The United States is exploring the possibility of hosting a pre-World Cup competition involving other countries that didn't qualify.

Italy, the Netherlands, Ghana and Chile are amongst the higher profile countries that won't be traveling to Russia for the World Cup.

Italy is out of the World Cup for the first time since 1958 while Ghana and the Netherlands last missed out on the World Cup in 2002.

The United States had qualified for every World Cup since 1990.