Los Angeles Stadium (INGLEWOOD, Calif.) — Sitting at the dais the day before his first match in charge at a World Cup, United States national team boss Mauricio Pochettino went back to the beginning of his tenure at the helm of the tournament co-hosts. Pochettino said back in September 2024 at his introductory press conference in a Manhattan skyscraper that he believed — and that his players would have to believe, too — that the Stars and Stripes could win the World Cup. Just eight nations have in the almost 100-year history of the planet’s marquee spotting event, including Pochettino’s native...
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