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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — If the U.S. men’s national team is going to make a significant run at the 2026 World Cup, it’s going to need top attacker Christian Pulisic on the field and in good form. This much is clear. With his club career on the rise in Italy, he is poised to shine when the quadrennial spectacle comes …

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — U.S. men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino called the change in climate between matches in Austin and Denver this window a “massive risk” to his players, after star Christian Pulisic left Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Australia in the first half with a hamstring complaint. “It’s not a criticism, but when you have days in training in …

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — If the U.S. men’s national team is going to make a significant run at the 2026 World Cup, it’s going to need top attacker Christian Pulisic on the field and in good form. This much is clear. With his club career on the rise in Italy, he is poised to shine when the quadrennial spectacle comes …

Oct 14, 2025, 09:45 PM ET Christian Pulisic was subbed out of the United States‘ friendly against Australia before the 30-minute mark at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Tuesday. The U.S. star was fouled from behind by Jason Geria in the 28th minute before needing treatment on the field and then being taken out of the game. Geria was shown a …

AUSTIN, Texas — For the first 23 minutes of Friday’s 1-1 draw with Ecuador, the U.S. pushed forward and created one chance after another. In the sixth minute, Folarin Balogun took off on a fantastic individual run after winning the ball back near midfield and earned a corner. Two minutes later, Balogun and Malik Tillman played a combination that sprung Balogun in …

AUSTIN, Texas — Mauricio Pochettino’s tenure preparing the U.S. men’s national soccer team for the 2026 World Cup has hardly been a smooth process. Both opportunities to hoist a trophy failed and some of the performances have been downright concerning. On Friday, though, despite star forward Christian Pulisic sitting out until late in the game with an ailing ankle, the …

LINEUP NOTESUSMNT vs. Ecuador, presented by AT&TInternational FriendlyOct. 10, 2025Q2 Stadium; Austin, TexasPre-Game Coverage: 8 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, Universo, HBO Max, PeacockKickoff: 8:30 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, Universo, HBO Max, PeacockRadio: Westwood One, Fútbol de PrimeraSocial Media: @USMNT on X and Instagram; U.S. Soccer on Facebook, The U.S. Soccer App Tonight’s USMNT Starting XI vs. Ecuador: 24-Matt …

AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino said Christian Pulisic did not train on Thursday and is a question mark for Friday’s game against Ecuador. “I need to communicate that we have some issues in some players, like Christian [Pulisic], who didn’t train today,” Pochettino said, not offering any other further specifics but also indicating that Alejandro …

The thing to know about Mauricio Pochettino is that, in his view, there is knowledge in not knowing. In a meditation on his unifying theory on the nature of knowledge that called to mind Donald Rumsfeld’s famous “unknown unknowns” diatribe, the Argentinian explained on Thursday why he never tells potential United States men’s national team players why they weren’t called …

ATLANTA (Oct. 2, 2025) – With the road to the World Cup continuing in October, U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Mauricio Pochettino has selected 26 players to prepare for the upcoming matches against World Cup-bound opponents Ecuador and Australia. Players will begin reporting Oct. 4 into Austin.  The USA will first host Ecuador, presented by AT&T, on Oct. 10 at …