Four groups, 16 nations, 32 games, 25 days and two hemispheres worth of dreams, the is ready to roll. But almost every team arrives with issues. Here are some key queries which may be answered between now and the final on July 14: Two games into his tenure is much too soon to pick holes in the , particularly given they were against the and .
However Canada did manage just one shot on target across those European tests and not many more off target. Recall that John Herdman’s side managed just a single goal of its own at the Qatar too. Piercing higher-quality defences is no easy thing and a which includes both Cyle Larin and Jonathan David has yet to truly look balanced in attack.
Marsch must find fluency. With added size in defence, set pieces may offer a route. A home World Cup is less than two years away now but U.
S. coach Gregg Berhalter arrives at this summer’s gathering on wafer-thin ice. Seven years in the job now, his failure to notch a win against a top-25 team outside CONCACAF remains a millstone around his neck.
The perception that he’s not getting nearly enough out of a golden American generation hangs heavily. In early June he finally got to field a U.S.
XI made up entirely of players from Europe’s big five leagues. They proceeded to implode in mortifying fashion, losing 5-1 to Colombia. A few days later, his improved side then held Brazil to a 1-1 draw.
Berhalter needs to find something special to dispel the doubters and ensure he’s in charge in 2026. Wo.