The United States U-17 Men’s National team beat Canada for a second time in the CONCACAF Championship, with goals from Micah Burton and Keyrol Figueroa setting up Sunday’s against regional rivals Mexico.
The Under-17 U.S. women’s national team booked a spot in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and advanced to the final of the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship with a dominant win over Canada in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Friday.
Ahead of what is likely the USMNT’s final qualifier before securing a trip to Qatar, head coach Gregg Berhalter hailed the growth of the team through what has been a grueling seven-month, 14-game stretch.
The latest results from the Concacaf World Cup qualifiers have seen the U.S. men’s national team slip to 13th in the FIFA rankings which were released on Thursday.
The U.S. men’s national team surrendered an early goal and looked totally listless for much of the game as they allowed a second in stoppage time to suffer an embarrassing loss to Canada in Hamilton, Ontario, on Sunday in their second of three World Cup qualifiers.
The U.S. men’s national team will head in their World Cup qualifier against Canada without Tim Weah as his vaccination status does not meet the country’s entry requirements, head coach Gregg Berhalter said on Saturday.
An impressive win against Mexico in the recently completed international window wasn’t enough to see Gregg Berhalter’s team back in Top 10 of the latest FIFA Rankings.
After the substandard performance against El Salvador a few days ago, the USMNT showed that if nothing else, they have consistency as they put in another similar performance against a Canadian team that they should have beaten. The game ended a goal apiece.
Barely three days after their disappointing scoreless draw to open World Cup qualifying, the American squad will do their best to rebound when they host cross-border rivals Canada in Nashville.
