At the 2026 World Cup, Mauricio Pochettino picked Matt Freese as his No. 1 goalkeeper but threw Matt Turner a bone with a start in the final group game, a 3-2 loss to Türkiye. That denied World Cup debutant Freese extra big-game experience, and the NYCFC man blundered in the 4-1 round-of-16 loss to Belgium. For the current camp, Pochettino called in Freese, Chris Brady (the No. 3 at the World Cup), Diego Kochen and Brian Schwake — and has four friendlies to test them.
USMNT fall camp goalkeepers
| Player (club) | Caps/goals | Age |
|---|---|---|
| GOALKEEPERS (4) | ||
| *Chris Brady (Chicago Fire) | 1/0 | 22 |
| *Matt Freese (New York City FC) | 19/0 | 28 |
| Diego Kochen (Lyngby/DEN) | 0/0 | 20 |
| Brian Schwake (Nashville SC) | 0/0 | 25 |
| * Member of 2026 World Cup squad | ||
Matt Turner was the starter for the USA at the 2022 World Cup, becoming the first U.S. goalkeeper to see World Cup action without having been to a previous World Cup since Tony Meola in 1990. In both cases, the USA hadn’t qualified for the previous World Cup.
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