The United States men's national team begins its World Cup qualification process on Thursday in El Salvador.
Thursday's match kicks off a six-month, 14-match process in which the top three teams in Concacaf will automatically qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The fourth-place team goes into an inter-continental playoff.
The goal for Gregg Berhalter's side is to finish inside the top three and avoid the disaster of the last qualification cycle.
The USMNT has a ton of European-based players at its disposal, but two will be missing for the opening match of the "Octagonal" against El Salvador.