Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard is delighted the US have qualified for the World Cup.
"I was relieved, I was thankful," Howard said of qualification, "I feel like I'm in the prime of my career and the thought went through my head this week that I certainly didn't want to miss this opportunity.
"It was important for me as an individual as most of these guys in here will tell you, young and old. But personally for me it was a chance I didn't want to go to waste."