America expects - but are Mauricio Pochettino and the USMNT's 'Golden Generation' ready to meet their World Cup moment?
Goal | 10.06.2026 17:00
In March, after the U.S. men's national team suffered back-to-back humblings at the hands of Belgium and Portugal, Mauricio Pochettino wondered aloud about the players he had at his disposal. Whether that vocal wondering came from a place of honesty or from a place of motivation, only Pochettino knows. The only certainty was that his assessment was blunt: his team, man for man, wasn't as good as the elite.
