How coach Mauricio Pochettino made believers out of the U.S. World Cup team

According to NPR, the United States men's soccer team has advanced to the World Cup knockout stage, a turnaround that validates coach Mauricio Pochettino's arrival. Pochettino was the highest-profile hire the program had ever made, but his rebuild got off to a rocky start. The team wasn't immediately bought in. Now, though, the players are all in — and it's showing on the pitch.

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