Christian Pulisic

Christian Pulisic captains the USA in their first home World Cup since 1994. After breaking out at Borussia Dortmund and earning a Champions League winner’s medal at Chelsea, his AC Milan move (2023) put him into Serie A regularly — the right environment for his late-twenties prime.

Mauricio Pochettino took over as USA head coach in late 2024, replacing Gregg Berhalter post-Copa América. The brief is to win the home World Cup; Pulisic’s role under Pochettino is more central — closer to a free-roaming No. 10 than a touchline winger.

The USA squad is the deepest in CONCACAF history, with Weston McKennie (Juventus), Tyler Adams (Bournemouth), Yunus Musah (AC Milan) and Folarin Balogun anchoring the spine alongside Pulisic. Every USA group-stage match is expected to sell out via the resale market.

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