The Under-20 U.S. men’s youth national team capped off their recent success at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship by retaining their title with a comfortable win over the Dominican Republic at the Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Sunday night to make it a three-peat.
After securing a spot in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the Under-20 U.S. men’s youth national team clinched a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics with a shutout win over host Honduras in the semifinal of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship at Estadio Morazan in San Pedro Sula.
Set pieces were the key for the U.S. men’s national team on Wednesday night as they were able to come away with the comfortable win over Honduras in freezing Minneapolis, Minnesota, to keep them on track to qualify for this year’s World Cup.
Despite having the second-best goalscoring record in the CONCACAF qualifying group prior to Sunday’s shut-out loss to Canada, the USMNT has often struggled to score goals when faced by a stout opposing defense.
Weston McKennie has been sent back to Juventus while Sergino Dest has been ruled out of action ahead of the United States men’s national team World Cup qualifier against Honduras on Wednesday, U.S. Soccer announced on Monday.