If U.S. Soccer was certain Klinsmann would get the team back to the World Cup, he would still be the coach. This wasn’t only about the recent defeats in World Cup qualifying by Mexico and Costa Rica. The bare-minimum expectation for the coach was to protect this position, which would guarantee a passage to the World Cup, as well as lucrative regional championship games against Mexico. They nearly cost themselves a place in the final stage of World Cup qualifying by dropping a game in Guatemala in March. On his first day as coach, Klinsmann said he wanted the team’s style of play to reflect the nation’s culture.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 22, 2016 03:13 UTC