Former U.S. men’s national team star Clint Dempsey says that “anything less” than advancing from Group D at the 2026 World Cup would be a failure for the U.S. men’s national team.
The now-retired forward outlined his criteria for the USMNT’s success and failure at next summer’s tournament on the Men in Blazers podcast. Dempsey emphasized the need to make American soccer fans believe in the team again and to mount a better finish on the sport’s grandest stage than any past Stars and Stripes squad.
