U.S. men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino will stay through 2030 World Cup

Pochettino came on in 2024 to right the ship ahead of this year's World Cup, in which he led the team to a record three wins and helped ignite enthusiasm in millions of fans before a round of 16 exit.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5349x3566+0+0/resize/5349x3566!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6d%2F69%2F6ffe9816414eaf8756c6b523ae1d%2Fap26183085536365.jpg' alt='U.S. Soccer and Mauricio Pochettino have agreed to a new contract that extends the men's national team coach's tenure through 2030.'/><p>Pochettino came on in 2024 to right the ship ahead of this year's World Cup, in which he led the team to a record three wins and helped ignite enthusiasm in millions of fans before a round of 16 exit.</p><p>(Image credit: Martin Meissner)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5917999' />