Fox Sports and Telemundo Deportes have the U.S. broadcast rights to theUnder-20 Men’s World Cup in Poland. Fox Sports will carry matches on FS1, FS2 and Fox Sports Plus. Telemundo Deportes will air games on Telemundo, Universo and streaming TelemundoDeportes en Vivo. Note: All times ET. Thursday, May23Italy 2 Mexico 1Senegal 3 Tahiti 0Poland 0 Colombia […]
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Watch (TBT): When Lionel Messi lost to the USA but still won the U-20 World Cup Golden Ball
At age 17, Lionel Messi led Argentina to the 2005 U-20 World Cup title — after it lost its opener to the Sigi Schmid-coached USA. Messi came on as a halftime sub after the USA took a 1-0 lead in the 39th minute with a goal by ChadBarrett and was shutout by the U.S. defense. […]
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Jersey kid Chris Gloster takes German experience to USA's U-20 World Cup quest
There are a lot of unique stories among the players on the United States U-20 World Cup team and all have had a different path on how they got to this stage. Some have been part of youth nationalteams for a while, others have only broken through recently. Chris Gloster, 18, is one of the […]
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What They're Saying: Alex Mendez
“He has given the players enough space to do well for themselves — but he also doesn’t let anyone get too comfortable because the next guy is always up. That is just how it works. He’s a greatcoach and with everything he does, everything makes sense.” — U.S. midfield star Alex Mendez on Tab Ramos, […]
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USA falls to Uruguay on PKs in tune-up friendly for U-20 World Cup
Defender Chris Richards scored for the USA in a 1-1 tie with Uruguay in Poland, where both teams are preparing for the U-20 World Cup. Uruguay, which went ahead on a goal byAboubacar Keita, won the PK shootout, 4-3. U.S. starting XI — Ochoa; Dest, Richards, Keita, Gloster; Cerrillo, Servania, Mendez; De LaFuente, Soto, Weah. […]
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Tab Ramos discusses his U-20 World Cup roster selections, taking Weah and Cerrillo but not Araujo, Amaya and Amon, and injury worries
U.S. U-20 head coach TabRamos met with selected media in New York on Friday to discuss his World Cup roster, which he unveiled earlier that morning. When compared with his past teams, this one was very difficult for thecoach to assemble due to a plethora of options and difficult cuts he had to make. In […]
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Breaking down U.S. U-20 World Cup roster
U.S. under-20 men’s national team head coach Tab Ramos named his 21-player squad for the 2019 U-20 World Cup in Poland. U.S.Roster: GOALKEEPERS (3): C.J. Dos Santos (Benfica/POR; Foxchase, Pa.; 2/0), David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; Oxnard, Calif.; 4/0), Brady Scott (FC Cologne/GER; Petaluma, Calif.;9/0) DEFENDERS (6): Sergino Dest (Ajax/NED; Almere-Stad, Netherlands; 8/1), Chris Gloster […]
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U.S. U-20 World Cup Watch: Injury scares for Pomykal and Araujo
Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) and Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy), two of the top U.S. U-20s in MLS, came off with injuries this past week, but their injuries aren’t considered serious. Pomykal left at halftime of the FC Dallas match against San Jose after favoring his hamstring. Following the game, FC Dallas coach Luchi Gonzalez said […]
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Under-20 World Cup: Jonathan Gonzalez barred from playing for Mexico by Monterrey
Less than six months ago, JonathanGonzalez talked to Soccer America about how he was looking forward to playing in the 2019 Under-20 World Cup. He was a reserve on the 2017 U.S. under-20 team that won the Concacafqualifying tournament but wasn’t selected for the team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 U-20 World Cup […]
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Top MLS draft pick Frankie Amaya loaned out to USL in bid to nail down U-20 roster spot
Less than two months into the 2019 MLS season, FrankieAmaya, the No. 1 pick in the SuperDraft, has returned home. He came home for FC Cincinnati’s MLS match on Saturday at LAFC and made just his second appearance for the expansionteam. It had been decided that he’d stay and be loaned out on a short-term […]