Brenden Aaronson says USMNT ‘ready to give our all’ as Leeds star makes World Cup group prediction

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S. Men’s National Team is prepared “to go for it and ready to give their all” at this summer’s FIFA World Cup. The Leeds United midfielder has been largely used as a substitute since former Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea boss Pochettino took charge in the fall of 2024, coming off the bench late in their most recent friendly - a 2-0 loss at home to Portugal.

The defeat to a Cristiano Ronaldo-less Portugal followed a humbling 5-2 defeat at the hands of Belgium a matter of days earlier, for which the USMNT received its fair share of criticism in the aftermath. Tim Howard brutally rips into MLS team after firing 11th head coach in 13 seasons England World Cup rivals appoint ex-Real Madrid boss as head coach less than two months from kickoff Aaronson recently came on as a late substitute for the USMNT in their 2-0 defeat to Portugal -Credit:Shaun Clark/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images However, Aaronson, who remained on the bench against Belgium, has since attempted to dispel any suggestions that their losses were down to an absence of caring from his side, telling ESPN , “I think it's tough because I feel like there's this kind of stigma that people don't think that we care and stuff like that, but we do care. I think we care a lot.

“It's difficult when we go into games and we lose games like that. I think the Belgium game was a bit hard done by, because I thought we were the better team for most of that game. ” Reflecting on their March camp, Aaronson believes he saw a group which “was super focused,” adding, “I saw a great group of guys that want to make the country proud, want to make everybody proud.