With the United States men's national team in preparations for the World Cup, a new generation of players is inching closer toward the opportunity of a lifetime. In Qatar this fall, the roster will be full of young, talented players getting their first major stage to start building their legacies. For all they have done to establish themselves at the club level in recent years, nothing can compare with the stakes of the world's most-watched sporting event.
Performances at the World Cup will forever shape how players are remembered. That, more than anything, is why Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey are the first two names that come to mind when any conversation takes place asking about the GOAT of the USMNT.