The national team is only two years removed from missing the World Cup and still hasn’t offered any assurances the worst-case scenario won’t unfold again. AdvertisementThe qualification process for the 2022 World Cup starts Aug. 31. In theory, missing the previous World Cup presented the U.S. with an opportunity to get a head start on the following four-year cycle. Carlos Cordeiro became the president of U.S. Soccer in February 2018 but didn’t hire coach Gregg Berhalter until December of that year. Of course, U.S. Soccer similarly praised the generation of players before this one and the generation of players before that one.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 02, 2020 04:07 UTC