USMNT roster: Christian Pulisic in, Weston McKennie out as USA soccer nears Mauricio Pochettino rent

A youthful model of the U.S. males’s nationwide staff will return to play for friendlies towards Canada and New Zealand this month as they start to place the frustration of this summer time’s Copa America behind them.

Skilled gamers like Christian Pulisic and Tim Ream lead the group however shall be blended in alongside newcomers like Normal Liege defender Marlon Fossey and Barcelona reserve goalkeeper Diego Kochen. Winger Timothy Weah and midfielders Tyler Adams and Gianluca Busio will miss this camp with accidents, whereas U-20 coach Mikey Varas will function the interim head coach for these two camps.

This month’s friendlies mark the USMNT’s return to play since their group stage exit from the Copa America, a shock early exit contemplating the staff eyed a statement-making flip as they ready for the 2026 World Cup on house soil. The poor showing forced U.S. Soccer to fire Gregg Berhalter in July, with the federation reportedly touchdown on Mauricio Pochettino as his successor. The former Premier League manager reportedly agreed to take the job last month however a deal has but to be finalized.

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This is a take a look at the September roster in full.

USMNT September roster

• GOALKEEPERS (4): Ethan Horvath (Cardiff Metropolis/WAL), Diego Kochen (FC Barcelona II), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew), Matt Turner (Crystal Palace/ENG)
• DEFENDERS (8): Auston Trusty (Celtic/SCO), Marlon Fossey (Normal Liege/BEL), Kristoffer Lund (Palermo/ITA), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse/FRA), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace/ENG), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER), Caleb Wiley (Strasbourg/FRA)
• MIDFIELDERS (6): Johnny Cardoso (Actual Betis/ESP), Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo/ESP), Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough/ENG), Yunus Musah (AC Milan), Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven/NED)
• FORWARDS (6): Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United/ENG), Folarin Balogun (Monaco/FRA), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven/NED), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan/ITA), Josh Sargent (Norwich Metropolis/ENG), Haji Wright (Coventry Metropolis/ENG)

Simply 18 members of the USMNT’s Copa America roster made the lower, although it’s a non permanent scenario for a lot of. Cameron Carter-Vickers, like Weah and Adams, is injured, whereas Antonee Robinson is incomes relaxation and Weston McKennie is being given time to re-acclimate into his membership setting. The MLS-based trio of Miles Robinson, Shaq Moore and Sean Johnson have been on the Copa America however won’t be a part of this camp.

Goalkeeper Patrick Schulte and defender Caleb Wiley earn promotions to the senior staff after competing for the U.S. on the Paris Olympics, the place they reached the quarterfinals. The pair clean up the roster, as do the likes of Auston Trusty, Fossey and Kochen, all of whom have expertise on the youth ranges however have restricted publicity to the senior nationwide staff setting.

The USMNT will first play Canada on Sept. 7 at Kansas Metropolis’s Youngsters’s Mercy Park and can shut out this worldwide break on Sept. 10 towards New Zealand at Nashville’s Geodis Park.