Mauricio Pochettino Re-Signs with U.S. Soccer for Another Four Years

By Daniel Feuerstein | Fayetteville, GA | August 3rd, 2026

The U.S. Soccer Federation and Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino have decided to bring themselves back together, as Pochettino has agreed to a new four-year contract that would have him attempt World Cup Qualifying for the first time in his international career and the hope to reach the 2030 World Cup that will be held in Morocco, Portugal, and Spain. After taking over the job from the sacked Gregg Berhalter two and a half years ago, his 2026 World Cup Performance, while ending in the Round of 16, showed American Soccer fans his style and tactics put this U.S. Men’s National Team in position to earn wins, and now to continue the process.

“Mauricio and his staff believe in the future of soccer in the United States, and our new project allows us to build on the progress of the USMNT and the momentum of U.S. Soccer,” said U.S. Soccer CEO and Secretary General JT Batson. “We know we have a lot of work to do to achieve our clear ambitions, including competing to win Men’s World Cups and having soccer become the most played sport in every community. I couldn’t be more excited that Mauricio and team are committed to partnering with all of us to do the hard work to bring those ambitions to life.”

Pochettino is widely regarded as one of the top managers in all of soccer. While known mostly as a club manager at big clubs in Europe like Espanyol in Spain, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, and Chelsea in the English Premier League, and Paris Saint-Germain in French Ligue 1, Pochettino came over in the International Window of September in 2024 facing Panama at the Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas earning a two goal clean sheet win, then traveled down to the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara to face Mexico. Managed a makeshift squad for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup and reached the final against Mexico.

“Working together with 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,” said Pochettino. “The passion we experienced from the fans throughout the World Cup only strengthened our belief in what is possible here. We are excited by the opportunity to bring all our experience and knowledge to even more areas of U.S. Soccer while helping strengthen the pathways for players, coaches and teams across the Federation. We want to try to have a lasting impact on the sport in the country that has welcomed us so warmly and for that impact to extend beyond results on the field.”

Now with a full cycle coming his way, Pochettino can finally observe the players playing in MLS domestically, and Americans playing abroad in Europe. He can observe the U-20 squad in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship that is going on right now down in Mexico, and prepare for four matches in the newly combined September/October Window, then get ready for their opponent in the League A Quarterfinals of the 2026-27 CONCACAF Nations League that will begin this September, and plan for World Cup Qualifying accordingly.

“Mauricio has built a culture where players trust the group, trust the process and trust each other,” said U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone. “We saw the impact of that belief in the way the team grew, competed and performed on the world’s biggest stage. That culture, and the staff who helped build it, are exactly what we want to continue investing in for the Men’s National Team now and for the future. We are also excited about the experience and perspective Mauricio and his staff can bring across U.S. Soccer as we strengthen our pathways and seek to impact the broader soccer landscape in the United States.”

The worry is over; the excitement begins again as the U.S. Men’s National Team has its head coach, and the hope is to continue to push forward to earning trophies and reaching the holy grail that is the 2030 FIFA World Cup. What we saw from the first match till the Round of 32 against Bosnia & Herzegovina is what we all want to see happen for these next four years in all matches, either friendly matches or competition matches. U.S. Soccer keeping Pochettino is a positive direction for the future.

Maurico Pochettino has signed a new four year deal to remain as head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team.

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