{"id":244879,"date":"2026-05-23T19:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/usmnt-world-cup-roster-leaks-alex-zendejas-and-gio-reyna-in-diego-luna-and-tanner-tessmann-out\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:07:00","slug":"usmnt-world-cup-roster-leaks-alex-zendejas-and-gio-reyna-in-diego-luna-and-tanner-tessmann-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/usmnt-world-cup-roster-leaks-alex-zendejas-and-gio-reyna-in-diego-luna-and-tanner-tessmann-out\/","title":{"rendered":"USMNT World Cup roster leaks: Alex Zendejas and Gio Reyna in, Diego Luna and Tanner Tessmann out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/teams\/united_states_mens_soccer\/17537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team<\/a> is set to announce its official 26-man World Cup roster in New York City on Tuesday, but it looks like that announcement won&#8217;t be much of a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Per Jeff Reuter and Pablo Maurer of The Guardian, coach Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2026\/may\/23\/usmnt-world-cup-roster-alejandro-zendejas-tanner-tessmann-gio-reyna-diego-luna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full roster has leaked<\/a> in advance of the event \u2014 and it contains several shocking surprises.<\/p>\n<h2>The USMNT roster in full<\/h2>\n<p>The leaked USMNT roster is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeepers: <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/matt_freese\/906602\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/matt_freese\/906602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Freese<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(NYCFC), <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/matt_turner\/902896\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/matt_turner\/902896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Turner<\/a><span>\u00a0(New England), Chris Brady (Chicago)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Defenders: <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/tim_ream\/127511\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/tim_ream\/127511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Ream<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(Charlotte), <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/chris_richards\/903025\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/chris_richards\/903025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Richards<\/a> (Crystal Palace), Miles Robinson (Cincinnati), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Auston Trusty (Celtic), <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/antonee_robinson\/902941\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/antonee_robinson\/902941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antonee Robinson<\/a> (Fulham), <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/maximilian_arfsten\/906224\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/maximilian_arfsten\/906224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max Arfsten<\/a> (Columbus), <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/sergino_dest\/905292\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/sergino_dest\/905292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sergi\u00f1o Dest<\/a> (PSV), Alex Freeman (Villarreal), Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach)<\/p>\n<p>Midfielders: Tyler Adams (Bournemouth), <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/sebastian_berhalter\/906518\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/sebastian_berhalter\/906518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sebastian Berhalter<\/a> (Vancouver), <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/cristian_roldan\/906428\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/cristian_roldan\/906428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cristian Roldan<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(Seattle), <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/weston_mckennie\/903312\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/weston_mckennie\/903312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weston McKennie<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(Juventus)<\/p>\n<p>Attacking Midfielders: <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/christian_pulisic\/712121\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/christian_pulisic\/712121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Pulisic<\/a> (Milan), <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/brenden_aaronson\/903317\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/brenden_aaronson\/903317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brenden Aaronson<\/a> (Leeds), <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/giovanni_reyna\/903666\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/giovanni_reyna\/903666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gio Reyna<\/a> (Borussia Monchengladbach), <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/malik_tillman\/907519\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/malik_tillman\/907519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malik Tillman<\/a> (Bayer Leverkusen),<span>\u00a0<\/span><a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/tim_weah\/904207\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/tim_weah\/904207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Weah<\/a> (Marseille), Alex Zendejas (Club America)<\/p>\n<p>Forwards: Haji Wright (Coventry City), <a data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/folarin_balogun\/904538\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/soccer\/players\/folarin_balogun\/904538\" target=\"_blank\" 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