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USMNT drops September friendlies squad as Pochettino hire looms

AC Milan forward Christian Pulisic, AS Monaco forward Folarin Balogun and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Giovanni Reyna headline the 24-player United States roster that will play a pair of upcoming friendlies against Canada and New Zealand.

The U.S. will square off against Canada, which is managed by former U.S. assistant coach Jesse Marsch, at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on Sept. 7. The Americans then face the All Whites at Cincinnati's TQL Stadium three days later.

While the hiring of Mauricio Pochettino as USMNT manager is expected to happen any day now, the team will be managed by Mikey Varas on an interim basis for the duration of the window, which has been the U.