Unsurprisingly, Football showed Tuesday that the men’s team would not play any games or conduct an educational camp in the FIFA window from October 5-13. Gregg Berhalter’s team returns to the area in November.
The United States last played on 1 February with a team of younger players, basically founded in the MLS, and hopes to play two friendlies in the window from 9 to 17 November, probably in Wales and against a non-European team in Europe. Soil.
“After lengthy conversations about holding a men’s selection camp in October, however, we decided that exclusive and demanding situations created through COVID-19 by welcoming foreign parties to the conflict and bringing our players together would not allow us to move forward. “Brian Said McBride, GENERAL Manager of USMNT. ” We appreciate the incredible paintings of our staff and the discussions we have had with Major League Soccer to address considerations and find solutions. Although the team is not in this long-term window, we are making abundant progress in November. “
The USSF was targeting Colorado for a friendly or camp next month, however, several obstacles turned out to be too high. There would be headaches to attract an opponent from outside the country and possible challenges to ensure the safe journey of American players. MlS tries to play as many regular-season matches as you can imagine during the first week of November, and any player who leaves the league market will have to be quarantined for 10 days upon their return (this will be a challenge next month when South America starts world cup qualifying).
Now it’s November and Europe.
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“Players and staff are disappointed that they don’t have to go back to the national team area and continue with the progress we’ve made as a group,” Berhalter said. “While COVID-19 continues to challenge us, we are confident. that we can find a way forward in the short or long term that will give us the opportunity to play matches in preparation for next year’s vital competitions.
Next year, especially summer, will be crowded. Concacaf also demonstrated Tuesday that the 4 League of Nations finals, in the past postponed until March 2021, will now be played in the FIFA extended window from May 31 to June 15. and the Mexico-Costa Rica semi-finals, as well as the adjustment for 3rd place and the final, will be placed in a U. S. venue to be determined.
The Concacaf Gold Cup will take place in a time from then on, from 10 July to 1 August from 30 August to 7 September. The FIFA WINDOW is then the most likely but still uns sealed start to the world cup octagonal playoff.
With pandemic layoffs and the next excess of games in mind, US football is in the middle of the world. But it’s not the first time He still expects to hold a classic winter/January camp, and also plans to hold an additional camp in December for national and MLS players.
Meanwhile, football still contemplates the option of an educational camp for coach Vlatko Andonovski and the women’s national team next month. There will be no parties, only education. NWSL-based players will be out of season and available (several US-based players will be out of season. The U. S. has signed short-term club agreements and probably wouldn’t. )The next USWNT festival scheduled is the Tokyo Summer Olympics in July-August 2021.