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Wake-up call for World Cup ambitions in the USA


Wake-up call for World Cup ambitions in the USA

3 minutes reading time Sarah Hamilton and Shafian Rahman | Special to the USA TODAY Network As the dust has settled on the 2024 Copa America, which will be hosted in the United States, significant deficiencies have emerged that raise serious doubts about the country’s suitability to host the 2026 World Cup. While the event […]

Wake-up call for World Cup ambitions in the USA


Wake-up call for World Cup ambitions in the USA

3 minutes reading time Sarah Hamilton and Shafian Rahman | Special to the USA TODAY Network As the dust has settled on the 2024 Copa America, which will be hosted in the United States, significant deficiencies have emerged that raise serious doubts about the country’s suitability to host the 2026 World Cup. While the event […]

Mauricio Pochettino’s tactics: How he can motivate the USMNT before the 2026 World Cup


Mauricio Pochettino’s tactics: How he can motivate the USMNT before the 2026 World Cup

After a disappointing Copa America as host nation this summer, and with the Men’s World Cup largely on home soil in two years, the USMNT had to make a major effort to replace Gregg Berhalter as head coach. Consider their statement as given. There’s a good argument to be made that Mauricio Pochettino will be […]

What does a successful 2026 World Cup look like for the USA with their new boss Pochettino at the helm?


What does a successful 2026 World Cup look like for the USA with their new boss Pochettino at the helm?

First things first…I LOVE this hire. Big name. Good resume. Demanding. Has made young players better in the past. Here’s what we know about Pochettino teams: They will press. They will be fit. They will go all out. I feel like the identity of the hard-working, counter-attacking, gritty underdogs that defined the USMNT when I […]