Overview
- Major outlets published a full 26-player list over the weekend that they say was chosen by Mauricio Pochettino, with The Guardian and The Athletic among the outlets reporting the leak.
- The reported roster includes Gio Reyna and Club América winger Alejandro Zendejas while leaving out expected candidates Tanner Tessmann and Real Salt Lake’s Diego Luna.
- Several selections appear shaped by recent fitness questions, with center back Chris Richards named despite an ankle injury and Tessmann and Luna reported to be managing muscle issues.
- The USMNT will still make an official, televised announcement in New York on Tuesday and must submit final names to FIFA by June 1, with replacements allowed only for serious injury up to 24 hours before the team’s first match.
- The leaked list keeps roughly half the squad from the 2022 World Cup and mixes MLS, European and Liga MX players, a composition that has prompted public reaction from clubs and fans and could affect team dynamics and marketing plans ahead of warm-up friendlies on May 31 and June 6.