COVENTRY City forward Haji Wright has earned a place in the United States of America squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer.
Wright fired the Sky Blues to promotion to the Premier League this season and ended the campaign as the club’s top scorer with 18 goals in all competitions.
And the forward has received a call-up to Mauricio Pochettino’s World Cup squad as he looks to add to his total of seven goals in 20 caps on the international stage.
Wright will feature on home soil this summer with the World Cup to take place in USA, Mexico and Canada.
Co-hosts USA will play Paraguay, Australia and Turkey in the group stages of the World Cup.
Premier League stars Antonee Robinson, Tyler Adams, Chris Richards and Brenden Aaronson all feature in the squad.
Wright features as one of seven forwards in the squad along with Monaco’s Folarin Balogun, PSV Eindhoven’s Ricardo Pepi, AC Milan’s Christian Pulisic, Leeds United’s Aaronson, Marseille’s Timothy Weah and Club America’s Alejandro Zendejas.
The Coventry forward will wear the number 19 for USA at the World Cup this summer.
