Folarin Balogun shining as USMNT prepares for Colorado visit

For the U.S. Men’s National Team , as long as progression is incremental and forward, things will be OK.

In the first camp since falling just short of a Concacaf Gold Cup victory, head coach Mauricio Pochettino called in another batch of mostly MLS players to give them one last shot at joining the fold for next summer’s World Cup.

The decision was met with criticism, especially after an uninspiring 2-0 loss to South Korea. But then the Americans impressed in a 2-0 win over Japan — 19th in FIFA’s world ranking compared to South Korea’s 23rd — and opened its latest camp with a 1-1 draw against Ecuador in Austin, Texas.

Now, the Americans can make it three unbeaten matches in a row Tuesday night against Australia at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park — the USMNT’s first trip to Colorado since 20