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#USMNT - 2018 World Cup Qualifier

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This game is absolutely HUGE for the USMNT if they plan on making a World Cup appearance. It's a must-win. Especially after that horrific performance vs Costa Rica.

As a guy who has played and followed soccer since my U8 days, I always have the conversation with my buddies about soccer in America as compared to other perennial powers like Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Etc. Obviously, being that soccer is maybe like the 4th or 5th choice in sports for most big time athletes, is a huge negative. Can you imagine Lebron as a Center Back or Odell Beckham as a striker?

There are also major problems with funding, salaries, and the academy system in the US. The pace and skill that the best teams in the world play with is just on a different level as well. How often do you see US players at the backs of players with the ball to prevent them from turning towards goal? It's so frustrating to watch.. I don't know how to solve these problems, I just feel like things don't ever seem to change. It's the same story. And now they bring in Arena AGAIN? Ugh.. I support my team and my country, but I have a really bad feeling that we may not see the US in the 2018 World Cup.

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