It is win or go home, although win or lose the will go home from the Caymans after facing Cuba on the 19th. The USMNT did this to themselves in losing to Canada for the first time in over 3 decades and doing so in spectacular fashion. Now they must beat them, which before they lost I would be certain of, then create a goal differential of at least 3 in the pair of games upcoming. A win with Canada should be far harder than beating Cuba by at least 2, no actually it should not. Failing to advance to the knockout round of these games would be a different low than missing this most recent World Cup, the new coach would be no excuse for so dismal of a result. HC Berhalter stated, " Advancing to the knockout phase is our priority, and that starts by getting a win against Canada. Orlando has been a great venue for the National Team, and the support of our fans makes a big difference." Ticketmaster.com has the seats from $25, 20 or more may be garned via ussoccer.com, the venue, Exploria Stadium will only sell tickets on game day. Christian Pulisic picked up a hip injury with Chelsea as they took on Crystal Palace, further evaluation will determine if he joins camp soon. Michael Bradley hurt in the MLS Cup is out due to an ankle injury suffered facing Seattle. A pair who took this title game facing TFC, Jordan Morris & Cristian Roldan have been added as Coary Baird & Chase Gasper left camp.
Once more, those with local ties:
Sean Johnson:NYCFC
Aaron Long:NYRB
Tim Ream:Ex-NYRB
US Soccer, likes to point out that hey have been there done that, not really, so few of these players were on the team under similar circumstance back in 2014, but for the same thing in 2018, many were there but worse still for the missed World Cup. But food for thought is that since the 1998 World Cup Qualifiers, 14 of the 18 Concacaf teams that were successful did drop at least one home game, but I would bet not one was to a team they had not lost to in over 30 years.
Kwik Kixx:
-Avg. age is 25 years, 362 days, with 21 caps of those on the roster.
-15 players hail from the MLS, 8 are out of Europe.
-18 of them were in the Oct. camp.
-Yedlin is on an extended high including his 2nd goal in the EPL, a header of high difficulty.
-German based players John Brooks & Alfredo Morales are back last here for camp in Sept.