The United States will play Paraguay and Uruguay in its last two friendlies this year on FIFA international fixture dates. The Americans will meet Paraguay on Nov. 15 in Chester, Pennsylvania, and Uruguay three days later in Tampa, Florida. Paraguay and Uruguay already have qualified for next year’s World Cup. The U.S. has an automatic berth as co-host.
Josh Sargent could end a long international goal drought when the U.S. plays South Korea on Saturday. Instead of focusing on the dry spell, Sargent is concentrating on his strong start with Norwich in England's League Championship. The 25-year-old has scored six goals in five games. Sargent joined Werder Bremen in 2018 and later moved to Norwich, where he struggled with injuries but made three World Cup appearances in 2022. Sargent and others are competing for World Cup roster spots under coach Mauricio Pochettino, who replaced Gregg Berhalter last fall.
Secret deodorant announced Sunday it’s donating $529,000 to the U.S. women’s soccer team, becoming the first USWNT sponsor to publicly support the four-time Women’s World Cup champions’ fight for equal pay.