While only a draw against El Salvador is needed on Monday night for the USMNT to reach the final round of the CONCACAF Nations League, the team will be looking for a statement victory in their last competitive match before the summer’s tournaments.
The United States men’s national team put themselves in pole position in Group D a spot in the semifinals of the Concacaf Nations League as they came away with a dominant win over Grenada at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium in St. George on Friday night.
Prolific goalscorer Folarin Balogun appears headed for a switch to the USMNT, having arrived in Orlando, where the team is currently training ahead of their Nations League games, just days after withdrawing from the English U21 camp.
The USMNT’s road to defending their inaugural CONCACAF Nations League crown will lead them to Las Vegas, after the Nevada city was announced to be the host of the semifinals and final in mid-June.
US Soccer announced on Sunday that AZ Alkmaar attacking midfielder Djordje Mihailovic has joined the latest USMNT roster for the upcoming CONCACAF Nations League games in place of the injured Tim Weah.
USMNT interim head coach Anthony Hudson has called in a 24-man roster for the upcoming CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada and El Salvador, in the first gathering of the first-choice regulars since last year’s World Cup.
Under-fire Chelsea head coach Graham Potter has silenced any rumors of Christian Pulisic leaving the team during the current transfer window, while he faces an extended time on the sidelines.
Just when the U.S. men’s national team looked like they were headed for defeat, Jordan Morris came to the rescue with a stoppage-time goal to steal a precious point against El Salvador in their CONCACAF Nations League Group D clash at a soggy Estadio Cuscatlan in San Salvador on Tuesday night.
The USMNT’s long, four-game international window finally comes to an end on Tuesday, when they travel to El Salvador in their second CONCACAF Nations League group-stage game, looking to avoid falling into the same trap as nine months ago.
The United States ran rampant against Grenada in Austin on Friday night, with the FC Dallas pair of Jesús Ferreira and Paul Arriola accounting for five goals as they began their defense of the CONCACAF Nations League title.
