The U18 team (mostly 2007s, so the 2027 U20 cycle) is currently in Japan playing a tournament where they will face three teams - a "Niigata Select" team, which is a club side; the Japan U18s; and the Peru U18s. https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/20...al-team-roster-2024-youth-football-tournamnet This is the roster: U.S. U-18 MYNT ROSTER – 26TH INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT – JAPAN GOALKEEPERS (2): Zackory Campagnolo (Colorado Rapids; Fort Myers, Fla.), Kayne Rizvanovich (FC Cincinnati; Mettawa, Ill.) DEFENDERS (6): Andrew Baiera (New York City FC; Darien, Conn.), Tristan Brown (Columbus Crew; Novi, Mich.), Nicholas De Almeida (Inter Miami CF; Boynton Beach, Fla.), Jose Magana Jr. (LA Galaxy; Long Beach, Calif.), Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy; Brea, Calif.), Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union; Hersey, Pa.) MIDFIELDERS (6): Colin Guske (Orlando City SC; Saint Johns, Fla.), Darius Lane (Brighton Hove Albion/ENG; London, England), Santiago Morales (Inter Miami CF; Weston, Fla.), Axel Perez (Olympique Lyon; Miami, Fla.), Jonathan Shore (New York City FC; New York, N.Y.), Adyn Torres (Atlanta United FC; Silver Springs, Md.) FORWARDS (6): Stefan Chirila (FC Cincinnati; Allentown, Pa.), Justin Ellis (Orlando City SC; Wellington, Fla.), Aiden Hezarkhani (Real Salt Lake; Irvine, Calif.), Leonardo Orejarena (North Texas SC; Chicago, Ill.), Daniel Pinter (Inter Miami CF; Boca Raton, Fla.), Santiago Pita (Atlanta United FC; Atlanta, Ga.) ------------------------------------------------------- The first game was against the Niigata Select team and ended 1-1. The full match is here: This was the starting lineup: Today’s #U18MYNT Starting XI: 1 - Zackory Campagnolo (GK), 3 - Tristan Brown, 4 - Neil Pierre, 8 - Jonathan Shore, 9 - Stefan Chirila, 10 - Santiago Morales (Capt.), 13 - Harbor Miller, 14 - Jose Magna, Jr., 16 - Adyn Torres, 18 - Santiago Pita, 19 - Leo Orejarena— U.S. Soccer YNT (@USYNT) September 12, 2024
Marcus never sleeps U18 (2007s) Match Recap | 3 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 4Decent first 10 minutes, but the press really wore the boys down mentally and they were a mess by the end of the second half. They seemed to lack the fortitude to try and break down Japan’s press. The US had a few advantages in transition but…— Marcus Chairez (@chai_asc) September 14, 2024