NEW YORK, Jan 29 - The United States will treat their upcoming friendlies like World Cup matches, coach Mauricio Pochettino said on Thursday, aiming to set the right tone before playing in front of home fans at the four-yearly tournament.

The United States, who are co-hosting the World Cup with Canada and Mexico in June and July, play Belgium and Portugal in a pair of March friendlies in Atlanta, before facing Senegal in Charlotte, North Carolina, in May and Germany in a Chicago "send-off match" in June.