Mauricio Pochettino to make decision on USMNT future next week - ESPN

Mauricio Pochettino said he will make a decision regarding his future as coach of the United States men's national team next week.

The Argentinian manager is in talks with U.S. Soccer to sign a contract extension through the 2030 World Cup.

When asked about his future, Pochettino, whose current deal runs through the end of this tournament, told Spanish radio Cadena Cope on Thursday: «We are evaluating it, looking at it. They [U.S. Soccer] have made me an offer to continue, and we will see. Next week we will take a decision.»

The former Tottenham, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea manager was a reported target of several European clubs earlier this year.

U.S. Soccer is hopeful that Pochettino, 54, will continue despite the team's poor showing against Belgium in the round of 16, a result that saw the tournament co-hosts crash out of the World Cup.

The USMNT had previously shown eye-catching performances in the group stage and taken an impressive win over Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2-0, in the round of 32.

Pochettino, who took the helm of the USMNT in September 2024, is now focused on the World Cup final between Spain and his native Argentina.

Asked if this will be the best soccer game in the past 40 years: «Yes, absolutely. Everyone is eager to watch the World Cup champions and Copa America champions take on European champions Spain. They both deserve to be in the final. I think it's the best game you can watch nowadays. I have no doubt this is going to be one of the most important games in history.

»For me there is no favorite. Argentina have the confidence of having won the Copa America and World Cup. For Spain, this is a big challenge to take on [Lionel] Messi's Argentina. But Spain players can handle it."

Messi, 39, has been