Injuries, players resting, a lack of quality and poor execution see the USMNT with more questions than answers a year out from World Cup

The Yanks don't look great, and a sea of players are missing out on the 2025 Gold Cup thanks to injuries, rest, and even the Club World Cup.

FOX Sports' soccer analyst Alexi Lalas joins Colin Cowherd to explain why Christian Pulisic sitting out the Gold Cup is a bad look and Mauricio Pochettino's failures, along with the USMNT's World Cup expectations.

Colombia, 8 p.m. ➡️ Telemundo Another game, another defeat for Mauricio Pochettino's USA, the Argentine the first to lose three straight in a decade. Though a 2-1 friendly loss to a strong Turkiye side is nowhere near the disaster that was the Nations League campaign,

During Sunday's UEFA Nations League final, former USMNT forward and current Fox Sports pundit Landon Donovan called out a number of the players from the men's national team for not appearing in the upcoming Gold Cup.

Tyler Adams says the U.S. soccer team has tuned out criticism from former players. Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey, who share the American goals record with 57 each, are among those who have been critical of current regulars not in the struggling roster preparing for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Turnovers and individual errors were punished by Turkiye, who went into the half ahead and withstood the USMNT in the second half of play. With the loss, Pochettino has also become the first USMNT coach to lose three consecutive games since Jurgen Klinsmann in 2015.

Harriel's ability to be a man of many positions earned him his senior debut for the national team. Next up? Win the Gold Cup.