USMNT Announces Roster for September/October Combined Window

By Daniel Feuerstein | Fayetteville, GA | September 17th, 2026

U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino has officially announced his roster for the new combined international window of September and October, as they will play four opponents in a row for the very first time. They will face two South American opponents and then their two North Zone rivals of CONCACAF in Mexico and Canada. There are a bunch of new players coming in who are playing in MLS, while the majority are from Europe, with a few notable departures after the World Cup ended this past summer.

USMNT Roster

GOALKEEPERS:

CHRIS BRADY: CHICAGO FIRE
MATT FREESE: NEW YORK CITY FC
DIEGO KOCHEN: LYNGBY BOLDKLUB (DEN)
BRIAN SCHWAKE: NASHVILLE SC

DEFENDERS:

GEORGE CAMPBELL: WEST BROMWICH ALBION (ENG)
SERGINO DEST: PSV EINDHOVEN (NED)
ALEX FREEMAN: VILLARREAL (ESP)
PEYTON MILLER: NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
NEIL PIERRE: PHILADELPHIA UNION
CHRIS RICHARDS: CRYSTAL PALACE (ENG)
ANTONEE ROBINSON: FULHAM FC (ENG)
MILES ROBINSON: FC CINCINNATI
AUSTON TRUSTY: CELTIC (SCO)
FRANKIE WESTFIELD: PHILADELPHIA UNION

MIDFIELDERS:

TYLER ADAMS: AFC BOURNEMOUTH (ENG)
MATHIS ALBERT: BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER)
SEBASTIAN BERHALTER: MIDDLESBROUGH (ENG)
ZAVIER GOZO: CRYSTAL PALACE (ENG)
ADRI MEHMETI: RED BULL NEW YORK
YUNUS MUSAH: AC MILAN (ITA)
BROOKLYN RAINES: NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
GIO REYNA: RC STRASBOURG (FRA)
MALIK TILLMAN: BAYER LEVERKUSEN (GER)

FORWARDS:

COLE CAMPBELL: SV ELVERSBERG (GER)
JUSTIN ELLIS: ORLANDO CITY
JULIAN HALL: RED BULL NEW YORK
RICARDO PEPI: PSV EINDHOVEN (NED)
CAVAN SULLIVAN: PHILADELPHIA UNION

New players coming to National Team Camp

Of the 28 players called up to this roster for these four friendly matches, 13 will get their first chance to play for the National Team. Most are coming from MLS clubs, while a few are coming from Europe or have just transferred from MLS to Europe. Zavier Gozo, who began this season at Real Salt Lake, has transferred to Crystal Palace and has teamed up with Chris Richards after playing in their first Europa League tournament match. The hype on Diego Kochen will be on display if he gets a chance to either play a half or a full match in one of the four games.

Neil Pierre getting a look

Since the Philadelphia Union righted their ship, they called back from his loan deal Neil Pierre, and since he joined the Union in their resurgence under Ryan Richter, the new centerback who has been coming off the bench and now looks like he might be starting, will get his chance to prove he can be that replacement on the backline when they get to a Gold Cup tournament or during World Cup Qualifying. The 18-year-old towers over his teammates and could be that new weapon at the disposal of Pochettino for the National Team.

Baby Bulls get their chance

The tandem of Adri Mehmeti and Julian Hall has been a revelation in Major League Soccer at the start of the season. While they are currently in a slump in the second half of the 2026 season, their start has been amazing, and both men got their starts under current Red Bull New York head coach Michael Bradley from the start in Orlando till now. Every time Adri Mehmeti makes that big pass to set up a scoring chance, the majority of his assists go to Hall’s goals. He even scored in a two-goal draw away at Inter Miami. Hall made history as the youngest player in MLS History to score a hat trick at the age of 18. These two have been with the youth national teams and will now graduate to the senior side.

Berhalter has been rolling at Middlesbrough

Since Sebastian Berhalter’s transfer to Middlesbrough from the Vancouver Whitecaps, he has been on a roll for the English side in the EFL Championship. In seven matches, he scored two goals and earned an assist, but before the season, in the Carabao Cup, he earned an assist in their one-goal victory over Wrexham in the opening round. Having him in English football has already kicked him up to a bigger gear, and having him in the National Team for this brand-new cycle for the 2030 World Cup will be huge for qualification and when they are fighting for the upcoming CONCACAF Nations League and the Gold Cup.

Cavan Sullivan gets the call

Just like Neil Pierre got off to a great start for the Union to restart the 2026 MLS Season, Cavan Sullivan also woke up and started to go on a tear. He’s scored six goals and earned five assists, and he also had a bit of a tussle with Inter Miami after their match ended in a two-goal draw. Anytime Sullivan gets the ball, he is already heading for the goal and looking to put it in the back of the net. While this will be his first Senior National Team call-up, we need to see if the 16-year-old will be ready to handle playing against a National Team from a different country.

The four opponents the USMNT will face

The U.S. Men’s National Team will start their four-match home stand as they begin in Central Florida and face Peru at Inter&Co Stadium on Saturday, September 26th at 4:30 PM; then the next game will be against Chile at Energizer Park in St. Louis on Tuesday, September 29th at 8 PM Eastern – 7 PM Central. When the calendar changes to October, the boys will travel to the West Coast, as they will have the El Clásico against Mexico in Glendale, Arizona, at 10 PM Eastern – 7 PM Pacific on Saturday, October 3rd at State Farm Stadium. And finally, on Tuesday, October 6th, they fly back to the Midwest to face Canada at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, at 8 PM Eastern – 7 PM Central. All matches will be broadcast in English on TNT and streamed on HBO Max. In Spanish, it’s Telemundo, NBC Universo, and streaming on NBC’s Peacock.

The U.S. Men’s National Team announces its roster for its four matches on home soil in the combined September/October International Window

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