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.
Head coach Marko Mitrovic has wasted no time getting his squad of youngsters back onto the field as he prepares some of them for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup later this year at six different venues throughout the Asian country of Indonesia.
The number of opportunities for MLS players trying to squeeze their way into USMNT contention are shrinking before September’s roster, so we’ll take our weekly look at how the contenders and pretenders are faring in league action.
Having recently qualified for both the 2023 U-20 World Cup in Indonesia and the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Mikey Varas and his junior USMNT squad will head to Mexico City in late-September to once again compete in the Revelations Cup.
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.
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.
Paxten Aaronson led the way for the U-20 USMYNT national team as he scored goals in both halves to see them through their CONCACAF U-20 Championship quarterfinal encounter with Costa Rica on Tuesday to book their spot in the U-20 FIFA World Cup.
The U.S. U-20 men’s youth national team put on a dominant display on Saturday as they came away with a big win over St. Kitts and Nevis to kick off their defense of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship title at the National Stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Saturday.
