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The U.S. men's national team came back from 3-1 down to ‘Layeth the Smacketh Downeth’ on the Netherlands 4-3 in Amsterdam. The Stars and Stripes, playing with a B-C team, did what both Mexico and Costa Rica failed to do at the World Cup by defeating the flaming Dutch team.

The U.S, which had given Holland a two goal head start, decided to turn up the heat in the last ten minutes of the match. Daniel Williams leveled the match in the 89th and a minute later, after a world class move by Michael Bradley, Bobby Wood scored the match winner.

BOOM, that just happened. The Dutch can count themselves lucky that USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann decided not to call up the dynamic duo of Freddy Adu and Julian Green. 

With each passing day the possibilities of the United Sates hosting the FIFA 2026 World Cup seem very likely. The tourney’s rotation would have come full circle with a CONCACAF nation set to once again host the Cup.

And there will be no better candidate than the United Sates who is rearing to go. There is no point in discussing the possibilities of the regional rivals making a serious bid. Canada is too cold. A combined Central America would need 100 years just to get the infrastructure in place. While FIFA would not want to deal with Mexico’s cartel problems.

That said. We can now start working on which mascot the US will use to represent the tourney. Since this will be Americas second Word Cup we here at Planet Sawker feel that two progressively bad ass Ponies would be the ideal mascot.

Not just any pony but My Little Pony ponies. Given that Bronies and Pegasisters have a vibrant and unique subculture similar to that of US soccer fans it makes perfect sense. Plus, the Pony’s motto ‘friendship is magic’ sits well with the multicultural American fan base.