text: will the usa ever create a great soccer player like a maradona or a pele? and would that make them win a wc?   i believe there is a chance that we will eventually, however i would not say that it would make us win the world cup, cause teams create great players all the time and doens't mean they are gonna win the world cup, look at spain and england, and even argentina hasn't won in awhile.  to win it takes a good mix of luck and talent.  right now the closest thing we have to a possible pele, or maradona is freddy adu, and while i think he is a great player, i don't believe he will be as good as them, but he is developing nicely, he is only 15 or 16 i am not sure.