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Reyna In the Middle? Three In The Back? Projecting USA's World Cup Starters

"Why not us?" That's the question U.S. men's team manager Mauricio Pochettino is asking about the USA's chances of winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup. And with the 26 players selected for this summer's tournament, we can go a step further and see who may be the starters in the June 12 opener against Paraguay. FOX Sports soccer analysts Alexi Lalas and Stu Holden, alongside reporters Doug McIntyre and Laken Litman, give their starting XI projections. Go With A Back-Five Setup In goal, Lalas has Matt Freese over 2022 starter Matt Turner, a choice he acknowledges might not be the most popular, but o...