With Christian Pulisic present, USMNT unveils preliminary squad for Gold Cup 2025
The 2025 Gold Cup is just around the corner. With less than a month to go before the ball starts rolling in Concacaf’s premier tournament, national teams across the region have begun announcing their 60-man preliminary rosters. Among them is the United States. Below, Olé breaks down the details of the USMNT’s latest list.
With notable absences like PSV striker Ricardo Pepi, currently out injured, and Benjamín Cremaschi, who will be playing the Club World Cup with Inter Miami, Mauricio Pochettino had to get creative in assembling the best possible squad ahead of this major international competition.
One by One: USA’s 60-man preliminary Rrster for the 2025 Gold Cup
Goalkeepers:
Chris Brady (Chicago Fire), Matthew Freese (NYCFC), Diego Kochen (Barcelona), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew), Zack Steffen (Middlesbrough), Matt Turner (Crystal Palace)
Defenders:
Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), George Campbell (CF Montréal), Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic), Sergiño Dest (PSV), Maximilian Dietz (Greuther Fürth), Marlon Fossey (Standard Liège), Alex Freeman (Orlando City), Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union), DeJuan Jones (San Jose Earthquakes), Richy Ledezma (PSV), Kristoffer Lund (Palermo), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Shaq Moore (FC Dallas), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach), John Tolkin (Holstein Kiel), Auston Trusty (Celtic), Caleb Wiley (Chelsea), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC)
Midfielders:
Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht), Tyler Adams (Bournemouth), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Gianluca Busio (Venezia), Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis), Caden Clark (CF Montréal), Luca de la Torre (San Diego FC), Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake), Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire), Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids), Matko Miljevic (Huracán), Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), Yunus Musah (AC Milan), Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union), Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), Timothy Tillman (LAFC), Malik Tillman (PSV), Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union), Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew)
Forwards:
Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC), Folarin Balogun (AS Monaco), Damion Downs (FC Köln), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Josh Sargent (Norwich City), Brandon Vazquez (Austin FC), Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), Haji Wright (Coventry City), Griffin Yow (Westerlo), Alex Zendejas (Club América)
When does the 2025 Gold Cup start?
The summer tournament kicks off on June 14 at SoFi Stadium, a venue that has recently hosted the finals of major Concacaf events. The championship match will be played on July 6 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
2025 Gold Cup groups
- Group A: Mexico, Costa Rica, Suriname, Dominican Republic
- Group B: Canada, Honduras, El Salvador, Curaçao
- Group C: Panama, Jamaica, Guatemala, Guadeloupe
- Group D: United States, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Saudi Arabia