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The USMNT has grown together. At Copa América, it will need to grow up.

DALLAS — For 5½ years, Gregg Berhalter has watched his U.S. men’s national soccer team grow before his eyes.

“We’ve seen families grow, children, marriages, engagements, new clubs, different experiences, different levels,” he said. “I mean, you name it, the maturity of this group.”

Berhalter’s appointment as coach in late 2018 came with a wave of prospects central to long-term rebuilding efforts after the failure to qualify for the World Cup that year.