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The United States Men’s National Team is going to have a monumental task ahead of them in 2026. The team will have to unite to take on the world as co-hosts at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino will have the unenviable task of figuring out how to lower a player […]
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The 2026 World Cup Draw is a week away, and FIFA started the Thanksgiving holiday a couple days ago by announcing the pots from which the 12 World Cup groups will be filled. The United States Men’s National Team, as a co-host, was already pre-drawn into Group D, but they will learn next Friday who […]
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2025 has been a year of flux for the US Women’s National Team. The side has experienced ups and downs as manager Emma Hayes has implemented a process for refining tactics, personnel, and team culture. It will be difficult to evaluate how successful she has been at this stage, but the last friendly window neatly […]
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The United States Women’s National Team made the most of a transitional year free of major tournaments or their respective qualifying competitions, bringing several new players into the fold and building chemistry. However, there are still two items left on the calendar to cap off 2025, with Emma Hayes leading her group into a pair […]
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The United States Men’s National Team now knows who it could potentially face in each match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage. Today, FIFA released its World Cup Draw procedures, which will take place on December 5th. While it’s complicated, the USMNT’s matches get a bit clearer. First, FIFA has divided each of […]
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Midweek USMNT action is here. All kickoff times are in EST. All MLS games are available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, as well as any other networks listed. Let’s get into it! Monday Tuesday Also in action: Wednesday Also in action: Thursday Also in action: Friday Also in action: That’s it! Did I […]
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What a win. The USMNT played Uruguay off the pitch on Tuesday night, scoring early and often to secure their third straight victory, this one over 16th ranked Uruguay out of CONMEBOL. Sebastian Berhalter opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a beautiful curled shot off some set piece action with Sergino Dest who […]
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The 2026 World Cup is just a few months away, and as the tournament draws nearer, millions of fans will start to become excited about the games. For fans of the United States Men’s National Team, it should be a celebration of the team and American soccer as the world sets its eyes on our […]
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Soccer, particularly men’s soccer, in the United States occupies an idiosyncratic space in the nation’s sports landscape. The domestic league is growing but not the main focus of American sports fans and is far from the best in the world; in fact, it is not the most popular soccer league in the country. Meanwhile, the […]
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The United States, Mexico, and Canada national teams have waited a long time as the rest of the world endured qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Now, as we are within reach of the World Cup Draw, which takes place in Washington, DC on December 5th, the three teams can start to see the dawn […]
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Lots of injury impact made for an interesting November callup list but numerous returns mean we have quite a few matches to watch this weekend. With so much in flux it appears that there are a number of spots up in the air and playing time, and what players make of it, will have a […]
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As one of the world’s best and most consistent footballing sides, the United States Women’s National Team has enjoyed a constant conveyor belt of top prospects progressing to the senior level. Many highly rated youth prospects will have to wait for a shot, developing until receiving a call-up. Having a deluge of accolades at every […]
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The United States Women’s National Team will head to Southern California to begin 2026. Today, U.S. Soccer announced that the USWNT will hold its annual January Camp January 17-27 and will face Paraguay in the first of two friendlies on January 24th at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. “January camp is a vitally […]
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Note: Due to the timing of matches this article represents the Man of the Match honors for the USMNT’s first match of this window, played Saturday night against Paraguay. Look for the Man of the Match for Tuesday’s match against Uruguay to hit some time tomorrow. The USMNT started things off on the right foot […]
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The USMNT have been steadily improving lately, and now they’ve risen in the ranking. Yesterday, the November 2025 FIFA world rankings were released, and the USMNT rose two spots to 14th in the world. The USMNT have won three straight matches since the last rankings, which came during the October international window. They gained 8.39 […]
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The United States Men’s National Team has finished up matches for 2025, and they are reportedly lining up a major slate ahead of the 2026 World Cup. According to a report by The Athletic’s Henry Bushnell and Paul Tenorio, U.S. Soccer is finalizing friendlies against Portugal and Belgium in March and Germany in June. There […]
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When the World Cup Draw takes place on December 5th in Washington, DC, 42 teams will definitely hear their names called as they are drawn into groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. There are still six spots that have yet to be filled to complete the full field of 48 teams, and those will […]
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The United States Women’s National Team will take on Italy in two friendlies to close out 2025, and today we learned the players who will head to camp next week. U.S. Soccer announced the 26-player USWNT roster for the November/December international window. The roster is led by the return of defender Naomi Girma to the […]
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It seems hard to think anything can be gleamed from a 5-1 thrashing, regardless of who is on the end of the win or loss. However, for USMNT, last night was far less about the scoreline itself — though that was really fun to watch — but more about the players on the pitch putting […]
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We recap a fun November international window for the United States Men’s National Team live from Tampa on Episode 163! It’s a morning after the match edition of the podcast, where we recap what was a very successful window for the USMNT: a 2-1 victory over Paraguay and a 5-1 thrashing of Uruguay. We go […]
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Last night was the final matchday for Concacaf qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and at least 7 teams entered the night with a fighting chance of securing either an outright berth in the World Cup or a spot in the inter-confederation playoff. At the end of the night, three teams – Panama, Curaçao, […]
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What just happened?!? With nearly a fully rotated side from their solid 2-1 victory on Saturday the USMNT actually one upped themselves, that’s what. The USMNT picked up a fourth straight win and in decisive fashion, defeating Uruguay 5-1 on Tuesday night behind goals from Sebastian Berhalter, Diego Luna, Tanner Tessmann, and an Alex Freeman […]
21 days ago | 1 read
It was another scouting match for USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino as he continues to give chances to everyone he can, in search of who will not only be the best XI but who will even make the roster for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. It also doesn’t help this match comes with just two […]
21 days ago | 1 read
The United States Men’s National Team take the field for the final time in 2025 as they take on Uruguay in Tampa. It’s the first time the two teams have faced each other since the final match of the 2024 Copa América group stage, a match won by Uruguay in Kansas City that led to […]
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