The "Reggae Boyz" could not stop the Mexicans from capturing their third title in the past four attempts at the biennial North American regional football tournament.
A 2-1 semi-final loss to Jamaica and a 3-2 penalty defeat on Saturday to Panama in the third-place match left the U.S. squad in fourth. Only a 2000 quarter-final penalties loss to Colombia kept this from being their worst showing ever in the biennial regional football tournament.
"We say 'yes' to Russia," Blatter said during a meeting with the Russian leader near St. Petersburg on Saturday. "Our support is especially important during the current geopolitical situation," Blatter said.
The United States breathed a sigh of relief while Costa Ricans grimaced as FIFA drew Saturday for its fourth qualifying round for CONCACAF ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – FIFA will meet with key sponsors Visa, McDonalds and Coca-Cola next month as world football's governing body continues to come under pressure following a series of corruption scandals.
Jamaica defeated the United States for the second time in 23 attempts and became the first Caribbean team to advance to the tournament final. The last time the U.S. lost on home soil to a Caribbean opponent was 1969 (Haiti).
After Costa Rica's third straight draw, the perennial favorites to win Group B coming into the regional tournament finish in second place behind Jamaica. On Sunday, they will face the runner-up of Group C.
Sports Illustrated announced Monday that copies of this week's edition would be printed with 25 different covers -- one for each player of the U.S. women's World Cup team, one for coach Jill Ellis and one group shot of the whole squad.
