World Cup, USMNT and Mauricio Pochettino
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With the 2026 World Cup fast approaching, many national team head coaches will soon decide on the players they will pick for their respective World Cup rosters. USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino has been calling up many players for friendly matches ahead of the World Cup.
It's been two months since the US men's national team's last match, their stunning 5-1 rout of Uruguay in November, and there's still almost two months to go before their next one, a clash with European heavyweights Belgium at Atlanta United’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium in March.
With the World Cup just months away, GOAL looks at how the U.S. squad might look in the summer.
For the U.S. national team players vying for a place on the World Cup squad, the weekend of European club matches brought an array of outcomes — many of which were unwelcomed.
American World Cup roster hopeful Alex Freeman finalized his transfer from Orlando City to Villarreal, one of the top clubs in Spain's LaLiga. Villarreal confirmed the addition of Freeman, a 21-year-old right back who is the reigning MLS Young Player of the Year,
A broken arm and potential Premier League move have made the World Cup run-up rather unique for the U.S. forward
Just as he was hitting his stride ahead of the World Cup, scoring goals at a torrid pace and cementing his starting role for Dutch frontrunner PSV Eindhoven, American striker Ricardo Pepi suffered the cruelest of setbacks: a fractured left forearm as he ...
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