That's a fair assessment. Of course, it leads me to wonder if boys/young men in the United States were driven towards soccer in the same manner as girls/young women are, would the US Men have better success at the International level? In other words, your theory appears to be that there is an athleticism gap between the United States and the rest of the World (particularly Europe), which has allowed the USA to dominate in the biggest stages. Is this a random phenomenon that will likely only exist for a short period of time? Or, is it due to the fact that girls/young women in the US largely have only a few sports to choose from (largely soccer and basketball, and to some extent, hockey), and given the country's size and promotion of women's sport in relation to the rest of the world, the USA has a plethora of talented and athletic women's soccer players in relation to the rest of the world that will allow the country to continue to dominate for the foreseeable future? If the former, then my initial question is probably moot. However, if it is the latter, it would lead me to believe that in order for the United States to be ultimately successful on the international stage, it would require either a significant advancement in the tactic/technical side of the game, or a push to convince the most athletically gifted boys/young men to go the soccer route.
