U.S. men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino is scheduled to announce his final 26-man World Cup roster in two weeks’ time in front of a live crowd in New York City; however, so many factors are still up in the air, and the one that looms the largest is the injury report.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off next month, with the U.S. opening the play on home soil against Paraguay in Los Angeles on June 12. Although Pochettino has likely seen enough of what every player in contention could bring to the Stars and Stripes on soccer’s grandest stage this summer, many of the accepted conclusions have been cast in doubt by recent injuries.
