The 2014 World Cup was a period of transition for the U.S. men’s national team.
With Jürgen Klinsmann at the helm, many of the nation’s biggest stars of previous years—Landon Donovan, Cobi Jones, Claudio Reyna—had retired, while remaining veterans like Clint Dempsey, Tim Howard and DaMarcus Beasley were approaching the twilight of their careers.
