The last time the US Men’s National Team reached the World Cup semifinals was 1930. The tournament’s inaugural edition.
Clint Dempsey thinks this squad has a shot at matching it.
The former USMNT captain and all-time leading goalscorer has gone on record drawing parallels between the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup squad and that 1930 side, pointing to the motivational electricity of playing on home soil as a factor that could push this generation further than any American team in nearly a century.
What Dempsey actually said, and why it matters
Dempsey scored 57 goals for the national team over his career, a record he shares with Landon Donovan.
