Timbuk 3 couldn’t have known about Pepi when they wrote, “The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades,” but it certainly applies to the U.S. Men’s National Team. The USMNT is in qualifying rounds for Qatar 2022, and Pepi has them poised for another run to the World Cup.
Pepi became the youngest player in USMNT history to record goals in consecutive World Cup qualifiers when he found the twine against Jamaica on Thursday night. The 18-year-old also scored in the USMNT’s 4-1 win over Honduras on September 8.
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Qualifying for the upcoming World Cup continues through the end of March 2022 for the CONCACAF nations.