CINCINNATI — For three years, through a pandemic, mandatory tournaments and World Cup qualifying, the U.S. men’s national team got its fill of Honduras, Costa Rica and the rest of the region known as Concacaf.
There were two Gold Cups, an inaugural Nations League and 14 World Cup qualifiers stretching from Canada to Panama. The Americans raised two trophies and booked tickets to Qatar late this year.
Soccer’s borders, though, reach far beyond North America, Central America and the Caribbean, and to truly gauge the gains of a young, bold and exciting roster — and to properly prepare for the World Cup — Coach Gregg Berhalter and Co.