Let Drew Magary talk you into the case for hope with this particular U.S. men’s national soccer team.
Midfielder Weston McKennie celebrates Christian Pulisic's goal in the U.S. men's national soccer team's win over Iran on Tuesday at the World Cup in Qatar.The United States men can win the World Cup. This feels both idiotic to say and yet oddly liberating as well. After all, this tournament is just about the only meaningful place left in the world where the United States can be regarded as a legitimate underdog, and my casual USMNT fandom has long operated under those pretenses.
All fair criticisms. All worthy reasons to be fatalistic about our chances in any World Cup. And history backs up all of that cynicism. The United States has only advanced past the round of 16 in the World Cup twice in its pitiable soccer history. The first time America pulled off the feat was back in 1930. We made the semifinals that year, likely because it was the very first World Cup.
And if you’re still determined to leave your rose-colored glasses in the nightstand, you can point to our group stage play over the past week and change. After all, we only eked out a spot in the knockout stage thanks to a whopping aggregate score of 2-1. We only beat Iran thanks to Christian Pulisic’sto score the decisive goal in that match. We blew certain victory against Wales because of an idiotic penalty committed by Walker Zimmerman in the 82nd minute.
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