![]() ![]() national team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. is trying to qualify after missing the 20 Olympics. players not included were Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams, Gio Reyna, Josh Sargent, Sergiño Dest, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Matthew Hoppe, Owen Otasowie, Yunas Musah and Nicholas Gioacchini. Sixteen players are from Major League Soccer, a reflection of FIFA rules that do not require teams to release players for Olympic qualifying or the Olympics, which this year is limited to players 24 years old and under.Īmong the top U.S. ![]() “I feel like we’ve kind of entered this this training period starting on March 1 with a lot of players that haven’t played a match since last year I think October, a lot of these guys.” “We have a lot less match fitness,” Kreis said. coaches and training staff trying to work their players back into shape. Norwich forward Sebastian Soto and midfielders Johnny Cardoso of Internacional, Ulysses Llanez of Heerenveen and Sebastian Saucedo of Pumas headed a 20-man U.S. ![]() But when we look at it from the bright side and say let’s get it out there ASAP and let’s get some of our fans down here to support us, we’ll hopefully be able to jump though that hoop and make that happen.” “It seems a little bit odd timing," he said of the decision, “because we knew there’s difficulties of having fans come from the United States with only one week notice. coach Jason Kreis learned only Thursday that fans will be allowed at 25% capacity to attend Olympic men's soccer qualifying in Guadalajara, Mexico, where the Americans open against Costa Rica on March 18 after a one year delay. ![]()
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