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The case for Mauricio Pochettino continuing as US Men's National Team head coach is real, and the Belgium scoreline makes it harder to argue cleanly.
US Soccer released a statement after the team's World Cup exit signaling the federation wants him back. The question is whether Pochettino agrees.
What US Soccer said The federation stopped short of a formal extension offer but leaned clearly in one direction. "We had positive conversations with Mauricio before the World Cup about the future," the statement read.
"We agreed we would continue those conversations following a chance to rest and reflect post World Cup." The language around "shared excitement about our potential" and "shared clarity about the amount of work at all levels still required" reads as a federation that has already decided it wants continuity and is waiting for the coach to confirm.
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