HBO's new docuseries, 'U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men’s National Soccer Team,' offers an in-depth look at the USMNT ahead of the 2026 World Cup. The series premieres on May 12 at 9 p.m. ET.
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HBO's docuseries focuses on the USMNT
Series titled 'U.S. Against the World'
Premieres on May 12 at 9 p.m. ET
Covers the team's journey to the 2026 World Cup
World Cup hosted in part by the U.S.
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USMNT in 2025Credit: Robin Alam/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty
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PEOPLE shares an exclusive first look at HBO's new docuseries about the USMNT ahead of the 2026 World Cup
The new series “takes an unprecedented look at the team in the leadup to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America this June,” HBO explains
The docuseries, U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men’s National Soccer Team, debuts its first episode on Tuesday, May 12 at 9 p.m. ET
A new docuseries four years in the making will examine the United States Men’s National Soccer Team’s “trials and tribulations” in the lead up to this summer’s 2026 World Cup, held in part in the U.S.
The new HBO docuseries, U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men’s National Soccer Team, will debut its first episode on Tuesday, May 12 at 9 p.m. E.T., the streaming platform reveals exclusively to PEOPLE.
The upcoming program “takes an unprecedented look at the team in the leadup to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America this June,” HBO explains.
PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the series’ trailer below.
“Filmed over the course of four years, the series follows Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, Tim Weah, Weston McKennie, and an array of U.S. players on their personal and collective journeys toward their sport’s signature global event,” HBO says about the series. “The series also features current USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino and former USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter. The series is directed by Rand Getlin and Luke Korver and executive produced by Rand Getlin and Janina Pelayo.”
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What is the title of the new HBO docuseries about the USMNT?
The title of the new HBO docuseries is 'U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men’s National Soccer Team.'
When does the HBO docuseries about the USMNT premiere?
The docuseries premieres on May 12 at 9 p.m. ET.
What will the HBO docuseries about the USMNT cover?
The docuseries will cover the trials and tribulations of the USMNT in the lead-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Where will the 2026 FIFA World Cup be held?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held in North America, including the United States.
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The new HBO series’ trailer includes sit-down interviews with players, coaches and their families over the course of the last four years while preparing for the first World Cup on U.S. soil since its only time hosting the global sporting event in 1994.
Christian PulisicCredit: John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty
Christian Pulisic
Credit: John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty
According to the trailer, the series also includes an intimate look at the July 2024 firing Berhalter, the former USMNT head coach, who appears to provide a sit-down interview with HBO in the aftermath of his dismissal from the team.
“As a player, you realize that your time comes and goes, and it's the same thing as a coach,” Berhalter, 52, says at one point in the trailer, which then flashes to Pochettino, 54, who was hired to takeover the USMNT in September 2024.
The new trailer also includes emotional locker room footage of players on the USMNT reacting to some of the club's high-profile losses in recent years, as the team routinely “fell short of our own and everybody else's expectations,” as one player puts it, since its last World Cup run in 2022.
Another player describes the ups-and-downs of the last four years: “It’s been one hell of a ride.”
During the World Cup in 2022, the underdog USMNT reached the knockout stage as one of the final 16 teams standing. The U.S. ultimately fell to the Netherlands in that stage, 3-1.
USMNT in 2025Credit: Robin Alam/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty
USMNT in 2025
Credit: Robin Alam/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty
This year's tournament – held in part across the U.S., Mexico and Canada – means more than any other before, the U.S. team explains in HBO’s new trailer.
“It doesn’t get much bigger than playing in a World Cup on home soil,” U.S. captain Christian Pulisic says, setting the stage for the team’s biggest test to date this summer.
