The U.S. men’s national team’s final roster of 2025 has been decided.
Ricardo Pepi, Tyler Adams, and Gio Reyna headlined Mauricio Pochettino’s 25-player roster for this month’s upcoming friendlies against Paraguay and Uruguay.
Defender Joe Scally, forwards Haji Wright and Folarin Balogun, and right back Sergino Dest have also been included in the squad.
Several of the leading stars of the USMNT were not called in such as Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Chris Richards, Yunus Musah, and Tim Weah. Pulisic has only recently returned to club training while Weah was recently diagnosed with a thigh injury.
Star left back Antonee Robinson has also been left out as he continues to fight back from a knee injury. McKennie has remained a key player for Juventus while Musah has struggled for playing time on loan at Atalanta.
Midfielder Malik Tillman is also out of the roster after only recently returning to action for Bayer Leverkusen.
Both Pepi and defender Auston Trusty are receiving their first call-ups since November 2024. Reyna and Scally are back involved for the first time since the CONCACAF Nations League Final Four last March.
“As we continue to develop our squad and build on the culture we have created, this is another great opportunity for the players selected for this roster to prove they deserve to be on the final list for the World Cup,” Pochettino said.
“It’s important that they come into this camp prepared to show their qualities on the field and their commitment to being a good teammate. We will keep working on the competitive details in training and have the opportunity to challenge ourselves against two high quality opponents from South America.”
The USMNT will face Paraguay at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania on Nov. 15 before closing their two-match window three days later against Uruguay at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
Here is a closer look at the full USMNT roster:
GOALKEEPERS: Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati; 0/0), Matt Freese (New York City FC; 11/0), Jonathan Klinsmann (Cesena/ITA; 0/0), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew; 3/0)
DEFENDERS: Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew; 14/1), Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 35/2), Alex Freeman (Orlando City; 11/0), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse FC/FRA; 24/0), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC; 78/1), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; 37/3), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 21/0), John Tolkin (Holstein Kiel/GER; 4/0), Auston Trusty (Celtic/SCO; 4/0)
MIDFIELDERS: Tyler Adams (Bournemouth/ENG; 52/2), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps/CAN; 7/0), Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough/ENG; 11/0), Gio Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 32/8), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders; 41/0), Tanner Tessmann (Olympique Lyon/FRA; 10/0), Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew; 1/0)
FORWARDS: Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United/ENG; 54/9), Folarin Balogun (AS Monaco/FRA; 27/7), Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake; 16/3), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 33/13), Haji Wright (Coventry City/ENG; 19/7)
Sounds like 2 losses in friendlies to CONMEBOL teams during the November international window.
How many times have we posted on this site “Will Poch call into camp before the World Cup? It looks like that door has opened. I think we all agree Poch by now knows the key players. This roster looks like an assessment to fill in the remaining roster spots.
Pepi – Four years removed from missing out on Qatar, he’s ready. Balogun, Wright and Pepi are the top strikers in the pool.
Reyna – With McKennie and Tillman out, he now gets his chance. He is arguably our best playmaker, and here’s hoping he makes a good impression. He needs a confidence boost before heading back to Germany.
Scally – Can he fit into the system and tactics Poch has in mind for this team? There’s no questioning his ability.
Trusty – Poch wants CBs who can distribute. It feels like Trusty and CCV are in direct competition.
GKs – Why not bring in some competition at this stage?
Musah – He may just need a transfer at this point. Atalanta seems disinterested.
Celentano and Klinsmann, huh? If people are worried about our GK situation, the solution does not lie with either of them.
NKH,
None of the GK options are very good, so who does the solution lie with?…certainly not Turner, right?
May see 3-5-2.
Very interesting roster. No Richards, no Mckennie, and we know about Pulisic, Weah, and Tillman.
Luna, Reyna, Brendo as the 10s called in.
Does Mckennie have an injury?
And I am a bit surprised Lund isnt on this roster.
My hunch is Poch wants him to stay in Italy because he has a brand new manager: stay fit, no injuries, and be ready to go for a full 90’ when all the other players returned from playing international games.
Why no Lund, he has been getting nice minutes at Koln???!!! Jedi and Weah are both out. Why is Berhalther Jr. And Sean Zawadaski called up but cant call up Brian Gutierrez who is planning to switch to Mexico. 🤦
Because Gutierrez is planning to switch to Mexico. Poch doesn’t call up players who arent 100 percent on board with the US. Which I think is commendable.
No thats not the reason, he was called up before and is tired of being left off. He also has not gotten the passport yet, so as today at this moment he isn’t eligible for Mexico. So what you said makes no sense! So tired of you all trying to make me look dumb on this site! Why I dont come on here as much!
2tone,
“Because Gutierrez is planning to switch to Mexico.”
That is categorically false, so stop spreading lies. He is considering a possible change to Mexico and is in the process of securing a Mexican passport as “he wants to keep his options open.”
Stryker91,
Zawadzki does not play the same position as Gutierrez, so not apples to apples. That said, on merit, production, and impact at the club level, Gutierrez has earned a callup this window instead of Luna. Diego has not played a competitive game in 2 weeks, and when playing a competitive game for club, he has not been impactful or productive since returning from the Gold Cup this past summer. Luna has 2 G and 1 A in 15 club games since then.
Papi Grande categorically false? I said he is planning on switching to Mexico. You say he is considering switching to Mexico? Same language my guy. So Im not spreading lies.
Poch doesn’t call up players who arent all in. Gutierrez isnt all in. If he is planning/considering a switch to Mexico. The US shouldn’t be chasing anyone.