Missing the 2018 World Cup has cast a dark cloud over the USMNT January camp and its upcoming friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina
As far as U.S. men's national team fans go, it takes some next-level optimism to not feel a bit melancholy and disinterested in the the team's start to 2018.
If you couldn't care less about the USA's 2018 opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday night, you aren't alone. Missing out on the 2018 World Cup has turned the annual January camp into even more of an afterthought than it has been in the past, and the recent controversy surrounding Jonathan Gonzalez's decision to play for Mexico has only added salt to the program's wound.