United States World Cup news and team outlook

United States has fresh World Cup news signals for a measured team outlook. Why is the Carabao Cup starting this week? New fixture schedule explained - Yahoo Sports There has already been the need for a preliminary round due to nine English clubs playing in Europe this season, with Rochdale and Crawley beating Tranmere and York respectively. In another change to the schedule, the 2026/27 edition of the Carabao Cup was originally meant to get under way this Friday, before Bristol City's match with Walsall was moved a day earlier to avoid clashing with the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement [...] Soccer imageSoccer imageSoccer News Scores Schedule Premier League MLS World Cup LALIGA Ligue 1 NWSL Bundesliga Serie A Champions League USA Soccer Liga MX Clausura Liga MX Apertura CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF League Club World Cup CONCACAF Champions Cup Copa America Euro 2025 The Cooligans The Two Robbies & Friends Fantasy imageFantasy imageFantasy Network imageNetwork imageNetwork Get Fantasy Plus Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement TRENDING [...] · 2 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The 2026/27 Carabao Cup first round officially got under way on Thursday night as League Two club Walsall upset Championship side Bristol City 1-0 at Ashton Gate. If that felt like an early start to the domestic season, then you would be right, because this year the decision was made to begin the Carabao Cup one week before the new EFL campaign commences. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement First USMNT fixtures after new Mauricio Pochettino deal revealed - ESPN ## ESPN # First USMNT fixtures after new Mauricio Pochettino deal revealed Copy Link The United States men's national team will return to action for the first time since the 2026 World Cup during the September-October FIFA international window, hosting Peru, Chile, Canada and Mexico in friendlies across the country. The USMNT is set to play Peru on Sept. 26 at Inter.co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, before facing Chile three days later at Energizer Park in St. Louis. [...] He originally joined the federation in 2024, replacing former coach Gregg Berhalter following the team's group-stage exit from the Copa America. Pochettino's initial contract with U.S. Soccer expired after the 2026 World Cup, where he led the team to top Group D with wins over Paraguay and Australia and a round-of-32 victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina before a 4-1 loss to Belgium in the round of 16. His record with the U.S. stands at 17-12-2 (W-L-D).