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One Man Led USA To A World Cup Quarterfinals. He Thinks Pochettino Can Do It Too.
- Mauricio Pochettino can become only the second U.S. coach to reach World Cup quarterfinals (Bruce Arena did it in 2002); Pochettino already has three World Cup wins.
- The U.S. faces a tough Belgium side Monday — a rematch after a 5-2 friendly loss in March — but the game’s at home in Seattle, which coaches call a big advantage.
- The country is buzzing (record TV audiences: ~24.4M English, ~33M with Spanish) and the “Why not us?” optimism has fans dreaming of the semis.
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