USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter said that 20-year-old Yunus Musah is going to be 'a big part' of the team's 2026 FIFA World Cup cycle.
That gives this two-game international window added importance for Musah, who went all 90 minutes in Saturday's 3-0 friendly win over"One of our concerns was getting him game time because he hasn't played [much] in the season," Berhalter said."He hasn't had a proper preseason. So that's a priority of ours, to get him game time so he can get fit and go back to Milan in good condition.
Now, Berhalter wants to see the silky smooth Musah's undisputed talent start to show up on the scoresheet. Going into his 29th international appearance, the New York-born, Europe-raised Musah is still looking to find the net for his country for the first time. Whether that elusive maided strike comes Tuesday or not, Musah is in a good spot. He's loving being back in Italy, where he lived until moving to London at age nine. Although he's lost some of his language skills over the decade, his Italian is still more than good enough to help new club teammate Pulisic understand a specific instruction from Pioli, or order food when the two Americans go out to eat in Milan.
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