Cavan Sullivan and Christian Pulisic are set to be USMNT teammates for the first time
The Union’s Neil Pierre, Wayne’s Matt Freese, Media’s Auston Trusty, and Chester native George Campbell also made the squad for this month’s Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals.
Cavan Sullivan is heading back to the senior U.S. men’s national team this month. And for the first time, American soccer’s new star is teaming up with its biggest star.
Sullivan and Christian Pulisic were among 25 players picked for a training camp squad heading into this month’s Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal series against Haiti.
Union centerback Neil Pierre also surprisingly made the squad, as did three other players with local ties: Wayne’s Matt Freese at goalkeeper, and Media’s Auston Trusty and Chester native George Campbell at centerback.
The group will work out next week at the national training center in suburban Atlanta, then head to Miami for the first leg on Nov. 14 – officially Haiti’s home game, moved from the country due to political unrest — and Cincinnati for the U.S. home game on Nov. 17.
The squads for the games will consist of 23 players. It isn’t clear yet whether U.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino will make cuts before then, or just pick 23 players from the 25 for each contest.
This is a breaking news story. It will be updated.
USMNT roster for Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals
Players with local ties are in bold.
Goalkeepers (3): Matt Freese (New York City FC), Diego Kochen (Lyngby, Denmark), Brian Schwake (Nashville SC)
Defenders (9): Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC), George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion, England), Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), Alex Freeman (Villarreal, Spain), Neil Pierre (Union), Bryan Reynolds (Rennes, France), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace, England), Antonee Robinson (Fulham, England), Auston Trusty (Celtic, Scotland)
Midfielders (8): Tyler Adams (Bournemouth, England), Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund, Germany), Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough, England), Santiago Castañeda (Paderborn, Germany), Weston McKennie (Juventus, Italy), Adri Mehmeti (Red Bull New York), Gio Reyna (Strasbourg, France), Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
Forwards (5): Folarin Balogun (AS Monaco, France), Justin Ellis (Orlando City), Julian Hall (Red Bull New York), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan, Italy), Cavan Sullivan (Union)
USMNT schedule
Saturday, Nov. 14: vs. Haiti at Nu Stadium, Miami, 4:30 p.m. (TBS, truTV, Universo, HBO Max, Peacock)
Tuesday, Nov. 17: vs. Haiti at TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, 7 p.m. (TBS, truTV, Universo, HBO Max, Peacock)

























