Once upon a time, American soccer fans were happy just to have their team make the World Cup. Unlike in the rest of world, where the makeup of the national team is as hotly debated as presidential elections, there was little discourse about who was on the U.S. roster or whether the coach had the team prepared.
Heck, it was hard to know if the U.S. teams were prepared because it was nearly impossible to find World Cup warmup matches on American television. And there was no such thing as the internet or social media.
But those days are way back in the rear-view mirror.
