The United States is the desert of football, as the world's number one power, rugby, ice hockey and basketball are more popular here, but football has little influence. In recent years, the U.S. Soccer Association has worked hard to increase people's enthusiasm for football and promote players to play in high-level leagues in Europe, with remarkable results. Under the premise that it has been determined to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, the lineup of the U.S. men's soccer team cannot be underestimated.
There are currently seven American players playing in Europe's five major leagues, most notably Chelsea midfielder Pulisic, who was one of the members who helped the Blues win the Champions League last season and has become one of the main rotations under Tuchel. Another American playing in the Premier League is Manchester City's number two goalkeeper Zach Steffen, who moved from the Bundesliga to the Premier League two years ago and, although he did not play much time, Steffen was the second choice after Ederson.
This season, La Liga giants Barcelona, which is committed to cultivating new talents, also has an American presence, and the 22-year-old Deister played in the World Cup qualifiers with the Us national team this year, and this season, he has grown into Barca's main defense. Like his predecessors, McKennie, born in 1998, has played for the European giants, starting with Schalke 04 and moving to Juventus in the summer of 2020, where he has been playing ever since. Currently, McKenny is the midfield commander of the U.S. men's soccer team.
In addition to the above players who play for the giants, the U.S. men's soccer team also has several outstanding players who play for the five major leagues, namely Ricardo Pepi for Augsburg, Yunus Moussa in Valencia, Maroni and Giovanni Reina for Borussia Dortmund, and Timothy Wea for Lille in Ligue 1. As a result, there are as many as 9 American players from the five major leagues, distributed in various positions, and the overall strength is extremely strong.
In addition to those just mentioned, there are several American players who play in the European sub-league, such as Brundon Aronsen of Red Bull Salzburg, Anthony Robinson of championship Fulham, and Daniel Matthews of Portugal Sports. These people are all in their early 20s and have a bright future ahead.
It is foreseeable that the U.S. men's soccer team will play in the Qatar World Cup with an extremely luxurious lineup, they will no longer be as difficult to qualify from the group as they did in the previous times, any European and South American teams that meet the U.S. men's soccer team can not be taken lightly, and the European storm of U.S. soccer will inevitably blossom in Qatar.