Earlier today, New York City FC goalkeeper Matt Freese was named to the United States men's national team 2025 Gold Cup roster by head coach Mauricio Pochettino. He is one of three goalkeepers to make the 26-player squad, joining Chris Brady of Chicago Fire and Matt Turner of Crystal Palace.
Freese is the only goalkeeper to make the cut out of the four named to the 27-player June training camp roster back in May. The other goalkeepers originally named to that squad – Drake Callender of Inter Miami, Patrick Schulte of Columbus Crew, and Zack Steffen of Colorado Rapids – are all currently recovering from injuries.
Brady, who wasn't on the original June camp roster, is an unexpected choice. This is the first senior men's call-up for the 21-year-old, who has 13 caps for US youth teams. New York City scored three goals against Brady on May 25, when a short-handed Chicago lost 3-1 at Yankee Stadium.
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Both Freese and Brady have zero caps for the senior USMNT. Freese earned his first call-up to the USMNT for the January training camp, but he didn't appear in the friendlies against Venezuela on January 18 or Costa Rica on January 22. Freese wasn't named to the 23-player roster for the 2025 Concacaf Nations League tournament played in March, which saw the USMNT lose to Canada in the third-place final and finish fourth.
The USMNT are playing two friendlies in the next few days during the international break that officially ends on Tuesday, June 10. First, they will face Türkiye on Saturday, June 7 at 3:30 pm ET at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT. Then they will face Switzerland on Tuesday, June 10 at 8:00 pm ET at GEODIS Park in Nashville, TN.
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Freese will now stay with the USMNT as they travel to San Jose to train for the 2025 Gold Cup, which will be played later this month. The USMNT is scheduled to play three group stage games: Against Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday, June 15 at 6:00 pm ET at PayPal Park in San Jose, CA.; against Saudi Arabia on Thursday, June 19 at 9:15 pm ET at Q2 Stadium in Austin, TX; and against Haiti on Sunday, June 22 at 7:00 pm ET at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX.
Should the United States advance, Freese could remain with the team until the start of July. The knockout rounds will be played semifinals will be played on Wednesday, July 2, and the final will be played on Sunday, July 6.
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