American success in the men's World Cup remains a dream. The US team looked better this year, but the results were the same as in 2010 and 2014. The Americans were eliminated in the round of 16 following a 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands on Saturday. "We've shown that we can compete with top-tier teams, and we just want to change the narrative because we think, obviously, over the past years we haven't gotten enough respect for US soccer and for the way that we play," midfielder Weston McKennie said. "I think we accomplished a piece of that in this World Cup." A look at the team in several areas, per the AP: