KANSAS CITY, Missouri â The line of questioning was inevitable. Following the first group stage exit of a Copa América host, ashen-faced U.S. men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter stepped to the podium in the aftermath on Monday’s tournament-ending 1-0 loss to Uruguay and was asked bluntly if he believes he’s the right person to lead the Americans into the World Cup on home soil two years from now.
“Yes,” Berhalter said.
That decision isn’t up to him. Less than a year after the 50-year-old who qualified the USMNT for the 2022 World Cup and reached the second round with the youngest starting lineup of any participant in Qatar retook the reigns of the national team, Berhalter’s future at the helm of the squad is now very much in doubt.
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