Mauricio Pochettino’s USMNT side host Paraguay on Saturday in a key friendly as the U.S. continue to build towards the 2026 World Cup on home soil.

WATCH — USMNT vs Paraguay

Pochettino is missing many key players through injury for this game (Tyler Adams, Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Tim Weah to name a few), while the likes of Weston McKennie, Chris Richards and Malik Tillman have all been left out but will no doubt be in the World Cup squad next summer. These friendlies against Paraguay on Saturday and Uruguay on Tuesday are perhaps the last chance for fringe players to impress and it feels particularly big for Gio Reyna, Auston Trusty and Tanner Tessmann to stake a claim for a spot on the World Cup roster.

Paraguay did extremely well in South Amer

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