Overview
- On Sunday in Charlotte, coach Mauricio Pochettino gathered players around a laptop during a mid‑half hydration break to show tactical clips in the U.S. 3-2 win over Senegal.
- Players such as Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic said the brief visual review helped them understand positioning and make quick adjustments on the field.
- Pochettino said he has used on‑the‑spot video review since 2009 and that the U.S. has not been told by FIFA whether laptops will be permitted during World Cup cooling breaks.
- FIFA has mandated three‑minute mid‑half cooling pauses for every World Cup match, and current tournament rules bar players from leaving the field while details on device use remain undefined.
- Coaches and broadcasters are testing the breaks as new tactical and commercial opportunities, so FIFA guidance before the tournament will shape whether in‑play video tools become standard coaching practice.