Varas' USMNTU20 squad is a mixture of top MLS talent with European imports. All but one player has played in an U20 setup before, and a number of others are regular starters for MLS clubs. However, the squad is lacking a central forward.
Revelations Cup
The U.S. Men's National Team's Revelations Cup Tournament will be held in Mexico by the USMNT on Wednesday. The tournament will take place over 10 days and includes four U-20 national team teams of international standard. This tournament will bring together some of the most exciting players in sports and help to rewrite history.
Varas and his team are having a difficult opening game in the Revelations Cup against Brazil. Varas was only appointed in December. There were only a few sessions of training before the competition. The squad failed to register a single goal. Varas claimed that his players are up for the challenge, and are hard at work to improve.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is an international football tournament that takes place every biennially for male players below the age of 20. FIFA organizes the tournament. The first edition was held in Tunisia back in 1977. It was known previously as the FIFA World Youth Championship. But it is now a well-known event. Qualify from six youth championships to qualify for the tournament. The two highest-scoring teams from each group will advance to the next stage. The remaining teams are eliminated.
Argentina is the most successful team in the history of the tournament, having won it six times. Their last title came in 2007, when they won the tournament in Canada. Brazil, England (Ukraine), and Russia are other notable nations.
Olympic qualifying tournament under-23 players
The Olympic qualifying tournament is held every four year for players below 23 years old. The tournament is for players less than 23 years old, and it is separate from FIFA World Cup. Each nation can have up to three wildcards beyond the age limit. The United States has not qualified for the tournament in three of the four years since its inception, falling to El Salvador, Canada and Mexico. However, the United States did not have to forfeit any of its under-23 players because they were already playing for the senior national team.
Brazil, Mexico, Canada, and CONCACAF will be the opponents of the U23 team in the group stage. Costa Rica will play the first game in the group stage on March 18. The next group game will be against Costa Rica on March 18. The winners of the group stage will advance to the knockout round, where they will play each other.
Team USA vs Honduras u20
The Hondurans want to use their home advantage to qualify to the Pre-World Cup. The national team had a good group stage performance, and they will be looking to continue that success in the CONCACAF U-20 qualifying rounds. The match will take places at the General Francisco Morazan Stadium (also known as La Bombonerita).
Honduras beat Panama 2-1 in their last game. Marco Tulio Aceituno scored a brace in Honduras' 2-1 win over Panama. That match was won by the United States from beginning to end. The Hondurans want to continue their winning ways by eliminating their opponents.