America’s early departure from the 2026 World Cup raised a question that arises every four years: What would it take to produce a global soccer superpower in the United States?

Former longtime U.S. Soccer Federation president Alan Rothenberg tells FOS soccer may already be the number No. 2 in America behind football.

America’s early departure from the 2026 World Cup raised a question that arises every four years: What would it take to produce a global soccer superpower in the United States?