United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino will remain, as he has signed a new contract through the 2030 World Cup, U.S. Soccer announced on Monday.
In addition to the Argentine coach, his assistants Jesus Perez, Miguel D’Agostino and Toni Jimenez, Sebastian Pochettino, and Silvia Tuya will remain with the staff.
According in a statement of the extension, the 54-year-old will “advise and support U.S. Soccer on the broader development of the full national team pathway, youth soccer, coaching education, professional league collaboration and other technical facets across the soccer community.”
“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,” Pochettino said. “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.”
The former Espanyol, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint Germain, and Chelsea head coach, was appointed as for the national team job in September 2024 to replace Gregg Berhalter. The goal was to get the team ready for the 2026 World Cup. He guided them to round of 16, with wins over Paraguay, Australia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Pochettino and his staff will have a lot on their plate ahead of the next World Cup cycle, as the team enters competition in the Concacaf Nations League and Gold Cup. Their influence will also spread throughout the men’s program such as the U-17 and U-20 World Cups, and the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.
“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.”
Now that pen has been put to paper, Pochettino will regroup the team for its round of friendlies scheduled for September 21- October 6.
