After much uncertainty, U.S. men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino signed a new contract on Monday, extending his tenure stateside through the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
The Argentine boss’s responsibilities will look much different this go-around, though. Unlike his first two years, Pochettino will do much more than frantically prepare the Stars and Stripes for a World Cup campaign on home soil. Instead, the 54-year-old will have a full, four-year cycle to curate the USMNT’s player pool and get involved in the youth pathway, ensuring that by the time 2030 rolls around, the team has largely prepared itself.
