Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams headline US World Cup squad
Key takeaways
- The 2026 US squad is evenly split between 13 World Cup debutants and 13 players who featured at Qatar 2022.
- The squad is evenly split between 13 World Cup debutants and 13 players who featured at the 2022 tournament in Qatar, where the US reached the last 16.
- “We are confident this is the best group of 26 players to help us achieve success at the World Cup,” Pochettino said in a statement.
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The 2026 US squad is evenly split between 13 World Cup debutants and 13 players who featured at Qatar 2022.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The US Men's National Team (USMNT) poses during the announcement of the 2026 World Cup squad in New York [Timothy A Clary/AFP]By Reuters Published On 27 May 202627 May 2026Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Weston Mc Kennie will lead the United States at the World Cup, after head coach Mauricio Pochettino named his 26-man squad for a tournament the Americans hope will produce a deep run on home soil.
The squad is evenly split between 13 World Cup debutants and 13 players who featured at the 2022 tournament in Qatar, where the US reached the last 16. That group includes the team’s three goal scorers from Qatar: Pulisic, Tim Weah and Haji Wright.