Mauricio Pochettino began his tenure as U.S. men’s national soccer team coach saying his players should aspire to achieve as much as the American women.
“We are here because we want to win. We are winners,” he said Friday at a 48-minute introductory news conference after agreeing to a contract through the 2026 World Cup. “We are going to compete, and compete is completely different than to play. … We have many examples next to us we need to follow.”
While the U.S. men haven’t reached the World Cup quarterfinals since 2002 and have never won the sport’s top tournament, the American women have won four World Cups and five Olympic gold medals.
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