The United States will treat their upcoming friendlies like World Cup matches, coach Mauricio Pochettino said on ‌Thursday, aiming to set the right tone before playing in front of home fans at the four-yearly tournament. "The idea is that ‍the World Cup will start in March when we are all together because it's time to show - like we were showing in the last camp in November or October - our identity, our way to play ⁠and the ‌way that we ⁠want to perform in the World Cup," Pochettino told reporters. The United States came up short in the CONCACAF ‍Gold Cup final last summer but ended the year with a handful of solid performances, winning ​their final three friendlies of 2025 against Australia, Paraguay and Uruguay. "We had time ⁠to assess all ‌the players, more than 70 players that we saw during one year and a half," he said. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)