at last usmnt receives its coach Mauricio pochettino closes eagerly negotiated contract Tuesday Mauricio pochettino was appointed coach of the US Men's National Soccer Team merging one of the most esteemed Club coaches with a program yearning for a breakthrough at the 2026 World Cup the 52-year-old Argentine replaces Greg berhalter who was sacked in July following the team's Copa America humiliation one year into his second term the choice to join us soccer was about the journey this team and this country are on not only about football for me pochettino said in a statement the energy the passion and the hunger to achieve something truly historic here those are the things that inspired me although pochettino missed Tuesday's game a one-o-one draw under interim coach