User:ChuckMe92

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23-player USA roster projection for the 2026 World Cup

The following 23 players are currently projected to be on the final USMNT roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup co-hosted by the United States. Mauricio Pochettino may deploy a 3–5–2 formation against high-ranked opponents. Current ages, clubs, and statistics listed.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Matt Turner	(1994-06-24) June 24, 1994	51	0	Lyon
12	1GK	Matt Freese	(1998-09-02) September 2, 1998	1	0	New York City FC
22	1GK	Chris Brady	(2004-03-03) March 3, 2004	0	0	Chicago Fire
2	2DF	Sergiño Dest	(2000-11-03) November 3, 2000	33	2	PSV
3	2DF	Antonee Robinson	(1997-08-08) August 8, 1997	50	4	Fulham
4	2DF	Mark McKenzie	(1999-02-25) February 25, 1999	20	0	Toulouse
5	2DF	Chris Richards	(2000-03-28) March 28, 2000	25	1	Crystal Palace
15	2DF	Joe Scally	(2002-12-31) December 31, 2002	21	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
19	2DF	Alex Freeman	(2004-08-09) August 9, 2004	1	0	Orlando City
20	2DF	Noahkai Banks	(2006-12-01) December 1, 2006	0	0	Augsburg
23	2DF	Auston Trusty	(1998-08-12) August 12, 1998	4	0	Celtic
6	3MF	Tyler Adams	(1999-02-14) February 14, 1999	45	2	Bournemouth
8	3MF	Yunus Musah	(2002-11-29) November 29, 2002	47	1	Napoli
10	3MF	Weston McKennie	(1998-08-28) August 28, 1998	60	11	Juventus
13	3MF	Johnny Cardoso	(2001-09-20) September 20, 2001	19	0	Real Betis
14	3MF	Gio Reyna	(2002-11-13) November 13, 2002	32	8	Borussia Dortmund
16	3MF	Malik Tillman	(2002-05-28) May 28, 2002	18	0	PSV
21	3MF	Tanner Tessmann	(2001-09-24) September 24, 2001	8	0	Lyon
7	4FW	Timothy Weah	(2000-02-23) February 23, 2000	44	7	Juventus
9	4FW	Folarin Balogun	(2001-07-03) July 3, 2001	17	5	Monaco
11	4FW	Christian Pulisic (captain)	(1998-09-18) September 18, 1998	78	32	AC Milan
17	4FW	Ricardo Pepi	(2003-01-09) January 9, 2003	33	13	PSV
18	4FW	Josh Sargent	(2000-02-20) February 20, 2000	28	5	Norwich City

Top 10 American players on standby

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	2DF	John Tolkin	(2002-07-31) July 31, 2002	4	0	Holstein Kiel
	2DF	Caleb Wiley	(2004-12-22) December 22, 2004	3	0	Chelsea
	3MF	Jack McGlynn	(2003-07-07) July 7, 2003	5	2	Houston Dynamo
	3MF	Gianluca Busio	(2002-05-28) May 28, 2002	17	1	Venezia
	3MF	Paxten Aaronson	(2003-08-26) August 26, 2003	1	0	Utrecht
	3MF	Diego Luna	(2003-09-07) September 7, 2003	5	0	Real Salt Lake
	4FW	Brenden Aaronson	(2000-10-22) October 22, 2000	47	8	Leeds United
	4FW	Haji Wright	(1998-03-27) March 27, 1998	16	4	Coventry City
	4FW	Damion Downs	(2004-07-06) July 6, 2004	0	0	1. FC Köln
	4FW	Kevin Paredes	(2003-05-07) May 7, 2003	3	0	Wolfsburg

Top Five US-eligible Foreign YNTers to try to recruit

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Taishi Brandon Nozawa	(2002-12-25) December 25, 2002	0	0	Royal Antwerp
	2DF	Nathaniel Brown	(2003-06-16) June 16, 2003	0	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
	2DF	Anrie Chase	(2004-03-24) March 24, 2004	0	0	VfB Stuttgart
	2DF	Bryan Okoh	(2003-05-16) May 16, 2003	0	0	Lausanne-Sport
	4FW	Luca Koleosho	(2004-09-15) September 15, 2004	0	0	Burnley

23-player USYNT U19 roster based in Europe

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Diego Kochen (captain)	(2006-03-19) March 19, 2006	0	0	Barcelona
12	1GK	Julian Eyestone	(2006-04-21) April 21, 2006	0	0	Brentford
22	1GK	Giorgio De Marzi	(2007-04-18) April 18, 2007	0	0	Roma
2	2DF	Michael Bresser	(2007-04-24) April 24, 2007	0	0	PSV
3	2DF	Manu Romero	(2009-04-06) April 6, 2009	0	0	Real Madrid
4	2DF	Noahkai Banks	(2006-12-01) December 1, 2006	0	0	Augsburg
5	2DF	Matai Akinmboni	(2006-10-17) October 17, 2006	0	0	Bournemouth
13	2DF	Wesley Okoduwa	(2008-05-12) May 12, 2008	0	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
16	2DF	Christian McFarlane	(2007-01-25) January 25, 2007	0	0	Manchester City
19	2DF	Tyler Meiser	(2007-03-01) March 1, 2007	0	0	Borussia Dortmund
23	2DF	Ethan Degny	(2009-01-01) January 1, 2009	0	0	Nice
6	3MF	Landon Emenalo	(2008-01-18) January 18, 2008	0	0	Chelsea
8	3MF	Pedro Soma	(2006-06-30) June 30, 2006	0	0	Barcelona
10	3MF	Marvin Dills	(2007-04-25) April 25, 2007	0	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
15	3MF	Darius Lane	(2007-10-16) October 16, 2007	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
18	3MF	Alejandro Granados	(2006-05-30) May 30, 2006	0	0	Club Brugge
21	3MF	Kairo Smith-Phillips	(2009-09-15) September 15, 2009	0	0	Crystal Palace
7	4FW	Cole Campbell	(2006-02-20) February 20, 2006	0	0	Borussia Dortmund
9	4FW	Alexander Staff	(2008-06-12) June 12, 2008	0	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
11	4FW	Mathis Albert	(2009-05-21) May 21, 2009	0	0	Borussia Dortmund
14	4FW	Austyn Jones	(2008-08-16) August 16, 2008	0	0	PSV
17	4FW	Keyrol Figueroa	(2006-08-31) August 31, 2006	0	0	Liverpool
20	4FW	Dino Klapija	(2007-01-05) January 5, 2007	0	0	RB Leipzig

Top 10 USYNT U19 Europe-based players on standby

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	2DF	Matteo Carbonara	(2007-02-08) February 8, 2007	0	0	Inter Milan
	2DF	Joshua Wilbrenninck	(2009-01-08) January 8, 2009	0	0	Feyenoord
	2DF	Mattias Fernandez	(2009-02-21) February 21, 2009	0	0	Atlético Madrid
	3MF	Xanti Oyharçabal	(2007-02-15) February 15, 2007	0	0	Athletic Bilbao
	3MF	Paulo Rudisill	(2006-02-07) February 7, 2006	0	0	Feyenoord
	3MF	Axel Perez	(2007-01-15) January 15, 2007	0	0	Lyon
	3MF	Jack Mize	(2008-01-31) January 31, 2008	0	0	Borussia Dortmund
	4FW	Montrell Culbreath	(2007-08-29) August 29, 2007	0	0	Bayer Leverkusen
	4FW	Jykese Fields	(2007-06-14) June 14, 2007	0	0	Hoffenheim
	4FW	Liam West	(2007-12-16) December 16, 2007	0	0	Copenhagen