Jonathan Gomez was the hero for the Americans in their U-20 World Cup opener against Ecuador, with the makeshift midfielder’s injury-time goal netting the team the three points in a perfect start.
The young U-20 MNT squad from Mikey Varas will begin the 2023 World Cup on Saturday against the same opponent who ended their run four years earlier, when they face Ecuador in San Juan, Argentina.
The final 21-man roster for the upcoming U-20 World Cup in Argentina was announced by US Soccer, balancing an experience-heavy group of players while still missing several key contributors for various reasons.
A heavily-rotated U-20 MNT squad conceded four goals to England on Saturday, however an improved performance on the attacking end on Saturday saw Kevin Paredes and Owen Wolff also net for the Americans in Marbella, Spain.
With this year’s U-20 World Cup in Indonesia fast approaching, 23 players have been named by US Soccer for the first training camp of the year, set to take place in Bradenton, Florida.
In less than three months, the USMNT will start their World Cup campaign in Qatar, so we’ll take our regular look at how the MLS-based players hoping to play a role fared over the weekend in league play.
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.
Amidst the obligatory schedule of pointless money-grabbing friendlies against touring European teams, the MLS schedule-wizards found time to squeeze in a round of league games, so we’ll squeeze in a look at how the USMNT contenders fared.
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.
With MLS keeping 20 teams busy during a midweek round of games, we’ll keep ourselves busy by taking a look at how the contingent of U-20 USMNT players performed in the build-up to the fast approaching CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
