Overview

• The U.S. faces Ecuador on Oct. 10 in Austin and Australia on Oct. 14 in Commerce City as players report to camp starting Oct. 4.
• Only 10 of the 26 call-ups play in MLS, reflecting a shift toward Europe-based regulars after more experimental recent windows.
• Key returnees include Weston McKennie, Antonee Robinson, Matt Turner, James Sands, Aidan Morris and Tanner Tessmann, while Christian Pulisic arrives in standout AC Milan form leading Serie A in goals.
• Tyler Adams is excused for family reasons, and injuries sideline Sergiño Dest, Ricardo Pepi, Johnny Cardoso and Giovanni Reyna; Joe Scally, Josh Sargent and Yunus Musah are not included.
• Pochettino stresses a perform-or-else culture and the start of roster culling, with selections suggesting further evaluation of back-three and wingback options used in September.