USMNT star Tyler Adams sets his sights on World Cup final at MetLife: Biggest dream of them all

The next time that American soccer star Tyler Adams steps onto the field at MetLife Stadium after this summer, he hopes it’s in the World Cup final in 2026.“I freaking hope so.That’s the biggest dream of them all, is to play in a World Cup final and raise that trophy,” the A.F.C.

Bournemouth and U.S.Men’s National Team forward tells The Post.

“I’ve played in MetLife plenty of times before.To do it with Bournemouth is going to be special, and then obviously, to do it in a World Cup final, even more special.

So yeah, hopefully, we can play twice in the next year and a half, and then win both games.”As Adams alluded to, first, the midfielder is going to take the pitch at the East Rutherford stadium with his Premier League club this summer as part of the Premier League Summer Series that will be going on from July 26-Aug.3 at MetLife, Soldier Field in Chicago and Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.Adams and Bournemouth will face Everton on July 26 at MetLife at 4 p.m., with a match between Manchester United and West Ham United following at 7 p.m.For the Wappinger Falls, N.Y.

native and Red Bull academy product, the July 26 match against Everton will be a homecoming of sorts.Adams has gone from being a bright-eyed teenager in the MLS club’s academy to a star in New York and now in one of the sport’s best-known leagues, the Premier League.The 26-year-old was named Bournemouth’s Player of the Month in February and has three assists in 13 starts this season for his Premier League club, after his season debut was delayed until October due to summer back surgery.Bournemouth has been Adams’ third club since he made the jump overseas in 2019, with stops at RB Leipzig and Leeds United before signing with Bournemouth in the summer of 2023.Adams credits his time with the Red Bulls — where he played as part of the first team from 2015-18 — for helping him develop into the star he is.“You see a higher level of soccer and that really raises the bar and...