What we learned, big and small picture, from the USMNT's awful exit from the 2026 World Cup

The United States men's national team slipped up for the first time this World Cup and looked like they'd never conceived failure as a possibility, playing a baffled 90 minutes where their stars didn't shine and their wizard lost his magic touch.In short, Mauricio Pochettino's Yanks picked a bad time to play their worst game in a long time.MORE — USMNT 1-4 Belgium recap | Player ratingsIndividual errors and legacy-challenging performances abounded through a 4-1 loss to Belgium in the Round