Sebastian Berhalter
USA
MID
Age
25
Appearances
1
Goals
0
About Sebastian Berhalter
Sebastian Berhalter is named in Mauricio Pochettino's confirmed 26-man United States squad for the 2026 World Cup, where he lines up as a central midfielder. The 25-year-old plays his club football for Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer, and is known as a set-piece deliverer.
He has 11 senior caps for the United States and earned a place in the 2025 MLS Best XI for his club form. The United States are at the finals as one of the three co-hosts, and the draw has placed them in Group D alongside Paraguay, Australia and Turkey, with their campaign opening against Paraguay on 12 June.
He has 11 senior caps for the United States and earned a place in the 2025 MLS Best XI for his club form. The United States are at the finals as one of the three co-hosts, and the draw has placed them in Group D alongside Paraguay, Australia and Turkey, with their campaign opening against Paraguay on 12 June.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
1
Minutes played
45
Goals
0
Assists
0
Key passes
0
Accuracy
71%
Playing Style
A central midfielder, Berhalter is a set-piece deliverer, a midfielder who carries a dead-ball threat. He stands 1.75 m, is right-footed and has logged 1,480 club minutes this season, going into the group stage in Mauricio Pochettino's squad at 25.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Sebastian Berhalter's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 11 senior caps, with one goal, for the United States. Mauricio Pochettino has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, where he is part of the group-stage squad. He stays among the United States' midfield options on the final list.
National Team
USA
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Berhalter offers the United States goals from midfield: seven goals in 18 appearances across all competitions this season for Vancouver Whitecaps, along with a threat from his set-pieces and dead-ball delivery. That return from a central midfielder is what he brings going forward at the finals, an extra goal threat from a deeper midfield position. On the Goal Rush card the United States are a Tier 3 side at £17m.
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Berhalter at the 2026 World Cup
Berhalter is a confirmed central midfielder in Mauricio Pochettino's 26-man United States squad for the 2026 World Cup, in line for his first finals. He is part of the USA side that opens its Group D campaign in June.
Picking USA in Goal Rush
The United States are a Tier 3 side at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Pochettino's side open Group D against Paraguay on 12 June, and Berhalter is among the midfielders in the confirmed 26.
Sebastian Berhalter World Cup 2026 FAQs
The United States are a Tier 3 side at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Sebastian Berhalter is in Mauricio Pochettino's confirmed 26 as a central midfielder, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Berhalter is a central midfielder for the United States and plays his club football for Vancouver Whitecaps. Mauricio Pochettino has named him in the final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, where the USA line up in Group D.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Mauricio Pochettino's 26-man United States squad as one of the midfield options.
Berhalter plays his club football for Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS. He is named among the United States' midfielders in Mauricio Pochettino's final 26, with the USA opening their Group D campaign against Paraguay in mid-June.
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