The new era of USMNT forwards might not be at the level of Landon Donavon or Clint Dempsey, but the best players on the team have a chance to write their own stories under Mauricio Pochettino.
The U.S. men's national team is gearing up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Pochettino at the helm. The Stars and Stripes will be eager to put in a better performance than their disappointing group stage exit at Copa América 2024, where they only scored three goals in three matches against Bolivia, Panama and Uruguay.
Consistent goalscoring has been a problem for the USMNT over the last few years. At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the team only found the back of the net three times in four matches, and walked away with just one win at the tournament. The current squad has the quality, though, to compete with the best Concacaf nations and even some of the top European nations if its forwards play to their potential.
Here's the USMNT's six best forwards.
