After the end of the World Cup round of 16, President Joe Biden also tried to get the deeply disappointed US selection back on track.
"Boys, you've made us proud.
We get up and move on," the US President tweeted.
"Here's to a bright future and 2026 here at home."
The soccer World Cup in four years in the USA, Canada and Mexico was not a real encouragement shortly after the knockout of the team around Tyler Adams through the 1: 3 against the Netherlands.
"A World Cup is only every four years, which makes it so unique and so painful because you have to wait four years," said defender Walker Zimmerman.
But hosting the tournament will certainly be exciting, and you want to inspire the next generation.
The current team, from which many professionals around Christian Pulisic (24) should be at the peak of their careers in four years, is already inspiring.
"We made a lot of American fans proud with the way we played," Zimmerman said.
Good ratings in America
Coach Gregg Berhalter's team got through the group stage without being defeated with top ratings at home, parted 0-0 with the highly regarded English - and they didn't stand a chance against the Dutch either.
If the chances had been better exploited, a surprise against the mellow Dutch would have been possible.
"We had enough chances to score more than one goal," said keeper Matt Turner.
“But there is enormous potential.
We played against England and the Netherlands and gave both teams tough phases.” But Haji Wright's goal (76th) was on Saturday in front of 44,846 spectators in ar-Rayyan in the goals conceded by Memphis Depay (10th minute), Daley Blind (45 + 1) and Denzel Dumfries (81) too little.
"I'm very proud of the performance of the boys today.
We've shown we can compete with some of the best teams in the world and some of the best players in the world," said Adams.
"This is a huge step forward for US soccer."