Less than year from World Cup, U.S. soccer player pool becomes a game of 'Survivor'

 Now comes the U.S. national team's version of “Survivor.”

Having expanded his player pool during a CONCACAF Gold Cup that ended with a 2-1 loss to Mexico in Sunday's final, coach Mauricio Pochettino has eight friendlies left from September through March to evaluate players to pick for the World Cup.

“All the American players have the possibility,” Pochettino said. “We need analyze every single player, see the circumstances, the situations, performance, fitness level.”