Weston McKennie

Weston McKennie is a midfielder in the USA's final 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named by Mauricio Pochettino in the roster confirmed on 26 May 2026. The Juventus midfielder is 27 at kick-off and brings 64 senior caps and 12 international goals into the tournament, having agreed a contract extension with his club through 2030 in March 2026.

The co-hosts are in Group D alongside Paraguay, Australia and Turkey, with the opener against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on 12 June. McKennie is listed in the USA's midfield group for the home tournament, one of the senior names Pochettino has carried through to the final 26, and at 64 caps among the more experienced midfielders in the group.

McKennie is a box-to-box midfielder, with work rate and runs into the penalty area as the core of his game. He covers ground between both boxes, supports the attack with late arrivals, and adds goals from midfield, which shows in his 12 international goals for the USA.

The 2020 U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year, he once scored the fastest hat-trick from the start of a USA match, against Cuba in 2019. That goal threat from deep is what marks his profile out from a purely holding midfielder.

McKennie brings goals from midfield to the USA's Goal Rush slot: 12 across his international career, off the box-to-box running and late runs into the area that define his game. The USA's £17m buys a Tier 3 team, within the game's £200m card budget.

When he features, the payoff is a midfield runner joining attacks from deep: pressure between both boxes, support around the forwards and an extra body arriving near goal.