Ethan Sears

IRVINE, Calif. — The U.S. men's national team approaches its final game of the group stage with a luxury it has never had before at a World Cup. The game doesn't matter.

The 26 men on the U.S. men’s national team responsible for its World Cup run might be the least qualified to describe its impact.

IRVINE, Calif. — The U.S. men's national team's goalkeeping was one of its bigger question marks headed into the World Cup.

IRVINE, Calif. — A year to the day before it arrived at its World Cup base camp here, the U.S. men's national team got a preview of its final group-stage opponent.

Christian Pulisic was back in training with the U.S. men’s national team Monday after missing the week leading into Friday’s win over Australia.

Pulisic came off at halftime in the USMNT’s opener against Paraguay.

Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella delivered a speech to begin his news conference, saying players had been treated unfairly by parts of the Turkish media.

Switch between CA and NY editions here. INGLEWOOD, Calif. — That rarest of things will play out here Thursday: a World Cup match that carries no meaning other than pride.

The player empowerment era that has arrived in the NHL represents a test of the hypothesis the Islanders have spent the last year restating in various forms.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — To witness Vincenzo Montella speak Wednesday was to get a reminder of how easily it can all go wrong at a World Cup.