Following a second consecutive dud Tuesday — a lifeless 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia in Murcia, Spain — the group scattered to rejoin clubs throughout Europe, MLS and, in one case, Brazil. Seasons resume this weekend and employers want their players back.
The U.S. team will not reconstitute again until about a week before the World Cup opener against Wales on Nov. 21 in Qatar, leaving Berhalter and his staff on its own to solve myriad problems that surfaced in the friendlies against Japan (a 2-0 defeat in Düsseldorf, Germany) and Saudi Arabia over a distressing five-day stretch.