The impossible American soccer dream is now inevitable.

It is no longer a question of if men from these United States will hoist the World Cup, but when … and how soon?

Go ahead and record this bold guarantee in indelible ink: When the USMNT finally wins the most coveted trophy in sports, we will thumb back through the history book to this glorious summer night in 2026, when America grew up to be a serious and proper futbol country.

With 10 men on the pitch and its best player on a red card, the USMNT beat Bosnia-Herzegovina and the blind, stupid menace known as VAR by a score of 2-0 Wednesday in the same NFL stadium where the Broncos were once crowned Super Bowl champions.

“We had to dig deep for that one,” USMNT star Christian Pulisic told reporters in Santa Clara, Calif. “It didn’t go exactly to plan … but that just shows what a good team we are.”

This no-quit, no-surrender victory changes everything about soccer in America.

Yes, I know you’ve heard that high-falutin’ promise from U.S. kickball aficionados in the past and shrugged it off as so much yada, yada, yada.

But this time it’s for real.

Why?

For the first time, the USMNT showed not only the will, but the skill to stand tall in the face of adversity, instead of crumbling under the weight of woulda, coulda, shoulda excuses.

The moment of truth arrived in the 64th minute of the match, with the Americans clinging to a 1-0 lead, courtesy a score by striker Folarin Balogun, who nutmegged keeper Nikola Vasilj with a shot late in the first half.

But for any conspiracy theorists who might wonder if FIFA has rigged this tournament to make the USA, as well as co-hosts Mexico and Canada, look good, I give you the instant-replay lunacy that resulted in Balogun being banished for the tense final half hour of the match, as well as the next round, by a ridiculously pedantic red card.

Balogun and defender Tarik Muharemovic got tangled up while contesting the ball and both went down in a heap. It was obviously an accident. But as he stumbled off-balance to the ground Balogun stepped hard on the ankle of his foe. It by no means malicious, cynical or premeditated.

After a long, slow-motion, frame-by-frame review, the same VAR system that has picked nits to the detriment of goal scoring in this tournament, falsely judged Balogun of dangerous play and completely tilted the field in favor of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

In World Cups past, this revolting turn of events certainly would’ve sent the American men home to cry in their beer.

Not this time. The USMNT kept the pedal to the metal.

“We’re more than just one player,” U.S. defender Chris Richards said.

“One thing about this team is that we’re really a big family. And we’ve shown it this whole tournament.”

After the U.S. attack drew a foul from the scrambling Balkan defense just outside the 18-yard box, Malik Tillman scored on a free kick in the 82nd minute so sweet it could make Lionel Messi smile to clinch a showdown in Seattle against Belgium on Monday.

“I’ve been dreaming about maybe taking a free kick and scoring a free kick,” Tillman said.

Sweet dreams are made of this.

And at every Fourth of July barbecue, we’ll all be singing along with John Denver.   

Sing-alongs have been a thing in soccer since Victoria was the queen of England. The signature anthem for Liverpool FC is “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” while the French celebrate by belting out “I Will Survive” with all their Les Bleus loving hearts.

Well, out of nowhere, the late, great singer-songwriter long associated with Colorado has been anointed the musical director of the lads on the red, white and blue bandwagon.

“Take Me Home, Country Roads” has become the victory march of the USMNT at this World Cup. Yes, it’s cheesy. And irresistible.

On the night that the USA became a proper fubol nation, the song blared over the loudspeakers at the stadium where everyone was California dreaming about how far coach Mauricio Pochettino and this American side can go.

As a proper soccer country, the USA is younger than the mountains.

But it’s growin’ like a breeze.