After losing four straight games to Canada, Panama, Switzerland and Turkïye, the USMNT snapped the skid in its Concacaf Gold Cup opener, defeating Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 at PayPal Park in San Jose. While head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s side lacked the star power of Christian Pulisic,

The USMNT's player ratings will be mostly good after Mauricio Pochettino's men opened its Gold Cup with a 5-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago that snapped a four-game losing skid across all competitions.

United States men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino is putting his foot down. After star winger Christian Pulisic offered to play in pre-Concacaf Gold Cup friendlies but not in the actual tournament, Pochettino called out Pulisic and the rest of the USMNT players for lacking commitment.