Mauricio Pochettino is officially extending his stay with U.S. Soccer.
Pochettino has signed a new, four-year deal as head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team, U.S. Soccer announced Monday. The contract will run through the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in Spain, Morocco, and Portugal.
“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.”
The 54-year-old’s original contract with U.S. Soccer expired at the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer. Pochettino led the USMNT to a Round of 16 spot before the Americans lost 4-1 to Belgium.
Pochettino took over as USMNT head coach back in 2024 and has since recorded a 17-2-12 record in all competitions. He led the USMNT to the Nations League Final Four in 2025, as well as the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final.
In total, Pochettino has managed in over 680 matches at both the club and international level. He is mainly known for his work at Tottenham, PSG, and Chelsea.
“Mauricio and his staff believe in the future of soccer in the United States and our new project allows us to build on 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.”
The USMNT are slated to return to action this September and October for friendlies before entering the Nations League quarterfinal round in November.
World Cup Qualifying will begin for the Americans in September-October 2027 and carry through international windows in 2028 and 2029.
Source: Sbisoccer.com
