The first competition of a busy summer for the U.S. Men’s National team is against rival Mexico with a berth in the CONCACAF Nations League final on the line.
Change has again hit the U.S. men’s national soccer team.
Despite all of the change, the focus is on Mexico and the CONCACAF Nations League semifinal Thursday in Las Vegas. “The way we approach this game is they’re just in our way of getting another trophy,” defender Walker Zimmerman said. “Not to over-hype it too much, we know that the intensity will be there because it’s a semifinal. It’s a knockout game and that’s the opponent in our way.
The nations met in Las Vegas in 2021 for the Gold Cup final with the U.S. winning 1-0 in front of a predominantly pro-Mexico crowd. With the U.S. among the hosts for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, there will be tough road qualifying games in the upcoming cycle, so moments like this will be important.
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