Former USMNT goalkeeper and current NBC Premier League analyst Tim Howard discusses the struggles in the U.S. goalkeeping pipeline and which players are on the rise as we head toward the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Now comes the U.S. national team's version of “Survivor.”

While several star European players sat out the USMNT’s Gold Cup journey, others have taken it in stride and impressed in the team’s run to the final, where they fell 2–1 to