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FOOTBALL – United States coach Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to lead the men’s team through the 2030 World Cup, US Soccer said yesterday, after taking them to the last 16 at this year’s finals.
The 54-year-old Argentine, who favours a high-pressing, attacking style of play, took over the US side in 2024 after parting ways with Chelsea earlier that year, and had a contract that ran through the 2026 World Cup.
“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 US Soccer,” US Soccer CEO JT Batson said in a Press release.
Under Pochettino’s leadership, the US finished first in their World Cup group ahead of Australia, Paraguay and Turkey, and the six points they collected were the highest-ever total for the men’s team at the tournament.
Pochettino’s charges then beat Bosnia in the last 32 before losing 4-1 to Belgium in a disappointing end to the campaign for a side were hoping to make a deep run on home soil.
“Working together with US Soccer over the past two years, it has become clear to us that there is tremendous potential to make the Men’s National Team programme even stronger,” said Pochettino.