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United States World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position

United States carry a 26-man squad into World Cup 2026, drawn from Group D with their opening fixture against Paraguay on 13 Jun 2026. Below: the full roster sorted by position, face wall, and squad breakdown.

Verified squad·ESPN, single source·as of 2026-06-15 04:10 UTC

Baseline facts

FIFA rank
No. 16
Group
Group D
Fixtures
13 Jun 2026 v Paraguay, 19 Jun 2026 v Australia, 26 Jun 2026 v Türkiye
Squad
Full squad list →

United States squad: face by face

Matt Turner, press photo Matt Turner GK
Matthew Freese, press photo Matthew Freese GK
Chris Brady, press photo Chris Brady GK
Sergiño Dest, press photo Sergiño Dest DEF
Chris Richards, press photo Chris Richards DEF
Antonee Robinson, press photo Antonee Robinson DEF
Auston Trusty, press photo Auston Trusty DEF
Miles Robinson, press photo Miles Robinson DEF
Tim Ream, press photo Tim Ream DEF
Alex Freeman, press photo Alex Freeman DEF
Mark McKenzie, press photo Mark McKenzie DEF
Joe Scally, press photo Joe Scally DEF
Tyler Adams, press photo Tyler Adams MID
Giovanni Reyna, press photo Giovanni Reyna MID
Weston McKennie, press photo Weston McKennie MID
Christian Pulisic, press photo Christian Pulisic MID
Brenden Aaronson, press photo Brenden Aaronson MID
Sebastian Berhalter, press photo Sebastian Berhalter MID
Cristian Roldan, press photo Cristian Roldan MID
Malik Tillman, press photo Malik Tillman MID
Max Arfsten, press photo Max Arfsten MID
Ricardo Pepi, press photo Ricardo Pepi FWD
Haji Wright, press photo Haji Wright FWD
Folarin Balogun, press photo Folarin Balogun FWD
Timothy Weah, press photo Timothy Weah FWD
Alejandro Zendejas, press photo Alejandro Zendejas FWD

26 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.

Squad profile

Position counts from the provisional ESPN roster. Ages at the data verification date.

Can United States qualify from Group D?

The top two teams in each group advance directly to the round of 32. The eight best third-placed finishers also go through, giving United States a meaningful safety net. Group D standings and United States's specific qualification scenarios are tracked live on the group page.

United States qualification scenarios in Group D →

Latest United States news

Full squad list

United States provisional 26-man squad, teamsheet order (source: ESPN)
# Player Position Age
1 Matt Turner Goalkeeper 31
24 Matthew Freese Goalkeeper 27
25 Chris Brady Goalkeeper 22
2 Sergiño Dest Defender 25
3 Chris Richards Defender 26
5 Antonee Robinson Defender 28
6 Auston Trusty Defender 27
12 Miles Robinson Defender 29
13 Tim Ream Defender 38
16 Alex Freeman Defender 21
22 Mark McKenzie Defender 27
23 Joe Scally Defender 23
4 Tyler Adams Midfielder 27
7 Giovanni Reyna Midfielder 23
8 Weston McKennie Midfielder 27
10 Christian Pulisic Midfielder 27
11 Brenden Aaronson Midfielder 25
14 Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder 25
15 Cristian Roldan Midfielder 31
17 Malik Tillman Midfielder 24
18 Max Arfsten Midfielder 25
9 Ricardo Pepi Forward 23
19 Haji Wright Forward 28
20 Folarin Balogun Forward 24
21 Timothy Weah Forward 26
26 Alejandro Zendejas Forward 28

Source: ESPN roster. Provisional until the FIFA registration deadline. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.

Group D fixtures

Opponent Date Match page
Paraguay 13 Jun 2026 United States vs Paraguay
Australia 19 Jun 2026 United States vs Australia
Türkiye 26 Jun 2026 United States vs Türkiye

FIFA World Ranking

United States are ranked 16 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 15th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.

United States's Group D rivals