Overview

• Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Antonee Robinson headline the call-ups as the coach restores several Europe-based regulars to a more settled group.
• Tyler Adams is unavailable as he and his wife expect a baby, while Sergiño Dest, Ricardo Pepi, Gio Reyna and Johnny Cardoso miss out through injury.
• The United States faces Ecuador on Oct. 10 in Austin and Australia on Oct. 14 in Commerce City, providing key auditions ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
• The No. 1 goalkeeper role remains open, with Matt Freese, Matt Turner and Patrick Schulte competing for starts as forward minutes are contested by Folarin Balogun, Haji Wright and Patrick Agyemang.
• Pochettino underscored a merit-based selection policy and praised Pulisic’s club form for AC Milan (six goals and two assists), while declining to detail omissions such as Yunus Musah and Joe Scally.