<P> For the 2014 World Cup, the U.S. was drawn into Group G, along with Ghana, Germany, and Portugal . The U.S. took revenge on the Ghanaians, winning 2--1 . They tied their second group game against Portugal 2--2 . In the final game of the group stage, the U.S. fell to Germany 1--0, but moved on to the knockout stage on goal difference . This was the first time that the team made two consecutive trips to the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup . In the round of 16, the U.S. lost 2--1 to Belgium in extra time, despite goalkeeper Tim Howard making a World Cup record 15 saves during the match . </P> <P> The national team's next tournament under Klinsmann was the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup . The U.S. were eliminated by Jamaica 2--1 in the semifinals, before losing to Panama on penalties in the third place match . The fourth - place finish was the worst Gold Cup performance by the national team since 2000, and the first time the team failed to make the tournament final since 2003 . In the 2015 CONCACAF Cup playoff to determine the region's entry to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the U.S. were defeated 3--2 by Mexico at the Rose Bowl . In the summer of 2016, the U.S. played as hosts of Copa América Centenario . The U.S. topped Group A on goal difference against Colombia . The U.S. beat Ecuador 2--1 in the quarter - finals, but then fell to Argentina 4--0 and lost to Colombia again 1--0 in the third place match . They finished fourth at the Copa América, tying their best finish ever in 1995 . </P> <P> Following consecutive losses to Mexico and Costa Rica in the opening games of the final round of qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Klinsmann was removed as national team coach and technical director and replaced by previous U.S. manager Bruce Arena . World Cup qualification resumed on March 24, where Arena and his team had a record 6--0 win over Honduras . Four days later, the team traveled to Panama City, drawing Panama 1--1 . After beating Trinidad and Tobago 2--0, the U.S. got their third ever result in World Cup Qualification at the Estadio Azteca when they drew 1--1 against Mexico . In July 2017, the U.S. won their sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 2--1 win over Jamaica in the final . After losing 2 - 1 to Trinidad and Tobago on October 10, 2017, the U.S. failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, missing the tournament for the first time since 1986 . On October 13, 2017, Bruce Arena resigned . </P> <P> ESPN and Fox Sports 1 evenly split the English language rights for U.S. Soccer broadcasts from 2015 to 2022 . Univision Deportes has the Spanish language rights to all U.S. Soccer broadcasts from 2015 to 2022 . These agreements do not apply to FIFA World Cup away qualifiers, whose rights are distributed by the host country . Therefore, these matches can often be found on other networks such as beIN Sports and Telemundo . </P>

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