In just over a month’s time, members of the U.S. men’s national team will convene in Los Angeles from all over the world with star midfielder Weston McKennie leading the charge. The Stars and Stripes open 2026 FIFA World Cup play against Paraguay on June 12 at SoFi Stadium and McKennie, although returning to his homeland, will be one of the players traveling the farthest. The 27-year-old out of Little Elm, Texas, is currently in Italy, dominating Serie A with club side Juventus and playing the best soccer of his career, a source of great pride for himself and the nation in the weeks leading up to the sport’s grandest tournament. “Obviously right now, I am in club mind and club mode, having goals we are trying to accomplish here,” McKennie tells Sports Illustrated as part of a Purina campaign. “I am focused here right now, but ultimately, I think whenever the tournament gets closer, it’ll settle in, and it will hit me and be like, ‘Oh, it’s almost that time.’ “I’m feeling good, I’m feeling confident.…