Sebastian Berhalter and Gio Reyna are likely still a decade away from retiring from the U.S. men’s national team, but the pair are embracing a newfound role in Mauricio Pochettino’s latest plan, that of veterans.
Ahead of four friendlies against Chile, Peru, Canada and Mexico, the USMNT manager named an extremely youthful roster, bringing in only 13 players from the 2026 World Cup squad and calling up 13 players without a previous cap, eight of whom are teenagers.