Predicting Pochettino's USMNT World Cup roster | USMNT Weekly
5/20/202650 min
We spent way too much time discussing the potential USMNT roster so you don't have to! We each detail our respective USMNT rosters for the 2026 World Cup, based entirely on what we think Poch will do (as opposed to what we would want to see). Who makes the cut, who misses out, and how many times will Gio Reyna be discussed in slightly uncertain terms? All that and more!
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First 90 secondsRyan Bailey· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to USMNT Weekly on The Total Soccer Show. It's our regular foray into all things men's national team. On this episode, we're looking ahead to the USMNT World Cup roster drop, and we're making our predictions for who is gonna make that cut. My name's Ryan Bailey. Joining me today, one of the folks making those decisions on those cuts... Well, not literally, but on this show anyway. Taylor Twellman, hello.
Taylor Rockwell· Host0:41
That would be some pressure, 'cause I felt pressure just assembling my theoretical roster. To get a random phone call and to pick up and have it be, like, a desperate Poch asking me if Xavier Gozo should be included would be maybe more pressure than I'm able of handling.
Ryan Bailey· Host0:55
Mm. I'm imagining, um, Poch picking up his, um, his landline phone, twirling the cord in his fingers, "Hey, Taylor, how you doing?"
Taylor Rockwell· Host1:02
Yeah.
Ryan Bailey· Host1:02
"So have you decided who we picking, huh?"
Taylor Rockwell· Host1:03
The extra long one.
Ryan Bailey· Host1:04
Mm.
Taylor Rockwell· Host1:04
Just doing some doodles on the doodling pad in the kitchen.
Ryan Bailey· Host1:07
Mm-hmm [laughs]. His parents telling him to put the phone down and come down for dinner. Oh, it's quite a tableau we've painted. G- uh, Graham Rusk, hello, how are you" I'm good, Ryan Bailey.
Graham Ruthven· Host1:15
22 days until the start of the World Cup.
Ryan Bailey· Host1:18
Oh, here we go.
Graham Ruthven· Host1:18
23 days until the USA's opener- Let's go ... against Paraguay. I, I'm actually past the terrified stage now. I'm really quite excited.
Taylor Rockwell· Host1:25
Yes.
Graham Ruthven· Host1:25
Which I, I knew would happen. I, I, I knew this would be the phase that I would enter this close to the tournament.