I've seen covering the 2017 failure. New subscriber!
Thanks man!
IT CALLED ‘FOOTBALL’
*Football
One thing this run has shown, Juergen Kilnsman was on the right track and was one cycle away from seeing the fruits of his international recruitment efforts for the USMNT finally pay off. His efforts in trying overhauling the US’ development process will go unappreciated as this current generation breaks through.
He experimented too much in qualifying.
@@JK-gu3tl but it work for him, he should have continue.
@@lexkanyima2195 dug us into a hole.
@@JK-gu3tl you have to dig a hole to build the foundations
8:28
Coming into the last window of the 2022 Concacaf qualifiers, I think every USMNT fan should watch this video just to appreciate the influence this team and sport has on us. 8 years since we’ve been in a World Cup, 5 years since Couva. It truly is a lifelong journey. Just the beginning of a new chapter in US soccer too. Hopefully the USSF doesn’t fuck this up.
I feel you man I’m American but all my roots are from Mexico so I go for Mexico. But damn if Mexico and the USA switched I’d be pissed too.
Same. But I always root for Mexico first and USA would be my second favorite national team
Regardless doe mexico has soccer blood in them
@@valkstorm981 dos a cero lol
As a Mexican fan yeah they could switch but we got saved by our u23 Olympic team as those youngsters are the next in line. It’s just that Most of our players are from Liga MX and very little from Europe. Still waiting for Tata to call up Lainez as he is a different player when he gets the ball in the national team
I just go for both lmao. Both are lowkey trash, but i still love them
As a Canadian, I thought this was going to be our best moment. Boy was I wrong
As another Canadian, it's gonna be hilarious if the US ends up needing us to get a result vs Panama on the last matchday to save their asses
@@stevendchu as another Canadian, i sure hope we beat Jamaica tomorrow to seal our spot cuz that loss to Costa Rica pissed me off so much............
@@RasenRendanX congrats from mexico happy for y’all
then we qualify for the 2022 world cup😆
Y’all got knocked out of the World Cup before us so, L bozo !
I would never wear a US national team jersey in my life so today I give you props and I also appreciate you being honest and real
I was there for that Panama game in Orlando. I was so filled with hope after. That Trinidad game was back breaking!!! I wish we would get better coaches that pick better FUCKING LINEUPS.
That day broke my heart.. I remember being in tears… looking back at the roster i can see why it happened..
But in details, it is stupid
This was such a good video! When you showed pepi at the end, I almost teared up. I also have hope that we'll make it!
Hey thanks bro!
“All micheal Bradley knew was eat hot chip, lose ball, give ball away” lmfaooo
Who's here after Copa America exit
Me☹️
why tf does pay 2 play even exist
fuck pay 2 play. it literally destroys players with potential
If I was the person who made the dictionary I wud say the example of hypocrisy is the usmnt
This was such a great video, it honestly deserves so many more views. I'm gonna be pissed if the US don't make it into the WC this year. Also what's your opinion on Gregg?
sorry I'm only responding to this: tbh Gregg digs his own grave. He has so many options yet plays Lletget and Arriola. I get squad rotation and all but you can't just make 7 changes and disrupt the chemistry away at Panama. I wanna see what happens this next international window and I'll get a better idea cos idk what to think atm. Also dear god he needs to utilize Pulisic better.
@@Maqwell pulisic is the reason Gregg isn’t getting sacked
@@zeroid5945 plus some people that scored equalizers and/or game winners also saved Gregg's job
This is the first video of yours that I've watched, I laughed throughout the entire thing and watched a whole bunch of your other videos. Good work man!
I only just saw this, but thank you so much!
@Gordon Enenmoh This is also the first Video I have watched his channel too
I'm Mexican and I honestly felt bad because in the 2014 qualifiers the US had saved us and we failed to return the favor :(
Bro you don't need to feel sorry theres no "saving other teams" in football
@@champschannel44 yea south Korea helped mexico not play them again
@@champschannel44 he’s American Mexican you forgetting Mexico and usa be buddy buddy lmaoo Honduras could never 🇭🇳
@@1papitolindo Honduras could never have a important role in the World Cup either
no favors out here, usa didn't help Mexico deliberately
The best part of your review begins from 11:40 😂 Great review, man, seriously and I'm not even from the United States.
I was getting major Days of our Steelers vibes. Great video.
Loved the satire throughout the video! This US team during that qualifying campaign played just the San Diego Padres did in 2021!
Cannot believe how far we have come, made it out of the group stage in the world cup . USA lets gooo :)
We made it out the group stage in 2014, 2010, and 2002 as well
@@sgt.rexpowercolt3221 Yeah but they missed the 2018 World Cup meaning that it’s an improvement considering how young and slightly inexperience the current team was heading into the 2022 World Cup. 2026 I hope the US can shut people up and make a run at it.
@@poorweakcua6372 true
@@sgt.rexpowercolt3221 The USMNT made the Knockout Stages in six of their 11 FIFA World Cup appearances. All six of them came outside of Europe.
In order for the USMNT to be consistently better, they must improve their European soil FIFA World Cup record which is anemic: 0W-1D-9L (Eight of their nine losses came in group play in the modern era).
@@poorweakcua6372 Most nations, especially the mega successful ones, miss FIFA World Cups. The USMNT isn't alone. I survived the tail-end of their 40-year gap between Brazil 1950 and Italy 1990.
Italy missed out on two consecutive FIFA World Cups in Russia 2018 and Qatar 2002. France and England missed out on USA 1994.
Mexico failed to qualify in Italy 1934, Germany 1974, and Spain 1982.
At times, missing out on a FIFA World Cup could be the best thing to happen for some teams.
this is an underrated video. Great work man! Greetings from Mexico.
Thank you! - from the US
I was at that 4-0 Panama game. It was amazing, and we were singing in the stands how we'd already booked our ticket to Russia. Best stadium atmosphere I've ever been in for any sport.
Then all 3 of the final matches go the wrong way and I was drinking again for the opposite reason
That Trinidad and Tobago match was more shameful than brazil's 7-1
Funnier as well!
When I saw this vid I expected you to have more subs cus all the work you put in these videos. Keep up the work these vids are funny and really enjoying to watch 👍
Thanks man!
Everything you said about pay to play is nothing but pure facts bro
And I agree about the Landon commercial too it made me like Dempsey better till this day
I think this is the funniest upload I've seen from this channel. Probably because I'm american
And then we, Honduras, bottled the playoffs I think that is how it is called.
We were trashed by AUSTRALiA, fucking australia man. A country who lost to fricking Emus.
it can't be as bad as what you're seeing rn tho
feels a bit unfair that australia moved to the AFC and they played honduras in the playoff whilst New Zealand in the OFC played against CONMEBOL lol
Oh, apparently that has been changed for 2022 my bad
We’re doing well recently. 3 games against Mexico in a row we’ve won
Yeah til both of y’all get first rounded in the round of 16 by France or Brazil 😭😭😭
Yeah but Mexico is a very average team, play against any European team like Germany France, England or Spain Or Brazil or Argentina and it’ll be a shit show
@@Giggoer1998 but Germany lost to mexico tho
@@Jl-mt4kp that was like 4 years ago. Currently hansi flick's Germany will win against Mexico anyday imo.
You’re going to face a brutal reality check at the World Cup.
Maqwell looks like he got drunk and made this video like a drunk talking shit about his ex and I love every single second of it
that is a beautiful description oh my god haha
13:52 I remember watching this and thinking, "That's...that's not a goal! How can that be a goal? THAT'S NOT EVEN A GOAL...!!!"
if this was disallowed i think they would still fire bruce
i think we would of playoff and i think we would actually lose that 😂
Incredible video, god it’s terrible memories seeing how bad of a 6 Michael Bradley was lmao. His form dropped so much when he went back to MLS. I didn’t remember how bad the selection was by Bruce Arena turning it into a MLS showcase. At the time of the Trinidad match there was an in form Jonathan Gonzalez who switched to Mex and Weston Mckennie who weren’t picked. I remember an early Altidore miss vs Trinidad that was huge. There was also no rotation from the previous match. We played a 41212 I think it was and easily could’ve taken off Altidore for Dempsey or something. Even with the selection there was no excuse considering we were playing a team of USL and local Trinidadian players though lol.
I stood up and saluted during your entire ending statements. This was therapy for me as well. Thank you.
0:01 Literally the first American online I have found who said football and not soccer.
Tbh I use both terms but I grew up saying football
Right
Maybe because he has an international audience.
I just randomly ran across this video because UA-cam figured out how much soccer I watch, and I might have discovered the best video on the internet. Bravo my friend
i've been randomly re-watching this video every month since it pretty much came out its such a good video
This is underrated its earned a sub
Thanks!
Not qualifying for the 2018 WC was the best thing to ever happen to the United States imo
It woke up a potential sleeping giant
Nah they aint getting past the round of 1y
16*
This was Pearl Harbor for us in football forum
US frauding their way to witness Panama qualify for the WC. That's tuff..
Michael Bradley was one of the best American players I've seen.
Haha just goes to show you don’t watch any soccer if you think BRADLEY was the best…. Sorry ass player
@@yateso9441 I never said that. I simply said Bradley is one of the best American players I was able to see, not the best overall. There's a whole era of American soccer prior 1934 when star studded USMNT was one of the best teams in the world. The undisputed best American player ever is Archie Stark but I never saw him play, he died age 88 in 1985.
@@BurnRoddy 1934 🤣
@@yateso9441 Is it my fault that you don't know your own soccer history?
ua-cam.com/video/9H5U67gZYWQ/v-deo.html
@@BurnRoddy American soccer is just not that interesting really 🤣 our team just got good and I’ve been watching them since I was a child in the 90s. Before that we were a laughing stock and it’s still annoying for us to call ourselves good when we beat Mex and weak teams but we can’t beat Jamaica in the last. Idk no one really cares about the history of American soccer before the 80s
This was the year I was out of college and it was part of the reason I had stopped watching the sport for a little. Was absolutely devastating lol.
Can't believe it.
330 million people and only 1 world class player.
Thats insane.
When the "Days of our Steelers" music starts, you know it's going to be a masterclass.
14:54 We now return to "Days of Our Steelers"
I can vividly imagine how Klinsmann sits at the DFB headquarters laughing himself into half a coma
Me from the future: Good news, Maxwell
0:49 fun fact, the belgium photo was taken in the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador-Bahia, and in the top left corner you can see a guy with a flag with the logo of the Esporte Clube Bahia, the biggest team in the city and the biggest club in the brazilian northeast (also the team that i love)
Loving the international content, this and the Vietnam video have been great 👍
Thank you man!
I love the yedlin recognization, the first time I’ve heard Maquell talk about a fc Cincinnati player my boyhood club 🔵🟠
yedlin is a legend bro loved seeing him in a newcastle shirt
He always has a good eye for a pass and steps into midfield with ease, I hope he stays for a while and helps us win some trophies
Now they qualified out the group stages in 2022😭🇺🇸
Bruh I wanna hug you so much. The pain of being a first gen american and a usmnt fan. My parents are peruvian and they always suffer cuz their country rarely qualifies. And in my head that day I was like "huh so this is how it feels like to not go to a world cup, why can't I stop crying?"
Gotta say, I fucking love Days of our Steelers music, no matter how much pain this episode causes me
Add another title to the USMNT's resume after their failed qualification to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia: Dos A Cero over Mexico to complete their three-peat in the CONCACAF Nations League.
As a German I feel your pain for the 2018 World Cup
Same….but hopefully the WC winners curse will hit France. But Flick seems to have team back on track but we’re still missing No.9
@@derpanzer5219 such hate
Michael Bradley can’t be the mayonnaise ngolo kanté got me dying 😂😂😂😂
The humiliation that followed after the Klinsmann sacking was the greatest thing to ever happen to US soccer. The arrogance of MLS and college soccer, the entitlement of the us athletes, growing up in the pay for play system which fostered the suburban soccer mom orange slices image of soccer, and the old culture/american way of doing things all died in one night on that pitch in Trinidad & Tobago. And from those ashes, something special is brewing.
Me (a Trinidadian) laughing for the entire vid lol
Enjoy
being a U.S. fan might be painful but being a portuguese fan and seeing Portugal losing against them in WC2002 was also very painful, it felt like if the All-Blacks lost against Portugal in Rugby, and then watching Jon Steward making fun of us in the Daily Show, what a crapshow it was for us, especially after a brilliant euro2000 campaign... oh well.... luckily then we hosted euro2004 and then... we lost the final for freaking Greece...
thankfully in euro2016 we were France's Greece... and it felt AWESOME!
Go Eder!
So much rage and ferocity in this video. Liked and subscribed.
USA was just being generous and gave Panama the chance to make their debut at the world cup. Btw Michael Bradley mostly played like when you play FIFA and the controller turns off...
Yeah sure if following that logic then 4-0 shouldn't had happened
Maqwell, the team has redeemed themselves. They are back.
As an Englishman I love hearing about different cultures of football and their stories, one day I hope that we can make top end football a global event and not just have the pinnacle be the best of Europe in the Champions League. Just not the Super League concept which would be an absolute disaster if implemented.
Well World Cup is the top event in football mate
16:54 I remember i tried to play in the states of a american soccer middle school team i was addicted to the sport of soccer not watching it on tv instead just playing it kicking the ball high in the air because of free for all games or playing with a shoe coming off on the grass to continue playing chasing every ball going through multiple players 1v1 or free for all but when I tried out for the team it felt so rigid the formation felt soulless i tried out for defense i thought ill just run to the midfield and clear the ball to midfield instead of hitting it out thinking i would accidentally create a turn over for the other team so i just went through the attackers run to midfielders for position pressure to allow my side multiple assist chances for the goals but for some reason the coach did not like that and in my head i was saying do you actually want players or just a formation of position holders like is this even footballers or a different sport i was the top runner but the coaches did not care
Great video bro, I am from Ireland and I can’t believe how much money it costs to play for a club. I have been playing for my club for 11 years and the only money I’ve ever had to pay is 50 euro registration at the start of the season and 5 euro for every game to play for the referee. Madness how much it costs
Cant wait for the 2022 version of this when we lose 6-0 tonight
just found this channel and already a fan if funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and entertaining im going to tell my friends about this channel
Appreciate it bro!
Glad to see we didn’t lose a final in the 2018 World Cup 🇺🇸💪🗿
You should make a vid on what’s happening now and kinda what did we change after this in like a part 2 or something.
Could definitely do that at the end of the qualifiers
I was so happy that day as I am from Panama. Our first ever worldcup!! And now we didnt qualify for 2022
I'm an American, let me put some stuff into perspective:
My wife had never even heard the name Messi before.
No one I know IRL even knew the World Cup was happening.
When I played soccer in high school, I had to explain the offside rule to my coaches.
The sport is maybe as popular as tennis here and anyone else saying otherwise is wishful thinking for the future. The facts speak for themselves, the US region locked highlights for top Premiere League matches on NBC only get like ~60k views.
I see a video of a Brazilian who lives in the USA saying that soccer is already popular among older people and children are increasingly playing this sport, is this true?
Love your videos! Keep up the good work! Thanks. 🙂
I do think the USMNT needed this to become better in the future. I mean look at England. They needed the lowest moment against Iceland in 2016 to then develop out of that arrogant mindset. It took getting rid of a lot of older experienced talent like Rooney Hart and Cahill, so the USMNT prove their worth.
Exactly, as an Englishman I respect the hell out of the US national team because we have very similar paths. We use our shortcomings as fuel to improve and now we have one of our best squads and a real chance of winning the World Cup. The US are also having their very own golden generation in the making right now.
(All bets are off when we face each other though lol)
I love your commentary Maxwell! LOL Long videos but hella entertaining! Keep up the great work!
14:52 This week, on Days of our Americans...
Your editing is crisp bro
Canada has pay to play as well…our talent pool would be insane if we didnt have it either. But fingers crossed the Canadian Premier League will make it better.
Gregg is showing his masterclass and we’re back in danger yet again
if it werent for pay to play the US would have an unlimited talent pool
@DMo86 Wouldn't expect that cause it ain't the national sport in the US
The amazing taste of video game music has absolutely made me a subscriber! As soon as I heard Bowser's Galaxy Generator I knew you had a brilliant taste :)
After that Colombia game (2024), I've come back to this video as further punishment. We're going to be an absolute disgrace this upcoming World Cup (2026). Fucking hell the only thing that will save us some shame is that no one could do worse than Qatar did as host
Your contents are fire man keep up the good work brother!
I didn't know the Match was on, but I remember Taylor Twellman's Rant on ESPN the Next Morning. Fast Forward to that Summer after a Atlanta became the Hottest Craze for Soccer I watched as Volkswagen kept hitting Shots on Goal at us with their Ads. We really got to do something. Hopefully with this Team we'll make it.
11/15 birthday as well, feast day of St. Albert the Great! Love the channel, thank you for being real with our USMNT realities.
Great channel so underrated! Essay idea: going into Chelsea’s 10th place finish in 2016
that is an incredibly specific idea, but I like it lol
the fact that trinidad and tobago had its own title screen makes it so funny