The United States Men’s National Team will welcome in a familiar foe to conclude January Camp. Today, U.S. Soccer announced that the USMNT will play Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday, January 31st at Exploria Stadium in Orlando. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00pm ET and will be shown on FS1, UniMás, and TUDN.
The USMNT had been rumored to be in discussions with Serbia to play during this year’s January Camp. However, it appears those talks hit a snag, and the Soca Warriors stepped in as the opponent.
The last time the two teams met on the field was the group stage of the 2019 Gold Cup, where the USMNT throttled Trinidad and Tobago 6-0. Braces by Aaron Long and Gyasi Zardes, and goals by Christian Pulisic and Paul Arriola led the United States. The USMNT is 19-3-5 all-time against the Soca Warriors, and they look to begin 2021 with their 20th win against the Caribbean’s southernmost island nation.
“It’s nice after an intensive training camp to get to compete,” USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter said in a statement released by U.S. Soccer. “The guys have been working hard and we welcome the opportunity to play against a regional rival like Trinidad and Tobago.”
The roster for this match will be determined later this week, as currently the USMNT is in a joint January Camp with the U-23s. Some of the U-23s will stay after their camp concludes this weekend for a full MNT roster that will take on Trinidad and Tobago. The current USMNT roster:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Sean Johnson (New York City FC), Matt Turner (New England Revolution)
DEFENDERS (3): Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC)
MIDFIELDERS (3): Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders)
FORWARDS (4): Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC), Paul Arriola (D.C. United), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC), Chris Mueller (Orlando City)
The U-23s that are currently joining the USMNT in camp:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Matt Freese (Philadelphia Union), JT Marcinkowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Brady Scott (Austin FC)
DEFENDERS (11): George Bello (Atlanta United), Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls), Chris Gloster (PSV Eindhoven), Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake), Aboubacar Keita (Columbus Crew), Henry Kessler (New England Revolution), Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire), Donovan Pines (D.C. United), Bryan Reynolds (FC Dallas), Miles Robinson (Atlanta United), Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United), Bryang Kayo (Wolfsburg), Andrés Perea (Orlando City SC), Tanner Tessmann (FC Dallas), Eryk Williamson (Portland Timbers), Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes)
FORWARDS (7): Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes), Daryl Dike (Orlando City SC), Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers), Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas), Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids), Benji Michel (Orlando City SC), Djordje Mihailovic (Montreal Impact)
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) January 19, 2021
In preparation for the busy year ahead, the #USMNT will close #JanuaryCamp with a friendly against on Jan. 31 @ExploriaStadium in Orlando. #USAvTRI #StakeYourClaim
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