Christian Pulisic

The biggest name in American men''s soccer and the player the host nation will lean on. Pulisic, 27, is a direct, fearless attacker who scores and creates from the left, sharpened by years at the top in England and now Italy with AC Milan. On home soil he carries the weight of a country''s expectations and the chance to win over millions of new fans. He is, in U.S. terms, the homegrown franchise star whose breakout moment a whole sport is waiting for — the face on the poster for America''s World Cup.