United States men’s national team interim manager Dave Sarachan called in 21 players ahead of a friendly against Portugal in Leiria on Nov. 14 (12:45 p.m. PT; FS1, UniMas), a roster that was noticeably youth-laden and a stark contrast to the team that just failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan earned his first U.S. cap this past summer when he started against Martinique in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and has been on the U.S.’ radar for the better part of a year. Roldan, 22, on Tuesday said that if he were not still playing in the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs, he would have been called in as well.