Excellent story on how #Seattle is preparing for the #WorldCup26. Probably my favorite detail: the #USMNT got to pick the cities for its group stage games.
They credit the lively soccer culture and excitement in the city built, in part, by and around #Sounders and #SeattleReign
“The #Sounders have done a great job of establishing themselves as an elite club both with the crowd and on the field,” #USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter told local media on Monday.
“I’m excited for the team to come up and feel the appreciation. I talked about getting goosebumps about the bus to stadium and seeing the fans on the march to the match. That’s real. When you see the smoke and the crowd and noise, it’s a feeling the guys will never forget.”
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Alexi Lalas was close to losing his mind after the first half, and the US has done NOTHING in the second half to fix any of the areas where they were lacking.
I'm expecting his head to literally explode after this match is over.
This is a pretty sad showing on the part of the national team, and at least three of the players on the field right now should be left off the roster for the next international window.
I don't understand #USMNT not hiring BJ Callaghan permanently. The team has been running great under his leadership. Feels like Gregg is just going to come in and disrupt everything good that's going on. #MastodonFC
So the #USMNT and #ElTri are the easy favorites now yeah? The only dark horse I see is #Jamacia bc #CanMNT is not up to it (at least not what I've seen this tournament) #GoldCup