Mauricio Pochettino to return as U.S. Soccer coach for 2030 World Cup

There are no new alerts at this time Mauricio Pochettino agreed to remain U.S. Soccer’s men’s national team coach through the 2030 World Cup, insisting there’s “tremendous potential” to bring America to the sport’s upper echelons, officials said Monday. The new contract to keep Pochettino in red, white and blue came less than a month after the 54-year-old Argentine led the U.S. to the round of 16 in the 2026 World Cup, played on home soil. “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 U.S. Soccer over the past two years, it has become clear to us that there is tremendous potential to make the Men’s National Team program even stronger,” Pochettino said in a statement released by U.S. The statement added: “The passion we experienced from the fans throughout the World Cup only strengthened our belief in what is possible here.

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Scoop News DeskU.S · Published Monday, August 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM UTCUpdated Monday, August 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM UTC

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Pochettino said last month that the U.S. had been a “mess” after the 2025 Gold Cup. “I am so proud because in one year … this team show that we can play football, we can play soccer, we can compete,” Pochettino said July 5. “We need to keep improving.” Terms of Pochettino’s deal were not disclosed, but his initial deal was reportedly worth around $6 million annually in base salary, which was already the largest deal earned by any coach in U.S. soccer history.

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