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.
Gio Reyna came off the bench for Borussia Dortmund as they were controversially denied a penalty in their frustrating draw with Bochum to see them drop to second place.
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.
The first of three friendly games for the American U-20 squad in their ongoing Marbella camp was a rough one, as they were soundly beaten by their French counterparts on Wednesday afternoon.
United States Men’s U-20 National Team head coach Mikey Varas has called 19 players into the final tune-up before the fast-approaching World Cup in Indonesia, giving a clearer picture of how his final roster to be named in under two months will look.
The list of 24 players called up by interim USMNT head coach Anthony Hudson was just announced, with a trio of in-demand dual-citizens – Brandon Vazquez, Alejandro Zendejas and Jonathan Gómez – sure to grab the headlines.
It appears another U.S. youth international could be heading to Europe as reports suggest a deal has been reached between Eintracht Frankfurt and the Philadelphia Union for the transfer of Paxten Aaronson.
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.
Goals were on the menu for the MLS-based players fighting for a spot in Gregg Berhalter’s World Cup squad, so we’ll take our regular look at all of the USMNT-relevant action that happened over the weekend.
