USA soccer head coach says team can win 2026 World Cup with Trump's 'help'

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The United States Men's National Team has a accidental to marque immoderate sound successful the World Cup adjacent twelvemonth portion connected its location soil.

The squad reached the Round of 16 for the 3rd clip successful its past 4 World Cups (they did not suffice successful 2018), and they'll beryllium playing arsenic 1 of 3 big countries successful little than 18 months.

The United States, Canada and Mexico volition beryllium hosting, with the last astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, the location of the New York Giants and Jets.

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Mauricio Pochettino says the USA tin triumph the World Cup with immoderate "help" from President Donald Trump. (IMAGN)

After finishing successful 3rd spot successful the inaugural World Cup successful 1930, the farthest that the USA has gone since past is the quarterfinals, a circular not reached since 2002.

USA disappointed successful Copa América past summer, failing to marque it retired of the radical signifier portion hosting the tournament.

But USA Soccer manager Mauricio Pochettino precocious said determination could beryllium immoderate concealed condiment adjacent year: President Donald Trump.

In an interrogation with Sky Sports, Pochettino said Trump could play a relation successful the USMNT's fate.

"I volition accidental yes. If helium asks me, I accidental yes. President, with your help, with the fans down [us] hosting the World Cup, each is possible," Pochettino said.

Mauricio Pochettino (Henry Browne/Getty Images)

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Pochettino precocious noted the added unit connected his squad for playing host.

"I deliberation the unit is going to beryllium there, due to the fact that we are a host. And past it's a state wherever the mentality is astir winning. You know, successful sport, successful everything that Americans are progressive in, they privation to win," helium said, via The Mirror. "That is the culture. It's cultural. Of course, it's going to beryllium a pressure, but a invited one. That means that we are going to consciousness the adrenaline that we request to feel."

It's harmless to presume that Trump volition marque an quality astatine the World Cup, which volition agelong astir a period with games astatine 11 NFL stadiums; 9 stadiums played big successful 1994, wherever then-President Bill Clinton officially opened the tournament.

Trump has been spotted astatine large sporting events since taking office, including Super Bowl LIX successful New Orleans and the Daytona 500 connected back-to-back Sundays past month.

He's often attended UFC events, with his past being astatine Madison Square Garden the week aft helium won the election. Trump volition besides beryllium astatine the NCAA Division I wrestling championships successful Philadelphia this week, and helium attended the Army-Navy crippled successful December.