Former US Men’s national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann believes that the team could have stood a chance of reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup.
The US shockingly did not qualify for the event which will soon be held in Russia. This marked the first time in 32-years that they have failed to qualify for the World Cup.
Klinsmann, former coach of the team, was fired in November 2016 after they struggled to deliver during their early qualification matches. He was eventually replaced by Bruce Arena.
The US had hoped that Arena would be able to use his vast managerial experience to help repair their stuttering World Cup qualification campaign but unfortunately, it was not to be for the Stars and stripes.
Arena had previously guided the team to an impressive quarter-final berth during the 2002 World Cup.
“I realistically saw a group growing into the World Cup 2018 that could go into a semi-final,” Klinsmann told Yahoo Sports in an interview published Thursday.
