USMNT Aims to Carry Over Energy From 2025’s Statement Finish

Men’s National Team hasn’t seen action in more than four months, since November 18, 2025, and as the team prepares to play its first match of the calendar year against ninth-ranked Belgium on Saturday, March 28 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, USMNT players have reportedly been itching to pick up right where they left off. The USMNT concluded 2025 on a soaring note, defeating then-14th ranked Uruguay at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The U.

S. mounted an energetic and fearless performance, scoring four first-half goals against the two-time World Cup winners en route to a statement 5-1 win. The victory over Uruguay wrapped a highly successful back half of the year for head coach Mauricio Pochettino and his team.

Under Pochettino's leadership, the U. S. compiled an 8W-2L-2D record in its final 12 matches of the year and enters a two-match set against a pair of top-10 European sides riding a six-match unbeaten streak against World Cup-qualified opponents.

“Leaving that game, in the style how we won it, all of us wanted to come back and play the next week and continue on with it,” defender Auston Trusty said Wednesday. “It's been three, four months since we've all seen each other. There’s been some time, but hopefully we bring that energy back and bring that momentum from leaving that game.