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23-man USMNT roster projection for the 2026 World Cup
editThe following 23 players are currently projected to be on the final USA roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup co-hosted by the United States. Current ages, clubs, and statistics listed.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Matt Turner | June 24, 1994 | 41 | 0 |  Nottingham Forest
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| 12 | GK | Ethan Horvath | June 9, 1995 | 9 | 0 |  Cardiff City
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| 22 | GK | Gabriel Slonina | May 15, 2004 | 1 | 0 | Chelsea
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| 2 | DF | Sergiño Dest | November 3, 2000 | 33 | 2 |  Barcelona
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| 3 | DF | Antonee Robinson | August 8, 1997 | 43 | 4 | Fulham
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| 4 | DF | Cameron Carter-Vickers | December 31, 1997 | 17 | 0 |  Celtic
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| 5 | DF | Chris Richards | March 28, 2000 | 18 | 1 | Crystal Palace
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| 16 | DF | Joe Scally | December 31, 2002 | 11 | 0 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach
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| 19 | DF | Auston Trusty | August 12, 1998 | 2 | 0 | Sheffield United
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| 23 | DF | Tanner Tessmann | September 24, 2001 | 2 | 0 |  Venezia
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| 6 | MF | Johnny Cardoso | September 20, 2001 | 13 | 0 | Real Betis
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| 8 | MF | Weston McKennie | August 28, 1998 | 53 | 11 | Juventus
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| 10 | MF | Gio Reyna | November 13, 2002 | 28 | 8 | Borussia Dortmund
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| 13 | MF | Yunus Musah | November 29, 2002 | 37 | 0 | AC Milan
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| 14 | MF | Malik Tillman | May 28, 2002 | 11 | 0 |  PSV
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| 15 | MF | Tyler Adams | February 14, 1999 | 39 | 2 | Bournemouth
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| 20 | MF | Taylor Booth | May 31, 2001 | 2 | 0 | Utrecht
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| 7 | FW | Timothy Weah | February 23, 2000 | 39 | 6 | Juventus
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| 9 | FW | Folarin Balogun | July 3, 2001 | 12 | 3 |  Monaco
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| 11 | FW | Christian Pulisic | September 18, 1998 | 68 | 29 | AC Milan
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| 17 | FW | Ricardo Pepi | January 9, 2003 | 25 | 10 | PSV
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| 18 | FW | Josh Sargent | February 20, 2000 | 23 | 5 | Norwich City
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| 21 | FW | Kevin Paredes | May 7, 2003 | 3 | 0 | Wolfsburg
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The following seven players are examples of standby players for a projected 2026 provisional 30-man USMNT roster. They or other players not listed could break into the final 23-man roster, especially if any of the players above become injured. Current ages, clubs, and statistics listed.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 24 | DF | Bryan Reynolds | June 28, 2001 | 7 | 1 |  Westerlo
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| 25 | MF | Gianluca Busio | May 28, 2002 | 13 | 1 | Venezia
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| 26 | MF | Rokas Pukštas | August 25, 2004 | 0 | 0 |  Hajduk Split
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| 27 | MF | Paxten Aaronson | August 26, 2003 | 1 | 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt
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| 28 | FW | Griffin Yow | September 25, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Westerlo
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| 29 | FW | Damion Downs | July 6, 2004 | 0 | 0 | Köln
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| 30 | FW | Haji Wright | March 27, 1998 | 10 | 4 | Coventry City
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