The United States men’s soccer team will miss the World Cup for the first time since 1986 after a dismal, humiliating 2-1 loss to Trinidad & Tobago on Tuesday. All the U.S. team needed to do to clinch a berth was win or tie against the small Caribbean nation, which was in last place in its group. Instead, the U.S. kicked itself out of World Cup contention — literally, as an own-goal by Omar Gonzalez proved to be decisive. The U.S. still had a slim chance of advancing after the loss, but Panama and Honduras both won their qualifiers Tuesday, dropping the U.S. to fifth place in its group.
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