With the Argentine reaching a year in charge of the USMNT, there is room for growth, but the victory over Japan does offer positivity about how the USMNT will prepare to be a force at the 2026 World Cup,

The U.S. finally overcame another top-ranked nation, but faced many of Japan's reserves rather than key starters.

Over his nine-plus years with the U.S. men’s national team, Pulisic has turned and ran at countless defenders. He has spun into space countless times. He has skipped into dangerous positions game after game, and far too often, he has lacked options. But here at Lower.com Field, finally, Pulisic had the USMNT’s best option.

United States men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino has finalized his 23-player roster for the September international window by calling up AS Monaco striker Folarin Balogun.

Having scored his first goal of the season in the 3-2 victory over Strasbourg in the third matchday of Ligue 1, the American striker for AS Monaco spoke about his expectations as he begins his third

Under intense media examination when he coached Tottenham, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, Pochettino said his wife told him not to get so perturbed by American media, which pays far less attention to soccer than in Europe.

Who'll start in the all-important striker role for the USMNT? It's still anyone's to grab ahead of next summer's World Cup.

Folarin Balogun has been added to the United States men's national team roster for September friendlies against South Korea and Japan, with the AS Monaco striker set to join up with the national team for the first time in a year.

The USMNT won 2-0 against a heavily rotated Japan, with Alex Zendejas and Folarin Balogun scoring in each half