USMNT has once-in-a-generation chance at World Cup — it’s time to seize this moment
The collision of the most talented USMNT in history with hosting a World Cup isn't a once-in-a-generation occurrence. It’s something that happens once, period, if that.
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Ethan Sears USMNT has once-in-a-generation chance at World Cup — it’s time to seize this moment By Ethan Sears Published June 11, 2026, 9:55 p.m. ET Christian Pulisic (C, front) of the United States attends a training session ahead of the group stage match against Paraguay at the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Los Angeles, the United States, on June 11, 2026. Xinhua/Shutterstock IRVINE, Calif. — During a recent moment of downtime, Haji Wright and Auston Trusty started scrolling through the photos on their phones. They got as far back as 2014, when they were 16 years old, trying to break through in U.S. youth camps. Neither is likely to start Friday when the U.S. men’s national team opens its World Cup against Paraguay. It doesn’t matter. All 26 men on the roster could tell a similar story.
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