In a year that was interrupted around the world by the coronavirus pandemic, the United States men's national team played just four matches in 2020. With so few opportunities for manager Gregg Berhalter to get his team together, it amounts to a lost year in the program's evolution as U.S. Soccer prepares to right the wrongs of failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia by confirming a place at Qatar 2022.
So as we usher in the new year, ESPN's Jeff Carlisle, Austin Lindberg and Gus Elvin make a to-do list for Berhalter & Co.