Sustitución | 🇸🇻 min' 59➡️ Gerson Mayen #10 ➡️ Miguel Lemus #23⬅️ Marvin Monerroza⬅️ Joshua Pérez ¡Vamos Azul y Blanco! 💙 pic.twitter.com/kJUgCZGXoo— La Selecta (@LaSelecta_SLV) June 16, 2021 Mayen scores the 2nd in 2-0 win: #CWCQ #EliminatoriasConcacaf ⚽️ 87' GOOOL de El Salvador. Gerson Mayén aumenta la cuenta. ▶️ El Salvador 🇸🇻 2 : 0 St Kitts & Nevis 🇰🇳 (global 6:0)(Pérez 24', Mayén 87')— Ienzo Duarte (@ienzoduarte) June 16, 2021
Deedson gets a few minutes in a 3-0 loss: 86' | SUBSingle sub for @fhfhaiti:ON: Deedson LouiciusOFF: Bryan Alceus🇨🇦 2-0 🇭🇹 | #CANvHAI #WCQ2022| #CanMNT #CanadaRED | #CanucksAbroad— Canucks Abroad (@Canucks_Abroad) June 16, 2021
Nicholas Hagen, Moises Hernandez & Darwin Lom called into camp for Guatemala in anticipation of Gold Cup qualifiers: #GoldCup | Esta es la convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de Guatemala @fedefut_oficial con miras a las Preliminares de la Copa Oro. pic.twitter.com/dTKyoWtqJA— UNCAF / Oficial (@uncaf) June 17, 2021
Alex Roldan is joining El Salvador: #FanáticosSelecta 🇸🇻 | DT Selección Nacional, Hugo Pérez: "Alex Roldán de Seattle Sounders se sumará a la Selección Nacional ".🚨⬇ EN VIVOhttps://t.co/veDoJJBZtj pic.twitter.com/Dl0YuH71lx— Fanáticos + (@FanaticosGMV) June 17, 2021
Seems Guatemala was also in the mix: https://www.espn.com.gt/futbol/guat...lex-roldan-elige-el-salvador-encima-guatemala
Danilo (Danny) Acosta has *finally* made his official switch to Honduras: https://en.as.com/en/2021/06/17/football/1623886308_122939.html
Gold Cup provisional rosters released, including the clubs involved in final qualifying. The rosters can be up to 60 players. https://www.concacaf.com/gold-cup/article/2021-concacaf-gold-cup-preliminary-rosters-announced/ I went through the various rosters and found as many Yanks as possible. I'm sure I missed some. Let me know of any additions. Canada Tesho Akindele Ayo Akinola Jonathan David Guatemala Nicholas Hagen Moises Hernandez Darwin Lom Guyana Hudson Hazelwood (couldn't confirm citizenship, but he went to HS in the US and stated in a recruiting profile that he has represented USA Futsal -- which may not be FIFA connected & may have different eligibility rules) Haiti Ashkanov Appolon Shanyder Borgelin Francois Dulysse Derrick Etienne Zachary Herivaux Andrew-Jean Baptiste Don Louicius Deedson Frantzdy Pierrot Steeven Saba Brian Sylvestre Continued...
T&T Andre Fortune Noah Powder Mexico Efrain Alvarez Alejandro Zendejas El Salvador Edgar Alguera Eric Calvillo Walmer Martinez Gerson Mayen Amando Moreno Josh Perez Joaquin Rivas Alex Roldan Eriq Zavaleta Costa Rica Ariel Lassiter Honduras Danilo Acosta Roger Espinoza Grenada Kharlton Belmar AJ Paterson
El Salvador roster for a friendly in Los Angeles: 🗣🇸🇻| Convocatoria oficial de la #SelectaMayor previo al amistoso 🆚 Guatemala en Los Ángeles, California el próximo 26 de Junio. 🗓⏰| Presentarse el Domingo 20 de junio a las 7:00 pm en el Hotel Villa Selecta #ElSalvador #ArribaConLaSelección pic.twitter.com/At5tD3xFRE— La Selecta (@LaSelecta_SLV) June 18, 2021 Gerson Mayen Josh Perez
Notably, A. Roldan is on the 60-man roster but not on this pre-tournsmemt friendly. Perhaps he still hasn't committed to the switch or the paperwork hasn't been completed?
He's never played for the US, so the only thing that could hold it up is his Salvadoran passport. It's also possible that he wasn't going to be released by his club for a friendly (you'll notice not many of the new US duals are in this squad).
Adrian Jusino starts again for Bolivia in the Copa America: ✅Estos son los 11 que saltarán a la cancha esta tarde💪🏽#ALaVerdeSiempre ❤️💛💚#VibraElContinente 🏆 pic.twitter.com/wJhiiM9H9b— LA VERDE 🇧🇴 (@laverde_fbf) June 18, 2021
The dual national game in the future will be more about keeping US-born players with dual-national roots than recruiting foreign-born players with US eligibility. A less fun and more defensive task by its nature than but a mark of our rise in the world game. Will be rough when a small nation like El Salvador caps someone at 18 that might turn out to be a real baller at 25. (Saying that generally, not that we've actually lost anyone that would be a real baller for us at the next 2-3 World Cups.)
The shift to 48-team World Cups for the foreseeable future is huge for everyone, certainly for CONCACAF. It's the biggest game-changer that I can see -- it means more games that matter for more teams, which makes their programs more attractive. It probably raises all boats -- top talent will still be drawn to top programs, lesser talent will leave earlier, everyone will have to become a rules expert -- and it'll be really interesting to see whether the competitive balance really changes in an interesting way in the region over the next decade. I still think that if most of your plan is recruiting, you're leaving a lot to chance -- which is why you want to see where the professional game is evolving to guess where long-term change might happen. Canada is one I'm watching, though they're not a massive recruiting threat to the U.S.
Tomas Romero has turned down a chance to join the El Salvador NT in camp: According to the Salvadoran fed, Tomas Romero declined their senior camp to keep his USMNT eligibility. The 20-year-old GK has 22 USL starts so far.Dual nats have to consider individual opportunity vs projection of a national team's success, and Romero is going with the latter. https://t.co/boT37ME0H2— ChuckMe92 Soccer (@ChuckMe92Soccer) June 21, 2021
Romero is 20 and doesn't have much of a pro resume because ... he's 20. Mario Gonzalez is just 24, and seems solid -- or, at least, the program thinks so, since he got the nod during Olympic qualifying. I'm not shocked that an American-born and raised player, especially at his position, might hold off for now, particularly to be a backup. He's presumably got a long career ahead of him. Meantime, he got some great experience along the way. And it's a reminder that recruiting isn't a one-way street for the smaller CONCACAF programs.
Jens Cajuste on the bench for Sweden: #SWE XI: Olsen, Lustig, Lindelof, Danielson, Augustinsson, Seb Larsson, Olsson, Ekdal, Forsberg, Quaison, IsakSubs: Bengtsson, Berg, Johnsson, Svensson, Helander, Sema, Krafth, Claesson, Jansson, Kulusevski, Nordfeldt, CajusteLIVE: https://t.co/0JGffizazB#SWEPOL #Euro2020— Standard Sport (@standardsport) June 23, 2021
Alex Roldan now has his Salvadoran passport: 🇸🇻⚽️🇸🇻 @fesfut_sv informa que el jugador del @SoundersFC , Alex Roldán ya cuenta con el pasaporte salvadoreño y ya puede representar al país en Copa Oro y octogonal. pic.twitter.com/cD4lWHLWqN— Pizarrón Deportivo (@PDCanalDoce) June 23, 2021
El Salvador has made some additions to the roster for the LA friendly: 🔝🇸🇻| Los 21 convocados para enfrentar a Guatemala, el sábado 26 de Junio en el Bank of California Stadium✈️| La #SelectaMayor partirá este Jueves 24 de junio a las 3:30 pm rumbo a Los Ángeles, California. #ElSalvador #ArribaConLaSelección pic.twitter.com/eeZW6q1SNk— La Selecta (@LaSelecta_SLV) June 24, 2021 Added Yanks: Edgar Alguera Daniel Rios Brandon Zelaya Alejandro Cano Amando Moreno
Adrian Jusino starts for Bolivia: 📋 ¡TITULARES CONFIRMADOS!🌎✍️🇧🇴 XI BOLIVIA: Lampe; Fernández, Jusino, Quinteros, Villarroel; Arce, Vaca, Justiniano, Saavedra; Ramallo, Chura. DT - César Farías pic.twitter.com/LQxTwkc1M4— Deportes Total MX (@DeporTotalMX) June 24, 2021
Is it correct that Romero would need to file a switch to play for us, and Moreno wouldn't need to to play for El Salvador?
Both players would need to file a switch. Moreno played for the US in the 2015 Concacaf U20 qualifying tourney. Romero played for ES in the 2021 Olympic qualifying. Both are provisionally cap-tied.
Not sure why anyone is still asking about Efrain & Mexico: Tata Martino answering @ecauich on whether @efrain_alvarez1 will play for the @USMNT or Mexico: "Efraín is 100% ours. Today there is no 50-50, no 60-40 He is a footballer that I have already taken on a tour last year, who has participated and will surely continue to do so soon. "— Kevin Baxter 🇺🇦🏳️🌈 (@kbaxter11) June 25, 2021
Hugo Perez on the 4 U18 players he called into camp (guess the Salvadoran squad is headed to Croatia next): According to Pérez, for the tour to Europe, he will release a list and the under-18s will not travel to Croatia. "They join us today, they go to train on Friday, they go to watch the game, on Sunday they train with us and on Monday they train with us and go home. None of them go to Croatia." The national coach also said that he has received some criticism for summoning U-18 players to face Guatemala in a friendly. "It is important that these players feel that we take them into account, Mexico and the United States do the same. Someone said that we are disrespecting Guatemala because we are under 18 players, I do not disrespect anyone, simply that there is young players and I think they have a future for our team and we want them to come and meet the federation, the coaching staff, the national team, the players and feel part of it. " explained. No U18s in the Guatemala friendly. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Hu...ra-el-juego-ante-Guatemala-20210624-0012.html