The U.S. men’s national team is hoping to schedule two friendlies this June as preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and one opponent will reportedly come from South America.
Uruguay is set to face both the USMNT and Mexico in June friendlies, ESPN Uruguay reported Tuesday. President of the Uruguayan Football Association Ignacio Alonso confirmed the talks between the three federations on A Fondo, a Uruguayan radio program.
“The steps to have a game in North America are advanced,” Alonso said. “The idea is to have two and it is possible to have a third match in Uruguay if we take good advantage of the dates that this instance has at the end of May and the beginning of June.”
Uruguay is in a similar situation as the USMNT after also qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar. Both national teams will be pushing for matches in the June and September international windows to serve as preparation.
The USMNT will already face both El Salvador and Grenada during the June window as part of the Concacaf Nations League group stage. Should the USMNT face off with Uruguay, it will be the seventh all-time meeting between the two nations and the first since a 1-1 friendly draw back in 2019.
“We know that we will have two matches in the Nations League and we are also trying to get two additional matches in June as added preparation for the team,” Berhalter said in a conference call after qualifying for the World Cup. “In the September window, we are pushing for two matches in Europe, but that is not finalized or anything yet. We want to be able to test ourselves against some teams that we haven’t seen a lot of in the past.”
The USMNT was paired with England, Iran, and a European playoff winner in last Friday’s World Cup group stage draw. Scotland, Ukraine, or Wales will be the final team in the USMNT’s group after the European playoffs have been determined.
Anyone remember who was in the lineup for the USA v Uruguay friendly?
Jackson Yueill balled out that game.
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On a different note how did I miss CJ Dos Santos is now with Inter Miami II?
On point gents!! Glad, I’m not the only one who remembers! I liked what I saw from Jackson Yueill that match. At the time, I thought he had a good chance of being the backup 6. Uruguay didn’t have their starting XI but still had quality on the pitch. 3 years ago seems like a lifetime!!
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/09/usmnt-vs-uruguay-match-report-stats#:~:text=(Sept.,Nations%20League%20play%20in%20October.
Most of the usual susupects.
Adams, Brooks, and Weah were injured. Bello, Pepi, Busio, and Reyna were with the U17s preparing for WC. McKennie, Pulisic, and Steffen had been sent back to Europe after Mexico game. Musah, Pefok and Ferreira were not yet eligible. I believe attended camp but did not dress (Berhalter was widely criticized for even inviting him). Dike was at Virginia. Luca was playing for Fulham U23s with a few appearances in early round cup play. Richards had 3 career professional appearances as a RB in 3Bundesliga. It’s amazing how much this roster has turned over. Really Jedi is the only guy I noticed that was straight snubbed in that camp that is contributing now, I’m sure I missed someone though. Oh and Acosta had not been welcomed back.
Vacqui! – We’d all lose our minds if that was the starting XI going to the WC.
It’sOK2Think
Not to worry.
6 months is along time from now.
I’d say the following 12 players still have a shot at Qatar, some with a better shot than others:
1-Brad Guzan, 3-Aaron Long (22-Miles Robinson, 65), 7-Cristian Roldan, 11-Jordan Morris 13-Tim Ream (capt.), 17-Sebastian Lletget, 18-Sergiño Dest 19-Josh Sargent (9-Gyasi Zardes, 75), 20-Reggie Cannon, 4-Walker Zimmerman