Depends on what you want to know.

by PMan , The Banks of the Spokane River, Friday, May 01, 2026, 10:35 (26 days ago) @ Grantland
edited by PMan, Friday, May 01, 2026, 10:43

25 more days before the USMNT roster reveal. We will know more about what Coach Pochettino is actually thinking when we see who he picks. As of this morning, US seems fairly healthy. RB Sergino Dest sounds like he will be back from injury and maybe playing this weekend for PSV Eindhoven. Only major name certainly missing the Cup is striker Patrick Agyemang with a torn achilles, and he was only trending towards making the roster. Pulisic's goal drought with AC Milan is concerning, but not all of that feels like it is on him there.

Just need Poch to commit to 3 CBs.

Favorites to win it all seem to be Spain, France, England, Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal.

The expanded field means some likely group round blowouts, as a team like Haiti gets to try to park the bus against Brazil and Morocco, for example.

And then there is the fact that Iran still seems to be coming, although there was some nonsense about dropping them because of Trump's war and replacing them with the Italians, who don't deserve to be here.

Ticket prices are absurd, especially if the attempt to grow the game in the US is the goal. FIFA remains corrupt. But the knockout rounds should be fun.

Egypt and Mo Salah are going to be practicing a couple hundred yards from where I am sitting as I type this.