The U.S. males’s nationwide crew’s upcoming January window will conclude in opposition to a well-recognized CONCACAF opponent.
Costa Rica will oppose the USMNT on Jan. 22 in Orlando, Florida, U.S. Soccer introduced Tuesday. It can come 4 days after the People open their two-match window in opposition to Venezuela in Fort Lauderdale.
Each matches will fall outdoors of a FIFA worldwide window, offering head coach Mauricio Pochettino with the chance to look at domestically primarily based gamers.
“For a very long time the January Camp has been an necessary a part of the event of the Nationwide Staff. It’s a novel alternative to work with our MLS gamers carefully after which end with an excellent problem in opposition to Costa Rica,” Pochettino mentioned. “Orlando has at all times been a tremendous host for U.S. Soccer and we’re excited for an additional probability to play in entrance of their followers.”
The USMNT holds a 19-17-6 document in opposition to Costa Rica, most just lately defeating The Ticos 2-1 in World Cup Qualifying again in October 2021.
Each matches will function good preparations for the USMNT forward of the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League and Gold Cup tournaments. The USMNT will participate within the Nations League semifinals subsequent March.