Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Chris Richards were among U.S. men\u2019s national team mainstays called up for next week’s FIFA World Cup 2026 preparation matches against Belgium (March 28) and Portugal (March 31) in Atlanta. Minor injuries will prevent 2022 veterans Tyler Adams, Sergi\u00f1o Dest and Haji Wright \u2014 plus young attacker Diego Luna \u2014 from participating this month. But there was room for Gio Reyna in USA coach Mauricio Pochettino\u2018s 26-player squad before the Americans\u2019 final World Cup roster on May 26. USA Roster for March Friendlies Goalkeepers:\u00a0Chris Brady, Chicago Fire;\u00a0Matt Freese, NYCFC;\u00a0Roman Celentano, FC Cincinnati; Matt Turner, New England Defenders:\u00a0Max Arfsten, Columbus Crew;\u00a0Alex Freeman, Villarreal (Spain);\u00a0Mark McKenzie (FC Toulouse (France);\u00a0Tim Ream, Charlotte;\u00a0Chris Richards,\u00a0Crystal Palace\u00a0(England);\u00a0Antonee Robinson,\u00a0Fulham\u00a0(England);\u00a0Miles Robinson, FC Cincinnati; Joe Scally, Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach (Gemany); Auston Trusty, Celtic (Scotland) Midfielders:\u00a0Sebastian Berhalter, Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada); Johnny Cardoso, Atl\u00e9tico Madrid (Spain); Weston\u00a0McKennie, Juventus (Italy); Aidan Morris, Middlesbrough (England); Cristian Roldan, Seattle Sounders; Gio Reyna, Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach (Germany); Tanner Tessmann; Lyon (France);\u00a0Malik Tillman, Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) Forwards: Brenden Aaronson, Leeds (England); Patrick Agyemang, Derby County (England); Folarin\u00a0Balogun, AS\u00a0Monaco\u00a0(France); Ricardo\u00a0Pepi, PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands);\u00a0Christian Pulisic, AC Milan (Italy); Tim Weah, Marseille (France) Reyna Returns Pulisic, McKennie and Richards all log heavy minutes with their European clubs. But Reyna \u2014 who, as a teenager, appeared in two games off the bench at the last World Cup in Qatar \u2014 has played just 26 minutes for German Bundesliga team Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach since the start of this calendar year. – \u2018Stars and \u2019Stripes’: USA World Cup Jerseys Revealed! The 23-year-old has been on the field sparingly over the three-plus seasons because of a series of lower body ailments. But Reyna \u2014 the son of two-time U.S. World Cup captain Claudio Reyna \u2014 has consistently performed well with the USMNT regardless of his situation at club level. At the Americans’ most recent camp, last November, Reyna scored minutes into an eventual 2-1 win over Paraguay. The U.S. opens its 2026 World Cup schedule against the Paraguayans on June 12 in Los Angeles. USA players will report to Georgia’s capital on Sunday, after their club games in MLS and overseas this weekend. Hawaii-born center back Noahkai Banks, 19, was not included despite appearing in 21 Bundesliga matches with Augsburg in 2025-26. Banks, a dual citizen who is also eligible to represent four-time World Cup champion Germany, has not yet committed to either nation. The absence of Banks and Dest missing potentially opened the door for defenders Joe Scally and Auston Trusty to rejoin the USA for its last camp before the World Cup team assembles ahead of the 48-team tournament. For healthy players who were not included this month, time is clearly running out. That list includes keepers Jonathan Klinsmann and Patrick Schulte, Holstein Kiel fullback John Tolkin, Club America winger Alex Zendejas, Atalanta midfielder Yunus Musah and Toronto FC forward Josh Sargent. Musah and Sargent both started the USA’s World Cup opener four years ago. 2026 FIFA World Cup: How To Watch The World Cup will run from June 11\u2013July 19, 2026. Spread across three countries, the tournament will culminate with the final on July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. All 104 tournament matches will air live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every match streaming live and on-demand within both the FOX One and the FOX Sports apps. A record 40 matches, more than one-third of the tournament, will air in prime time across FOX (21) and FS1 (19). What is the USA’s Schedule for the 2026 World Cup?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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