USMNT vs. El Salvador projected starting XI: Three things to know for USA's first game in Concacaf qualifiers

The Americans start their journey to the 2022 World Cup on Thursday night without Christian Pulisic and Zack Steffen

The day has arrived for the United States men's national team, and it's been four years in the making. Following the darkest day in program history, a loss at Trinidad and Tobago in 2017 to shockingly miss out on the 2018 World Cup, a new World Cup qualifying cycle begins in what will be a wild Estadio Cuscatlan as the United States face El Salvador. Kickoff is set for 10:05 p.m. ET, and you can watch the match and the two-hour pregame show, "Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers Today" on CBS Sports Network and Paramount+.  Before kickoff, here are three things to watch and a projected USMNT starting XI: