ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tyler Adams has been the de facto captain for the U.S. men's national team during this World Cup qualifying cycle, but when the U.S. players emerged from the tunnel on Sunday, Christian Pulisic was at the front, the armband wrapped tightly around his sleeve.
It was fitting, too. On the night the U.S. all but clinched its place in this winter's tournament, Pulisic -- one of the few links from the team that failed so spectacularly nearly five years ago -- led from the start.