The U.S. men’s national team announced the 23 players Mauricio Pochettino called up for September friendlies against South Korea and Japan.
Headlining the roster are the returns of Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah after both players were absent during the Concacaf Gold Cup this summer. Names that missed out on the Gold Cup that are not present for this camp include Gio Reyna, Weston McKennie and Antonee Robinson. Goalkeeper Matt Turner was also not selected, so Gold Cup starter and NYCFC player Matt Freese looks poised to get some meaningful minutes between the posts.
Tristan Blackmon’s call-up was accidentally spoiled by new Vancouver Whitecaps teammate Thomas Müller after their victory over St. Louis CITY in MLS.
“We have a number of players just returning from injuries or who have had very limited minutes in the last couple months, so they can take this moment to continue to build fitness and sharpness for the upcoming opportunities in the fall,” Pochettino said in the announcement.
Check out the full USMNT roster for September below.
