The U.S. men’s national team begins defense of its inaugural Concacaf Nations League title on Friday against Grenada at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas (10 p.m. ET; ESPN+, UniMás, TUDN).
The 2022-23 CNL opener will be the USMNT’s final match on home soil before the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the USA will look to extend its 25-match home undefeated streak, which is one shy of the team record of 26 set from 2013-2015.
After defeating Mexico in extratime, 3-2, of the inaugural championship match in June 2021, the USA was drawn into the 2022-23 Nations League A, Group D in April alongside Grenada and El Salvador, where the teams will play a round-robin, home-and-away schedule. The USA will travel to El Salvador on Tuesday, June 14 (10 p.m. ET; FS1, Univision, TUDN).
U.S. roster
GOALKEEPERS (3): Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 7/0), Sean Johnson (New York City FC; 10/0), Matt Turner (New England Revolution; 17/0)
DEFENDERS (9): George Bello (Arminia Bielefeld/GER; 6/0), Reggie Cannon (Boavista/POR; 25/1), Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic/SCO; 9/0), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; 25/3), Erik Palmer-Brown (Troyes/FRA; 4/0), Antonee Robinson (Fulham/ENG; 27/2), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 2/0), DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami; 74/0), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 30/3)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Kellyn Acosta (LAFC; 51/2), Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig/GER; 29/1), Luca de la Torre (Heracles/NED; 9/0), Weston McKennie (Juventus/ITA; 33/9), Yunus Musah (Valencia/ESP; 18/0), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders; 31/0), Malik Tillman (Bayern Munich/GER; 1/0)
FORWARDS (7): Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United/ENG; 20/6), Paul Arriola (FC Dallas; 45/9), Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas; 11/3), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders; 46/10), Christian Pulisic (Chelsea/ENG; 50/21), Tim Weah (Lille/FRA; 24/3), Haji Wright (Antalyaspor/TUR; 2/1)
Grenada roster
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jason Belton (Paradise; 45/0); Reice Charles-Cook (Dartford/ENG; 6/0); Trishawn Thomas (Queens Park Rangers/ENG; 0/0)
DEFENDERS (8): Benjamin Ettienne (Charleston Battery/USA; 9/0), Kayden Harrack (Queens Park Rangers/ENG; 4/0), Christian James (Camerhogne; 1/0), Kraig Noel-McLeod (Enfield Town/ENG; 9/0), Lemoud Ogiste (Sunsetters FC; 0-0), A.J. Paterson (Charleston Battery/USA; 18/4), Kwesi Paul (Peachtree City/USA; 5/0), Tyrone Sterling (Dulwich Hamlet/ENG; 15/0)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Steffon Abraham (Paradise; 8/0), Leon Braveboy (Hard Rock FC; 7/0), Ashley Charles (Wealdstonem/ENG; 2/0), Josh Gabriel (Westchester Flames/USA; 6/0), Shavon John-Brown (El Paso Locomotive/USA; 34/4), Alexander McQueen (Indy Eleven/USA; 15/1), Kwazim Theodore (unattached; 34/1)
FORWARDS (8): Lucas Akins (Mansfield Town/ENG; 0-0), Kharlton Belmar (Colorado Springs Switchbacks/USA; 8/0), Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong (Aldershot Town/ENG; 7/1), Jamal Charles (Real Sociedad/HON; 30/15), Romar Frank (Camerhogne; 19/1), Saydrel Lewis (Real Juventud/HON; 26/7), Kairo Mitchell (Notts County/ENG; 14/2), Dejon Noel-Williams (Braintree Town/ENG; 7/0)
USA SCHEDULE – JUNE INTERNATIONAL WINDOW
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Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result/Time (ET) |
TV Info |
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Wednesday, June 1 |
Morocco |
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio |
3-0 W |
– |
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Sunday, June 5 |
Uruguay |
Children’s Mercy Park; Kansas City, Kan. |
0-0 D |
– |
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Friday, June 10 |
Grenada – Concacaf Nations League |
Q2 Stadium; Austin, Texas |
10 p.m. ET |
ESPN+, UniMás, TUDN |
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Tuesday, June 14 |
El Salvador – Concacaf Nations League |
Estadio Cuscatlan; San Salvador, El Salvador |
10 p.m. ET |
FS1, Univision, TUDN
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2019-21 Concacaf Nations League Results |
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Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Goal Scorers |
Venue |
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Oct. 11, 2019* |
vs. Cuba |
7-0 W |
McKennie (3), Morris, Sargent, Pulisic, OG |
Audi Field; |
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Oct. 15, 2019* |
at Canada |
0-2 L |
– |
BMO Field; |
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Nov. 15, 2019* |
vs. Canada |
4-1 W |
Zardes (2), Morris, Long |
Exploria Stadium; Orlando, Fla. |
|
Nov. 19, 2019* |
at Cuba |
4-0 W |
Sargent (2), Morris (2) |
Truman Bodden Stadium; |
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June 3, 2021^ |
vs. Honduras |
1-0 W |
Pefok |
Empower Field at Mile High; Denver, Colo. |
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June 6, 2021^ |
Vs. Mexico |
3-2 W (AET) |
Reyna, McKennie, Pulisic |
Empower Field at Mile High; Denver, Colo. |
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*-Denotes Group Stage / Denotes Semifinals/Finals |
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