Ten members of the US men’s national team’s World Cup roster are on the team that will play Mexico in a friendly next week. What you need to know is as follows:
The game does not fall inside a FIFA timeframe, hence clubs were not required to release players. As a result, practically all of the players on the team are from the MLS.
Sergio Dest, who hasn’t played for AC Milan since January 24 and has been given permission to take a leave of absence for this game, and Alan Soora, who represents Juárez FC in Mexico, are the only two players who play outside of the local league.
Dest, Sean Johnson, Aaron Long, Shaq Moore, DeAndre Yedlin, Walker Zimmerman, Kellyn Acosta, and Cristiano Ronaldo are the ten players on the World Cup roster.
Goalkeeper (3): Drake Callender (Inter Miami; 0/0), Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati; 0/0), Sean Johnson (Toronto FC/CAN; 11/0)
Defender (9): Sergiño Dest (AC Milan/ITA; 24/2), Aaron Long (LAFC; 31/3), Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps/CAN; 2/0), Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati; 22/1), Shaq Moore ( Nashville SC; 17/1), Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United; 0/0), Joshua Wynder (Louisville City; 0/0), DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami; 77/0), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 39/3 )
Midfielder (6): Kellyn Acosta (LAFC; 57/2), Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew; 2/0), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders; 32/0), James Sands (New York City FC; 7/0), Alan Soñora (Juárez FC /MEX; 2/0), Jackson Yueill (San Jose earthquake; 16/0)
Forward (5): Paul Arriola (Dallas FC; 50/10), Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes; 2/0), Jesús Ferreira (Dallas FC; 17/7), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders; 51/11), Brandon Vazquez (Cincinnati FC ; 2/1)
