USMNT midfield makeup takes center stage as World Cup training camp opens

The Guardian — May 27, 13:00 PM

After a glitzy roster reveal event in New York, the US begin their World Cup journey in the suburbs of Atlanta

On Tuesday, Mauricio Pochettino was joined by his 26 players and hundreds of fans for a grand reveal in Manhattan.

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A half dozen or so of those fans scrawled signs to be held overhead during the broadcast.

A few were fitting entries in a proud litany of “Rah-Rah USA” fare.

One begged: “Please do better than Canada.” Three that were easily legible on Fox’s broadcast bore players’ names.

One backed Matt Freese, the likely starting goalkeeper, who plays his club soccer for nearby New York City FC.