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DaMarcus Beasley is in an exclusive club in U.S. men\u2019s national soccer team history.<\/p>\n

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Beasley, who played in MLS with the Chicago Fire and Houston Dynamo along with four stops in Europe (PSV, Rangers, Manchester City and Hannover 96), and a trip to Mexico (Puebla), sits alone as the only male to appear in four FIFA World Cups for the USMNT.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou always dream about playing in a World Cup,\u201d Beasley said. \u201cThose are the same dreams I had and my brother when we were kids, when we were playing in the backyard back here in Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes a lot of hard work, a lot of confidence and consistency. \u2026 Everyone\u2019s career, unless you\u2019re in that Messi\u00a0 or Ronaldo conversation, which there\u2019s not many, everyone\u2019s career has their ups and downs. You\u2019re going to have media, coaches and everybody doubting you, so you\u2019re going to have a lot of negative energy and conversations about your career.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, in my opinion, how I was able to get out of those moments was one, having a good support system, and two, you have to be confident in yourself. It can\u2019t come from your coach. It\u2019s not always going to come from your coach, not always going to come from your mentors. It has to come with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beasley\u2019s World Cup journey started in 2002 in South Korea at 20 years old. The eventual quarterfinal finish remains the best performance by the U.S. in a World Cup. The phone call from then coach Bruce Arena was met with surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t even speak,\u201d Beasley said. \u201cI was almost in tears when I called my mom and dad. I remember I was in Chicago, laying on the couch. It was after training and I think I was about to take a nap. Bruce called and said you\u2019re going to the World Cup. I was like for real?<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I was playing, I knew I had a chance, because I was getting called into camps, then I was playing well, but then you heard \u2018What if he\u2019s too young?\u2019 But for myself, I felt that I had a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beasley\u2019s phone continued to be called in 2006, again by Arena, then in 2010 under Bob Bradley and 2014 under Jurgen Klinsmann.<\/p>\n

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He finished with 11 appearances in the four tournaments.<\/p>\n

The 2010 call was a special one for Beasley.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn 2010, I was on the outskirts, looking in,\u201d he said of the potential World Cup roster. \u201cThat\u2019s when Bob Bradley was the head coach and I didn\u2019t have a great season at Rangers. I got injured a lot and they straight up told me, you\u2019re on the outside looking in coming into this World Cup camp. There\u2019s 30 players, right now you\u2019re not on the 23-man roster. So making that squad, I would say I felt more relief.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beasley only made one appearance in the 2010 tournament, but returned in 2014 and played in all four games. He eventually retired from the national team later that year.<\/p>\n

Beasley wrapped up his professional career in 2019 with the Houston Dynamo in MLS. He was inducted into the Soccer Hall of Fame in 2022. Recently he has moved into the media side, working as a pre- and post-game commentator on USMNT games. Like all former players, he\u2019s looking forward to how the 2026 U.S. roster navigates its way through the World Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have pressure every time they play for their clubs,\u201d Beasley said. \u201cYou look at some of the clubs that they play for. You look at Alex Zendejas, he at Club America in Mexico City, one of the biggest clubs in the world. Every time he steps on the field, there\u2019s pressure. Same with the guys in Europe, from AC Milan, Juventus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never played on home soil in the World Cup, so I can\u2019t relate to that and how that feels, but just from a World Cup standpoint, I think I see a sense of calmness in the group because they understand this is a huge opportunity, collectively and obviously individually, to maybe going and better your (club) situation. I think they understand that part.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beasley also pointed to the ability to seize the moment, like the 2002 team beating Portugal (in the group stage) and advancing to the quarterfinals and the 2010 team advancing on Landon Donovan\u2019s late goal against Algeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what this game is about, moments,\u201d Beasley said. \u201cWe might not have strongest group, but at the same time, it\u2019s about moments. No one gave us a shot in \u201802 to beat Portugal. They were in their golden years \u2014 (Luis) Figo, (Sergio) Conceicao, Rui Costa \u2014\u00a0 they were the favorites to win the World Cup. No one gave us a shot, a shot in hell to win that match, and we won 3-2. It\u2019s still a game and it\u2019s about moments and it\u2019s about can you take advantage of those moments.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to be on the field, in some of the biggest moments in football history in this country, is something I\u2019ll never forget. It gives me goosebumps still just talking about it. I hope this team embraces this World Cup. I hope they enjoy the moments as a group and make their own because that\u2019s what the World Cup is about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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