One global pandemic plus one long year later, the Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship tournament will officially kick off today, March 18, for the U-23 USMNT when they take on Costa Rica in balmy Guadalajara, Mexico.
The 20-player roster (17 field players and 3 goalkeepers) includes two Colorado Rapids: fullback Sammy Vines and the fleet-footed winger Jonathan Lewis. Both have been mainstays in recent U.S. senior and U-23 camps and figure to earn plenty of minutes during the must-win tournament that will send the top two winners to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Cole Bassett and Auston Trusty did not make the final 20-player roster.