Hour 2 - Hope for the US Men's National Team

The Herd with Colin Cowherd opens World Cup week with a passionate, unfiltered celebration of the U.S. men's national soccer team, rejecting the 'fan-ish' detachment many analysts adopt in favor of full, irrational fandom. Cowherd argues that this generation of American players—led by Christian Pulisic and energized by coach Mauricio Pochettino’s tough love—represents a seismic shift in style and maturity, with unprecedented possession, attacking intent, and set-piece dominance over elite opponents like Germany. He highlights the team’s evolution from a counterattacking, defensive-minded side to one that controls games through possession with purpose, citing 10 corner kicks and 54% time of possession as evidence of a new identity. The episode builds toward a bold prediction: for the first time in history, the U.S. will enter a World Cup knockout stage playing a team they’re better than, turning the tournament into a potential golden era moment. Cowherd insists that with a home World Cup on the horizon, the U.S. has a real shot at rarefied air—something long denied by past generations of underachieving expectations.