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Sports Illustrated
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Grey Whitebloom

Grading Every Player on USMNT’s 2026 World Cup Roster

There are several aspects of U.S. culture which grate against Mauricio Pochettino’s innate ideals. The obsession with single players in a team game is right up there with not being congratulated nearly enough.

“This is not the moment to judge individuals,” the Argentine boss sniffed after the USMNT’s World Cup elimination was sealed by a Belgian humiliation. “We are happy with the whole group.”

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