The US men’s national team just did something they hadn’t done since 2002: win a knockout-stage match at the FIFA World Cup. Their victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina ends a 24-year drought and marks only the second time in history the USMNT has advanced past the round of 16.

The last time the USMNT won a knockout-stage World Cup match, they beat Mexico in 2002 on South Korean soil. This time around, the squad advanced from the group stage with a 2-0 win over Australia before dispatching Bosnia and Herzegovina.

On June 9, 2026, Kraken was announced as FIFA’s first Official Crypto Exchange Supporter. The partnership aims to boost fan engagement and accelerate digital asset adoption across North America and Europe.

Despite the USMNT’s rising profile and the World Cup’s official crypto partnership, there is no official USMNT fan token. Not on Socios. Not on Chiliz. Nowhere. Major European clubs like PSG and Barcelona have long embraced fan token ecosystems, generating revenue and engagement through blockchain-based loyalty programs.

Unofficial tokens associated with the USMNT are already trading on Solana-based platforms, with one priced at roughly $0.000002381. These are not endorsed products. They carry all the risk you’d expect from unaffiliated meme-adjacent tokens, plus the regulatory ambiguity of trading around a national team’s brand without permission.

Interest in player-linked prediction markets has also climbed during the tournament, particularly around players like Weston McKennie.

The fan token gap is a genuine market opportunity. Investors who track the fan token sector, dominated by Chiliz and its CHZ token, should monitor whether this World Cup cycle accelerates institutional interest in national team token offerings. Unofficial tokens trading on Solana carry zero backing, zero utility, and maximum rug-pull potential.