Dual Eights presents
Project 2030
A four-year scouting report on the United States men’s national team: every checkpoint, every roster decision and every prospect who could change the ceiling.
Cycle status: foundationThe mandate
The next World Cup starts now.
The 2026 run answered some questions and exposed much larger ones. Project 2030 will document what happens between tournaments, when development systems, coaching choices and thousands of quiet minutes determine what becomes possible.
The model
Big Board
A transparent, weighted ranking of the complete player pool, with current and 2030 projections.
Open the board → 02The living pool
Player Pool
Six evolving groups organize the veterans, contenders, prospects and dual-nationals on the road to 2030.
Explore the pool → 03The timeline
Checkpoints
A visual chronology of the moments that matter: appointments, tournaments, breakthroughs and warning signs.
View the timeline → 04Every week
Scouting
One promising young player at a time, watched closely and placed in the context of the 2030 cycle.
Enter the scouting room → 05The other end of the pyramid
Grassroots Coaching
A field reference for volunteer U8 coaches: twelve weekly practice plans, every game and drill in one searchable library, and what actually matters at seven and eight years old.
Open the reference →Main piece
USMNT Weekly
The first club-form read of the Project 2030 cycle, with spotlight video from five key players.
USMNT Weekly: Reyna, Pepi and Sullivan Keep Scoring
Gio Reyna scored his first Strasbourg goal, Ricardo Pepi struck against Ajax and Cavan Sullivan extended his historic run for Philadelphia.
Read the weekly reportLatest scouting tape
Sullivan against Miami
Five sequences from a 16-year-old who kept changing the game’s geometry.
Five Cavan Sullivan Sequences That Tormented Inter Miami
Five clips from Philadelphia's draw with Inter Miami show Cavan Sullivan recognizing pressure, creating space and making the final pass.
Watch the clipsFeatured analysis
The next cycle
What the latest decision means for the road to 2030.
Pochettino Is Back for Four More Years
Mauricio Pochettino earned another cycle by giving the USMNT an identity and several of its best World Cup performances. The next four years will show whether continuity raises the ceiling.
Read the analysisWhere the project begins
The American Soccer Question
Before the rankings and checkpoints, there is a structural question: what can American soccer realistically build?
Read Part 1 → Read Part 2 →