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 penguinz:
Germany isn't scoring another 6 goals.
Yeah I Just realized that, why are they saying because Germany took the lead, that spain needs to equalize? They just said too the commentator imagine the 2010 world cup champions being knocked out in the group stage. wtf. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TripleThreat:
Yeah I Just realized that, why are they saying because Germany took the lead, that spain needs to equalize? They just said too the commentator imagine the 2010 world cup champions being knocked out in the group stage. wtf.
They may have been mistaken thinking Spain was in peril, or they may have implicitly meant that Spain had to equalize for Germany's win to mean anything for THEM. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
lol aren't spain and germany better ...by alot than japan and costa rica?
No. Defensive systems have made soccer powerhouses vulnerable to teams that defend most of the game and get lucky on a few counterattacks. Japan and Costa Rica have ZERO talent compared to Spain/Germany, and that's not even getting into the depth of their rosters. It's just the way the game has become. I expected this after the last World Cup.
In the 1970s and 80s, the powerhouse teams would just roll opponents over. Defensive strategies weren't as good as today. [Reply]
Chances of Australia beating Argentina - perhaps you can illustrate this to me as an NCAA Basketball tournament upset. Is that like a 15 beating a 2 or something? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hark Clunt:
some 4d chess by spain for losing that. :-)
Yeah TBH - If Spain hadn't scored first and went up 1-0, and then Japan making an insane strike to equalize and then that crazy 2nd goal, I think you could make the case they were throwing. Mueller from Germany seems to think they threw though "We can't accuse anyone of anything, yet" lol [Reply]
