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Pochettino to remain USA coach through 2030
The Argentinian tactician commits to a new deal that will keep him at the helm of the World Cup 2026 co-hosts through 2030.
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Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to a deal to remain as USA coach through 2030. U.S. Soccer confirmed the news on Monday.
“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 U.S. Soccer,” said U.S. Soccer CEO and Secretary General JT Batson in a statement.
“We know we have a lot of work to do to achieve our clear ambitions, including competing to win Men’s World Cups and having soccer become the most played sport in every community. I couldn’t be more excited that Mauricio and team are committed to partnering with all of us to do the hard work to bring those ambitions to life.”
The Argentinian's original contract concluded after the FIFA World Cup 2026™, where he led the Stars and Stripes to the Round of 16. Pochettino's side set a number of historic landmarks at the global showpiece for USA, including scoring the most goals in a World Cup match with four in the opener against Paraguay, winning multiple group stage matches for the first time since Uruguay 1930 and securing the most points in the preliminaries with six.
The manner of the 4-1 defeat to Belgium in the Round of 16 proved a disappointing end to a World Cup run that galvanized a nation. Nonetheless, Pochettino will look to build on impressive performances from the likes of Folarin Balogun, Alex Freeman and Malik Tillman — and look to integrate up-and-coming stars — ahead of the next World Cup.
"Working together with U.S. 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.
"We are excited by the opportunity to bring all our experience and knowledge to even more areas of U.S. Soccer while helping strengthen the pathways for players, coaches and teams across the Federation. We want to try to have a lasting impact on the sport in the country that has welcomed us so warmly and for that impact to extend beyond results on the field.”
Ahead of the qualifying cycle for the the FIFA World Cup 2030™, the Stars and Stripes will compete in the 2026-27 Concacaf Nations League, which kicks off in September, followed by the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup.