Overview
- U.S. Soccer withdrew Roman Celentano to avoid a potential injury risk and called up Patrick Schulte.
- No details on Celentano’s issue were released after he missed FC Cincinnati’s 4-3 win over Montreal.
- The U.S. plays Belgium on March 28 and Portugal on March 31 in Atlanta, the last friendlies before coach Mauricio Pochettino names his World Cup squad on May 26.
- Matt Freese is viewed as the current starter, with Matt Turner and Chris Brady also in the goalkeeper pool.
- Schulte, who plays for the Columbus Crew, has three U.S. caps since debuting in 2024.