The FIFA World Cup 2026 begins in 500 days. FIFA expects 5 million fans to attend matches, with 6 billion people worldwide watching. What to know

FIFA World Cup less than 500 days away, Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros of The Cooligans look ahead to the squad’s top objectives entering Mauricio Pochettino’s first full year on the job — which includes hosting the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

With the U.S. men’s national team's 2026 FIFA World Cup opener just 500 days away, now's the perfect time to take stock of where the American player pool stands.

They could care less about the noise that’s generated across comment sections and online forums that diminish MLS as a pipeline for the national team. The reality, though, is quite simple: January camp is not a collection of the country’s best players.

Mauricio Pochettino said he has been handed a welcome selection headache after watching his youthful United States squad wrap up their January training camp with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Orlando on Wednesday.

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse broke down what they want to see from Mauricio Pochettino at this year's 'Camp Cupcake,' as well as which young USMNT players they believe can push for roster spots in the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup.

Mauricio Pochettino said he has been handed a welcome selection headache after watching his youthful United States squad wrap up their January training camp with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Florida on Wednesday.

Mauricio Pochettino has been quick to praise the quality of American players but says he wants to inject some Argentine spirit and patriotism into his squad.

With Lionel Messi in Major League Soccer, and Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino taking the helm of the U.S. men ... s tilt in Orlando against Costa Rica falls outside the FIFA international window. "The message is: Show me we can with you," Pochettino ...

When the United States, Canada and Mexico were awarded the 2026 men’s World Cup in June 2018, the tournament felt an eternity away. That year’s edition in Russia was about to get going and the fever dream that was the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with its air-conditioned outdoor stadiums, still felt pretty conceptual.

Mauricio Pochettino, the Argentine coach tasked with leading the U.S. national team through the 2026 World Cup, said he and his staff have been quite impressed with the level of play from the MLS players at camp in Fort Lauderdale this week.

USA national team coach Mauricio Pochettino has been quick to praise the quality of ... because the games are outside of FIFA's official dates for games. The games also come during a busy transfer window which has already seen one of his January squad ...