Two of the three 2026 World Cup hosts renewed their rivalry in the final of the Concacaf Gold Cup on Sunday. TNT Sports analyst Brian Dunseth gave his verdict to CNN Sport’s Coy Wire

Mexico emerged victorious against the United States Men's National Team (USMNT) in the Concacaf Gold Cup final, renewing the rivalry between two of the 2026 World Cup host nations. Analyst Brian Dunseth highlighted several positives for the USMNT, including the development of young talents like Malik Tillman and Diego Luna, as well as the return of Tyler Adams from injury and the progress of Chris Richards.

Dunseth also discussed the challenges facing the USMNT, particularly in the striker and goalkeeper positions, which remain open for competition. He expressed confidence in coach Mauricio Pochettino's leadership, noting the cultural impact and determination he brings to the squad, despite recent setbacks in the Nations League and Gold Cup.

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Okay, you mentioned some of the development of the death. You mentioned Chris Richards. I know the US is probably busy being disappointed right now, but if you're their manager, Brian, what other positives might you take out of this tournament as a whole as they look to build ahead of the World Cup? Yeah, it would be options, whether that's in the starting 11 or players coming off the bench. And in particular, Malik Tillman and Diego Luna. In terms of creative players, attacking players are people that I think we've all found really, really fascinating. Obviously Tillman throughout the course of this tournament and the speculation surrounding what his future looks like, the potential move from PSV Eindhoven to Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. Diego Luna has been one of the brightest young and upcoming stars in Major League Soccer, although the performance last night wasn't up to the standards that he expected of himself. Tyler Adams coming back from injury, I think from a leadership perspective, is massive in getting the amount of minutes. And the projection of Sebastian Berhalter potentially into what this World Cup roster could look like, especially considering kind of the nuance of the conversation that we used to have with Michael Bradley and Bob Bradley and Greg Berhalter and now Sebastian Berhalter. I think the Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder has been fantastic. And then maybe the big one was Chris Richards and continuing to see his development after the FA Cup win with Crystal Palace against Manchester City at the end of the season. This was a player that we thought heading into Qatar was gonna be the starting center back had he not been injured. So I think all of these are big positives. The questions are gonna be the striker position and the goalkeeper position, something that we thought had maybe been sorted out two years ago, but as we turn in these last 12 months, two positions that are gonna be open for competition. All right, let's do some potch talk. You know, coming into the tournament, there was a disappointing performance in the Nations League. FAM excitement was not too high. Based on what you've seen now, do you think Pochettino still is the best guy to lead this team at next year's World Cup? Yeah, I don't think there's a chance for change to be quite honest with you. I think Mauricio Pochettino, I was a part of the coverage with Turner and TNT and heading into the fall window, September, October, November friendlies. And the moment that Mauricio Pochettino's name was linked heavily with the U.S. men's national team, I think we were all incredibly excited because we could see from Espanyol to Southampton to Spurs to PSG. And even with the way that he ended at Chelsea, that this was a manager that, while didn't have the international experience, was one of the best managers available. And he brought something culturally to the group that we thought was gonna kind of take them to the next level. And it wasn't just tactics. It was like a feel, a grit, a determination based on kind of that Argentine upbringing from a player, but also the non-negotiables that what he expected as a manager and his group of players. Now, heavy hiccups. And the heavy hiccup was not retaining the Nations League trophy for the fourth consecutive time. And the fact of the matter is we dropped a result against Panama in the dying seconds, and then losing to Canada was virtually unacceptable, specific to Jesse Marsh and him being named the manager of Canada. So we kind of have this weird dynamic that's been happening. And I think most importantly, Mauricio Pochettino and his coaching staff were learning how to get the best out of a group for the better part of three or four days before their first match, as opposed to being a national team, or excuse me, a domestic manager, where he's got boots in the grass every single day with his group of players for 11 months. So I think there was a bell curve for the players and for the manager to try to figure out how to get the best out of each other. I think he's a phenomenal manager. I've been fortunate enough to spend a lot of time with him during these international breaks with he and his staff. And I can tell you from a former player standpoint, he's absolutely everything that you would want to have in a manager that you would want to play for.

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