USMNT watch: How are Americans faring around the globe?

Cavan Sullivan, Philadelphia Union

The Philadelphia Union is Major League Soccer's most exciting team, and 17-year-old winger Cavan Sullivan is a big part of why. His transition into the first team this year coincided with a reversal of Philadelphia's league fortunes, and he finished the 2026 regular season with a stunning nine goals and 14 assists to his name.

The most recent of those goal involvements just might be the sweetest. Sullivan scored in Philadelphia's season-ending game against Toronto off an assist from his older brother Quinn (a player who was a key part of Pochettino's Gold Cup roster in 2025 but has yet to return to the senior fold after recovering from a serious ACL injury.) The younger Sullivan enters his second USMNT camp full of confidence from Philadelphia's epic MLS turnaround—it'll be fascinating to watch him play with veterans like Pulisic for the very first time.

Tyler Adams, Bournemouth

Bournemouth is enjoying its best season in club history and USMNT captain Tyler Adams is a big part of why. The midfield veteran has been a near-constant presence for the Cherries, both in the Premier League and the Europa League, and his signature blend of cool-headed intelligence and never-say-die grit has defined the team in both competitions. He even managed to find the back of the net against Sparta Praha in European competition—for a defensive midfielder who doesn't often get opportunities in front of goal, that's a sign he's brimming with confidence.

Jack McGlynn, Stoke City

Jack McGlynn hasn't been with the USMNT since the fall of 2025, but he's reentering the fold at the right time. A last-minute addition to the roster after Gio Reyna's injury scratch, McGlynn is a pacy, thoughtful winger who has grown in leaps and bounds since his last USMNT cap. He's made scoring absurd goals look mundane for his club side Stoke City; his most recent strike came from about 45 yards out and looked as simple as could be. Be warned, Sebastian Berhalter: There's another American dead-ball specialist on the rise.

Brian Schwake, Nashville SC

Pochettino has a goalkeeper dilemma in front of him...or does he? Yes, veteran Matt Turner has largely fallen out of the picture. Yes, World Cup starter Matt Freese has struggled in MLS play this season. But there's another domestic goalkeeper who has hit his peak at precisely the right time to steal the starting USMNT spot from both of them, and that's Nashville's Brian Schwake. He's a shoo-in for MLS' Goalkeeper of the Year award as the starting keeper on the best-performing team in league history, but don't let that almighty points tally fool you: Nashville set records because Schwake was in goal. He was no passenger. Schwake finished the MLS regular season leading the league in clean sheets, goals conceded and save percentage, and he'll fancy his chances of starting in at least one of the USMNT's two matches against Haiti.

The USMNT will kick off its Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal against Haiti on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Miami, Fla., then close it out on Tuesday, Nov. 17 in Cincinnati, Ohio.