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The United States, Mexico, and Canada national teams have waited a long time as the rest of the world endured qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Now, as we are within reach of the World Cup Draw, which takes place in Washington, DC on December 5th, the three teams can start to see the dawn […]
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Lots of injury impact made for an interesting November callup list but numerous returns mean we have quite a few matches to watch this weekend. With so much in flux it appears that there are a number of spots up in the air and playing time, and what players make of it, will have a […]
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As one of the world’s best and most consistent footballing sides, the United States Women’s National Team has enjoyed a constant conveyor belt of top prospects progressing to the senior level. Many highly rated youth prospects will have to wait for a shot, developing until receiving a call-up. Having a deluge of accolades at every […]
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The United States Women’s National Team will head to Southern California to begin 2026. Today, U.S. Soccer announced that the USWNT will hold its annual January Camp January 17-27 and will face Paraguay in the first of two friendlies on January 24th at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. “January camp is a vitally […]
3 months ago | 1 read
Note: Due to the timing of matches this article represents the Man of the Match honors for the USMNT’s first match of this window, played Saturday night against Paraguay. Look for the Man of the Match for Tuesday’s match against Uruguay to hit some time tomorrow. The USMNT started things off on the right foot […]
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The USMNT have been steadily improving lately, and now they’ve risen in the ranking. Yesterday, the November 2025 FIFA world rankings were released, and the USMNT rose two spots to 14th in the world. The USMNT have won three straight matches since the last rankings, which came during the October international window. They gained 8.39 […]
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The United States Men’s National Team has finished up matches for 2025, and they are reportedly lining up a major slate ahead of the 2026 World Cup. According to a report by The Athletic’s Henry Bushnell and Paul Tenorio, U.S. Soccer is finalizing friendlies against Portugal and Belgium in March and Germany in June. There […]
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When the World Cup Draw takes place on December 5th in Washington, DC, 42 teams will definitely hear their names called as they are drawn into groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. There are still six spots that have yet to be filled to complete the full field of 48 teams, and those will […]
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The United States Women’s National Team will take on Italy in two friendlies to close out 2025, and today we learned the players who will head to camp next week. U.S. Soccer announced the 26-player USWNT roster for the November/December international window. The roster is led by the return of defender Naomi Girma to the […]
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It seems hard to think anything can be gleamed from a 5-1 thrashing, regardless of who is on the end of the win or loss. However, for USMNT, last night was far less about the scoreline itself — though that was really fun to watch — but more about the players on the pitch putting […]
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We recap a fun November international window for the United States Men’s National Team live from Tampa on Episode 163! It’s a morning after the match edition of the podcast, where we recap what was a very successful window for the USMNT: a 2-1 victory over Paraguay and a 5-1 thrashing of Uruguay. We go […]
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Last night was the final matchday for Concacaf qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and at least 7 teams entered the night with a fighting chance of securing either an outright berth in the World Cup or a spot in the inter-confederation playoff. At the end of the night, three teams – Panama, Curaçao, […]
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What just happened?!? With nearly a fully rotated side from their solid 2-1 victory on Saturday the USMNT actually one upped themselves, that’s what. The USMNT picked up a fourth straight win and in decisive fashion, defeating Uruguay 5-1 on Tuesday night behind goals from Sebastian Berhalter, Diego Luna, Tanner Tessmann, and an Alex Freeman […]
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It was another scouting match for USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino as he continues to give chances to everyone he can, in search of who will not only be the best XI but who will even make the roster for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. It also doesn’t help this match comes with just two […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The United States Men’s National Team take the field for the final time in 2025 as they take on Uruguay in Tampa. It’s the first time the two teams have faced each other since the final match of the 2024 Copa América group stage, a match won by Uruguay in Kansas City that led to […]
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Midweek USMNT action is here. All kickoff times are in EST. It’s a quieter week this week, as the international break draws to a close. Let’s get into it! Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday No notable USMNT players in action. Friday That’s it! Did I miss anything that matters? Let me know in the comments […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The USMNT is coming off of a win against a very good Paraguay team looking to keep the recent streak of solid performances going against Uruguay. Despite missing a significant number of starters against a team that qualified for the World Cup out of South America, the USA lined up in a more attacking 3-4-2-1 […]
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The United States Men’s National Team required a challenging schedule in the run-up to hosting next summer’s World Cup and responded with a strong series of friendly opponents. After opening with a victory against Paraguay (2-1), the current window continues against a Uruguay side that secured qualification for the tournament. The two-time titlists (1930, 1950) […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The USMNT picked up November where they left things off in October, building a four match winning streak thanks to goals by Giovanni Reyna and Folarin Balogun. Given the limited minutes he’s seen, as well as comments by the coach, there was some doubt about how much time Reyna would see in the window but […]
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The next time USMNT gets together after this window will be in several months. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, is just a shade over seven months away. That doesn’t leave a lot of time left to prepare for what will be the biggest tournament this country has seen, as they get set to play co-host. […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup inching ever closer, this was another opportunity for players, and USMNT as a whole, to start proving themselves to the rest of the world. As hosts, they don’t have to worry about the drama or stress of qualifiers, but as the hosts, they do have the stress of needing […]
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The United States Men’s National Team are back on the field this evening when they take on Paraguay in their penultimate match of 2025. Against another team that has qualified for the World Cup, the USMNT hope to continue their improvement and grab a result. The USMNT has steadily bettered themselves throughout the fall, but […]
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The USMNT is back to face Paraguay as the World Cup approaches following a decent October friendly window where the team continued showing consistency and growth. It was not a window without controversy as players returned to their clubs injured or having played heavy minutes much to the chagrin of their managers. This is truly […]
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“Iron sharpens iron,” and the United States Men’s National Team continues to hone against a challenging slate of opponents in preparation for the 2026 World Cup. The current window includes a pair of qualified sides from South America, Paraguay and Uruguay, both of which managed to traverse through the buzzsaw that is CONMEBOL qualifying. The […]
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