""Everyone's going to want us to say winning it is obviously the goal," the American midfielder said Friday after the World Cup draw, "but I think setting the benchmark of the furthest the U.S. team has gone is also realistic.""
""Getting three points right off right off the bat like that would be would be an amazing start for us and just put us in a great position in the group," star Christian Pulisic said."
""Listen, we all want to win a World Cup," defender Tim Ream said. "You don't play a tournament just to be there and so we've had conversations, Chris and I have had conversations about, yeah, we wan to win. I think people can laugh and say whatever they want.""
Tyler Adams set a benchmark for the U.S. men’s national team to reach the World Cup semifinals, the furthest U.S. progress since 1930. The U.S. enters Group D ranked 14th, opening against Paraguay on June 12 in Inglewood, facing Australia on June 18 in Seattle, and concluding on June 25 at SoFi Stadium against a playoff winner among Türkiye, Slovakia, Romania, and Kosovo. Recent friendlies include a 2-1 loss to Türkiye, a 2-1 win over Australia, and a 2-1 win against Paraguay. The U.S. has a 1-7 knockout record at the World Cup and has been outscored 22-7.
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