Pochettino Names 26-Man Roster for October USMNT Camp

Jonathan Turner
Oct 2
2 min read

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USA to face Ecuador in Austin on Oct. 10, then meet Australia in Colorado on Oct. 14

ATLANTA – U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Mauricio Pochettino has called in 26 players for the October international window, with matches set against World Cup–bound nations Ecuador and Australia.

Players will report to camp beginning Oct. 4 in Austin, Texas, ahead of the first friendly against Ecuador on Oct. 10 at Q2 Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on TNT, truTV, HBO Max, Universo, and Peacock. Four days later, the U.S. returns to Commerce City, Colorado, for the first time since 2017, taking on Australia at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park at 9 p.m. ET on Oct. 14 (TNT, HBO Max, Universo, Peacock).

Veteran Core, Rising Stars

Christian Pulisic leads the roster with 80 caps, joined by fellow veterans Tim Ream (77), Weston McKennie (60), Matt Turner (52), and Antonee Robinson (50).Diego Luna continues his breakout year with 13 appearances in 2025, the most of any player this calendar year. Patrick Agyemang and Max Arfsten have also seen extended action with 12 caps each.

Notable Returns

Antonee Robinson, the 2024 U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year, returns after missing most of 2025 with injury.
Cameron Carter-Vickers, Weston McKennie, Tanner Tessmann, and Patrick Schulte all make their first camp appearances since March.
James Sands is back with the national team for the first time since the 2023 Gold Cup.

Players in Form

Several U.S. attackers enter camp on scoring streaks:

Pulisic has six goals and two assists in seven matches for AC Milan this season.
Alex Zendejas netted five goals for Club América, including a brace last weekend.
Haji Wright has seven goals in eight league matches for Coventry City.
Malik Tillman already has two Bundesliga goals since joining Bayer Leverkusen.

The Roster by Position

Goalkeepers (4): Chris Brady, Matt Freese, Patrick Schulte, Matt Turner

Defenders (8): Max Arfsten, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Alex Freeman, Mark McKenzie, Tim Ream, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Miles Robinson

Midfielders (8): Brenden Aaronson, Diego Luna, Weston McKennie, Aidan Morris, Cristian Roldan, James Sands, Tanner Tessmann, Malik Tillman

Forwards (6): Patrick Agyemang, Folarin Balogun, Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah, Haji Wright, Alex Zendejas

Looking Ahead

Both Ecuador (ranked second in CONMEBOL qualifying) and Australia (sixth straight World Cup appearance) will offer valuable tests as the United States continues its preparation for next summer’s World Cup.