U.S. Men's National Team Announces 26-Man Roster for 2026 World Cup

The 26-man roster for the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2026 World Cup was announced Tuesday in New York City. The squad will represent the United States on home soil during the tournament co-hosted with Canada and Mexico. Official rosters must be submitted to FIFA by June 1.

The first U.S. group-stage match is scheduled for June 12 against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium outside Los Angeles. The final is set for July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The United States last hosted the World Cup in 1994.

Freese, 27, plays for New York City

FC and will make his first World Cup appearance. Matt Turner, 31, of the New England Revolution started in goal for the United States at the 2022 World Cup. Chris Brady, 22, of the Chicago Fire will also make his first World Cup appearance.

Fulham played at the 2022 World Cup.

Sergiño Dest, 25, of PSV Eindhoven also appeared in 2022. Alex Freeman, 21, of Villarreal makes his first World Cup roster. Joe Scally, 23, of Borussia Mönchengladbach returns from the 2022 squad. Max Arfsten, 25, of the Columbus Crew earns his first selection.

Chris Richards, 26, of Crystal Palace makes his debut. Tim Ream, 38, of Charlotte FC returns after helping the team reach the round of 16 in 2022. Miles Robinson, 29, of FC Cincinnati missed the 2022 tournament due to injury and will make his first appearance.

Auston Trusty, 27, of Celtic and Mark McKenzie, 27, of Toulouse FC will both make their first World Cup appearances.

Bournemouth returns from the 2022 roster.

Weston McKennie, 27, of Juventus also returns after helping the team reach the round of 16 in 2022. Cristian Roldan, 30, of Seattle Sounders FC was on the 2022 roster but did not play. Sebastian Berhalter, 25, of Vancouver Whitecaps FC earns his first selection.

Christian Pulisic, 27, of AC Milan started all four matches in 2022 and recorded a goal and an assist. Tim Weah, 27, of Marseille scored the first U.S. goal of the 2022 tournament. Malik Tillman, 28, of Bayer Leverkusen makes his first World Cup appearance.

Gio Reyna, 23, of Borussia Mönchengladbach returns after a 2022 tournament marked by off-field issues. Brenden Aaronson, 25, of Leeds United appeared in all four games in 2022. Alejandro Zendejas, 28, of Club América earns his first selection.

Monaco makes his first World Cup roster.

Ricardo Pepi, 23, of PSV Eindhoven also earns his first selection. Haji Wright, 28, of Coventry City returns after scoring in the round of 16 against the Netherlands in 2022. >"The squad was announced during an event in New York City on Tuesday after U.S. Men's National Team manager Mauricio Pochettino spent months evaluating players to finalize the roster." — CBS News, May 26, 2026