The impact of this year won't be fully felt until 2026, a year that the USMNT has been building towards ever since FIFA awarded the World Cup to the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2018.
It’s enough time for a program to make giant strides or debilitating steps backwards. In 2017, then-USMNT coach Bruce Arena touted the 2026 World Cup to be the tournament when the team would be ...