The USMNT will unveil its World Cup roster in a three-hour event on May 26, featuring a fan festival and a live reveal. Fans have criticized the lengthy format, suggesting a simple social media announcement would suffice.
It makes sense for U.S. Soccer to try to hype up a World Cup on home soil. But sometimes, you just have to read the room. The U.S. men's national team is coming off an embarrassing March window that saw the USMNT get outclassed in Atlanta by both Portugal and Belgium. And though this is the most talented USMNT player pool on paper, the excitement about the actual team just hasn't been there. So, what is U.S. Soccer's solution? A **three-hour** (!!!) roster unveiling event. On Tuesday, May 26, USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino will announce his 26-player roster in a party at Pier 17 in New York. The idea of an actual party for FIFA's 16th ranked team is a bit silly. But there really is no reason for a roster unveil to take three freaking hours ... for any team. According to the USSF's event rundown, the first two hours will be a fan festival with music and food. Then, the actual roster reveal will be on stage for the final hour.
2026 ROSTER REVEAL
🗓️ Tuesday, May 26th ⏰ 1 PM to 4 PM 📍 @RooftopatPier17 📺 @FOXSports ℹ️ pic.twitter.com/Qcgv5sCdOE
— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) April 30, 2026 All this instead of a simple social media post and press release. Fans, of course, had plenty of jokes for the USMNT's needlessly lengthy event. A 3 hour roster release is wild
— Tactical Manager (@ManagerTactical) April 30, 2026 3 hours? An Instagram post with the list is all that’s needed
— Coin (@CoinOfMilano) April 30, 2026 not a single player on that squad deserves a 3 hour wait
— ً (@luzannic) April 30, 2026 3 hours is a little excessive, right?
— Ashley Kowalski /co-wall-ski/ 🟧 (@kowalski414) April 30, 2026 3 hours?????
The USMNT World Cup roster unveiling is scheduled for May 26, from 1 PM to 4 PM.
Fans find the three-hour duration excessive and believe a simple social media post would be more appropriate for announcing the roster.
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— tray (@trayallday) April 30, 2026 Why do we need three hours to announce a roster ?
— Dhan (@Dhaneye) April 30, 2026 Dawg we do not care enough to watch a 3 hour roster release
— KOSlice (@KOSlice60) April 30, 2026 Does that say 1 pm to 4 pm
— Kevin Sullivan (@KevinSullivan9) April 30, 2026 WHY IS IT 3 HOURS LONG?
— DANI 🇳🇮 (@dvnibrixnes) April 30, 2026 That 26-player squad will take on Senegal and Germany in the final pre-World Cup friendlies. *This article originally appeared on For The Win: USMNT is holding a three-hour World Cup roster unveiling event*