US World Cup squad: Pulisic leads, McKennie and Weah in

Sunderhaus has been a U.S. national team player for several years, yet still doesn’t have a profile picture—haha

Seeing this final squad—identical to the leaked list—I finally lost all hope. The midfield’s strength and depth are severely lacking. Cardoso, Thesmann, Kevin Paredes, and Sands are all ruled out through injury; Musah and Maloney aren’t even under consideration. Four years of midfield depth painstakingly built by the U.S. team have vanished overnight. Yet, under these circumstances, Pochettino has selected only four midfielders—including two MLS-based players he clearly favors. Aidan Morris of Middlesbrough—a top-tier Championship defensive midfielder this season (44 appearances, 3rd-highest pass accuracy, 5th-most tackles, and 1st in successful ground duels)—failed to make the cut, while Seattle’s Roldán did. Beyond questionable selections, Pochettino brought ten wingers yet refused to allocate even one additional spot to a dedicated central or defensive midfielder. So if Adams or McKennie miss matches due to suspension, injury, or rotation, who will anchor the midfield? We can already foresee the team being easily overrun.

This feels like the strongest U.S. team ever.

Stronger than Japan—don’t know why so many people hype up a team that has never won a single World Cup knockout match.

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I'm happy our Trusty will play the World Cup

The U.S. has reached the Round of 16 in every World Cup it has qualified for recently—yet people still claim it lacks genuine strength.

I said that only because I saw your replies to others.

I didn’t say that—I was just following your logic.

Honestly, Kaoru Mitoma is capable—but he’s injured.

they will never make even 1 point completely useless

South Korea still has Son—so what? First, the U.S. should beat Brazil, England, Spain, and Germany before trying to pick a fight with Japan.

Even strong teams like Brazil could easily beat China’s national team 8–0.

where is Jhonny

Just tell us whether it’s the same or not.

The strongest U.S. team in history?

Shouldn’t the U.S. be the dark horse on home soil?

Just saw someone mention “The Beast” in the comments section, so I came to check whether he made the squad—and sure enough, he did! “The Beast” has been in great form lately; wishing him continued success ahead!

What? Where Cardoso?

How is football developing in the United States right now? What rank does it hold among sports?

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Here’s a bold prediction: the U.S. team will be the biggest dark horse of this World Cup. Given Infantino’s conduct, it would be unthinkable for him not to arrange favorable refereeing for the U.S.—a repeat of South Korea’s 2002 miracle is highly plausible.