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- Paraguay (2:54)With 100 days to go until the 2026 World Cup kicks off, Herculez Gomez picks his USMNT XI to start their opening clash with Paraguay.
- For decades, the U.S. men's national team was downright spoiled when it came to the goalkeeper position, as the program produced a veritable conveyor belt of world-class keepers.
- You had Kasey Keller and Brad Friedel duking it out in the late '90s and mid-2000s.
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Paraguay (2:54)With 100 days to go until the 2026 World Cup kicks off, Herculez Gomez picks his USMNT XI to start their opening clash with Paraguay. (2:54)
For decades, the U.S. men's national team was downright spoiled when it came to the goalkeeper position, as the program produced a veritable conveyor belt of world-class keepers.
There was Tony Meola in the early to mid-1990s. You had Kasey Keller and Brad Friedel duking it out in the late '90s and mid-2000s. That was followed by Tim Howard in the 2010s. The latter three enjoyed long careers at a variety of clubs in top European leagues.
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