You can talk about my performances, whatever you want, but to question my commitment especially toward the national team, in my opinion that’s way out of line.”

And while the USMNT was thoroughly embarrassed in its friendly against Switzerland, much of the discussion focused on the player who wasn't there: Christian Pulisic. Ever since the AC Milan star elected to skip the Gold Cup — the USMNT's only competitive tournament before the 2026 World Cup — the backlash had been impossible to ignore.

Friendlies against Turkey (June 7) and Switzerland (June 10) take place before the USMNT face Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, and Saudi Arabia in the 2025 Gold Cup group stage later in

Colombia, 8 p.m. ➡️ Telemundo Another game, another defeat for Mauricio Pochettino's USA, the Argentine the first to lose three straight in a decade. Though a 2-1 friendly loss to a strong Turkiye side is nowhere near the disaster that was the Nations League campaign,

Messi and his team-mates trained under the watchful eye of David Beckham on the eve of their Club World Cup opener at Hard Rock Stadium

Hoping to put the damaging friendly defeats over the last week behind them, the U.S. men's national team begin their 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup quest with a group stage game against Trinidad & Tobago on Sunday from San Jose.