‘Back Where Is Belongs’: US Fans React To USMNT’s Epic Comeback To FIFA World Cup After 8 Years

The US Men’s National Team made soccer history today after clinching a spot in the 2022 Fifa World Cup. In 2017, the USMNT had failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Consequently, the team carried the shame of the failure for four years. In fact, it had been the first time in thirty-two years that the US team failed to qualify for the World Cup.

However, things have changed and are now looking up, as the USMNT qualified today, and are now Qatar-bound. Not only the players and team, but all their fans are over the moon to see the US team headed to the 2022 World Cup.

Fans react to USMNT qualifying for 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup

Even though the US Men’s National Team lost to Costa Rica 2-0, they officially qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022. Despite dropping down to third place in the standings, it was enough for the Men’s team to get through.

Clearly, fans in the US are excited to see their team regain the spot it lost four years ago. One fan spoke and resonated the entirety of the USA’s sentiments when they tweeted, “once again…WE HAVE A CHANCE!!!”

Additionally, another fan was so ecstatic they even broke into song right on Twitter! “Woaaaah, woaaaaah… We love you, we love you, we love you, Where you go we’ll follow, we’ll follow, we’ll follow,” they wrote, proudly and happily attaching a string of US flag emojis to their tweet. “We going to Qatar!” the fan exclaimed.

In fact, another fan acknowledged the loss to Costa Rica. However, they admitted that the qualification more than made up for it. “I slept off the loss sadness, and am happy now!” the fan wrote.

Of course, fans are psyched to see what is perhaps the best-ever US Men’s side to the 2022 World Cup. In that vein, a fan wrote how the qualification may not have been pretty, but “at the end of the day this is all that (matters)”. Furthermore, he also opined that the presence of Weston McKennie and Sergino Dest would make this the “best team the US has ever taken to a World Cup”.

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Similarly, another fan expressed how they remembered the USMNT failing to qualify in 2017. The fan recalled the “disappointment (they) felt as a fan”, and the “pain on the players’ faces”.  Nevertheless, “the USMNT is back where it belongs- in the World Cup!” they exclaimed.

Fans are eager to support the team

A fan expressed how the loss to Costa Rica was inconsequential in the bigger picture. Moreover, they also stated that by the time the World Cup rolls around, the key players would be healthy. “We’re in. Allow yourselves to be happy,” they wrote on Twitter.

“All you groaners and whiners about losing tonight can get out of here! We’re back in the World Cup and that’s awesome!!” another fan wrote, happy to simply have qualified, and unbothered by the loss to Costa Rica.

https://twitter.com/jparker121212/status/1509366386560319495Pledging their support, an enthusiastic fan shared how they would be “coffee-fueled and ready” to support the USMNT “bright and early mornings during Qatar 2022″.
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Clearly, fans of American soccer are hyped and excited beyond measure to see their team in the FIFA World Cup after a drought of 8 years.

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