The Concacaf Nations League semifinals are right around the corner and we now have a clearer picture of what that the U.S. men’s national team roster could look like.
The preliminary rosters for the CNL Final Four squads were revealed on Monday and the USMNT roster features many of the top players in the pool, including Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun, and John Brooks.
Brooks will be seeking his first USMNT cap since World Cup Qualifying back in 2021. PSV fullback Sergino Dest is included in the preliminary roster but is not eligible to play in the semifinal round due to suspension. Bournemouth’s Tyler Adams is also included despite being sidelined through injury since last fall.
Barcelona youth goalkeeper Diego Kochen was also named to the preliminary roster, his first senior inclusion to date. Kochen is also eligible to represent Venezuela, Spain, and Peru on the international level.
USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter will still have plenty of key decisions to make in order to trim the final roster down to 23 players by March 1. Several of the past USMNT call-ups including Emmanuel Sabbi were not included in the preliminary roster despite positive European club campaigns this year.
The USMNT faces Jamaica in the Nations League semifinals on March 21 in Arlington, Texas with the winner facing the winner of the Mexico-Panama semifinal on March 24 in the final.
The Americans clinched their semifinal spot in November after defeating Trinidad & Tobago 4-2 on aggregate over two legs. Several players excelled during the November window including Antonee Robinson, Gio Reyna, and Pepi.
Here is the 60-man preliminary USMNT roster for the CONCACAF Nations League Final Four:
Preliminary USMNT Nations League roster
GOALKEEPERS: Drake Callender, Ethan Horvath, Zack Steffen, Gabriel Slonina, Matt Turner, Diego Kochen, Patrick Schulte, Sean Johnson.
DEFENDERS: John Brooks, Reggie Cannon, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Sergino Dest, DeJuan Jones, Kristoffer Lund, Mark McKenzie, Shaq Moore, Kevin Paredes, Tim Ream, Bryan Reynolds, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Miles Robinson, Joe Scally, Auston Trusty, Caleb Wiley, DeAndre Yedlin, Walker Zimmerman.
MIDFIELDERS: Brenden Aaronson, Paxten Aaronson, Kellyn Acosta, Tyler Adams, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Gianluca Busio, Johnny Cardoso, Luca De La Torre, Diego Luna, Lennard Maloney, Weston McKennie, Aidan Morris, Yunus Musah, Tanner Tessmann, Malik Tillman, Timothy Tillman.
FORWARDS: Folarin Balogun, Taylor Booth, Ben Cremaschi, Cade Cowell, Jesus Ferreira, Bernard Kamungo, Jordan Morris, Ricardo Pepi, Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Josh Sargent, Jordan Pefok, Brandon Vazquez, Tim Weah, Haji Wright, Alex Zendejas, Griffin Yow.
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