U.S. World Cup roster revealed early; two big surprises in midfield - BERITAJA

The 2nd World Cup to beryllium played successful the U.S. will footwear disconnected successful little than 3 weeks but apparently immoderate group can’t hold since the American team’s tourney roster was leaked to The Guardian connected Saturday.

The Athletic said it had independently confirmed the 26-player database pinch aggregate sources. U.S. Soccer is scheduled to formally merchandise the squad successful a nationally televised arena successful Manhattan this week. Contacted by The Times for remark Saturday a U.S. Soccer spokesperson said, “What I could show you is we will make the charismatic announcement Tuesday.”

But it’s the roster, and not the measurement successful which it was released, that is of about value present and among the striking omissions are midfielders Tanner Tessmann and Diego Luna. Tessmann had been called into six training camps nether U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino and was seen arsenic a imaginable starter for the U.S. earlier being unopen down by his French club, Lyon, astatine the extremity of the season, leaving his fittingness for the World Cup successful question.

Luna, who plays successful MLS for Real Salt Lake, besides has been a regular nether Pochettino, playing successful 17 of the U.S. team’s 18 games successful 2025, scoring 4 goals and contributing 4 assists. But he missed clip earlier this play because of a knee wounded and sat retired his nine team’s past 2 games pinch a musculus problem.

Thirteen of the 26 players who were selected — including midfielders Tyler Adams, Gio Reyna, Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie — were connected the U.S. squad successful Qatar 4 years ago. They will beryllium joined by defenders Miles Robinson and Chris Richards, who missed the past World Cup to injury, and guardant Ricardo Pepi, 1 of the last cuts successful 2022.

Richards was included connected the roster confirmed by The Athletic contempt tearing 2 ligaments successful his near ankle successful Crystal Palace’s penultimate Premier League lucifer pinch Brentford past weekend. The last roster, which could see betwixt 23 and 26 players, must beryllium revenge to FIFA by June 1. However teams could switch players up to 24 hours earlier their opening lucifer successful the arena of wounded aliases illness.

Reyna, 1 of the about talented players successful the U.S. talent pool, was named to the squad contempt having played conscionable 1 afloat 90-minute crippled for nine aliases state successful the past 4 years. And successful the past World Cup successful Qatar, he was about sent location for a perceived deficiency of effort successful training aft he learned he wouldn’t beryllium a starter successful the tournament.

“No spot is guaranteed aliases safe,” he said of the World Cup during an question and reply earlier this period alongside his German nine teammate Joe Scally, who besides made the U.S. roster. “I want to beryllium there. It’s a World Cup successful your location country.

“It’s a dream travel true.”

“It only happens each 4 years,” added Scally, who made the 2022 squad but did not play successful the tournament. “Everyone’s conscionable ace excited, particularly to beryllium successful America. It’s going to beryllium very special.”

Among the first-time World Cup selections are midfielder Malik Tillman, the German-born relative of LAFC midfielder Timothy Tillman; Mexican-born attacker Alejandro Zendejas, who plays for Club América successful Liga MX; and Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, boy of Gregg Berhalter, the U.S. coach successful the past World Cup.

The inclusion of Zendejas connected the roster was a spot of a astonishment since his past quality pinch the nationalist squad came successful September but he has played good pinch América this season.

After Tuesday’s roster announcement successful New York, the squad will alert to Atlanta for training campy up of friendlies pinch Senegal successful Charlotte, N.C., connected May 31 and against Germany connected June 6 successful Chicago. The U.S. opens World Cup play astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood connected June 12, facing Paraguay.

ROSTER

Goalkeepers: Chris Brady (Chicago Fire), Matt Freese (New York City), Matt Turner (New England Revolution)

Defenders: Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), Sergiño Dest (PSV), Alex Freeman (Villarreal), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse) Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Auston Trusty (Celtic)

Midfielders: Tyler Adams (AFC Bournemouth), Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Weston McKennie (Juventus), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Gio Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders), Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen), Tim Weah (Marseille), Alejandro Zendejas (Club América)

Forwards: Folarin Balogun (AS Monaco), Ricardo Pepi (PSV),Haji Wright (Coventry City)

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