Berhalter Fired After Disappointing Copa America Finish Team Prepares For 2026 World Cup

US Soccer Restarts US National Team Search After Firing Gregg Berhalter

Berhalter Fired After Disappointing Copa America Finish, Team Prepares for 2026 World Cup

Gregg Berhalter Set to Become Coach of Club America Despite US Soccer Talks

WEB July 10 2024 355 PM PT With the 2026 World Cup less than two years away, US Soccer is starting over after firing coach Gregg Berhalter on.

WEB Berhalter confirmed he was in discussions with Mexican side Club America, one of the biggest teams in North America, when he got an offer to replace Bruce Arena as the head coach of the United States National Team in December 2018.

WEB Berhalter's removal follows a disappointing finish for the USMNT at this summer's Copa America tournament. The team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual champion Brazil. Now a race is on to hire a new coach.

WEB The United States mens soccer team announced Friday that it was rehiring Gregg Berhalter as its head coach for the run-up to the 2026 World Cup.