 On January 16, 1989, USSF released Osiander when it announced the hiring of Bob Gansler as the full-time national team coach.By this time Osiander had set the U.S. national team back on track.In addition to the marvelous Olympic qualification campaign, Osiander led the team through a successful first round of World Cup qualification with a scoreless away tie with Jamaica followed by a 5-1 crushing of the Reggae Boyz.