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Nearly every U.S. men's national team player has talked about the emotions they’ll feel walking out onto the field at SoFi Stadium on Friday.

Given Paraguay’s intensely physical style — as well as the very recent history at play — it looks relevant again for Friday’s game.

Given that Freese played all 90 minutes in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Germany, with a lineup that looked like a preview of Pochettino’s starting 11 at the World Cup, it would be a surprise if he weren’t the pick.

Now he is coaching the Chicago Fire in MLS — which put him in the position of being on hand for training at his team’s facility last Friday — and hosting a podcast, titled “Coaches’ Corner,” with fellow former national team coaches Bruce Arena and Bob Bradley.