Mauricio Pochettino is going to have a lot of trouble choosing who makes the cut in his squad for the 2026 World Cup

Who would’ve thought would be the case just over two months ago, when the Yanks lost 2-0 at home to South Korea to drop their 2025 record against fellow World Cup entrants to 2W-5L with the wins against Haiti — at the time not yet a World Cup team — and Saudi Arabia?

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That record now stands at 6W-1D-5L after Pochettino’s men sandwiched wins over Japan and Australia around a draw with Ecuador, then rolled through November friendly wins over Paraguay and Uruguay.

Yes, they were at home, but so is the World Cup and Pochettino was without so many key pieces.

But how key are they?

Club season is looming large

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