Overview
- U.S. Soccer confirmed on Thursday that 18‑year‑old Julian Hall and 17‑year‑old Adri Mehmeti were named to the senior USMNT roster for the September–October camp and four friendlies.
- Hall capped the week by scoring the lone goal in Red Bull New York’s 1-0 Hudson River Derby win at Yankee Stadium with USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino watching.
- Hall is not yet cap‑tied because he has not played in an official senior competition, so he remains eligible to represent Poland through his mother.
- The derby goal pushed Red Bull New York into eighth in the Eastern Conference, improving the club’s playoff position with eight matches still to play.
- The call‑ups begin Pochettino’s evaluation of MLS youth as the US starts the 2030 World Cup cycle, and they follow Hall’s breakout season that included the youngest MLS hat trick and Mehmeti’s emergence as a regular first‑team midfielder.