(Reuters) -U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino has warned players that “no one can feel safe” about their chances of making the final squad for next year’s World Cup on home soil.

The U.S., who have already qualified for the 2026 World Cup as co-hosts of the tournament alongside neighbours Mexico and Canada, host Paraguay and Uruguay in a pair of international friendly matches this month.

Pochettino’s side will be without the injured duo of attacker Christian Pulisic and midfielder Tyler Adams, affording the Argentine manager an opportunity to assess his options ahead of the World Cup.

“For me these are the players that today, they deserve to be here and are the players that we want to see, are the players that are our choice, our selection,” Pochettino told reporters on Friday.

“And then n

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