USMNT World Cup 2026 Roster Predictions | Unfiltered Soccer
5/5/202643 min
It’s time for World Cup roster predictions! On Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, our hosts are diving into their 2026 World Cup roster predictions. The guys line up their 26-man roster, from the questions in the goal, to the sure-things up front. Did your favorite USMNT player make Tim and Landon’s cut? In the AT&T Mailbag, the guys are talking the Whitecaps moving out of Vancouver and Landon’s war on a failing US Youth Soccer culture. New episodes of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon and Tim drop every Tuesday. Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow on all your favorite podcast platforms. For bonus content, follow on all social media platforms @UnfilteredSoccer. Send your mailbag questions to feedback@unfilteredsoccer.com (https://www.unfilteredsoccer.com). Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard is presented by Volkswagen. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4g8bZG3. Thank you to our additional sponsors: AT&T. Connecting Changes Everything. Visit https://att.com/guarantee to learn more. Coors Light. Choose Chill. Get Coors Light delivered. Go to CoorsLight.com/USLNT FanDuel. Secure your chance to score $100 BUCKS in bonus bets today. Download the FanDuel App to check out today's Soccer Daily Specials betting odds. Walmart. Walmart plays on Saturdays. Who knew? Visit walmart.com/MLS This episode of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard was edited and mastered by Jeremy Steinkamp, with engineering support from Adam Braunstein. Our producers are Jordan Rizzieri and Andrew Gundling. Our social media lead is Dan Armelli and our social editors are Kyle Curley and Finley Skelton. 00:00 Intro 1:21 Live Shows Announcement! 2:46 2026 USMNT World Cup Roster predictions 6:49 Which defenders make the squad? 15:10 Deciding midfielders and forwards 19:56 Does Gio Reyna miss out? 26:38 FIFA changes mind on tailgating 34:44 Fan Connection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsLandon Donovan· Host0:00
If I'm Pochettino, I go to him and say, "Gio, there is every chance you don't play one minute this summer. Every chance. There's a chance you play a lot of minutes. Whatever happens, I need to know you are gonna be a good teammate."
Tim Howard· Host0:12
Mm.
Landon Donovan· Host0:12
"And if you're willing to do that, I'm bringing you."
Tim Howard· Host0:13
Mm.
Landon Donovan· Host0:14
"And if you tell me you're willing to do it, and you don't do it at some point in the tournament, I'm sending you home." [upbeat music] Unfiltered Soccer with Landon and Tim, presented by Volkswagen. Volkswagen has long been a supporter of soccer in America, and has proudly been a partner of US Soccer for over five years.
Tim Howard· Host0:30
LD. [laughs] What's happening?
Landon Donovan· Host0:32
What's up, bud?
Tim Howard· Host0:33
This is, this is amazing. Welcome to Unfiltered Soccer. He's Landon, I'm Tim. What's going on, bud?
Landon Donovan· Host0:37
Um, hanging out. I'm excited I get to see you tomorrow.
Tim Howard· Host0:43
Yes. That's true.
Landon Donovan· Host0:44
Um- This is very true ... we're going to Bentonville, Arkansas.
Tim Howard· Host0:46
We are.
Landon Donovan· Host0:47
I'm excited I get to see you.
Tim Howard· Host0:49
Maybe you don't use that accent- I have an accent ... when you get there.
Landon Donovan· Host0:51
Oh, okay. I won't.
Tim Howard· Host0:52
No, just kidding.
Landon Donovan· Host0:52
That's a, it's a nice place. Have you been?
Tim Howard· Host0:54
No, I've not been. Heard, I've heard good things. Looking forward to it.
Landon Donovan· Host0:56
It's actually a really nice place.
Tim Howard· Host0:58
Yeah.
Landon Donovan· Host0:58
It's, um, like clean, like cool. Um, I think there's water there. It's really cool, so.
Tim Howard· Host1:03
Nice.
Landon Donovan· Host1:03
Um, it'll be nice to see you. All right.
Tim Howard· Host1:06
Kind of.
Landon Donovan· Host1:07
As always, folks, presented by Volkswagen. Follow us on social media, Unfiltered Soccer. Make sure you subscribe to the show on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify, everywhere you get your podcasts. You can email Jordan, feedback@unfilteredsoccer. All right, Timmy, before we start, exciting stuff to finally announce to our people here. We are doing three live