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Key takeaways
- After 91 players were given international minutes since the last World Cup, the U.S. has whittled its list down to 26 for the upcoming major tournament that will be co-hosted on home soil.
- For head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who has been in charge since late 2024, the message has been that "no one can feel safe" when it comes to roster selection, highlighting just how open and fluid decision-making can be.
- As for the players themselves --- in the current and former World Cup cycles --- it's also a stressful period while waiting to hear if you'll make the final cut.
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After 91 players were given international minutes since the last World Cup, the U.S. has whittled its list down to 26 for the upcoming major tournament that will be co-hosted on home soil. Doing so is no easy task.
For head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who has been in charge since late 2024, the message has been that "no one can feel safe" when it comes to roster selection, highlighting just how open and fluid decision-making can be. (The roster leak over the weekend, if accurate, shows just how fluid this process is.)
As for the players themselves --- in the current and former World Cup cycles --- it's also a stressful period while waiting to hear if you'll make the final cut.