US men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter has released the last 23-player list for the 2021 Gold Cup.
USMNT will compete in Group B, along with Canada, Martinique and another national team that will be determined by qualifiers from July 2 to July 6. The United States will play all group games at Children’s Mercy Park – home to the MLS site Sporting Kansas City. Players are expected to arrive in Kansas City on July 5 after Major League Soccer action over the weekend.
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Berhalter stated that every decision made until the final list was made with the trophy in mind.
Pumped to participate in his first international tournament!
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– US Soccer MNT (@USMNT) July 1, 2021
“Our priority is to win the Gold Cup. Every time we compete for a trophy, we want to win it, says Berhalter. “It will require a good effort from the group, but that is really our focus. We know that the games will be difficult, and when we looked at the list for this tournament, we focused on guys who are in shape and can help the team win. ”
According to Gold Cup rules, the final list must be submitted before midnight tonight. If Berhalter wants to replace a player due to an injury, he must do so up to 24 hours before the team’s first group game match and choose from the previously submitted 60-man preliminary list.
USMNT has won the Concacaf Gold Cup on six occasions, most recently in 2017. Prior to that, the United States won 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2013.
OBJECTIVES (3): Brad Guzan (Atlanta United), Sean Johnson (New York City FC), Matt Turner (New England Revolution)
DEFENSE (8): George Bello (Atlanta United), Reggie Cannon (Boavista / POR), Shaq Moore (Tenerife / ESP, Donovan Pines (DC United, Miles Robinson (Atlanta United), James Sands (New York City FC), Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids) , Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC)
INTERVIEW (6): Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids), Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders), Eryk Williamson (Portland Timbers), Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes)
FORWARD: (6): Paul Arriola (DC United), Daryl Dike (Orlando City), Nicholas Gioacchini (Caen / FRA), Matthew Hoppe (Schalke / GER), Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids), Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew)
