Mauricio Pochettino contract extension talks ongoing following USMNT’s World Cup exit

Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. – U.S. Soccer remains in discussions about extending head coach Mauricio Pochettino and his staff, despite the men’s national team’s disappointing exit from the 2026 World Cup. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, U.S. Soccer CEO & Secretary General JT Batson was optimistic about the possibility of the Argentine manager continuing with the team for the near future. Pochettino and the U.S. were eliminated in the round of 16 after a lopsided 4-1 loss to Belgium in Seattle. “From a men’s national team coaching standpoint,…