USA VS Haiti (leg One) Window preview And Roster Reaction
The US games are back!
These ones won’t Friendlies, now it’s all business…
The US games are back! It was a fun window a month ago but those were friendlies. Now these games will be part of a tournament we need to win. Our 2026/2027 nations league will start Saturday, November 14.
Just Wednesday the roster for this camp was released.
The USMNT roster:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Matt Freese (New York City FC), Diego Kochen (Lyngby Boldklub), Brian Schwake (Nashville SC)
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DEFENDERS (9): Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC), George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion), Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven), Alex Freeman (Villarreal), Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union), Bryan Reynolds (Stade Rennais), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Auston Trusty (Celtic)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Tyler Adams (AFC Bournemouth), Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund), Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough), Santiago Castañeda (SC Paderborn), Weston McKennie (Juventus), Adri Mehmeti (Red Bull New York), Gio Reyna (RC Strasbourg Alsace), Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen)
FORWARDS (5): Folarin Balogun (Monaco), Justin Ellis (Orlando City), Julian Hall (Red Bull New York), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union)
Only 2 new players that have never played before will be at these games, The USMNT roster (Reed Baker-Whiting and Santiago Castañeda). And Pulisic, Balogun and Mckennie
I am so hyped for this window. The stars and stripes are on a 4 game winning streak. We got more youngsters like Cavan Sullivan, Mathis Albert, and Julian Hall (The expected ones) and players I and many people were not sure they did enough like Adri Mehmeti and Neil Pierre. I am curious to see how they do in a meaningful game and how much they play. You need to give Mauricio Pochettino alot of credit for bringing in so many youngsters and believing in them
Another interesting thing is that the USMNT will be playing both games at home. In this competition there will have 2 legs meaning there will be 2 games. One game home for each team. But right now Haiti can’t host a home game due to ongoing gang violence and political instability. So Hati Can’t host a home game. Their “home game” was going to be Jamaica but Mexico is going to play Jamaica at the best field so now it will be in Miami. Haiti’s “Home Game” will now be a US home game. That will be a big advantage.
We need to take these games very seriously. This is a tournament we need to win and part of that will be advancing to the next round. The USMNT needs to gain more regional dominance by winning these tournaments.
I hope we win, LETS GO USA!!!!!!!!!
