Pochettino agrees to new manager contract with US Soccer
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x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Mauricio Pochettino will lead the US football team into the next FIFA World Cup [Steven Bisig/Imagn Images via Reuters] By Reuters Published On 3 Aug 2026 3 Aug 2026 United States head football coach Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to lead the men’s team through the 2030 FIFA World Cup, US Soccer said on Monday, after taking them to the round of 16 at this year’s finals.
The 54-year-old Argentine, who favours a high-pressing, attacking style of play, took over the national side in 2024 after parting ways with Chelsea earlier that year, and had a contract that ran through the 2026 World Cup.
“Mauricio and his staff believe in the future of soccer in the United States and our new project allows us to build on progress of the USMNT and the momentum of US Soccer,” United States Soccer CEO JT Batson said in a press release.
Under Pochettino’s leadership, the US finished first in their World Cup group ahead of Australia, Paraguay and Turkiye, and the six points they collected were the highest-ever total for the men’s team at the tournament.
Pochettino’s charges then beat Bosnia in the last 32 before losing 4-1 to Belgium in a disappointing end to the campaign for a side who were hoping to make a deep run on home soil.
“Working together with US Soccer over the past two years, it has become clear to us that there is tremendous potential to make the men’s national team program even stronger,” said Pochettino.
“The passion we experienced from the fans throughout the World Cup only strengthened our belief in what is possible here.”
The former Argentina defender guided Southampton to an eighth-place finish in the Premier League in 2013 – the club’s highest-ever finish at the time.
He went on to lead Tottenham Hotspur to a first Champions League final appearance in 2019 and in 2022 steered Paris Saint-Germain to the Ligue 1 title.
Pochettino left Chelsea by mutual consent in 2024 after a turbulent campaign despite a late rally to a sixth-placed finish.
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