Mauricio Pochettino to lead USA at 2026 World Cup

Mauricio Pochettino to lead USA at 2026 World Cup

The Argentine Mauricio Pochettino He has everything agreed to be the new coach of the national team USAwhich already has its place secured in the World Cup 2026 for being one of the organizers along with Mexico and Canada.

According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, a specialist in transfers within the world of football, “Pochettino has agreed to become the new coach of the United States national team, leading them to the 2026 World Cup.”

He also explained: “After having contacts with several managers, the former Chelsea and Spurs manager says yes to the proposal and the project. Agreement completed according to reports in the United States overnight.”

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The last experience of Pochettino As a coach he was in the Chelsea of Englanda team he managed during the 2023/24 season. After a weak campaign, in which he finished sixth in the Premier League With 63 points, it was decided to terminate his contract “mutual agreement”.

This will be the first experience as a coach of a national team for the native Murphy, Santa Fewho already directed the Espanyol (2009 to 2012), Southampton (2013 to 2014), Tottenham (2014 to 2020), Paris Saint-Germain (2020 to 2022) and Chelsea (2023 to 2024).

It was precisely during his period in the PSGwhere he directed Lionel Messiwhen he won his only titles as a coach: the 2020 French Super Cup, the 2021 French Cup and the 2022 Ligue One.

USAfor its part, comes from having a very poor performance in the America’s Cup which was organized in North America, where they were eliminated in the group stage. This led to the dismissal of the coach Gregg Berhalter.

Pochettino will seek to take the Americans as far as possible in a Worldwhose best precedents were the semi-finals reached in Uruguay 1930 and the quarter-finals in Korea-Japan 2002.

Source: Ambito

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