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Pochettino's USA World Cup Plan Is Coming Together 'At The Perfect Time'

U.S. World Cup Team Training Base (IRVINE, Calif.) — Before he even coached his first game at the helm of the United States men's national team, time was not on Mauricio Pochettino’s side. While most international managers get a full four-year World Cup cycle to prepare their squads, the highly regarded former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur boss had a mere 21 months to prepare the USA for not just any global showpiece, but for the first World Cup on American soil in more than three decades. Pochettino’s journey would be a sprint. Problem was, the now-54-year-old Argentine i...