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Early Non-USMNT 2018 World Cup Rooting Guide

So you’ve probably heard the news by now about how the United States Men’s National Team pulled off the greatest traveshamockery of many of our lifetimes, dropping a 2-1 result at Trinidad & Tobago on Tuesday night and officially canceling any and all plans for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. It still feels a bit unreal, but as the haze begins to settle and we realize that that nightmare was, in fact, not a dream, we’re forced to prep for 2018 without the USMNT.

After all, the World Cup is still the grandest sporting event in the world, and despite the Yanks not being there, it’s going to be fun — albeit not nearly as fun.