CHESTER, Pa. – When you count it in months or weeks, the countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup can still seem abstract, even as it now looms barely half a year away.

So this week Mauricio Pochettino dropped a different metric to hammer home to the US men’s national team just how quickly the time is dwindling down to next summer’s monumental event on home soil.

“Ten training sessions to go,” explained Charlotte FC ’s Tim Ream to reporters in a Friday media availability at the Philadelphia Union ’s WSFS Bank Sportsplex, where the Yanks have been preparing for Saturday’s friendly vs. Paraguay at Subaru Park (5 pm ET | TNT, HBO Max, Peacock; Telemundo, Universo).

While approximate, that math is attention-grabbing. After this month’s camp, only the March FIFA international window re

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