The U.S. men’s national team will make history at the 2026 FIFA World Cup when Tim Ream steps onto the pitch wearing the captain’s armband, likely for the opening game on June 12 against Paraguay in Los Angeles.
The veteran center back, born in 1987, will become the oldest player to ever play for the USMNT at the World Cup, doing so at 38 years old, overtaking Fernando Clavijo’s record from the 1994 World Cup, which was hosted solely on U.S. soil.
