The former Leeds United boss has led the South Americans to next summer's World Cup but they were thumped in a shock loss to Mauricio Pochettino's heavily-rotated side on Tuesday.
Curaçao, Haiti, Panama and Scotland qualified Tuesday for next year's men's FIFA World Cup in North America, while the USMNT thrashed Uruguay 5-1 to boost its standing.
Sixteen months ago, the U.S. men's national team hit rock bottom, losing 1-0 to Uruguay to seal its group-stage elimination from the 2024 Copa America. Now things are very different.
Mauricio Pochettino dismissed the idea of the United States having "regular players" after an alternate starting lineup thrashed Uruguay 5-1 on Tuesday in Tampa.
Alex Freeman scored twice and Sebastian Berhalter and Diego Luna had one goal each as the United States overwhelmed Uruguay with a four-goal first half in a 5-1 win on Tuesday night to head into a World Cup year with a five-game unbeaten streak.