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 POND_OF_RED:
Putin scored 8 goals in a match when he was 66 years old if that tells you anything about the athletic ability needed for white trash figure skating.
Yeah, I'm sure the goalie just had a rough night...................... [Reply]
This is the cherry on top of the demise. I really hope he gets benched in his final World Cup. I don’t think a lot of Portugal fans want him beating Eusebio’s WC goal record for Portugal. Will be interesting to see what the coach decides tomorrow. [Reply]
Originally Posted by New World Order:
Has he been playing like garbage?
No, but his attitude is awful. Yelling at teammates, disgruntled at the coach for subbing him off, complaining that a goal was rightly awarded to his teammate instead of him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by New World Order:
Has he been playing like garbage?
Yes. He’s lost a ton of speed obviously in his old age and brings no defensive effort. He’s a goal poacher essentially. It’s why he wasn’t getting any looks from any top teams and is really only linked to the Saudi Arabian league right now. He has a goal from a penalty in this World Cup, but has been pretty much worthless outside of that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED:
Yes. He’s lost a ton of speed obviously in his old age and brings no defensive effort. He’s a goal poacher essentially. It’s why he wasn’t getting any looks from any top teams and is really only linked to the Saudi Arabian league right now. He has a goal from a penalty in this World Cup, but has been pretty much worthless outside of that.
On the most recent 'New World Order' he quipped about the Qatar construction worker controversy "the last time football took place on top of this many corpses was the Christmas Truce of WWI'
Originally Posted by Gary Cooper:
No, but his attitude is awful. Yelling at teammates, disgruntled at the coach for subbing him off, complaining that a goal was rightly awarded to his teammate instead of him.
He’s basically the same complete ahole he’s always been, but now that his game has declined it’s more of an issue. [Reply]
