Mauricio Pochettino to lead USA into 2030 World Cup after signing new contract

[p]The 54-year-old Argentine, who favours a high-pressing, ‌attacking style of play, took over the U.S. side ‌in 2024 after parting ways with Chelsea earlier that year, ‌and had a contract that ran through the 2026 ‌World Cup.[/p][p][b]"[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pochettino-mauricio/zuJM7XDg/"]Mauricio[/a] 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,”[/b] U.S. Soccer CEO JT Batson said in a press ​release.[/p][p]Under Pochettino's leadership, the U.S. finished first in their World Cup group ahead of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/xSrf6qMM/"]Australia[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paraguay/YaNlqp6j/"]Paraguay[/a] ​and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/turkey/QeijuHo5/"]Turkey[/a], and the six points they collected were the highest-ever total for the men's team at the tournament.[/p][p]Pochettino's ⁠charges then beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bosnia-herzegovina/fqe7WYTr/"]​Bosnia[/a] in the last 32 before losing 4-1 to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a] in a disappointing end to the campaign for a side were hoping to make a deep run on home ‌soil.[/p][p][b]"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,”[/b] said Pochettino.[/p][p]“The passion we experienced from the fans throughout the World Cup only strengthened our belief in what is possible here."[/p][embed guid="152ef049-00a2-40a5-8ef1-932ea9c552e5" url="https://x.com/USMNT/status/2084263348816814353" social-type="twitter" /][p]The former Argentina defender guided Southampton to an eighth-place finish in the Premier League in 2013 - ‌the club's highest-ever finish at the time.[/p][p]He went on ​to lead Tottenham Hotspur to a first Champions League ‌final appearance in 2019 and in 2022 steered [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/fuitL4CF/"]Paris St Germain[/a] to the Ligue 1 title.[/p][p]Pochettino left Chelsea by mutual consent in 2024 after a turbulent campaign despite a late rally to a sixth-placed finish.[/p]