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)
MIDFIELDERS
Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United)
Kellyn Acosta (LAFC)
Tyler Adams (Leeds United)
Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo)
Weston McKennie (Juventus)
Yunus Musah (Valencia)
Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders)
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)
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Originally Posted by TripleThreat:
We don’t have enough greedy players tbh. Every time we in the box, we don’t shoot, we try some through pass, every damn time.
Glad I’m not the only one who thought that. I didn’t trust my soccer knowledge enough to know if that was a valid criticism.
I’m about as casual a soccer “fan” as you can get. When Sporting is on TV I’ll check in, and I watch the World Cup every 4 years. I listen to Nate Bukaty talk soccer on 810 in the mornings.
I DO watch a ton of hockey, and if those US attacks had been hockey possessions, I would’ve been shouting “SHOOT THE PUCK!”
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Originally Posted by siberian khatru:
Glad I’m not the only one who thought that. I didn’t trust my soccer knowledge enough to know if that was a valid criticism.
I’m about as casual a soccer “fan” as you can get. When Sporting is on TV I’ll check in, and I watch the World Cup every 4 years. I listen to Nate Bukaty talk soccer on 810 in the mornings.
I DO watch a ton of hockey, and if those US attacks had been hockey possessions, I would’ve been shouting “SHOOT THE PUCK!”
Yeah I mean it’s not a bad thing that we do that but for it to be the only thing we do is an issue. Sometimes you just need to take the man on, or take a shot like Weah just did.
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