The United States was looking to make improvements from their previous game, but lackluster play again saw them play out a scoreless draw with Saudi Arabia at a nearly empty Estadio Nueva Condomina in Murcia, Spain, on Tuesday night.
The US National Team will take the field on Tuesday night against Saudi Arabia in Murcia, hoping to head into the final weeks of preparation before Qatar with a few less concerns after Friday’s flaccid performance against Japan.
The United States looked completely uncomfortable, outplayed for long stretches of the game, and had to thank Matt Turner for literally saving them from further embarassment against a proactive Japan side to go down in a shutout loss at the Merkur Spiel Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Friday.
Less than 2 months before the 2022 World Cup gets underway, the US Men’s National team will take the field against fellow participants Japan in Düsseldorf on Friday, for the first of their two final tune-up games.
U.S. men’s national team head coach Gregg Berhalter unveiled his 26-man roster for the final pre-World Cup games against Japan and Saudi Arabia which are set to be played on European soil on September 23 and 27.
Once again we’re back with a look at how the MLS-based players aiming to make the USMNT squad heading to Qatar in just over two months performed recently in league play.
According to several reports, the long mystery surrounding John Brooks’ next destination after departing Wolfsburg might finally be solved, with La Liga club RCD Mallorca set to sign the former USMNT defender.
Once again, MLS squeezed in a short round of midweek games including several USMNT locks, hopefuls and long-shots, so we’ll dive into their performances to see who made headway for one of the 26 coveted tickets to Qatar.
A full weekend of MLS action saw the contenders for Gregg Berhalter’s #9 spot continue to bring the heat, so we’ll take our weekly look at how all of the collection of US-based players fighting for a trip to sunny Qatar fared.
USMNT defender Shaq Moore has opted to take the next step of his career in the US, having joined MLS club Nashville SC on a permanent transfer following close to eight years in Spain.
