Mauricio Pochettino's USMNT completed a perfect group stage at the 2025 Gold Cup on Sunday with a 2-1 win over Haiti, and midfielder Malik Tillman was again a star of the show.

Mauricio Pochettino won his third straight game in charge of the USMNT after a rough stretch coming into the Gold Cup.

AUSTIN, Texas — Weeks after the U.S. men’s national team named its initial summer roster, the dominant conversation was not about who made the squad — but who didn’t. Most of the core group was absent due to injuries, Club World Cup duties, or, in Christian Pulisic’s case, a hotly debated need for rest.