James Sands says qualifying for the World Cup is "solely the start" for the USA after they booked their slot in Qatar.
The Rangers star was on the bench as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to Costa Rica within the early hours of Thursday morning.
However they went into that conflict with an enormous margin for error understanding something lower than a 6-0 defeat would see them qualify for the match.
And so they received over the road and can return to the most important match in worldwide soccer after lacking out on Russia in 2018.
A delighted Sands was picked for press duties after the sport and the Ibrox star says it was an "wonderful feeling" to qualify.
And he is warned it is solely the start for a gifted younger USA facet.
Sands stated: "It is a actually wonderful feeling. All the blokes have labored so exhausting so gamers, workers and everybody concerned actually deserve it.
"Whether or not we had been a part of the final group or simply watching on TV, it makes this second much more particular.
"It is a particular feeling. We have now plenty of younger gamers that makes this group actually bold. We have now a mixture of younger and outdated gamers so it is a particular mixture of motivated guys.
"That is simply the beginning for us."