USMNT 2026 World Cup squad leaked: These are the 26 players chosen by Mauricio Pochettino
The list has been revealed earlier than expected. Here’s who made the cut.
The USMNT squad list for the 2026 World Cup has been revealed by The Guardian, and there are some huge surprises. The news broke around 2pm ET on Saturday afternoon and it took the world by surprise, with Pochettino’s list not expected to be out so soon.
The absence of Diego Luna is the biggest surprise, with Gio Reyna’s inclusion equally as eyebrow-raising.
Here is the list, as leaked by The Guardian:
Goalkeepers
- Chris Brady (Chicago Fire)
- Matt Freese (New York City)
- Matt Turner (New England Revolution)
Defenders
- Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew)
- Sergiño Dest (PSV)
- Alex Freeman (Villarreal)
- Mark McKenzie (Toulouse)
- Tim Ream (Charlotte FC)
- Chris Richards (Crystal Palace)
- Antonee Robinson (Fulham)
- Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati)
- Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
- Auston Trusty (Celtic)
Midfielders
- Tyler Adams (AFC Bournemouth)
- Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps)
- Weston McKennie (Juventus)
- Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders)
Attacking midfielders/wingers
- Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United)
- Christian Pulisic (Milan)
- Gio Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
- Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen)
- Tim Weah (Marseille)
- Alejandro Zendejas (Club América)
Strikers
- Folarin Balogun (AS Monaco)
- Ricardo Pepi (PSV)
- Haji Wright (Coventry City)
The USMNT begin against Paraguay on Friday, June 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, before facing Australia on Friday, June 19 at 3:00 p.m. ET at Lumen Field in Seattle. Mauricio Pochettino’s side then return to Los Angeles for a final group-stage showdown with Turkey on Thursday, June 25 at 10:00 p.m. ET, again at SoFi Stadium.
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