Klinsmann stays upbeat about future

Beaten but unbowed, the United States exited the World Cup after losing to Belgium on Tuesday, its disappointment to be going home offset by optimism for the future.

The Americans went down 2-1 in an extra-time thriller that ended with both teams' players running themselves to the point of exhaustion after one of the best matches of the tournament.

"Obviously it's a bummer for us to end on the losing side (but) it was a game which gave everything to the fans, to the crowd," US coach Juergen Klinsmann said.