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REPORT: USMNT to Face Serbia on Jan. 31 in Orlando

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Dec 27, 2020
2 min

REPORT: USMNT to Face Serbia on Jan. 31 in Orlando

by Bart Keeler According to reports in Serbia, the United States men’s national team will host Serbia in a friendly on Sunday, Jan., 31, at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Futbol Total RD reported that the Dominican Republic will host Serbia on Monday, Jan. 25, in Santo Domingo. A second friendly for the USMNT has not been announced. Serbia does not have a manager in place as of now but the search is ongoing. This fixture falls out of a FIFA window, so clubs are not req

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3 Gifts the USMNT Gave Us This Year

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Dec 24, 2020
3 min

3 Gifts the USMNT Gave Us This Year

by Bart Keeler This was a weird year for everyone, but especially the sports world. Some club seasons stopped, some shortened, some ended with a sprint to the finish in a handful of weeks, and some just made up a tournament just because. The United States men’s national team only played four times this year, with a 10-month hiatus in between. However, the head coach Gregg Berhalter and the USMNT players provided their fans with some fantastic gifts during the dismal year. Mus

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3 Storylines to Watch in USMNT vs. El Salvador

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Dec 9, 2020
4 min

3 Storylines to Watch in USMNT vs. El Salvador

by Bart Keeler As the final month of 2020 begins to dissipate, everyone is looking forward to 2021. USMNT fans have a hopeful outlook on next year as it will bring no fewer than 12 matches for the senior national team and possibly 16 youth national team matches. Concacaf Nations League Finals, Gold Cup and Qualifiers for the World Cup will dominate the schedule. On top of that, head coach Gregg Berhalter must also prepare teams for a U-20 World Cup and the Olympics (which inc

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UPDATED Concacaf World Cup Qualifying Schedule Released, What Does it Mean for USMNT?

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Dec 5, 2020
2 min

UPDATED Concacaf World Cup Qualifying Schedule Released, What Does it Mean for USMNT?

by Bart Keeler After FIFA approved three matches in certain international windows, Concacaf finalized its schedule for the Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. As expected, the U.S. men’s national team will start the final round of qualification in September 2021. FIFA also approved a release date of June 28, 2021, for the Concacaf Gold Cup 2021 and Nov. 14, 2022, for the World Cup finals in Qatar. The first round group stage will play in March 2021, four matches per te

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Positional Evaluation of the USMNT December 2020 Camp Roster

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Dec 4, 2020
5 min

Positional Evaluation of the USMNT December 2020 Camp Roster

by Bart Keeler Gregg Berhalter has compiled a 23-player (and growing/evolving) roster for a makeshift training camp and friendly this December, his third of a COVID-19 altered 2020 year. For many fans of the United States men’s national team, 2020 was supposed to be a “show-me” year for Berhalter and his squad. Though we missed out on Nations League finals and the start of World Cup qualifying, fans actually watched something even better: a mass calling of promising young ta

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