USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino has recalled the likes of Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah and Sergiño Dest for his 23-man roster to face Asian powers South Korea (Sept. 6) and Japan (Sept. 9) during the first international break of the new European season.

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Pulisic notoriously opted out of this summer’s Gold Cup as he wanted to recover from the long 2024-25 season (3,122 minutes in 43 games for AC Milan) in order to be fully fresh for the new campaign which runs right up to next summer’s World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada — followed by some back -and- forth comments from player and coach — so there was perhaps a question over whether Pulisic, who was once captain of the USMNT, would be in Pochettino’s next squad.

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