Despite No Top-100 Players, HC Mauricio Pochettino Says USA Can Win World Cup

Mauricio Pochettino was blunt in his assessment of American soccer talent.

"We are USA and competing against Belgium, Portugal," the U.S. coach said after a pair of March losses in friendlies. "I think, for sure, Belgium and Portugal have a few or some players playing [who are] in that top 100 [I don't think we have that]."

No Americans were listed among the top 100 when The Guardian published its annual list in December. Christian Pulisic was 116th in the voting by a panel of 219 former players...