The United States enter the World Cup with the deepest team in the world and plenty of star power. But there are questions in defense and midfield that leave the Yanks vulnerable. John Halloran explores the questions that linger after the Send-Off Series.

The American U20 team is giving an American fan base still reeling from the World Cup qualification failure a much-needed injection of hope for the future.

That’s tremendous, and the class has great promise.

But history instructs the hard part of development is what happens next.

With their backs to the wall, the US U20s played some of the most riveting soccer we’ve seen from an American men’s team in years Monday against Nigeria.

Our thoughts on what all that potential means for the program- and what the result means for the tournament.

The US battled and played some beautiful soccer in spells, but ultimately came up short against a Ukraine team content to stay compact and wait for chances to ruthlessly counter. Our thoughts on the game.

Paxton Pomykal, Timothy Weah and Sergino Dest lead a thrilling group of young Americans to the U20 World Cup in Poland, beginning later this month.

TYAC breaks down the US roster for you, from the starting eleven to what the future may hold for this promising group.

The guys break down Jill Ellis’s 23 woman World Cup roster, discussing the surprising inclusion of Morgan Brian, how NWSL impacted the roster, the heartbreaking exclusions of McCall Zerboni and Casey Short, the magic of Tobin Heath and much, much, more.