Following the conclusion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the U.S. males’s nationwide workforce will now embark on crucial four-year World Cup cycle within the historical past of the lads’s program.
That is as a result of the USA will host the 2026 World Cup alongside CONCACAF neighbors Canada and Mexico, with all eyes on the Stars & Stripes, who might be carrying excessive expectations heading into the event.
Because the USA robotically qualifies to the World Cup as host, the workforce will miss out on aggressive qualifying matches, however there are experiences that the 2024 Copa America will come to america. There are additionally two Gold Cup and Nations League tournaments between at times that may also present aggressive motion.
With the 2023 calendar 12 months in movement and the subsequent cycle already underway, The Sporting Information brings you the complete 12 months’s listing of fixtures confirmed on the U.S. schedule, in addition to the outcomes as they occur.
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USMNT schedule 2023
America at the moment solely have 4 confirmed matches on the 2023 schedule, however extra might be on their means throughout what tasks to be a busy summer time.
The CONCACAF Nations League finals and the CONCACAF Gold Cup are scheduled to happen back-to-back throughout June and July, and the People are the defending champions in each competitions.
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Date
Match
Competitors
Location
Time (ET)
TV &
streaming
Wed, Jan. 25*
USA 1-2
Serbia
Pleasant
BMO Stadium
(Los Angeles, Calif.)
10 p.m.
HIGHLIGHTS
Sat, Jan. 28*
USA 0-0
Colombia
Pleasant
Dignity Well being
Sports activities Park
(Los Angeles, Calif.)
7:30 p.m.
HIGHLIGHTS
Fri, Mar. 24
Grenada 1-7
USA
CONCACAF
Nations League
(Group Stage)
Kirani James
Athletic Stadium
(St. Georges, Grenada)
7:30 p.m.
HIGHLIGHTS
Mon, Mar. 27
USA 1-0
El Salvador
CONCACAF
Nations League
(Group Stage)
Exploria Stadium
(Orlando, Fla.)
7:30 p.m.
HIGHLIGHTS
Wed, April 19*
USA vs.
Mexico
Continental
Clasico
College of
Phoenix Stadium
(Glendale, Ariz.)
10:00 p.m.
TBD
June 15, 2023
USA vs.
Mexico
CONCACAF
Nations League
(Semifinals)
Allegiant Stadium
(Las Vegas, NV)
10:00 p.m.
TBD
June 18, 2023
USA vs. TBD
CONCACAF
Nations League
(Finals/third Place)
Allegiant Stadium
(Las Vegas, NV)
TBD
TBD
Sat, Jun. 24
USA vs. Jamaica
Gold Cup
Soldier Subject
(Chicago, IL)
9:30 p.m.
TBD
Wed, Jun. 28
USA vs. Curacao,
or French Guyana,
or Sint Maarten,
or St. Kitts & Nevis
Gold Cup
CityPark
(St. Louis, MO)
9:30 p.m.
TBD
Solar, Jul. 2
USA vs. Nicaragua
Gold Cup
Financial institution of America Stadium
(Charlotte, NC)
7:00 p.m.
TBD
* Falls exterior an official FIFA worldwide window
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CONCACAF Nations League 2023
The USA might be hoping to defend its title within the Nations League finals to be held in June 2023, however first it was required to qualify for the semifinals by ending atop Group D. They managed to just do that, ending with 10 factors via 4 matches, simply two factors shy of the utmost.
That noticed the U.S. advance to a June semifinal in opposition to Mexico. The championship match might be held simply a few days later, with each video games to be held in Las Vegas.
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Group D standings
Rank
Workforce
Pts
Matches
W-L-D
GD
1.
United States
10
4
3-0-1
+12
2.
El Salvador
5
4
1-1-2
+1
3.
Grenada
1
4
0-3-1
-13
Group D schedule
Within the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals in June 2023, the ultimate 4 groups had been re-ranked by factors gained via the group stage to find out semifinal matchups. Aim distinction, targets scored, and away targets scored present the primary three tiebreakers on this re-seeding course of.
The highest workforce within the re-seeded desk faces the underside workforce, whereas the second-placed workforce faces the third-placed workforce. Every semifinalist is assured two video games, for the reason that winners will advance to the finals whereas the losers will meet within the third-place match.
Semifinals
Date
Match
Time (ET)
TV & Streaming
June 15, 2023
USA vs. Mexico
TBD
TBD
June 15, 2023
Canada vs. Panama
TBD
TBD
Third Place
Date
Match
Time (ET)
TV & Streaming
June 18, 2023
Semifinal Loser 1 vs. Semifinal Loser 2
6 p.m.
TBD
Remaining
Date
Match
Time (ET)
TV & Streaming
June 18, 2023
Semifinal Winner 1 vs. Semifinal Winner 2
8:30 p.m.
TBD
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2023
The People are additionally defending champions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which is held each different 12 months in odd-numbered years. In 2023 it would as soon as once more be hosted by america and run from June 24-July 16.
Technically, all groups should qualify for the Gold Cup via the CONCACAF Nations League, and the U.S. have carried out so, as have Canada and Mexico, by ending among the many prime two of their group to qualify immediately. Others may also qualify for the event via the preliminary rounds, however that won’t be needed for the USMNT.
Within the 2023 Gold Cup, 16 groups will contest the title: 15 from CONCACAF plus visitor nation Qatar, who’ve been invited to take part in 2023 as they had been two years in the past within the 2021 event, once they reached the semifinals.
The USA had been drawn in Group A of the Gold Cup in opposition to Jamaica, Nicaragua, and an opponent to emerge from the preliminary rounds (one among Curacao, French Guyana, Sint Maarten, or St. Kitts & Nevi). Solely the highest two groups from every Gold Cup group will advance to the quarterfinals.
What’s the Continental Clasico?
In early March of 2023, U.S. Soccer introduced a brand new annual occasion often known as the Continental Clasico, by which the USMNT will play a various workforce from North, Central, or South America.
Within the inaugural Continental Clasico, the USMNT will tackle rivals Mexico on April 19 in Glendale, Arizona.
Nonetheless, for the reason that match doesn’t fall inside a delegated FIFA worldwide window, the highest, European-based gamers won’t function for both nation. As a substitute, the rosters are largely made up of domestic-based gamers which can be voluntarily launched from their membership.
The @Allstate Continental Clásico ⚽️
We welcome El Tri to kick-off a brand new annual occasion bringing top-tier opponents from North, Central and South America to the U.S.
🇺🇸 USA vs Mexico🇲🇽
📆 April 19
📍 Glendale, AZ
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— U.S. Males’s Nationwide Soccer Workforce (@USMNT) March 14, 2023