Jamaica filed an official protest against on a pair of calls that might have cost them a win in November’s World Cup qualifying game against the USMNT in Kingston, but were spurned by FIFA on several technical grounds.
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.
Set pieces were the key for the U.S. men’s national team on Wednesday night as they were able to come away with the comfortable win over Honduras in freezing Minneapolis, Minnesota, to keep them on track to qualify for this year’s World Cup.
Despite having the second-best goalscoring record in the CONCACAF qualifying group prior to Sunday’s shut-out loss to Canada, the USMNT has often struggled to score goals when faced by a stout opposing defense.
After what turned out to be a disastrous run-out against Canada over the weekend, regardless of Gregg Berhalter’s assurances that the USA dominated our northern neighbors, starting American center-back Miles Robinson reflected on the game.
Once again Gregg Berhalter and his USMNT squad find themselves under pressure to earn a result, as qualification for the 2022 World Cup comes down to the wire.
US Soccer announced that USMNT captain Tyler Adams and starting central defender Chris Richards will be out for the World Cup qualifying game on Wednesday against Honduras due to injuries.
The U.S. men’s national team surrendered an early goal and looked totally listless for much of the game as they allowed a second in stoppage time to suffer an embarrassing loss to Canada in Hamilton, Ontario, on Sunday in their second of three World Cup qualifiers.
The U.S. men’s national team will head in their World Cup qualifier against Canada without Tim Weah as his vaccination status does not meet the country’s entry requirements, head coach Gregg Berhalter said on Saturday.
On the heels of their narrow victory over El Salvador on Thursday night, Gregg Berhalter and his USMNT squad will head north of the border to take on Canada in a difficult test that will determine the new CONCACAF pecking order.
