The behind-the-scenes story of Mauricio Pochettino’s hire for USMNT’s crack at World Cup glory
Less than two years out from what was long hoped to be a watershed moment, the U.S. men’s national team was in deep trouble.
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Soccer The behind-the-scenes story of Mauricio Pochettino’s hire for USMNT’s crack at World Cup glory By Ethan Sears Published June 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Less than two years out from what was long hoped to be a watershed moment — a World Cup on home soil advertised as the biggest sporting event in world history — the U.S. men’s national team was in deep trouble. The Americans had been bounced in the group stage from Copa America, the biggest competition they would play in during the run-up to the World Cup, also on home soil. Gregg Berhalter — the coach they had controversially brought back for a second World Cup cycle — was inevitably fired.
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