Tim Howard and Landon Donovan say the U.S. men's soccer team can have a magical summer at the 2026 World Cup but stop short of predicting a title win.
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Jahn emphasizes the U.S. team's home-field advantage and elite European talent, predicting a successful run. He highlights the unique fan excitement and anticipated support from the American Outlaws, creating a powerful atmosphere for the games. The popularity of the sport in the U.S. changed dramatically following the 1994 World Cup, due largely to the Stars and Stripes making it to the knockout round for the first time since 1934.
It could be déjà vu this year , as this year’s team is probably the best in recent memory. Now, team legends Landon Donovan and Tim Howard aren't going as far as to say they will win it all, but they are certainly not ruling out a"magical summer.
"U.S. midfielder Landon Donovan celebrates with striker Jozy Altidore and goalkeeper Tim Howard after their 1-0 win in the Group C first round match at the 2010 World Cup on June 23 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Tshwane, South Africa. "I'm not sure they're capable of winning it. That's probably reserved for about five teams in the world.
But I do think they can have a magical summer where they go on a run, and they have magical moments, late goals, somebody becomes the darling of the team, and they capture the attention of the media and the supporters," Howard recently told Fox News Digital.
"Of course, having a deep run is going to help the momentum, particularly because it's at home and more people are going to be watching just simply because it's in America. " was what a Round of 32 game could look like, maybe even a Round of 16 game.
There were a bunch of changes, it was hot, both teams haven't been together a long time yet, so I'm not putting too much into the result," a cautiously optimistic Donovan said.
"I'm just saying that's the type of opponent and the type of game you could get. We can absolutely win that game. And I would say we're favored in games like that. Or at home, if our team's playing well… U.S. soccer icon Landon Donovan helps promote excitement for a major international soccer tournament during an event at Raising Cane’s flagship Inglewood location on June 9, 2026.
LANDON DONOVAN RECALLS LIFE-CHANGING WORLD CUP MOMENT AMID PLAYERS' 'RESPONSIBILITY' OF GROWING GAME IN USA "Then you get to a Round of 16, and that's where you get a Belgium, or a Portugal, or someone like that. And the challenge is, as we saw a month and a half ago when they played Belgium and Portugal, and they struggled mightily. If the spirit and the effort is what it was against Senegal, we can absolutely beat those teams too.
We won't be favored, but we can absolutely beat those teams, no question.
" Howard said if the U.S. wants to get into the quarterfinals, it will have to beat a"bully" in the Round of 16. But both former stars believe it is possible.
"I think this is a really talented team. Can they come together, all play their best soccer at the same time? We'll see. But I do think they have the potential to do that," Howard said.
Tim Howard, goalkeeper for the United States, plays during a game against Azerbaijan at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California, on May 27, 2014.
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