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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Avi Creditor Now that the U.S. has qualified for the 2022 World Cup, who will be representing the nation in its return to the competition? The U.S. men’s national team is a World Cup–caliber team once again, having polished off its qualification for this year’s competition in Qatar. To get there, manager Gregg Berhalter turned to an expanded player pool, and for good reason. This qualification slog was unlike any other in modern USMNT history. Playing over the course of a compressed seven-month span due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. squeezed in 14 matches across five windows, four of w…
