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U.S. eliminated from World Cup

The Americans couldn't get a win against the Netherlands in the Round of 16.

Giovanni Reyna of United States controls the ball against Frenkie de Jong of Netherlands during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Giovanni Reyna of United States controls the ball against Netherlands. Photo: FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

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<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The United States men&#x27;s soccer team" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/21/usmnt-world-cup-qatar-golden-generation" data-vars-content-id="372c5870-6a63-4175-9487-a317e89e0c72" data-vars-headline="U.S. eliminated from World Cup" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/21/usmnt-world-cup-qatar-golden-generation" target="_self">The United States men&#x27;s soccer team</a> is heading home from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Qatar" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/21/world-cup-qatar-controversy" data-vars-content-id="372c5870-6a63-4175-9487-a317e89e0c72" data-vars-headline="U.S. eliminated from World Cup" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/21/world-cup-qatar-controversy" target="_self">Qatar</a> after losing to the Netherlands in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2022 World Cup" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/26/fifa-world-cup-2022-qatar-onelove-germany-iran-protests" data-vars-content-id="372c5870-6a63-4175-9487-a317e89e0c72" data-vars-headline="U.S. eliminated from World Cup" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/26/fifa-world-cup-2022-qatar-onelove-germany-iran-protests" target="_self">2022 World Cup</a>&#x27;s Round of 16.Why it matters: The 3-1 loss ends the U.S. men&#x27;s team&#x27;s first World Cup campaign since 2014.

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U.S. eliminated from World Cup