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Grading the USMNT's World Cup: Did Pochettino, Pulisic & Co. live up to expectations?
At this summer's World Cup, the U.S. did its homework, aced the quizzes, and then failed the final exam. How should we grade its World Cup?
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Let's face it: The USMNT's coach doesn't matter -- the players just aren't good enough
U.S. fans expected more out of the USMNT's coach at the World Cup, but there was one problem: the players.
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Down to the Elite Eight
Meet your World Cup quarterfinalists! How they got here, top players, best moments, predictions, odds
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The 8 most important players of the World Cup quarterfinals
World Cup Scoreboard
Sights and sounds
World Cup Daily live: Mexico star Mora's high school graduation, France-Morocco kicks off quarterfinals
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After rejecting France, Ayyoub Bouaddi can end their World Cup with Morocco
Tracking Infantino's voyage
Where has Infantino been? FIFA president clocks nearly 50,000 miles on epic World Cup tour
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The state of the game
Marcotti's Mini World Cup Musings: Messi is supernatural; U.S. gets a reality check
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If not for Messi, Argentina would surely be out of this World Cup
Food for thought
Flavors of the game with Bobby Flay: World Cup favorites
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Transfer Talk
Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal must pay British-record fee to sign Villa's Rogers
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- Pulisic has microfracture, to miss several weeks
- England's Quansah gets 2-game ban for red card
- Sources: Utd, Chelsea agree $67M deal for Santos
- Source: Barça bid for Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi
- Eriksen to rehab in Denmark after collapse
- U.S.'s Campbell joins Elversberg from Dortmund
- Cherundolo to coach U.S. U-23s at '28 Olympics
- Sources: Tchouaméni agrees new Real Madrid deal
- ⚽ World Cup Golden Boot tracker: Messi leads
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Neymar was Ancelotti's gamble at the World Cup, and it failed
Carlo Ancelotti calling up Neymar to Brazil's World Cup squad was always a risk, and it backfired badly when they got eliminated to Norway in the round of 16.
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Bellingham, Yamal, Messi unveil World Cup final match ball
In a move that is in no way tempting fate, Lionel Messi, Jude Bellingham and Lamine Yamal have all posed with the new-look World Cup final match ball.
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Mexico's World Cup reunited team and country, created a blueprint for 2030
Four years ago, there was a schism between Mexico and the national team. That healed at this World Cup, and set in motion a plan for success in 2030.
USMNT at the World Cup
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Red, White & Clueless: The untold story of the 1994 U.S. World Cup team
Legends chasing milestones
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Cristiano Ronaldo goal tracker: Road to 1,000 career goals
With Cristiano Ronaldo on the quest to score 1,000 goals, ESPN provides goal-by-goal analysis of the Portuguese superstar's quest.
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Messi tracker: Goals, assists, key moments in 2026
ESPN provides game-by-game analysis of Lionel Messi's performances for Inter Miami and Argentina.
