In the rest of the world - soccer is the poor/everyday mans sport
Not sure that will ever change because of the other sports available/highlighted in America. So USA will probably never be a soccer powerhouse i.e Germany, Italy, Argentina, Brazil etc. But the large population and (somewhat rigged) qualifying process favoring Concafaf should guarantee the USA being a Top 30 program.
Honestly, except for the Top 6 or so football powerhouses - every other nation fluctuates. For example Chile just enjoyed their golden generation and is now missing the WC. America is kinda stuck in mediocrity because the easy qualifying has allowed fundamental problems to fester. Sometimes it is better to rebuild from the ground up.
[ Edited by Lipstickonface on Oct 18, 2017 at 7:42 PM ]