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Pochettino: Bosnia clash like WC 'final' for USMNT...

ESPN · Jul 1, 2026, 4:11 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Key takeaways

  • If we were capable to go through, the next one is going to be another final of the World Cup.
  • Yet Pochettino added that he feels the mentality of his team "is perfect" heading into the match, and has been building since the World Cup roster was announced on May 26.
  • "[Now], we start to see what we wanted and [our] expectation from them and I think it's a massive, massive improvement," he said.

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If we were capable to go through, the next one is going to be another final of the World Cup. I think [that] needs to be our mindset and our mentality."

Yet Pochettino added that he feels the mentality of his team "is perfect" heading into the match, and has been building since the World Cup roster was announced on May 26. The momentum the team has generated is the culmination of what he hoped for when he took the USMNT job in September 2024.

"[Now], we start to see what we wanted and [our] expectation from them and I think it's a massive, massive improvement," he said.

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