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Dallas is ground zero for U.S. Soccer youth movement that produced fresh-faced USMNT at Qatar 2022

High above the clouds somewhere, Fernando Clavijo must be smiling. Now that the final 26-man United States national team roster for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been confirmed, we can see the fingerprints of FC Dallas from back to front.

Five of the 26 players on head coach Gregg Berhalter's team have a link to the Texan club. Weston McKennie, Kellyn Acosta and Jesus Ferreira all are former Dallas academy players. Right-back Shaq Moore spent part of his youth career at FCD, too.