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{{short description|Goal that qualified the United States for the 1990 World Cup}}
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{{Infobox football match
| title            = Trinidad & Tobago v United States (1989)
| event            = [[1989 CONCACAF Championship#Final round|1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – North, Central American and Caribbean zone – final round]]
| image = HCStadium2013.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain hosted the match
| team1            = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad & Tobago]]
| team1association = {{Flagicon|TRI|size=30px}}
| team1score       = 0
| team2            = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| team2association = {{Flagicon|US|1960|size=30px}}
| team2score       = 1
| details          = United States qualifies for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]]
| date             = {{Start date and age|1989|11|19}}
| stadium          = [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]]
| city             = [[Port of Spain]]
| attendance       = 35,000
| referee          = [[Juan Carlos Loustau]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
}}
The '''"shot heard 'round the world"''' is a term used in reference to one of the most historic goals in [[Soccer in the United States|U.S. soccer]] history, which allowed the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] to qualify for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] after 36 years.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-JP0uay6Aw|title=His goal changed soccer in the USA|date=October 15, 2013|via=YouTube}}</ref> This goal was scored by [[Paul Caligiuri]] in a qualification game against [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] at [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], [[Port of Spain]] on November 19, 1989.<ref name="auto"/>

The U.S. had not qualified for a FIFA World Cup since [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] and wanted to give a good impression to the world of soccer by qualifying for the 1990 World Cup, after having been selected by [[FIFA]] in 1988 to host the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 tournament]].<ref name="paste">{{cite web |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/11/a-social-history-of-paul-caligiuris-shot-heard-rou.html |title=Relive Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 USA, Nov. 19, 1989 |access-date=March 8, 2016 |last1=Reno |first1=Bill |date=November 19, 2014 |work=Paste Magazine |publisher=Paste Media Group |language=}}</ref>

==Background==
{{Main|1989 CONCACAF Championship}}
The United States was one of the five nations competing in the final round of [[CONCACAF]]'s qualifiers for two spots at the upcoming World Cup in [[Italy]], the other involved nations being Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago. [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] was disqualified due to a scandal related with the age adulteration for a youth tournament, known as [[Cachirules|los cachirules]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/deportes/2018/04/12/carlos-albert-relata-como-descubrieron-a-los-cachirules.html|title=Carlos Albert relata cómo descubrieron a los 'cachirules'|date=April 12, 2018|website=Publimetro|language=Spanish}}</ref> In that time, the U.S. team was formed mainly by college and semi-professional players.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1989.html|title=The Year in American Soccer - 1989|last=Litterer|first=David|website=US Soccer History Archives}}</ref>

They started by losing 1–0 to Costa Rica, then they got revenge by beating Costa Rica 1–0, tied 1–1 against Trinidad and Tobago, won 2–1 against Guatemala and won 1–0 against El Salvador. After scoreless draws against both Guatemala and El Salvador, the situation of the group was as follows:
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The United States needed a win in order to qualify for the World Cup because a loss or a draw would allow Trinidad and Tobago to qualify. Costa Rica had already qualified for the tournament in Italy.

==Match==
The game was played on November 19, 1989 in the [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]] in [[Port of Spain]]. The stadium was painted red as an homage to the ''Strike Squad'' as the Trinidadian team was then known.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wired868.com/2014/11/23/remember-1911-gallys-post-strike-squad-torment/|title=Remember 19/11: Gally's post-Strike Squad torment|last=Best|first=Earl|date=November 23, 2014|website=Wired 868}}</ref>

Early on, [[John Harkes]] tried unsuccessfully to score, while Trinidad and Tobago's Paul Elliot-Allen had two attempts on goal. Eventually, the breakthrough would come in the 30th minute when [[Bruce Murray (soccer)|Bruce Murray]] passed the ball to [[Paul Caligiuri]], who dodged a rival defender and made it 1–0 for the United States through a left-footed shot. Trinidadian goalkeeper Michael Maurice waited for the ball practically standing on the goal line, but he could not see it, arguing that the sun had blinded him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QneHQdDMGh4|title=Trinidad & Tobago GK Michael Maurice Remembers Paul Caligiuri's Shot in 1989|last=[[United States Soccer Federation|U.S. Soccer]]|date=November 16, 2015|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

In the second half, the Trinidadians went on an offensive to find an equalizer, but [[Tony Meola]] made several saves to deny them. After the final whistle, the U.S. players joyously celebrated while Trinidad and Tobago was left in consternation.<ref name="fifa">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2008/m=6/news=the-shot-ends-years-hurt-787359.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905190636/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2008/m=6/news=the-shot-ends-years-hurt-787359.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2015|title='The shot' ends 40 years of hurt|last1=|first1=|date=June 3, 2008|publisher=FIFA|language=|access-date=March 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ttfootball.org/2015/11/15/5365/|title=Once a year in November|date=November 15, 2015|website=[[Trinidad and Tobago Football Association|TT Football]]}}</ref>

===Details===
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1989|11|19}}
| time = 16:15 [[UTC−03:00|UTC-3]]
| event = [[1989 CONCACAF Championship]]
| round = 18th round
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Trinidad & Tobago}}
| team2 = {{fb|United States|1960}}
| score1 = 0
| score2 = 1
| report = [https://www.11v11.com/matches/trinidad-and-tobago-v-usa-19-november-1989-242161/ Report]
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Paul Caligiuri|Caligiuri]] {{goal|30}}
| stadium = [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]]
| location = [[Port of Spain]]
| attendance = 35.000<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/19/jack-warner-fifa-trinidad-tobago|title=Cut Jack Warner and he probably bleeds brown envelopes|first=Lasana|last=Liburd|newspaper=The Guardian |date=June 19, 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
| referee = [[Juan Carlos Loustau]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
}}

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{| style="font-size:90%; margin:0.2em auto;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''22''' || Michael Maurice
|-
|RB ||'''6''' || Marvin Faustin
|-
|CB ||'''2''' || Clayton Morris ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB ||'''5''' || Brian Williams
|-
|LB ||'''4''' || Dexter Francis 
|-
|CM ||'''17''' || Kerry Jamerson 
|-
|CM ||'''12''' || Paul Elliot-Allen || || {{suboff|75}}
|-
|RW ||'''14''' || [[Philibert Jones]]
|-
|AM ||'''10''' || [[Russell Latapy]]
|-
|LW ||'''11''' || [[Leonson Lewis]]
|-
|CF ||'''16'''|| [[Dwight Yorke]] || || {{suboff|61}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''8''' || [[Hutson Charles]] || || {{subon|61}}
|-
|DF ||'''19''' || Dexter Lee || || {{subon|75}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|[[Everald Cummings]]
|}
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:0.2em auto;"
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''20''' || [[Tony Meola]]
|-
|RB ||'''10''' || [[Peter Vermes]]
|-
|CB ||'''5''' || [[Mike Windischmann]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB ||'''15''' || [[Paul Caligiuri]]
|-
|LB ||'''2''' || [[Steve Trittschuh]]
|-
|RM ||'''12''' || [[Paul Krumpe]] || || {{suboff|62}}
|-
|CM ||'''7''' || [[Tab Ramos]]
|-
|LM ||'''3''' || [[John Doyle (soccer, born 1966)|John Doyle]]
|-
|AM ||'''6''' || [[John Harkes]]
|-
|AM ||'''8''' || [[Brian Bliss]]
|-
|CF ||'''16''' || [[Bruce Murray (soccer)|Bruce Murray]]
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF||'''14'''||[[John Stollmeyer]] || || {{subon|62}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|[[Bob Gansler]]
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'''Assistant referees:'''
<br />{{flagicon|Argentina}} Carlos Espósito
<br />{{flagicon|Argentina}} Francisco Lamolina
|}

==Post-match==
After the game, the group results were as follows:

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|-
!width=165|
!width=25|{{Abbr|Pld| Played}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Abbr|W|Wins}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Abbr|GD|Goal difference}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip |Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|'''{{fb|CRC}}'''
|8||5||1||2||10||6||+4||'''11'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|'''{{fb|US|1960}}'''
|8||4||3||1||6||3||+3||'''11'''
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|TRI}}
|8||3||3||2||7||5||+2||'''9'''
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|GUA}}
|6||1||1||4||4||7||−3||'''3'''
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|SLV}}
|6||0||2||4||2||8||−6||'''2'''
|}

Due to the political situation in El Salvador and the fact that El Salvador and Guatemala had no chances to qualify for the World Cup by winning both matches, the matches still to be played between El Salvador and Guatemala were canceled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/90q.html|title=1990 FIFA World Cup qualification|website=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]|access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=November 17, 1989|title=THE SIDELINES : Strife Cancels Salvador Soccer|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-17-sp-1919-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}</ref>

The U.S. press, considering the significance of the result, described Caligiuri's goal as "the shot heard 'round the world".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2014/11/19/shot-heard-round-world-25-years-later-paul-caligiuri-recalls-goal-changed-us-soccer|title=The Shot Heard 'Round the World: 25 years later, Paul Caligiuri recalls goal that changed US soccer forever|last=French|first=Scott|date=November 19, 2014|website=[[Major League Soccer]]}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

After 36 years of absences from the World Cup, the U.S. team qualified for the 1990 World Cup but its participation in the tournament was brief. They lost 1–5 to [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]], 0–1 against hosts [[Italy national football team|Italy]],<ref name="auto"/> and 1–2 against [[Austria national football team|Austria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/italy1990/teams/team=43921/matches.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306020901/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/italy1990/teams/team=43921/matches.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2016|title=1990 FIFA World Cup - Teams - USA|website=FIFA.com|access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref> The U.S. would consecutively qualify for the next six subsequent World Cups, but failed to keep the streak going in [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] as they lost 2–1 to Trinidad and Tobago during their final qualification game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2017/oct/10/trinidad-and-tobago-v-usa-2018-world-cup-qualifier-live|title=Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 USA: 2018 World Cup qualifier – as it happened|last=Williams|first=Bob|date=October 10, 2017|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

Trinidad and Tobago suffered a World Cup qualification drought until 2005, after beating [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] 2–1 on aggregate in an [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off)|intercontinental playoff]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4436066.stm|title=Bahrain 0-1 Trinidad & Tobago|date=16 November 2005|website=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> which allowed the ''Soca Warriors'' to qualify to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Germany]]. Yorke and Latapy, members of the qualifying campaign of 1989, were part of that Trinidadian team, which in that World Cup drew against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] 0–0 and lost against [[England national football team|England]] 2–0 and [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] 2–0, being eliminated in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/captivate-the-caribbean-1136442|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701203216/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/captivate-the-caribbean-1136442|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2019|title=T&T captivate the Caribbean|date=November 18, 2009|website=FIFA.com}}</ref>

Ironically, a shocking [[Trinidad and Tobago v United States (2018 FIFA World Cup qualification)|loss]] to Trinidad and Tobago in 2017 cost the United States qualification for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]], and ended their streak of seven consecutive qualifications that started with this match.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2017 |title=Phantom goal helps Panama beat Costa Rica, qualify for WC over U.S. |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/world-cup-qualifying-concacaf/story/3226354/phantom-goal-helps-panama-beat-costa-rica-and-helps-doom-usmnt |website=[[ESPN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2017 |title=World Cup 2018: Panama declares public holiday after qualifying |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41579670 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Tom |date=10 October 2017 |title=Mexico falls to Honduras, fails to do U.S. favor in World Cup qualifying |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/club/mexico/203/blog/post/3226377/mexico-lose-as-honduras-stay-alive-in-world-cup-qualifying-at-us-expense |website=[[ESPN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nathan |first=Alec |date=October 10, 2017 |title=Honduras Defeats Mexico to Qualify for 2018 World Cup Playoff vs. Australia |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2738032-honduras-defeats-mexico-to-qualify-for-2018-world-cup-playoff-vs-australia |website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lauletta |first=Tyler |title=The United States is out of the 2018 World Cup with embarrassing loss |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/united-states-misses-world-cup-2017-10 |access-date=2021-07-26 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-11 |title=Woeful USA fail to make 2018 World Cup after loss to Trinidad & Tobago |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/oct/10/usa-trinidad-and-tobago-world-cup-2018-qualifier-soccer |access-date=2021-07-26 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Armen Graham |first=Bryan |date=2017-10-11 |title=USA's World Cup failure was a catastrophe years in the making |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/oct/11/usa-world-cup-2018-qualifying-soccer-football |access-date=2021-07-26 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{YouTube|lznrT10ZkII|Complete match}}

{{1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers}}
{{Trinidad and Tobago national football team}}
{{United States men's national soccer team matches}}

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