The USMNT roster for the 2025 Gold Cup has been finalized and Mauricio Pochettinho has left out some big names and called up plenty of new players. Friendlies against Turkey (June 7) and Switzerland (June 10) take place before the USMNT face Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, and Saudi Arabia in the 2025 Gold Cup group stage later in June.

Nearly a dozen USMNT regulars are missing, in some cases controversially. So, a World Cup dress rehearsal has instead become a tryout for fringe players.

And while the USMNT was thoroughly embarrassed in its friendly against Switzerland, much of the discussion focused on the player who wasn't there: Christian Pulisic. Ever since the AC Milan star elected to skip the Gold Cup — the USMNT's only competitive tournament before the 2026 World Cup — the backlash had been impossible to ignore.

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In a loss at San Diego FC on May 14, Steffen injured an oblique on an odd scrambling play in the first half, which kept him out until he departed for the current USMNT camp on June 1. The club considered him day-to-day for more than a week, but with third-string keeper Nico Hansen playing well, Steffen sat to err on the side of caution.