Two months ahead of the 2019 U-17 World Cup in Brazil, Coach Raphael Wicky has named a 23-player roster for the 4 Nations Tournament in Assen, Netherlands, Sept. 5-9. The USAwill face host Netherlands, which will also be its third group-stage opponent at the World Cup, Mexico and Denmark. * * * * * * […]
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Shaun Tsakiris on coaching the USA's top young talent, and the perils of too much structure
During his tenure as a U.S. youth national team coach through the end of 2018, Shaun Tsakiris coached many of the promising young Americans who are now breaking into the progame. In 2015, while still coaching at Northern California’s De Anza Force, he co-coached the U.S. U-16 boys with Luchi Gonzalez. Tsakiris was hired full-time by […]
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USA to face European and Asian champions at boys U-17 World Cup
The USA was drawn into Group D along with Senegal, Japan and Netherlands for the boys U-17 World Cup, hosted by Brazil Oct. 26-Nov. 17. The USA, which two years ago reached the quarterfinals at the U-17 World Cup inIndia, qualified as Concacaf runner-up to Mexico, which faces Solomon Islands, Italy and Paraguay in Group […]
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USA-Mexico: Concacaf U-17 Men's Championship Final Player Ratings
USA-MEXICO U-17 EXPRESS:May 16 in Bradenton, FloridaUSA 1 Mexico 2. Goals: Yow 9; Munoz 17, Luna108.Att.: 700. Mexico won its fourth straight Concacaf U-17 Championship with a 2-1 overtime victory over the USA, which paid the price for missed chances during itsfirst-half domination. After Griffin Yow gave the USA an early lead, Mexico equalized thanks […]
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USA-Canada: Concacaf U-17 Men's Championship Semifinal Player Ratings
USA-CANADA U-17 EXPRESS: May 14 in Bradenton, Florida USA 4 Canada 0. Goals: Kayo 47, Reyna 63, Pepi(Busio) 78, Pepi (Busio) 82. Att.: 113 The USA advanced to the final of the Concacaf U-17 Championship with a4-0 semifinal win over Canada on Tuesday. Similar to its 3-0 quarterfinal win over Panama that clinched a 2019 […]
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USA books U-17 World Cup spot with win over Panama
Second-half goals by Gianluca Busio, Gio Reyna and Ricardo Pepi earned the U.S. U-17s a 3-0 win over Panama in the Concacaf U-17 Championshipquarterfinals that qualified the USA for the 2019 U-17 World Cup in Brazil (Sept. 17-Oct. 8). The goals came after Panama’s packed defense managed to keep the Americans off the scoreboard in […]
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USA showdown with Panama will decide U-17 World Cup qualification
Giovanni Reyna scored a hat trick in the USA’s 8-0 win over Guadeloupe in the round of 16 of the Concacaf U-17 Championship that sends the USA into a quarterfinal with Panamafrom which the winner will secure one of Concacaf’s four spots at the 2019 U-17 World Cup. Reyna also assisted on the opening goal […]
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Young pro Yow shines for USA in U-17 World Cup qualifying
Griffin Yow, who in March scored the first USL Championship goal for Loudoun United in club history, struck twice for the USA in its 3-0 win over Guatemala. The victory clinched firstplace in Group F for the USA in the Concacaf U-17 Championship that serves as qualifying for the 2019 U-17 World Cup. The USA, […]
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Results: Concacaf U-17 Men's Championship (Matchday 2)
Saturday, May 4 Group F Canada 4 Guatemala 2.(Nelson 2, 34, 90, Habibullah 30; Palencia 6, Santis 85.) — USA 6 Barbados 1. (Hernandez 20, Busio 26, Saldana 36, Busio 45, own goal 47, Ocampo-Chavez 50; Richardspen. 54.) Group H Panama 3 Suriname 1. (Carrasquilla 37, Williams 60, Rowe 90+3; Burnet 71.)— Costa Rica 3 Curacao 0. […]
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High expectations for young Reyna and Co. in U-17 World Cup qualifying
The Concacaf U-17 Championship. If you watched in 2015, you got an early look at Christian Pulisic and Tyler Adams. The 2019 edition kicks off on Thursday for the USAand the odds are good it will again provide a preview of future U.S. stars. The USA starts the tournament from which four of the 20 […]