Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget, MLS All-Star heroes Matt Turner and Ricardo Pepi and Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic, who last week tested positive for COVID-19, were among 26 players called up by national team coach Gregg Berhalter on Thursday for the start of a long, arduous final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.
The eight-team, 14-game qualifying tournament kicks off for the U.S. on Thursday with three games in six days, beginning in El Salvador. The U.S. will play Canada in Nashville on Sept. 5 and Honduras in San Pedro Sula on Sept. 8.