🇺🇸 USA through to 2022 World Cup despite 2-0 loss to Costa Rica

The US Males’s Soccer Crew booked their place on the 2022 World Cup regardless of shedding 2-0 away to Costa Rica within the remaining CONCACAF World Cup qualifier match on Thursday morning. 

USA knew they solely needed to keep away from a six-goal loss to make it to Qatar instantly with out going right into a play-off with the winner of the Oceania group.

This was made doable because of USA’s 5-1 demolition of Panama within the earlier qualifier, a match wherein captain Christian Pulisic scored a hat-trick.

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Juan Pablo Vargas gave Costa Rica the lead early within the second half earlier than Anthony Contreras doubled their lead earlier than the hour-mark. 

USA’s greatest efforts had been thwarted by a decided Keylor Navas, however the guests held on to return to soccer’s grandest stage later this yr, having missed the 2018 match.  

Costa Rica completed World Cup qualifiers in fourth place and can now face New Zealand in a playoff for a World Cup berth.