USMNT's Pulisic has 'no regrets' as he hopes to qualify for first World Cup

Christian Pulisic reflected on the five years since the U.S. men's national team missed the 2018 World Cup as he said he has "no regrets" on how his career has turned out.

A young Pulisic was expected to be one of the game's breakout stars in Russia, but that opportunity was snatched away when the U.S. fell to Trinidad & Tobago to miss out on qualifying altogether.

In the years since, Pulisic has emerged as perhaps American soccer's most talented-ever player and has gone on to star with both the national team and Chelsea, and Pulisic said he's confident this current group has what it takes to learn from what happened in past years.

Over the next week, Pulisic and the USMNT will get the chance to qualify for the World Cup since the first time since 2014, having famously missed out last cycle.

Pulisic was on the field in Couva that night the U.S. had their fates sealed, with the winger robbed of his chance to star in Russia at the World Cup.

Much has changed in the years since, including most of the national team, and Pulisic reflected on the ups and downs over the last few years ahead of this clash against Mexico.

"I have no regrets," he said. "Obviously, we were in a position to do it last time and we weren't able to reach our goal, but this is a bunch of guys who are really just looking forward and a really hungry team who is going to give absolutely everything to make sure that we have a spot in the World Cup.

"I think it's something we obviously don't want to go through again, but there's really no regrets from that time. I've obviously learned a lot and this team has learned a lot in our careers and I think it's just a mindset now as well, where we are a confident bunch of guys and we can go into any game thinking