YOUNG AMERICANS
The USMNT was by far the youngest team to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, garnering valuable experience going through the rigors of World Cup qualifying. Through 14 qualifiers, the USA Starting XI came in at an average of 23.82, almost two years younger than the next closest team, Ghana at 25.67. Together, the other 31 participating teams averaged a Starting XI age of 27.5 through qualifying, nearly four full years older than the U.S. Sources say this is one of the youngest, but most talented teams the U.S. has ever fielded. While they may not win the world cup this year, they may garner the experience needed to make a serious run on home soil in the year 2026 when the World Cup comes back to North America.
2022 USA World Cup Roster
FORWARDS
Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas)
Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders)
Christian Pulisic (Chelsea)
Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund)
Josh Sargent (Norwich City)
Timothy Weah (Lille)
Haji Wright (Antalyaspor)
DEFENDERS
Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic)
Sergiño Dest (AC Milan)
Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls)
Shaq Moore (Nashville SC)
Tim Ream (Fulham)
Antonee Robinson (Fulham)
Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach)
DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami)
Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC)
GOALKEEPERS
Ethan Horvath (Luton Town)
Sean Johnson (NYCFC)
Matt Turner (Arsenal) [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
It absolutely needs to be fixed. The world likes alot of things that suck. When you are born with certain things, it will be ingrained into you.
Sorry to tell you this but literally nobody cares about the ways you think dodder needs to be fixed and none of your ideas that are lazy and people have had for decades will be given a single thought. Soccer is as good as it’s ever been. If you don’t like it then watch something else nobody gives a shit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by |Zach|:
Sorry to tell you this but literally nobody cares about the ways you think dodder needs to be fixed and none of your ideas that are lazy and people have had for decades will be given a single thought. Soccer is as good as it’s ever been. If you don’t like it then watch something else nobody gives a shit.
Imagine if football never started allowing the forward pass or if basketball never created a 3-point shot... [Reply]
Originally Posted by |Zach|:
Shout out to all the people who watch soccer once every 4 years and during that time are laboring under the idea that anyone wants them to fix it. A thing that is already the most popular sport in the world and is not broken. 🤣
It clearly doesn't need to be "fixed," but I feel like shrinking the playing field in which you can be offsides would make things a bit more exciting and open it up for more attacking. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Great Expectations:
England looked vastly overrated.
England are ALWAYS overrated. They're kind of the San Diego Chargers of international soccer (minus the injury thing). They are always ranked high and always picked to be awesome and they end up being consistently mediocre. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hark Clunt:
we have a shot against the dutch. hopefully pulisic can play.
We scratched out a goal against Iran and Wales, but the Dutch have top class defenders and we have very little attacking threat. I wouldn’t bet on the US scoring against them. Hopefully I’m wrong and they pull what would be a shocking upset, but I’m not expecting anything. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Razaele:
The game has been played essentially the same way since the 1860s and the entire world is obsessed with it. It does not need “fixing”.
The game has actually changed a lot since then. IFAB publishes updates to the laws every year. There are changes every year. Sometimes just clarifying how the law is actually meant to be interpreted but often actual changes as well. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Imagine if football never started allowing the forward pass or if basketball never created a 3-point shot...
The ecstasy and the agony attached to the worlds game as it is right now is absolutely perfect. But keep spinning your wheels come back and see us in 2026 it will be the same and it will be amazing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jd1020:
It clearly doesn't need to be "fixed," but I feel like shrinking the playing field in which you can be offsides would make things a bit more exciting and open it up for more attacking.
It would wreck the explosiveness of the game and it would turn into a stupid long ball contest. You'd get a forward or two camping out by the goal, which would then pull two defenders to the goal. That would happen on both sides and you'd get this massive emptied out field in between in which the need for speed and explosiveness in attack would be mitigated.
The only people in the world that think this particular aspect of the game needs changed are Americans that aren't regular viewers of the game. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jd1020:
It clearly doesn't need to be "fixed," but I feel like shrinking the playing field in which you can be offsides would make things a bit more exciting and open it up for more attacking.
Originally Posted by tredadda:
What were you hoping to accomplish with this comment?
RerunnedSeniorCitizen wasn’t picked for a game back when he was a kid and the soccer balls were leather and had stitches, he’s been mad ever since [Reply]
