The United States and Mexico will renew their raging men’s soccer rivalry Thursday with many of the same central characters who have clashed in the past. But for this ninth meeting in five years, a new protagonist has stepped onto the big stage.
“Everyone has seen what he’s done this season,” U.S. midfielder Yunus Musah said. “We have to feed him the ball, and he’s going to put it in the goal. That’s pretty much it.”
In this camp, the only other striker is Ricardo Pepi, whose omission from the World Cup roster surprised many. He, too, is coming off a strong season: 12 goals in 29 league matches for Dutch club Groningen.The striker pool also includes Jesús Ferreira, Haji Wright, Jordan Pefok, Brandon Vazquez and the injured Josh Sargent and Daryl Dike. Ferreira and Vazquez are part ofBalogun brings special scoring qualities, but before seeing him in an official match, the U.S.
“The U.S. gave me a great opportunity to play from when I was so young, which I really am very grateful for,” said Musah, 20, who’s employed by Spanish club Valencia. He told Balogun that “if he decided to come, he’s going to get the same opportunity. … The U.S. really believes in him.”Balogun was not a complete stranger: He had played four times for the U.S. under-18 squad at a 2018 tournament in the Czech Republic.
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