When U.S. men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino steps onto the touchline this week, the stakes will feel very different—the World Cup is just around the corner.
After naming his official 26-man squad for the tournament this week, Pochettino will have to answer several questions in the two pre-tournament friendlies, starting with Sunday’s clash against AFCON finalists Senegal in Charlotte, before a send-off game against Germany in front of a sold-out crowd in Chicago.