The United States Men’s National Team are entering their final window before the roster for the 2026 World Cup is named, and today we may have received a look at who is in the driver’s seat for one of those spots. Today, U.S. Soccer announced the roster for friendlies this month against Belgium on March 28th and Portugal on March 31st.
The roster gives us a look at some of the guys who might be the front runners to make the World Cup roster when it’s announced in May. Head coach Mauricio Pochettino
will undoubtedly have his work cut out for him when making those roster decisions, and it has long been hinted that the March roster would be a peek at who he feels have the inside track to making the team, barring injury.
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The USMNT roster:
GOALKEEPERS (4): Chris Brady (Chicago Fire), Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati), Matt Freese (New York City FC), Matt Turner (New England Revolution)
DEFENDERS (9): Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), Alex Freeman (Villarreal), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Auston Trusty (Celtic)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid), Weston McKennie (Juventus), Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), Gio Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders), Tanner Tessmann (Olympique Lyon); Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen)
FORWARDS (6): Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United); Patrick Agyemang (Derby County), Folarin Balogun (Monaco), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Tim Weah (Olympique Marseille)
“We have spent the last 18 months developing the player pool so we can be prepared to make the correct decisions for the World Cup roster, and this is another valuable opportunity,” head coach Mauricio Pochettino said in a statement. “We must treat these games like they are a part of the World Cup, and what is most important is that the players bring the right mentality and commitment to the group.”
Antonee Robinson makes his return to the roster, and Gio Reyna is also included despite not playing much for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Pochettino is hoping that he can find his form with the national team in two pivotal friendlies against teams ranked in the top ten in the world.
