Rare player issue specification of the away shirt as worn during qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, after disappointing results at the start of qualification, Klinsmann was removed as national team coach and replaced by previous U.S. head coach Bruce Arena. Following a 2–1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago, the U.S. failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, missing the tournament for the first time since 1986