{"id":169062,"date":"2026-04-23T10:42:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=169062"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:42:44","slug":"fox-sports-fifa-world-cup-roundtable-usa-head-coaches-fox-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=169062","title":{"rendered":"FOX Sports FIFA World Cup Roundtable: USA Head Coaches | FOX Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u-g-3y9frjg?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>As the United States prepares to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, former USA managers J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann, Bob Bradley and Steve Sampson, join host Stu Holden for an unprecedented look behind the curtain of the American soccer machine. The crew dives into the all-time U.S. moments at the World Cup, the high-stakes recruitment of dual nationals, and the heavy burden of making roster cuts that define a nation\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<p>CHAPTERS:<br \/>\n0:00 Intro<br \/>\n2:42 Getting the call to manage the U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team<br \/>\n7:12 How did Steve Sampson scout players for the national team leading up to the 1994 World Cup?<br \/>\n10:19 How important is MLS to developing American players for Bob Bradley?<br \/>\n12:38 How did J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann juggle being USA manager, technical director and trying to improve MLS?<br \/>\n15:26 How did J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann manage the USA players leaving Europe for more money in the MLS?<br \/>\n17:50 Steve Sampson explains how MLS impacted his player selection for the 1998 World Cup<br \/>\n19:10 Bob Bradley sets the record straight on whether a number MLS players are mandated by the federation to be on the roster<br \/>\n20:49 How did J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann evaluate the talent of the USA player pool?<br \/>\n24:14 Bob Bradley describes how the USA can start developing world class talent<br \/>\n26:12 J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann\u2019s take on how the American soccer mentality and culture has to change to be more successful<br \/>\n31:47 Steve Sampson addresses how important the USMNT&#8217;s history of scheduling tough opponents before a World Cup<br \/>\n34:17 Bob Bradley explains the team mentality and composition leading up to the upset of Spain in the Confederations Cup semifinal in 2009<br \/>\n38:29 J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann breaks down how he built out his USMNT rosters<br \/>\n41:02 How did J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann manage dual nationality players and how they fit into the roster?<br \/>\n42:44 Steve Sampson talks about bringing in dual national David Regis on the 1998 World Cup team<br \/>\n43:56 Steve Sampson on how Gio Reyna is a difficult decision for the USMNT roster<br \/>\n44:26 Bob Bradley\u2019s observations on a player\u2019s character and how they fit the roster<br \/>\n45:17 Stu Holden and Bob Bradley discuss how hard roster decisions are<br \/>\n45: 54 &#8211; Bob Bradley\u2019s hardest roster decisions<br \/>\n47:04 J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann\u2019s hardest roster decisions<br \/>\n48:17 How did J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann make the hard roster decisions?<br \/>\n49:00 Steve Sampson\u2019s hardest roster decisions and how his assistants helped out<br \/>\n50:39 Bob Bradley on how an in-form player can sneak onto the USMNT roster<br \/>\n52:46 J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann\u2019s expands on how he selected his team for Brazil<br \/>\n55:13 \u201cThe night before\u201d speech from Bob Bradley and Stu Holden\u2019s reaction<br \/>\n57:13 Steve Sampson\u2019s \u201cThe night before\u201d speech<br \/>\n58:30 J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann\u2019s \u201cThe night before\u201d speech<br \/>\n1:00:15 Franz Beckenbauer\u2019s speech to the German team, J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann ahead of the FIFA World Cup Final<br \/>\n1:01:34 Bob Bradley\u2019s reaction to Landon Donovan\u2019s goal against Algeria at the 2010 FIFA World Cup<br \/>\n1:04:01 J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann\u2019s reaction to Clint Dempsey&#8217;s goal vs Ghana in the 2014 FIFA World Cup<br \/>\n1:05:44 Steve Sampson\u2019s reaction to Eric Wynalda\u2019s free kick goal against Switzerland in the 1994 FIFA World Cup<br \/>\n1:07:10 Steve Sampson\u2019s reaction to the game against Brazil before the 1998 FIFA World Cup<br \/>\n1:07:51 Steve Sampson vs Jurgen Klinsmann at the 1998 FIFA World Cup<br \/>\n1:12:15 Bob Bradley\u2019s expectations for the USA at the 2026 FIFA World Cup<br \/>\n1:14:25 J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann\u2019s psychology behind whether the USA can win a World Cup and what it takes<br \/>\n1:18:55 Steve Sampson\u2019s take on the psychology to win the World and expectations for this cup<br \/>\n1:20:29 Bob Bradley\u2019s key USA contributors for this World Cup<br \/>\n1:23:21 J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann breaks down the USA forwards<br \/>\n1:25:41 Bob Bradley\u2019s most influential coach in his career<br \/>\n1:27:19 J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann\u2019s most influential coach in his career, including Phil Jackson<br \/>\n1:29:53 Steve Sampson\u2019s most influential coach in his career<\/p>\n<p>#FOXSoccer <\/p>\n<p>The FOX Sports App, built for the modern sports fan: https:\/\/t.co\/CRhWt4ryp3<\/p>\n<p>About FOX Soccer:<br \/>\nWith exclusive highlights, original programming, and behind the scenes footage, FOX Soccer\u2019s YouTube channel provides the sports content that fans are hungry for. FOX Soccer presents: MLS, FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup, Copa America, Euros, Gold Cup and many more.<\/p>\n<p>FOX Sports FIFA World Cup Roundtable: USA Head Coaches | FOX Soccer<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Foxsoccer<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u-g-3y9frjg\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the United States prepares to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, former USA managers J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann, Bob Bradley and Steve Sampson, join host Stu Holden for an unprecedented look&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":169063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer-how-to-practices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=169062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/169063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=169062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=169062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=169062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}