Soccer-U.S. men's team 'devastated' at failing to qualify for Olympics: coach


Soccer Football - Concacaf Olympic Qualifiers - Semi final - Honduras v United States - Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico - March 28, 2021 Jackson Yueill and Aaron Herrera of the U.S. looks dejected after Honduras' Juan Carlos Obregon scored their first goal REUTERS/Henry Romero

(Reuters) - The United States are "absolutely devastated" at missing out on qualification for the Olympic men's soccer tournament following Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Honduras, said coach Jason Kreis.

Defeat in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament means the United States will miss a third successive Games, with their last appearance coming in Beijing.

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