{"id":3518,"date":"2026-05-26T19:39:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/26\/which-players-will-make-the-cut-the-u-s-world-cup-soccer-roster-is-revealed-today\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:39:43","slug":"which-players-will-make-the-cut-the-u-s-world-cup-soccer-roster-is-revealed-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=3518","title":{"rendered":"Which players will make the cut? The U.S. World Cup soccer roster is revealed today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"storytitle\">\n<h1>Which players will make the cut? The U.S. World Cup soccer roster is revealed today<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"STORYTITLE\" --><\/p>\n<div id=\"story-meta\" class=\"story-meta has-byline\">\n<div class=\"story-meta__one\">\n<div class=\"story-meta__one-inner\">\n<div class=\"dateblock\">\n    <time datetime=\"2026-05-26T14:34:24-04:00\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"date\">May 26, 2026<\/span><span class=\"time\">2:34 PM ET<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"STORY-META__ONE-INNER\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"STORY-META__ONE\" --><\/p>\n<div class=\"story-meta__two\">\n<div id=\"storybyline\" class=\"storybyline-wrap linkLocation\">\n<div class=\"bucketwrap byline\">\n<div class=\"byline-container--block\">\n<div class=\"byline byline--block byline--has-link\" aria-label=\"Byline\">\n<div class=\"byline__photo\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/348743421\/becky-sullivan\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2103x2103+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F11%2F980f3f364d858dd8ff0916912682%2Fbecky-sullivan.jpeg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Headshot of Becky Sullivan\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2103x2103+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F11%2F980f3f364d858dd8ff0916912682%2Fbecky-sullivan.jpeg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"><br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p class=\"byline__name byline__name--block\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/348743421\/becky-sullivan\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n      Becky Sullivan<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP BYLINE\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"STORY-META__TWO\" -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"STORY-META\" CLASS=\"STORY-META HAS-BYLINE\" --><\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\" class=\"storytext storylocation linkLocation\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-124363\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 6000;--source-height: 4000\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2Fc4%2F2fe2a7a14153860009cda722c441%2Fap26146597348879.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5f%2Fc4%2F2fe2a7a14153860009cda722c441%2Fap26146597348879.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Fans arrive for the announcement of the United States men's national soccer team roster, Tuesday, in New York, ahead of the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament.\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Fans arrive for the announcement of the United States men&#8217;s national soccer team roster, Tuesday, in New York, ahead of the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n                    Eduardo Munoz Alvarez\/AP<br \/>\n                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Eduardo Munoz Alvarez\/AP<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NEW YORK \u2014 The run-up to this summer&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/g-s1-98388\/2026-world-cup-north-america\" target=\"_blank\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> is set to kick into a higher gear Tuesday when the U.S. men&#8217;s national soccer team reveals which 26 players will make up the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Mauricio Pochettino has experimented with a variety of lineups since he was hired in 2024 to steer the USMNT through this summer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5835318-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImageg-s1-124246\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/05\/25\/g-s1-124246\/world-cup-usmnt-tim-ream\" data-metrics-ga4='{\"category\":\"recirculation\",\"action\":\"story_recirculation_click\",\"clickType\":\"inset box\",\"clickUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/05\/25\/g-s1-124246\/world-cup-usmnt-tim-ream\"}'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/800x800+69+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2Fa0%2F0fadce3947ee989d226d662d1177%2Fream-3.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/800x800+69+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2Fa0%2F0fadce3947ee989d226d662d1177%2Fream-3.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/800x800+69+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2Fa0%2F0fadce3947ee989d226d662d1177%2Fream-3.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Playing for Charlotte FC, the Major League Soccer team in Charlotte, Tim Ream is hoping to make his second World Cup roster for the U.S. Men's National Team.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>         <\/p>\n<div class=\"bucketblock\">\n<h3 class=\"slug\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/g-s1-98388\/2026-world-cup-north-america\">2026 World Cup: North America <\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/05\/25\/g-s1-124246\/world-cup-usmnt-tim-ream\" data-metrics-ga4='{\"category\":\"recirculation\",\"action\":\"story_recirculation_click\",\"clickType\":\"inset box\",\"clickUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/05\/25\/g-s1-124246\/world-cup-usmnt-tim-ream\"}'>Ahead of the World Cup, pressure to win and grow American soccer is on Tim Ream&#8217;s mind<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5835318-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>The roster will be announced during a live televised special on Fox at 3 p.m. Eastern time.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament begins in just over two weeks, with games hosted in 16 cities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>It will mark the first time that World Cup games are being held in the U.S. since 1994, when the tournament helped spark Americans&#8217; interest in soccer, leading to the formation of Major League Soccer and widespread participation in youth soccer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"tag tag--story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/tags\/127559710\/world-cup\">World Cup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tag tag--story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/tags\/681660862\/usmnt\">usmnt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"tag tag--story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/tags\/175277719\/u-s-soccer\">U.S. Soccer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"TAGS\" --><\/p>\n<div class=\"share-tools share-tools--secondary\" aria-label=\"Share tools\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-tools__service share-tools__service--facebook\"><button class=\"fbStorynx-s1-5835318\" data-share-facebook='{\"storyId\": \"nx-s1-5835318\" }' 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