CHICAGO (AP) – The U. S. men’s national football team has given up games in October due to the coronavirus pandemic and will be limited to a maximum of 3 games in 2020, its smallest level since 1987.
The American Football Federation said Tuesday that it abandoned its attempt to schedule home games for next month and that it plans to schedule a pair of friendlies for Europe in November.
After lengthy conversations about conducting a men’s national selection camp in October, however, we decided that the exclusive and demanding situations created through COVID-19 by welcoming foreign parties to the conflict and the assembly of our players did not allow us to move forward. “, said the general of the men’s team,” said director Brian McBride. “While the team is not accumulating in this long-term window, we are making great progress for November. “
The team is making plans for an educational camp in December with their January camp.
This year’s only game was a 1-0 win over Costa Rica on February 1 in Carson, California, with a major league soccer team; exhibitions in March in the Netherlands and Wales, as well as the CONCACAF League of Nations, were cancelled. June and the start of world cup qualifying in September.
World Cup qualifiers were postponed to begin in June 2021, however CONCACAF said they will be postponed again. in the semi-adults and Mexico meets Costa Rica.
Next year’s program includes the CONCACAF Gold Cup from July 10 to August 1, a tournament that the most players are likely to skip.
Last year with only 3 matches in 1987, when the United States played against Egypt, South Korea and Thailand at the President’s Cup tournament in South Korea in June, as well as unofficial matches against Spanish club Espanyol and a Hungarian XI.
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