Mark Cannizzaro Tim Ream is the USMNT’s elder statesmen and so much more to young World Cup roster By Mark Cannizzaro Published June 29, 2026, 7:14 p.m. ET nited States' Tim Ream practices with teammates during a training session ahead of their FIFA World Cup match against Bosnia. AP Photo/Andre Penner IRVINE, Calif. — Five years ago, Tim Ream slowly came to the heartbreaking realization he was never going to play in a World Cup.
It was 2021, he wasn’t having his best season at Fulham and wasn’t anywhere near U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter’s A-list as he pondered the roster for the 2022 World Cup.
Ream, who played with the Red Bulls in MLS in 2010-11 before moving to the Premier League, then had a career resurgence, playing every minute for Fulham and playing well.
He was picked to that ’22 team and has been a top U.S. defender ever since.
