Mauricio Pochettino told USMNT players 'we're American, we don't take s***' ahead of World Cup

The U.S. Men's National Team had arguably the most impressive performance of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in its opening game against Paraguay last week. Winning the match was one thing, but how it played out was another. After years of frustrating, slow soccer, the USMNT played a brand of free-flowing, attacking football based on impressively accurate passing and relentless movement up the pitch. Much of the credit goes to the players; Chris Richards had an incredible 100% accuracy rate on his passe