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U.S. men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino will stay through 2030 World Cup

Soccer and Mauricio Pochettino have agreed to a new contract that extends the men's national team coach's tenure through 2030. Martin Meissner/AP hide caption Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team, has signed a new contract to stay on with the team through the 2030 FIFA World Cup, U.S. Soccer announced Monday . "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," JT Batson, the CEO of U.S. Soccer, said in a statement.

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Scoop News DeskU.S · Published Monday, August 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM UTCUpdated Monday, August 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM UTC

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