The United States Men’s National Team and Mexico will meet in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinal next week.
The sides will meet on June 15 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in only the second edition of the CONCACAF Nations League since the inaugural tournament in 2019, when the final was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.
That time, the United States defeated Mexico 2-1 to be crowned CONCACAF champions.
Both teams have had similar problems ever since, with an early exit from the World Cup in Qatar last year leaving them without head coaches.
Diego Cocca was announced as Mexico’s head coach in February, replacing Tata Martino. The United States now has its second interim manager after Gregg Berhalter’s contract expired and an investigation was launched into a 1992 domestic violence incident involving his wife.
Anthony Hudson acted as caretaker manager but has recently stepped down. Now the USA will be led by their next interim manager, BJ Callaghan.
Play begins at 7 pm The winner will face the winner between Canada and Panama in the CONCACAF Nations League final on June 18.
Callaghan unveiled his 24-man roster ahead of the semi-final. Here’s who made the cut:
Goalkeepers: Drake Callender, Josh Cohen, Sean Johnson, Matt Turner
defenders: Sergiño Dest, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Miles Robinson, Joe Scally, Auston Trusty, Walker Zimmerman
Midfielders: Johnny Cardoso, Luca de la Torre, Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah, Gio Reyna, Alan Soñora
Forwards: Brenden Aaronson, Folarin Balogun, Taylor Booth, Ricardo Pepi, Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah, Alex Zendejas
Diego Cocca unveiled a preliminary 40-man roster for two friendlies, the Nations League and the Gold Cup. The roster will need to be whittled down before the game against the USA, but here’s who it is right now:
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa, Carlos Acevedo, Santos Luis Ángel Malagón, José Antonio Rodríguez
Defenses: Julián Araujo, César Montes, Edson Álvarez, Johan Vásquez, Gerardo Arteaga, Israel Reyes, Jorge Sánchez, Jesús Gallardo, Víctor Guzmán
Midfielders: Luis Romo, Carlos Rodríguez, Ozziel Herrera, Erick Sánchez, Sebastián Córdova, Orbelín Pineda, Luis Gerardo Chávez
Forwards: Alexis Vega, Santiago Gimenez, Henry Martin, Uriel Antuna
