A late stunner from Brooklyn Raines gave Michael Nsien’s men the narrow edge over Panama on Friday night, sending the US through to a fourth straight final in the regional U-20 championship.
Michael Nsien’s young Yanks narrowly won their toughest, and most crucial game so far of the CONCACAF U20 Championship, holding off Guatemala’s late charge on Tuesday night to qualify for the 2025 World Cup in Chile.
Michael Nsien’s young Yanks face what is arguably their most important game of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship on Tuesday night, when they take on Group C third-place finishers Guatemala in the quarterfinal, with a spot in next summer’s World Cup on the line.
Needing only a draw to assure a straightforward quarterfinal against a third-place group-stage finisher, Michael Nsien’s men did one better on Friday night, defeating Costa Rica by a single goal to take Group A with a perfect nine points.
The United States Men’s U-20 team remained perfect in Group A play, with a much-changed lineup still getting the solid, even if unspectacular shut-out victory over Cuba on Monday night.
The United States Under-20 Men’s National Team kicked off their defence of the CONCACAF championship in strong form on Friday night, defeating an overmatched Jamaica team by a commanding nine-goal margin in Celaya, Mexico.
