With less than 200 days to go until the U.S. men’s national team kicks off the 2026 FIFA World Cup on home soil, the importance of gaining and maintaining form is becoming critical for Mauricio Pochettino’s band of merry hopefuls.
With 2025 in the rearview mirror for national team games after a successful November window yielded impressive wins over Paraguay and Uruguay, it’s of paramount importance that players continue to shine for their clubs, building confidence to what will be the biggest occasion in the career of many who make the roster.
Pochettino and his team will be watching closely, keeping particularly close tabs on those on the periphery, but they would have been pleased with what they saw this past weekend from a couple of USMNT’s most established stars.
Here, ranks the top five performances of the week.
