When it comes to the U.S. men's national team, manager Mauricio Pochettino isn't exactly working with a blank canvas. The core of the team that reached the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup remains in place.
But with the 2026 World Cup, which is being co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the U.S., little more than a year away, the Argentine can be forgiven for feeling an urge to erase some parts of the picture while filling in a few additions of his own. That's what last March's woeful showing at the Concacaf Nations League, in which the U.