The 2022 World Cup in Quatar continues is agonizingly slow approach, still too far to start scheming sick days, but close enough to induce night sweats, so we’ll continue our weekly look at MLS-based candidates for the final roster.
Liga MX’s stranglehold on the CONCACAF Champions League came to an end on Wednesday night thanks to Seattle Sounders, with a trio of USMNT and USYNT players – Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan and Obed Vargas – all on the field in the historic win.
Cristian Roldán earned a penalty late in injury time for Seattle Sounders to put them in a strong position to claim the CONCACAF Champions League title ahead of their home leg against UNAM Pumas in one week.
In the long build-up to the World Cup kicking off in less than seven months, we momentarily step outside of our typical scope to track how MLS-based players with a chance to make the squad are performing.
Yanks Abroad once again had the pleasure of working with Santa Fe-based freelance photographer Matt Mathai, who was on-site capturing impressions of the USMNT’s 3-0 victory over Honduras in St. Paul, Minnesota.
US Soccer has announced their 28-man roster for the upcoming trio of World Cup qualifiers, with the international players reporting to Gregg Berhalter and his staff in Columbus following their weekend club games.
Gregg Berhalter’s 19-man squad for the upcoming training camp in Phoenix was announced, where they will convene for two weeks starting on January 7 as a prelude to the upcoming international window for World Cup qualifying.
It took some time but Cole Bassett would come to the rescue of the United States men’s national team with his debut goal in their win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Carson, California, on Saturday.
