Mauricio Pochettino’s U.S. males’s nationwide workforce has realized its last matches earlier than the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins.
Belgium and Portugal will oppose the USMNT at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on March 28 and 31 respectively, U.S. Soccer introduced Tuesday. The matches will happen towards two Prime-10 nations with Belgium ranked No. 8 and Portugal ranked No. 6 in FIFA’s newest rankings.
Charlotte’s Financial institution of America Stadium will play host to the USMNT’s penultimate match on Could 31 earlier than the World Cup formally begins. An opponent will likely be introduced at a later date.
Soldier Discipline in Chicago, Illinois will host the USMNT’s last pre-World Cup match on June 6 with No. 9-ranked Germany opposing the Individuals.
“For us, this can be a huge alternative to problem ourselves towards a few of the high groups on the planet. These are unbelievable matches for the gamers and for the followers,” Pochettino stated. “We’re so pleased to be taking part in in our new residence of Atlanta, and naturally to be competing within the nice cities of Charlotte and Chicago forward of the World Cup.”
Portugal, Belgium, and Germany have all routinely certified for the World Cup.
Led by longtime legend Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal gained the UEFA Nations League earlier this 12 months. Their best-ever end at a World Cup got here in 1966 once they completed third.
Belgium’s best-ever World Cup end got here in 2018 once they completed third. They’re led by star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, in addition to thriving EPL gamers Leandro Trossard and Jeremy Doku.
Germany has lifted the World Cup on 4 events, with their most up-to-date success coming in 2014. Joshua Kimmich brings over 100 worldwide caps to the German midfield whereas star attackers Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala, and Leroy Sane have additionally remained within the combine.
The USMNT posted an 11-6-1 report in 2025, most just lately defeating Paraguay and Uruguay within the November window.