USMNT roster takes shape under Mauricio Pochettino as US prepares to host World Cup: reports

The United States — 1 of the World Cup’s 3 big nations — has reportedly finalized its 26-player roster for this summer’s highly anticipated tournament.

Although U.S. Soccer is not expected to formally denote the roster until aft Memorial Day, reports citing sources accidental Brenden Aaronson, Mark McKenzie, Turner and Sebastian Berhalter are among the expected selections. Sebastian is the lad of erstwhile USMNT manager Gregg Berhalter. Aaronson suited up for Team USA during the 2022 tourney successful Qatar.

Sources besides told The Athletic that Gio Reyna is expected to beryllium included connected the roster for Mauricio Pochettino’s archetypal World Cup tally arsenic USMNT manager.

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Gio Reyna of the United States walks down the transportation during the 2nd fractional of an planetary affable against Portugal astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta, Georgia, connected March 31, 2026. (Andrew J. Clark/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images)

Since being sent location from the 2022 World Cup implicit what were described arsenic behavioral issues, Reyna has remained 1 of the much polarizing figures successful the U.S. subordinate excavation contempt his talent. The 23-year-old logged a full of 509 minutes for Borussia Mönchengladbach this season.

As questions astir Reyna’s aboriginal with the nationalist squad continued to swirl, the lad of erstwhile U.S. prima Claudio Reyna precocious highlighted the peculiar accidental to play connected the planetary stage.

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"I’m conscionable hoping and waiting for the call-up, it would beryllium an honor," Reyna said. "The nationalist squad means a batch to me. … I’d emotion to beryllium there, person an interaction connected the team. It would beryllium a imagination to correspond my state astatine the World Cup."

United States manager Mauricio Pochettino looks connected during the planetary affable lucifer betwixt the United States and Portugal astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium successful Atlanta, Georgia, connected March 31, 2026. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Roster cutdowns inevitably bring pugnacious decisions, and reports bespeak Real Salt Lake standout Diego Luna did not marque the last World Cup squad. Luna developed into a cardinal subordinate of the USMNT's rotation successful 2025.

Luna has scored 4 goals successful 18 matches for the nationalist team, adding to the 22 goals helium has recorded implicit the past 3 seasons with Real Salt Lake.

The United States men's nationalist shot squad poses for a radical photograph earlier an planetary affable against Uruguay astatine Raymond James Stadium connected Nov. 18, 2025. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images)

Zavier Gozo, who plays successful the MLS for Real Salt Lake, was besides told helium would not vie connected the nationalist squad this summer.

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The USMNT begins its World Cup run June 12 against Paraguay astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California.

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