Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard will start for the U.S. men’s national team in a World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday in Jacksonville, Fla., the team announced Thursday.
U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Thursday announced a goalkeeper platoon, with Howard starting Tuesday and Middlesbrough goalkeeper Brad Guzan getting that call Friday against St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The U.S. can advance to the hexagonal round of World Cup qualifying with a victory on Friday in St. Vincent combined with a win by Trinidad and Tobago over Guatemala.
Howard lost the starting job to Guzan over the summer during the Copa America Centenario tournament, but strong play for the Rapids over the last two months appears to have moved him back into the picture.