Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie headline the United States' 27-man squad for their pre-World Cup friendlies, with Tyler Adam missing through injury.

With just three months to go until the World Cup, Mauricio Pochettino has named a strong squad for the matches against Belgium and Portugal.

The roster is expected to bear a close resemblance to who will feature at FIFA's flagship competition, though a few key players are missing through injury.

Adams missed Bournemouth's 0-0 draw last weekend with an injury that "doesn't look too serious", according to Andoni Iraola, though he has been left out of Pochettino's party.

Haji Wright is another missing due to injury, as is Sergino Dest, with Sebastian Berhalter, Aidan Morris and Patrick Agyemang included in their absence.

"We have spent the last 18 months developing the player pool so we can be prepared to make the correct decisions for the World Cup roster, and this is another valuable opportunity," Pochettino said.

"We must treat these games like they are a part of the World Cup, and what is most important is that the players bring the right mentality and commitment to the group."

Johnny Cardoso has impressed for Atletico Madrid since his move, and has earned a return to the squad, along with Ricardo Pepi and Antonee Robinson.

Giovanni Reyna, meanwhile, makes the squad despite logging just 28 minutes of playing time for Borussia Monchengladbach in 2026, none of which have come in the last two months.

The USA face Belgium on March 28 before hosting Portugal on March 31, with both matches taking place in Atlanta.

USA squad: Chris Brady (Chicago Fire), Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati), Matt Freese (New York City FC), Matt Turner (New England Revolution), Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), Alex Freeman (Villareal), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach), Auston Trusty (Celtic), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid), Weston McKennie (Juventus), Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), Gio Reyna (Borussia Monchengladbach), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders), Tanner Tessmann (Lyon); Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen), Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United); Patrick Agyemang (Derby County), Folarin Balogun (Monaco), Ricardo Pepi (PSV), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Timothy Weah (Marseille).