The U.S. men trotted out what is believed to be their youngest lineup ever, including six players who played for the first time at the senior level. The opponent was poor, but the 3-0 win over Bolivia provided a platform.
American fans in 2018 will once again represent the largest contingent of foreign ticket-buyers at the World Cup — hardly a given, considering the U.S. men failed to qualify.
As each of the 32 World Cup participants name their final rosters, Steve Davis takes on the melancholy task of predicting what the U.S.' might look like had the qualifying campaign not gone so wrong.