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Ben Steiner

Predicting the USMNT’s 2026 World Cup Roster After March Friendlies

With the 2026 World Cup just months away, U.S. men's national team manager Mauricio Pochettino has some difficult roster decisions to make in the coming weeks.

While his group of players found success at the end of 2025, with four wins in a run of five undefeated games, they were brought back to reality in the March international window. First, it was a humbling 5–2 defeat to Belgium, followed by a 2–0 loss to Portugal in front of over 110,000 combined fans over the two games in Atlanta.

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